#172: Anjan Sundaram, journalist and author

<p>Simon and Rachel speak with <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fanjansun%3Flang%3Den&xid=2384f01295&uid=57080101&iid=d2607474f1&pool=cts&v=2&c=1698678462&h=da8a9a28284fb88f24efcf5e62f0142bb0fab1813277e2995700e0459aa828aa" target="_blank">Anjan Sundaram</a>, an award-winning author, journalist and television presenter, whose war correspondence has won a Frontline Club Award and a Reuters prize. Anjan&#39;s previous books are &quot;Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship&quot; (an Amazon Book of the Year) and &quot;<a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatlantic-books.co.uk%2Fbook%2Fstringer%2F&xid=2384f01295&uid=57080101&iid=d2607474f1&pool=cts&v=2&c=1698678462&h=3a5b5f4e461b1b92418a0a09d00f7b25aab825b4bc98534a24584d7b6f0312df" target="_blank">Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo</a>&quot; (a Royal African Society Book of the Year). He has reported from Central Africa for the <em>New York Times</em>, the <em>Washington Post</em>, the <em>Guardian</em>, the <em>Observer</em>, <em>Granta</em>, <em>Foreign Policy</em>, <em>Politico</em> and the Associated Press. His books have been featured by Christiane Amanpour and Fareed Zakaria on CNN; by Jon Stewart on <em>The Daily Show</em>; and on BBC Radio 4’s <em>Book of the Week</em> and <em>Start the Week</em>. We spoke to Anjan about working as a stringer in the Congo and elsewhere in Africa, juggling journalism and book writing, and his new book, &quot;<a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hurstpublishers.com%2Fbook%2Fbreakup%2F&xid=2384f01295&uid=57080101&iid=d2607474f1&pool=cts&v=2&c=1698678462&h=72a0f115f64b782e3dce9bb5b952c71558302adad604597c04b671586568118e" target="_blank">Breakup</a>&quot;, on the personal costs of war reporting. </p> <p><br><strong>“Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World’s Greatest Writers” </strong>- a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is published by Ithaka Press. You can order it via <a href="https://us13.mail