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'Freedom is not free, you have to pay for it' – the Messenger podcast

The Messenger podcast by the Wheeler Centre and Behind The Wire — The Messenger podcast by the Wheeler Centre and Behind The Wire Photograph: Michael Green for the Guardian

‘Freedom is not free. You have to pay for it. And we pay; now we are paying for our freedoms.’ – Aziz

• The Messenger is a 10-part podcast series co-produced by Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It is produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre, with additional fact-checking by the Guardian’s Ben Doherty. To find out more about the Messenger and to subscribe, visit wheelercentre.com/themessenger

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