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New PBS FRONTLINE documentary examines massive security leak

Illustration by FRONTLINE (PBS)/The Washington Post.

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

Airman Jack Teixeira was drawn to offensive humor and violence. He found kindred spirits online and was then granted a security clearance.

He posted more than 300 highly classified documents for his friends on Discord, a gaming and chat platform.

We talk with Samuel Oakford, a reporter at The Washington Post, about his reporting into Teixeira's radicalization and the Pentagon's complacent intel management.

Oakford's work is featured in the new PBS FRONTLINE documentary "The Discord Leaks."

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.