Josh Baker

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450 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 2d ago

Josh Baker’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? · Where Is Austin Tice?: 3. The American Journalist · 15 Sep 2026 podcast

There's a surge of freelancers. voice-verified

Self-employed journalists selling stories, photos, and video to whoever will buy, often with little backup or support. voice-verified

Austin has just put his life as a law student in America on hold and come to Syria to do exactly that. voice-verified

He's learning how to survive as a freelance journalist, building a career in real time inside a war. voice-verified

Freelancers like Austin work for themselves. voice-verified

They don't have the budgets, safe hotels, or protections that staff journalists often have. voice-verified

But they do have something else. voice-verified

Freedom. voice-verified

The freedom to spend more time with people, to move closer to the front lines, to reach the places where the story is happening, without as many restrictions. voice-verified

And that's exactly the experience Austin is having. voice-verified

Austin's being filmed by local activists and fighters that he's befriended. voice-verified

He's dependent on them for his transport, accommodation, and safety. voice-verified

We track down one of the activists online and he sends us the videos. voice-verified

They offer a rare glimpse of Austin's life at the time. voice-verified

Not watching the revolution from a distance. voice-verified

but throwing himself into every part of it. voice-verified

One video shows him taking pictures of teenagers in black balaclavas. voice-verified

They're spray painting anti-government graffiti onto walls. voice-verified

If caught, the regime would imprison them, or perhaps even kill them. voice-verified

At night, with a big toothy grin, he watches peaceful demonstrations in the street and voice-verified

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