Discussion on a topic familiar to him, journalism. The panelists are john avhon, editorinchief of the daily beast, marisa buchanan, dave cullen, a freelance journalist, matthew far welshing writer for Rolling Stone, alex gelber, citizen nyu journalism school, lou san reid, eric bates, editor at first look, the intercept, ruby cramer, correspondent for buzzfeed, will dana, jack grey, senior producer at cnn, anderson coopers 360, and jeremy. Here to act as the emcee is ben smith who was hastings last employer and editorinchief at buzzfeed. Since joining the company in january 2012, ben has built a newsroom of over 150 appropriators and editors, led expansion of over 20 content articles and built a team across the world. He has run for the wall street journal written for the wall street journal, the los angeles times, slate, the New York Post and the new republic. Ben will join us on stage in just a moment, but first, a short audio clip from the book. Introduction. Why i write. Finish my
Bergdahl seen inside sitting in the back seat. Bergdahl dressed all in white. He appears to be nervous, blinking, shaky. Bergdahl seen talking with one of his alleged captors. At one point, the Army Sergeant even cracks what looks to be a wipes flying overhead, a twinengine plane approaching the meeting point. And then suddenly like a scene out of the movies the special forces blackhawk helicopter. Two taliban immediately escort bergdahl towards the chopper, waving a white flag. Three u. S. Special operations commandos approach, shaking hands with the taliban militants. They pat down bergdahls back and immediately begin escorting him to the helicopter. In bergdahls left hand, the plastic bag. The contents. Wave back to the militants as they run towards the chopper. They pat bergdahl down again, this time in a deliberate and thorough fashion, presumably a swipe for explosives right before loading him in. This facetoface exchange lasting less than ten seconds before they were off. A mess
This week, host Wendy Corr has a conversation with comedian Brandt Tobler. The Cheyenne native - now an A-list entertainer - talks about his years in Vegas, life on the road, and that time that he tried to kill his dad.
Lyle Jeremy Rubin is a PhD candidate in American history at the University of Rochester. He served in the United States Marine Corps for five years, and nearly a year of that service in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan.