Episode 129: Rukmini Callimachi (Part 1)

Published: Feb. 18, 2015, 4:57 p.m.

b'Rukmini Callimachi covers ISIS for The New York Times.\\n\\n\\u201cNine out of 10 Americans said they were aware of James Foley\'s execution. That\'s a huge win for ISIS. That\'s what they want. I think they\'ve realized that journalists are the cr\\xe8me de la cr\\xe8me as far as targets. And that\'s a really scary thing for our profession.\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to TinyLetter and Lynda for sponsoring this week\'s episode. If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n@rcallimachi\\nCallimachi on Longform\\n[4:00] "The Horror Before the Beheadings" (The New York Times \\u2022 Oct 2014)\\n[4:00] "From Amateur to Ruthless Jihadist in France" (The New York Times \\u2022 Jan 2014)\\n[7:00] "ISIS Declares Airstrike Killed a U.S. Hostage" (The New York Times \\u2022 Feb 2015)\\n[11:00] "With Proof From ISIS of Her Death, Family Honors Kayla Mueller" (The New York Times \\u2022 Feb 2015)\\n[12:00] "As U.S. Bombs Fall, British Hostage of ISIS Warns of Another Vietnam" (The New York Times \\u2022 Sep 2014)\\n[21:00] Callimachi\'s Pulitzer-nominated work for the AP\\n[26:00] McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld (Misha Glenny \\u2022 Random House \\u2022 2008)\\n[27:00] The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Lawrence Wright \\u2022 Alfred A. Knopf \\u2022 2006)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'