Michael Scott Moore
michaelscottmoore.bsky.social
Michael Scott Moore
@michaelscottmoore.bsky.social
Bestselling author of "The Desert and the Sea," about Somali pirates; "Sweetness and Blood," about the history of surfing, and "Too Much of Nothing," a novel about LA.

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On episode 21 of Radio Free Mike, Francisco Cantú talks about working for — and leaving — the Border Patrol, as well as mission creep north of the wire.

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November 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
On Episode 20 of Radio Free Mike, Brian Klaas talks about political corruption, how it festers, and how it dries up:

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October 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Tom Zoellner on his new book THE ROAD WAS FULL OF THORNS and the bizarre legal theory that forced Lincoln's hand during the Civil War. Episode 20 of Radio Free Mike:

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October 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sonia Kennebeck on her film REALITY WINNER, and the unfashionable topic of interference in the 2016 election. Episode 18 of Radio Free Mike:

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September 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
For Episode 17 of Radio Free Mike I talked to Roger Carstens about the still-mysterious case of Austin Tice, the journalist kidnapped in Syria thirteen years ago. When the prisons opened in December, he paid a visit on behalf of the US government.

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September 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Soraya Simi tells the story of Angela Madsen's attempt to row from LA to Hawaii — and her new film about it — on Episode 005 of #RadioFreeMike

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March 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM