Freedom Desk with Jason Rezaian
Freedom Desk is a weekly podcast hosted by Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who was himself imprisoned in Iran for nearly a year and a half. In each episode he examines the state of democracy and human rights around the world, speaking with reporters, activists and dissidents about the global fight for freedom. The show explores what comes next for free speech, civil liberties and democratic institutions under pressure. It is produced by The Washington Post.
Episodes
Inside America’s most difficult hostage negotiations
Roger Carstens spent nearly five years leading hostage negotiations for the United States. He joins Jason to discuss the high-stakes work of bringing wrongfully detained Americans home—negotiating, at times, with people he fought against during his prior service in U.S. special operations.Carstens explains the role humor, humility and empathy play in negotiations and why authoritarian governments
Clarissa Ward on Gaza, war reporting, and journalism under siege
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward has spent more than two decades reporting from war zones. She joins Jason Rezaian to explain why firsthand reporting matters—and what the public loses when journalists cannot reach the people living through a conflict.They discuss the threats facing local journalists in Gaza, why Ward has remained committed to journalism despite many harrowing cl
Introducing: Freedom Desk with Jason Rezaian
Jason Rezaian knows the cost of free speech. He spent 544 days in an Iranian prison for simply being a journalist.The world is witnessing the erosion of democratic values. The Freedom Desk video podcast is about what comes next in the global fight for free expression.Every week, Jason talks to one leading voice about freedoms gained, freedoms lost, who's trying to take it from us, and how we
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