# Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war

An episode of [The Slow Newscast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487320403), 19 Nov 2024, 44 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/673b88629f811261045f3969/media.mp3

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 To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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