Radio War Nerd EP189 — Photographing Kurdistan's Struggle Against ISIS, w/ Joey Lawrence

Guest: Joey L., photographer & filmmaker Recorded: July 6, 2019 The War Nerd talks to photojournalist Joey Lawrence about his incredible stories & photos from his journeys to Iraqi Kurdistan & Rojava. Joey talks about his new book, "We Came From Fire"—a collection of his photos and reporting from the last 4 years documenting Kurdistan's struggle against ISIS. We also talk about certain western hacks misreporting the Syria war, including a certain Roy Gutman . . . At 1:50:00, Ames tells the story of an Alex Jones "black helicopters" conspiracy theorist reinvented as a leading "Russian disinformation" expert by Washington DC's best & brightest . . . Buy Joey L.'s book "We Came From Fire: Kurdistan's Armed Struggle Against ISIS". Check out his documentary "People of the Delta". Follow Joey L. on Twitter. Interlude music by RWN sound god Brendon Anderegg. Buy his music at Thrill Jockey. And don't forget the new audiobook by the War Nerd's alter-ego John Dolan: "Pleasant Hell", the comic memoir read by the author himself. Buy it here!