Jake Hanrahan is a British journalist and documentary filmmaker from the East Midlands. He reports on conflict, crime and politics. His work generally focuses on irregular warfare, organised crime and counter culture. Today he's joining me on the 8pl8s podcast :)

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TIMESTAMPS (FOR THE ULTRA-BUSY):

0:00 -- Scam texts / Iran Blues

3:41 -- Creative loss Thru Scrolling

8:52 -- Byron Von's Looking Awry / Being despised

11:32 -- In the Face of Evil

16:41 -- AWAY DAYS (2025)

22:38 -- The Aesthetics of Suffering

25:26 -- Sick of Auteurs (Gaspar Noé)

26:24 -- Clash of Minds (Debating Vincent Gallo)

28:08 -- Jake Hanrahan's awful Letterboxd

31:45 -- Japan Travel / Early Life Dreams

36:40 -- Jake's Turkish Imprisonment

37:47 -- Free Tanner Masseth

39:14 -- Cats & Dogs (love 'em)

52:07 -- Beauty / Honesty / Freedom

56:44 -- American Honey (2016)

57:19 -- VINCENT GALLENAISSANCE

58:26 -- Knowing when to shut it

59:38 -- Jake Hanrahan on Red Scare

59:47 -- I love Dasha Nekrasova and I want to cast her in my films

1:01:29 -- Darius Csiky's TS-CAM (202X)

1:02:30 -- Confidence in your work

1:02:58 -- Lowres Wunderbread Jay Karales' Mass State Lottery (2025) & Future projects

1:05:05 -- Jonny Pickup is the dream collaborator

1:12:41 -- The Essential Struggle / Pitfalls of Wealth

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