All Out Attack Podcast w/ Harry Robinson

My guest today is Danielle Phelps, a woman born into the Westboro Baptist Church - the outspoken and controversial religious sect in America that was founded by Danielle's grandfather; Pastor Fred Phelps.

Whilst Danielle left the church, it is still in operation today at the church's compound in Topeka, Kansas. The Phelps family have been referred to as "the most hated family in America", notorious for their loathing of homosexuality, celebration of tragedies and picketing of funerals - particularly those of soldiers who died in combat.

Danielle is now an openly gay woman and a former US marine - everything her family stood against. At her house only five minutes away from where she grew up, accompanied by her supportive girlfriend Autumn and a wandering kitten, I connected with an inspirational person that had to overcome indoctrination and sacrifice family to be true to who she is. I hope you enjoy.

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My guest today is Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a man who was kidnapped by American special forces and taken to Guantanamo Bay - where they claimed he was the head recruiter of 9/11.

Despite having no evidence, no charge put against him and even winning a habeus corpus case to be set free, Mohamedou spent 14 years and two months in the world's most extreme and secure prison. Mohamedou has been called the most tortured man in Guantanamo, subjected to beatings, sleep deprivation, sexual assault, a mock execution and even threats to imprison and rape his mother, all to force him to sign a false confession.

Released from Guantanamo in 2016, and now the subject of the gripping new film The Mauritanian, Mohamedou is now a prisoner in his own country. Refused a passport and the ability to travel, he campaigns for human rights in the much bigger cell of Mauritania. I got to sit down with the embodiment of human resilience, and look into the eyes of a man who has endured so much torment, yet can still greet me with a smile.

I hope you enjoy.

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My guest today is Peter Bleksley, one of the founding members of Scotland Yard's Undercover Unit in the 80s and someone who is probably most famous for catching fake fugitives on Channel 4's hit reality show; Hunted.

Pete spent 21 years as a detective; taking on different identities on a daily basis and building a reputation for being one of the best undercover narcotics detectives in Europe. After being forced to retire from the police and a lengthy stint writing books and appearing on TV, Peter is now hunting a real fugitive in Kevin Parle - a man wanted in connection to two murders who's been on the run for over 16 years.

After chatting about football and chewing the fat, I got to see first hand the overwhelming determination and dedication that Peter has for catching Kevin Parle. He's been to hell and back, but now he's trying to bring about justice for the families still wading through those dark days. I hope you enjoy.

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At the age of 23, Sean saw no direction in life - trudging from day to day whilst shackled to drink and drugs. Then, whilst sat in a concrete box in California that he shouldn't have even been in, Sean decided that he was going to change the path he was on.

This is the story of a man who used wrongful imprisonment to change his life for the better.

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