Burst the Bubble: Somalian Pirates

Burst the Bubble: Somalian Pirates

Author: Stand Up Speak Up February 20, 2018 Duration: 39:36
Jay Bahadur is an investigator for an international agency. He’s a Canadian, born in Toronto, Ontario, who went on to be a journalist and author, becoming well-known for his reporting on Somalian pirates.  He got an inside look at Somali piracy, after spending months in the country, living with pirates, and venturing into areas that most journalists wouldn’t dare visit. Jay documented his experience in a book titled The Pirates Of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World, which was released in 2011.  6 years later, in 2017, a movie by the same name was released, which closely follows Jay’s story. It’s also known by an alternate title, ‘Dabka’ and was directed by Bryan Buckley. Jay is portrayed on screen by Evan Peters, and the film also stars Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, and Al Pacino.  Listen as Jay tells us what it was like to venture into places that most other journalists would never dare, how he got the pirates to open up, whether or not the movie was true to his book, and more.   Host: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Editor and Co-Producer: Joel at East Coast Radio Creative   Links: Pirates of Somalia trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=trFQOslCa6U&ab_channel=FilmTrailerZone  Pirates of Somalia by Jay Bahadur book: www.amazon.ca/Pirates-Somalia-Jay-Bahadur/dp/1554686830  Pirates of Somalia movie on iTunes: www.itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/the-pirates-of-somalia/id1312259861 Jay Bahadur Twitter: www.twitter.com/PuntlandPirates ‘Ain’t Never Gonna Let You Down’ performed by Linda Nusca Receive our newsletter, contribute show ideas and feedback by emailing: karla.tolstoy@standupspeakup.ca  Support the show: www.standupspeakup.ca/give/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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