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Radio Free Mike PODCAST
Radio Free Mike PODCAST
Freedom and its Discontents, a politics and culture podcast with author & journalist Michael Scott Moore
Refugee Crisis Book Talk: A Greek Tragedy by Jeanne Carstensen | Village Well Books & Coffee
Refugee Crisis Book Talk: A Greek Tragedy by Jeanne Carstensen | Village Well Books & Coffee
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Michael Scott Moore | Newsletter Signup
Michael Scott Moore | Newsletter Signup
Bestselling author of THE DESERT AND THE SEA, about Somali pirates; SWEETNESS AND BLOOD, about the history of surfing, and TOO MUCH OF NOTHING, a novel about LA.
Radio Free Mike (website)
Radio Free Mike (website)
Michael Scott Moore is the author of three critically acclaimed books. He has written a book on a reporting trip to Somalia, where he was held hostage. In German or English: 'The Desert and the Sea,' or 'Wir werden Dich töten' auf Deutsch.
"The Spanish Shawl," a short story in LIT ANGELS #27
"The Spanish Shawl," a short story in LIT ANGELS #27
Writing from Josephine Hirsh, Michael Scott Moore, Alex Moreno, Marci Jaffer, Zara Lisbon, Lilly Barels, cover by Pablo Prietto, and other photos by Marci Jaffer
Border Stories for Bloomberg
Border Stories for Bloomberg
Recent stories by Michael Scott Moore on Bloomberg.com
TEDxFoggyBottom talk | Human trafficking
TEDxFoggyBottom talk | Human trafficking
Having been held hostage by Somali pirates, Michael Scott Moore draws parallels between his experience and the plight of migrants, diving deep into the mecha...
The Rushdie Narrative
The Rushdie Narrative
Michael Scott Moore is an international correspondent and a novelist. Much of his fiction is set in the invented town of 'Calaveras Beach,' and he hosts a podcast called Radio Free Mike. 'Miles Davis,' 'Bruce's Beach,' 'Bob Dylan,' Antifa, 'European migration,' 'Intelligent Design,' 'Günter Grass,' 'Denis Johnson,' 'Austin Tice,' hostages, Somali, pirates, Hitler, fascism, anti-fascism, surfing, podcast, literature, culture, books, international politics, 'Manhattan Beach,' 'All Along the Watchtower'
Some Thoughts on the Purchase of Greenland
Some Thoughts on the Purchase of Greenland
June 8 in LA — an essay on the protests | New Lines
June 8 in LA — an essay on the protests | New Lines
They began with shouted threats, amplified speeches, chants, drums and Mexican flags — but no violence
Was Hitler a Man of the Left? (Nope.)
Was Hitler a Man of the Left? (Nope.)
Pirates, Frankincense, and Myrrh
Pirates, Frankincense, and Myrrh
OK so who were Balthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar?
Drones Over Jersey
Drones Over Jersey
The drone panic of late 2024 is a Rorschach test. Don’t fail it.
The "Lying Press"
The "Lying Press"
A visit to the Goebbels Villa in Brandenburg, and some thoughts on Elon Musk
[Fiction] P.E.
[Fiction] P.E.
by Michael Scott Moore 1991I can tell you how come we don’t ride to school with Schuyler and them in the morning anymore, but you have to promise not to blab it around, because I don’t think people even know it’s about Mr. Durbala, our ex-assistant PE coach, and not that I give a shit but I’d just as soon you keep your mouth shut.We’re all seventh graders at Calaveras Beach Junior High. For Christmas I got a dirt bike, just a Huffy, but after that me and Darren started waiting on the corner in t
Essay on Two New Translations of Vladimir Sorokin
Essay on Two New Translations of Vladimir Sorokin
Michael Scott Moore assesses the legacy of the Russian surrealist Vladimir Sorokin.
Her Name Was Zehava Newlines
Her Name Was Zehava Newlines
Ten Perspectives on a Monument in Berlin
Ten Perspectives on a Monument in Berlin
Ten cinematic perspectives on the Ernst Thälmann Monument in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg by Betina Kuntzsch (2021).
Empire Podcast #123 Hezbollah: The Party of God
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Podcast
Empire Podcast #123 Hezbollah: The Party of God
Podcast Episode · Empire: World History · February 15, 2024 · 45m
Eulogy for a Waterman | Hawaiʻi Review of Books
Eulogy for a Waterman | Hawaiʻi Review of Books
Please, Lord, let him run out of breath. Of course, she felt awful for thinking such a thing.
The Rafts of the Medusa | Foreign Policy
The Rafts of the Medusa | Foreign Policy
Houthis and Somali Pirates in a Hijacking Whodunit
Houthis and Somali Pirates in a Hijacking Whodunit
The Beggar King | a short story | The Markaz Review
The Beggar King | a short story | The Markaz Review
There Must Be Some Way Out of Here: Bob Dylan and Captivity
There Must Be Some Way Out of Here: Bob Dylan and Captivity
That Mystic Shit: On Lou Reed’s Life
That Mystic Shit: On Lou Reed’s Life
Germany Sees a Rise in 'Anti-Antisemitism'
Germany Sees a Rise in 'Anti-Antisemitism'
Libyans vs. Italians over Migrants in the Mediterranean
Libyans vs. Italians over Migrants in the Mediterranean
Magnetic North | Scott Carney podcast
Magnetic North | Scott Carney podcast
The Surfing Historian podcast, S2: E14: Sweetness and Blood
The Surfing Historian podcast, S2: E14: Sweetness and Blood
Soundings with Jamie Brisick | Michael Scott Moore
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Podcast
Soundings with Jamie Brisick | Michael Scott Moore
Amber Waves of Autumn - Kelp Books submission
Amber Waves of Autumn - Kelp Books submission
Pulitzer Center
Pulitzer Center
Captive - BBC 5
Captive - BBC 5
The Rafts of the Medusa | DIE ZEIT (in German)
The Rafts of the Medusa | DIE ZEIT (in German)
Dark Waves of Winter: Book Launch & Signing
Dark Waves of Winter: Book Launch & Signing
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung interview
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung interview
The Muslim Burial: Cambodian seafarers dig a grave for one of their own in Somalia
The Muslim Burial: Cambodian seafarers dig a grave for one of their own in Somalia
George Freeth, surf pioneer and silent film star!
George Freeth, surf pioneer and silent film star!
Essay on SURF & RESCUE, a new biography of George Freeth
Essay on SURF & RESCUE, a new biography of George Freeth
Dugin, Putin, and "Day of the Oprichnik," 16 Years Later | n+1
Dugin, Putin, and "Day of the Oprichnik," 16 Years Later | n+1
Cambodian Seafarers & Pirates (New Yorker)
Cambodian Seafarers & Pirates (New Yorker)
Mike Talks Dylan: Is It Rolling Bob?
Mike Talks Dylan: Is It Rolling Bob?
California's Novel Attempt at Land Reparations (New Yorker)
California's Novel Attempt at Land Reparations (New Yorker)
The Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Paris Review essay)
The Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Paris Review essay)
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