Episode 1: Matthieu Aikins
On the eve a move to Kabul, Aikins talks with Evan Ratliff about reporting from war zones:
“There’s no real objective framework for deciding what the value of your life is, versus the value of a story…. Especially when you go to places where people are getting killed for the silliest reasons, and a life is worth so little, you realize you don’t necessarily have to value yourself as this, like, precious commodity that can’t be risked in any way. And that’s just a personal choice, and it’s actually a very selfish one, because obviously, if you have loved ones, you’re affecting them by making that choice. In any case, it’s just a different headspace that you inhabit.”
Show notes and links:
- “The Master of Spin Boldak” (Harper’s • Dec 2009)
- “The Siege of September 13” (GQ • Mar 2012)
- “Our Man in Kandahar” (The Atlantic • Nov 2011)
- maikins.com
- @mattaikins
- Matthieu Aikins on Longform
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