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Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 622: Ishmael Beah | Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Description: Ishmael Beah (@IshmaelBeah) is a former child soldier, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow: A Novel. His latest book is Little Family: A Novel.
What We Discuss with Ishmael Beah:
What the volatility of life in a warzone is really like from the perspective of a child.
How desperation drives human beings to rationalize committing any number of atrocities to survive.
Why trusting old neighbors, friends, and even family in the midst of a civil war can arouse...