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The Journalism Salute is a journalism appreciation podcast. We interview working journalists about who they are and what they do.
Our aim is to have diverse guests, thoughtful questions, and interesting conversation.
If you're an aspiring journalist, you'll learn potential careers to pursue and tips to put to use.
If you're an experienced journalist, you'll learn about like-minded members of your profession with notable stories to tell.
And if you're not a journalist, we hope you'll garner or further an appreciation for journalists and realize that they are NOT the enemy.
Try us!
And find us at our website or on Twitter and e-mail us at journalismsalute@gmail.com
Ishan Thakore, Reporter, Colorado Public Radio (formerly of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee)
The Journalism Salute
38 minutes
1 month ago
Ishan Thakore, Reporter, Colorado Public Radio (formerly of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee)
On this episode we're joined by Ishan Thakore. Ishan is a climate and environmental reporter for Colorado Public Radio. He previously worked as a researcher, fact checker and field associate producer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, a show that ran on TBS that used comedy to tell and analyze news stories.
We talked to Ishan about both jobs. He discussed his responsibilities on Full Frontal, the kinds of stories he did, the process that went into producing them, and why comedy was an effective storytelling tool.
He also explained his current beat and how almost every story has a climate and environmental aspect to it, and he shared what it's like to work in public radio right now.
Ishan's website
https://www.ishanthakore.com/
Lumpkin or Leave It (Full Frontal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL1EyLolFUk
Trump Administration Canceling Funding
https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/10/trump-cancels-millions-agriculture-funding/
Ishan's salutes: The Committee to Protect Journalists and The Society for Environmental Journalists
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The Journalism Salute
The Journalism Salute is a journalism appreciation podcast. We interview working journalists about who they are and what they do.
Our aim is to have diverse guests, thoughtful questions, and interesting conversation.
If you're an aspiring journalist, you'll learn potential careers to pursue and tips to put to use.
If you're an experienced journalist, you'll learn about like-minded members of your profession with notable stories to tell.
And if you're not a journalist, we hope you'll garner or further an appreciation for journalists and realize that they are NOT the enemy.
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And find us at our website or on Twitter and e-mail us at journalismsalute@gmail.com
