COUNTERPOD

About COUNTERPOD

Unpicking extremism and counter extremism - one conversation at a time. This new Counter Extremism Project podcast series is presented by Ian Acheson - professor, author, former prison governor, criminal justice system leader, and counterterrorism expert - and Edmund Fitton-Brown - former UK ambassador to Yemen and coordinator of UN sanctions and threat assessment.

Publisher

Ian Acheson & Edmund Fitton-Brown

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Sept 2024

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   S7 E4: Israel flight incident; RAF Fairford; Pakistan and the Taliban; and Ireland's Aughinish refinery.

   Ian and Edmund discuss the disaster averted aboard a flight bound for Israel; the incident at RAF Fairford and the subsequent arrests; the attack on a counterterrorism police compound in Kohat, Pakistan and the involvement of the Taliban and Al Aqada; and the continuing controversy over whether alumina from Ireland’s Russian-owned Aughinish refinery is entering supply chains linked to Russian attack drones.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026

   UK migrant protests; 9/11 25th anniversary; Ratko Mladić; and the Falkland Islands.

   Ian and Edmund discuss the recent masked migrant protests in the UK; the 25th anniversary of 9/11; the death of 'the Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić; and Argentina's renewed interest in the Falkland Islands.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   S7 E2: Hamas; counter terrorism messaging; the Houthis; and the IRA

   Ian and Edmund examine the latest targeting of Hamas commanders in Gaza and what it means for the conflict and wider regional dynamics. They also ask whether familiar counter-terrorism messaging such as “See It, Say It, Sorted” actually works; assess the renewed offensive against the Houthis and their continuing threat to regional security; and explore what the interception of an alleged New IRA bomb reveals about dissident republicanism.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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