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“American Jihadi” returns
Posted by Michael Putzel • January 13, 2020
The dramatic new podcast feature produced and hosted by Christof Putzel revealing his long-secret communications with an Alabama-born terrorist returned to the air Jan. 13 with the fifth episode of an eight-part series. “You will not want to miss what Omar reveals to me next,” Putzel said. ”Trust me: You want to keep listening.”
| In previous episodes, the investigative reporter described his years seeking to understand the transition of Omar Hammami from popular high-school kid in Daphne, Alabama, to chief propagandist and guerrilla soldier for Al Shabaab, the Islamist rebel group headquartered in Somalia. Hammami eventually reacted in a cryptic email message that triggered nearly two years of clandestine exchanges between the two young men. |
| Endeavor Audio, a division of William Morris/Endeavor, will release the remaining episodes on Apple Podcasts and a wide array of audio outlets each Monday with the finale on February 3. |
| Christof Putzel is the host and Executive Producer of American Jihadi in partnership with Endeavor Audio, a division of Endeavor, the entertainment conglomerate. Other Executive Producers are Adam Levine, Josh Gummersall and Adam Harrison at 222 Productions. |
