Kevin Dawes, an American from California, traveled to Syria in 2012 with hopes of a launching a career as a foreign correspondent. But shortly after crossing the border he was arrested and jailed for three-and-a-half years. And he hasn't shared his story publicly until now.
NPR correspondent Deborah Amos interviewed Dawes about his nightmarish experience in a Syrian prison, how he's seeking to bring the government to court, and how he hopes to help do the same for the family of a British doctor he met in the cell next to his.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Just How Bearish Are the Bitcoin and Crypto Communities?
Crypto Twitter is bleak, but is it justified?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at a few explanations for the current bearish sentiment turn, including:
- A belief that a bubble is finally bursting
- A larger market shift to risk-off based on inflation concerns and expectations around shifting monetary policy
- A normal crypto “micro-cycle”
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Audio Poem of the Day - A Poet’s Death
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Cato Daily Podcast - West Virginia’s Worst to First Move on School Choice
Among the many states that created or expanded school choice programs, West Virginia stands out for its innovative, big new program. Jessi Troyan with the Cardinal Institute explains.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Lessons On Culture From The Fall Of ‘Sex And The City’
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Emmy award-winning producer and writer Daniella Greenbaum Davis joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss her article "And Just Like That…’ Proves It’s Time To Put ‘Sex And The City’ to Bed."
The Phil Ferguson Show - 403 Junk bonds, leaving religion, Home co-ownership
Interview with a someone that has left Islam,
Investing Skeptically: Home Co-ownership, Junk bonds
Bonus audio
JFK - Church state separation
Katherine Hepburn - On religion
Investing Skeptically: Home Co-ownership, Junk bonds
Bonus audio
JFK - Church state separation
Katherine Hepburn - On religion
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces
In the 1980s, a mysterious organization terrorized candy companies in Japan - then disappeared. What was the Monster with 21 Faces, and what happened to it? Are any members alive today?
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Matthew Continetti joins the podcast today to talk about his piece in the January COMMENTARY, “Disaster of the Senate,” about Chuck Schumer. But first, we discuss, and express our horror at, the texts to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as the January 6th riot was going on—and wonder at their long-term effect. Then we talk omicron. Give a listen. Source
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Headlines From The Times - Hope, in a time of disasters
2021 has been a bad year for disasters: Drought. Oil spills. Bomb cyclones. Wildfires. Delta. Omicron. Yet if you’re reading this, you’ve survived.
Our Masters of Disasters — L.A. Times reporters Ron Lin, Alex Wigglesworth and Rosanna Xia — reflect on the year and offer a bit of hope on apocalyptic issues such as the coronavirus, the environment and wildfires.
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The American West went through climate hell in 2021. But there’s still hope
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 12/14
Tornado victims cope with devastating loss as the death toll rises. Pursuing contempt charges against Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. CBS News Correspondents Steve Kathan and Jim Krasula have today's World News Roundup.
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