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Welcome to Merc Works, the podcast where we trek through the world of mercenaries, private military contractors, shadow operatives, and guns for hire.
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Ep 31: Lorcan Lovett- Investigative journalist documenting the conflict in Myanmar and foreign volunteers joining it (opens the original)
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Lorcan Lovett is a Welsh journalist based in SE Asia. He has reported across Asia and Europe, with a focus on Myanmar Myanmar since 2017. His work appears in The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, and he's been featured on NPR, BBC Radio , and other radio programs and podcasts. His Myanmar reporting has been shortlisted for the Kurt Schork Awards and Society of Publishers in Asian Awards. Today, we discuss the ongoing conflict in Myanmar and foreign fighters entering the conflict. Lorcan'
EP 30 with Tom Marshall - U.S. Army veteran, private military contractor, author of "CLOSE and DESTROY", and RECOILtv Podcast host (opens the original)
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Today we speak with Tom Marshall about his time in the U.S. Army, private military contracting, and his writing . A graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Tom Marshall has spent more than a decade as a professional writer and content creator in the firearms and tactical marketspaces. Before his writing career, Tom served as a Cavalry Officer in the US Army, managed security at a Bureau of Prisons community corrections facility, and worked as a private military contractor prov
Ep 29:Fighting Human Trafficking with Gideon of Judges Rescue (opens the original)
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In this episode, we sit down with Gideon from Judges Rescue , an anti-human trafficking nonprofit dedicated to rescuing victims of sex trafficking and supporting their path to recovery. Operating across the United States and internationally, Judges Rescue works in partnership with law enforcement, charitable organizations, and other NGOs to identify victims, dismantle trafficking networks, and provide survivors with the resources they need to rebuild their lives. Gideon shares an inside look at
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