Josh Baker | Escaping an ISIS car bomb, directing Louis Theroux & 'I'm Not A Monster'

This episode features Josh Baker, the award-winning documentary maker and journalist and the host and writer of the BBC Sounds podcast 'I'm not a Monster'.

We chat about Josh's four year investigation into the story of one US family's journey into the heart of ISIS in Syria which aired on BBC Panorama, PBS FRONTLINE and became a podcast called 'I'm not a monster' on BBC Sounds. We also talk about Josh's experience directing the likes of Louis Theroux and Stacey Dooley from the BBC.

Show Notes

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Credits
Hosted and produced by Shaunagh Connaire and edited by Ryan Ferguson.

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