The Other Latif

from Radiolab

How did this nerdy suburban Muslim kid come to be imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay?

  • Episode 6: The United States of America

    Mar 17, 2020
    Despite being cleared for transfer home in 2016, Abdul Latif Nasser is still stuck at Guantanamo. Why? Latif digs for answers, and spoiler: it goes all the way to the top.
  • Episode 5: Cuba-ish

    Mar 10, 2020
    What happened to Abdul Latif at Guantanamo Bay?  Latif visits the “legal equivalent of outer space,” and manages to see his namesake … maybe.
  • Episode 4: Afghanistan

    Mar 10, 2020
    Latif investigates Abdul Latif’s classified time in Afghanistan, and amidst the explosions and rubble, finds a jailhouse interview that changes how he sees his namesake.
  • Episode 3: Sudan

    Mar 10, 2020
    Abdul Latif Nasser gets a job working on a sunflower farm in Sudan.  What on earth could be suspicious about that?
  • Episode 2: Morocco

    Mar 10, 2020
    Latif travels to Morocco to trace his namesake's possible onramp into extremism and is surprised by what he finds.
  • Episode 1: My Namesake

    Mar 10, 2020
    Radiolab’s Latif Nasser is stunned to find he shares his name with detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay. This man was cleared to leave Gitmo in 2016, so why is he still stuck there?
  • Introducing: The Other Latif

    Feb 21, 2020
    Radiolab’s Latif Nasser is stunned to find he shares his name with detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay. This man was cleared to leave Gitmo in 2016, so why is he still stuck there?