Winston Churchill, War Correspondent

On today’s show, we’re talking with author Simon Read about Winston Churchill—but probably not the Winston Churchill you already know. In his book, Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent (Da Capo Press, October 2015), Read explores the five years Churchill spent as a war correspondent, which took him around the world, from Cuba to Sudan. In those five years, Churchill had experiences that impacted his later life as a world leader, and he solidified his feelings that he was destined for greatness.

Music this hour:

• “get out” by Jahzzar, from the album Sketches
• “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within