We speak with journalist Colin Freeman about covering wars from Iraq and Somalia to Ukraine, including his own kidnapping by Somali pirates and the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion. We also dig into his book The Mad and the Brave, the foreign volunteers who joined Ukraine’s International Legion, and the chaos, courage, and darker realities they faced on the front lines.<br />Colin's book: https://a.co/d/0j8oksfv<br />Today's Sponsors:<br />GhostBed ⬇️<br />https://www.ghostbed.com/house<br />FOR 10% off! <br />Mars Men⬇️<br />For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/<br />Quince⬇️<br />go to: https://www.quince.com/house<br />for free shipping and 365 day returns <br />For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! <br />https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse<br />To help support the show and for all bonus content including:<br />-live shows and asking guest questions <br />-ad free audio and video<br />-early access to shows<br />-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests<br />Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️<br />https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse<br />___________________________________________________<br />GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" <br />⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️<br />https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/<br />Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️<br />https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured<br /><br />Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️<br />https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/<br />Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️<br />https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse<br />Social Media: ⬇️<br />The Team House Instagram:<br />https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link<br />The Team House Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod<br />Jack’s Instagram:<br />https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link<br />Jack’s Twitter:<br /> https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21<br />Team House Discord: ⬇️<br />https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6<br />"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"<br />00:00 — Start<br />01:26 — Colin Freeman’s Path Into Journalism<br />05:28 — Going Freelance to Cover Iraq<br />08:09 — The Reality of Freelance War Reporting<br />11:26 — Kidnapped by Pirates in Somalia<br />17:46 — Covering the Opening Days of the Ukraine War<br />21:21 — Taking the Train Into Besieged Kyiv<br />24:14 — Meeting Ukraine’s Foreign Volunteers<br />32:04 — Fantasists, Screamers, and the Yavoriv Missile Strike<br />36:36 — Douglas Carter and the Chaos of the Front Line<br />42:04 — Hugh Lee and the Shock of Ukraine’s Battlefield<br />49:08 — Pez and the Hunt for a Front Line<br />55:19 — Pez’s Near Capture on a Dnipro Island<br />59:30 — Foreign Volunteers Captured by Russia<br />01:05:22 — Torture in a Russian Black Site<br />01:14:05 — Mariupol, Azovstal, and John Harding<br />01:25:45 — The Bizarre POW Release and Roman Abramovich<br />01:31:40 — Ryan O’Leary, Chosen Company, and Jack Knight<br />01:37:15 — The Dark Side of the Legion<br />01:48:47 — Did Ukraine’s Foreign Legion Actually Matter?<br />01:52:50 — Could the West Have Built a Better Legion?<br />01:58:40 — The Mad and the Brave and Closing Thoughts<br />#ukrainewar #ukraineforeignlegion<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support</a>.