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Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war

· 44 min · S1 E310

Episode Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war

0:00 44:15

Out on the high seas, Paul Watson became a hero and pariah of the environmental movement. Now he sits in a remote prison. How should we treat the radicals willing to go to extremes to protect the planet?

Reported by: Basia Cummings and Xavier Greenwood

Produced by: Xavier Greenwood

Sound design by: Hannah Varrall and Dominic Delargy

Edited by: Gary Marshall and Matt Russell

Podcast artwork by: Jon Hill

Image credit: Mirco Taliercio/laif/ Camera Press

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