Josh Baker
speaker
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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Yeah.
It's a pretty big line to cross.
It sounds like Austin is still learning that as a journalist, he's meant to be an observer.
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And while his service as a marine in Iraq and Afghanistan is a source of pride for him,
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In Syria, that history can be read very differently.
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That he was part of a Western force that invaded and destabilized the region.
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It's like he hasn't understood how deeply that cultural and historical context runs.
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And in the military, he lived on a secure base, operated within a larger unit, and had a chain of command to review his decisions.
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Journalism isn't like that.
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It's much more exposed.
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It's a different skill set.
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And from what I've been told, it seems like these knowledge gaps have impacted his ability to see the danger around him.
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as well, like you're also you're exhausted.
You're hungry.
Yeah, you're s it's like a tick box of
What can you be in to make the worst decisions possible?
From what David is saying, it sounds like Austin is being completely consumed by the environment he's in and losing perspective.
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I empathize a bit.
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It's taken me weeks, if not months, to fully adjust after reporting in combat.
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It's hard to explain just how much it impacts you.
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