Ronan Farrow: I Looked Excellent in My Surveillance Photos

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Stephen We ░░░░░░░░ here with friend of ░░░░░░░░ show author Ronan Farrow ░░░░░░░░ of the new book ░░░░░░░░ and kill Ronan while ░░░░░░░░ were reporting on Weinstein ░░░░░░░░ were paranoid that you ░░░░░░░░ being followed And it ░░░░░░░░ out you were being ░░░░░░░░ How did you find ░░░░░░░░ you were being followed ░░░░░░░░ they want you to ░░░░░░░░ you were being followed ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Because sometimes as ░░░░░░░░ pressure campaign people want ░░░░░░░░ to To intimidate I ░░░░░░░░ there was a little ░░░░░░░░ of both going on ░░░░░░░░ was looking over my ░░░░░░░░ a lot I m ░░░░░░░░ the same guys around ░░░░░░░░ m seeing the same ░░░░░░░░ around my place I ░░░░░░░░ so sleep deprived at ░░░░░░░░ point every time I ░░░░░░░░ on your show I ░░░░░░░░ sleep deprived I m ░░░░░░░░ more charming apparently I ░░░░░░░░ t know if I ░░░░░░░░ going crazy but ultimately ░░░░░░░░ was able to reverse ░░░░░░░░ these strange calls I ░░░░░░░░ been getting call one ░░░░░░░░ these lackeys who was ░░░░░░░░ the cover story to ░░░░░░░░ after me Stephen What ░░░░░░░░ you mean strange calls ░░░░░░░░ were outright threatening calls ░░░░░░░░ calls that never went ░░░░░░░░ strange texts and stuff ░░░░░░░░ s a discussion in ░░░░░░░░ book about which of ░░░░░░░░ breathing heavy Stephen Like ░░░░░░░░ If only it were ░░░░░░░░ Stephen It seems so ░░░░░░░░ the top But this ░░░░░░░░ a plot that ends ░░░░░░░░ being and I have ░░░░░░░░ paper trail on this ░░░░░░░░ literally one Russian one ░░░░░░░░ spy at one point ░░░░░░░░ my G P S ░░░░░░░░ location to trace me ░░░░░░░░ the New Yorker And ░░░░░░░░ re getting pin drops ░░░░░░░░ where I am In ░░░░░░░░ one sense Stephen How ░░░░░░░░ you know that they ░░░░░░░░ doing this I only ░░░░░░░░ out later And there ░░░░░░░░ a secret source that ░░░░░░░░ me and says under ░░░░░░░░ code name Axiom at ░░░░░░░░ and says I m ░░░░░░░░ surveillance Walk against traffic ░░░░░░░░ several blocks Go to ░░░░░░░░ restaurant Go to another ░░░░░░░░ And then proceeds to ░░░░░░░░ me all these photos ░░░░░░░░ survailing me And that ░░░░░░░░ up being a deep ░░░░░░░░ hole of infiltrating this ░░░░░░░░ operation Stephen Did you ░░░░░░░░ good in the photos ░░░░░░░░ looked excellent in the ░░░░░░░░ On the one hand ░░░░░░░░ are some silly aspects ░░░░░░░░ this These guys were ░░░░░░░░ dee Tweedle dum They ░░░░░░░░ the wrong guy for ░░░░░░░░ days just because he ░░░░░░░░ blonde Stephen Why did ░░░░░░░░ follow the wrong guy ░░░░░░░░ Because he looked like ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Was it Frank ░░░░░░░░ Sure they followed the ░░░░░░░░ of Frank Sinatra That ░░░░░░░░ good Stephen What was ░░░░░░░░ most positive thing to ░░░░░░░░ out of this book ░░░░░░░░ you think As much ░░░░░░░░ this is a story ░░░░░░░░ a lot of dark ░░░░░░░░ and crimes and cover ░░░░░░░░ and these systems of ░░░░░░░░ protection of powerful people ░░░░░░░░ s a story of ░░░░░░░░ whistleblowers who came forward ░░░░░░░░ after sour stood up ░░░░░░░░ the inside of the ░░░░░░░░ and said I m ░░░░░░░░ a conscience about this ░░░░░░░░ should stop We should ░░░░░░░░ the free press in ░░░░░░░░ country Reporters shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ threatened I don t ░░░░░░░░ any stynes cheers and ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ to keep seeing that ░░░░░░░░ think whistleblowers will keep ░░░░░░░░ I I think reporters ░░░░░░░░ stop and just the ░░░░░░░░ fellow reporters have rallied ░░░░░░░░ this book is very ░░░░░░░░ to me and giving ░░░░░░░░ hope the free press ░░░░░░░░ alive and well.