New Yorker writer Alexis Okeowo wants to tell stories differently. Her new book A Moonless Starless Sky, tells the stories of people affected by extremism in Africa. In this episode, Alexis tells us how she came to find two of the main characters of her book: Eunice and Bosco, a couple with a complicated past. Warning: mention of sexual violence. Read all about it:<a href="https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781472153708" target="_blank">https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781472153708</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/04/uganda-sudan-trauma-child-soldiers-alexis-okeowo-moonless-starless-sky-book-extract" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/04/uganda-sudan-trauma-child-soldiers-alexis-okeowo-moonless-starless-sky-book-extract</a> Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghanMusic: &nbsp;Dice Muse, Podington Bear, Springtide, Blue Dot Sessions. @MaeveMCC@TipOffPodcast <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep.23 Many miles from home

Welcome to The Tip Off- the podcast where we take you behind the scenes of some of the best investigative journalism from recent years. Each episode we’ll be digging into an investigative scoop- hearing from the journalists behind the work as they tell us about the leads, the dead-ends and of course, the tip offs. There’ll be car chases, slammed doors, terrorist cells, meetings in dimly lit bars and cafes, wrangling with despotic regimes and much more. So if you’re curious about the fun, complicated detective work that goes into doing great investigative journalism- then this is the podcast for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.