American Jihadi

American Jihadi

American Jihadi is the incredible story of a complicated relationship between journalist Christof Putzel and Omar Hammami, the American-born Christian who became one of the FBI’s most wanted Islamic extremists. Follow the evolution of their risky relationship, dodging government surveillance to confide in one other—until it all came to an abrupt end. American Jihadi is hosted and Executive Produced by Christof Putzel in partnership with Endeavor Content. Executive Produced by Adam Levine, Josh Gummersall, and Adam Harrison at 222 Productions. To see how we use your data, visit https://www.endeavoraudio.com/privacy-policy.

Episodes

November 4, 2019 2 mins

How does an American become one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists? Journalist Christof Putzel investigates the true story of Omar Hammami, the Alabama-born terrorist who joined Al-Shabaab in Somalia, in this serialized audio documentary podcast premiering December 2nd. 

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Journalist Christof Putzel gets a mysterious message from a source he believes is already dead.


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December 9, 2019 24 mins

Christof learns more about Omar's life in Al-Shabaab and has to decide how far he will go to get the story.


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December 16, 2019 29 mins

Christof searches for answers in Alabama to uncover Omar's path to Al-Shabaab.


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December 23, 2019 21 mins

Secrets about Omar come to light. And his conflict with Al-Shabaab takes a turn for the worse.


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January 13, 2020 25 mins

Omar has disappeared, leaving behind a haunting audio recording.


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January 20, 2020 19 mins

As Christof's access to Omar slips away, the circle of people tracking him expands.


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January 27, 2020 18 mins

As Godane consolidates his power in Al-Shabaab, Omar flees to the forest.


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February 3, 2020 16 mins

Al-Shabaab carries out an unprecedented attack on a shopping mall in Kenya. Omar's family struggles to find solace and meaning after his death.

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November 9, 2021 3 mins

From Legendary Producer Dick Wolf and Wolf Entertainment comes a new fiction series starring Corey Stoll (House of Cards, Ant-Man), Monica Raymund (Chicago Fire), and Reid Scott (Veep). When the body of a young volunteer is discovered in the middle of the California redwoods, two estranged ex-spouses, game warden Mark Ellis (Stoll) and city councilwoman (Raymund), must put their differences aside to learn the terrifying truth about...

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