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[personal profile] laceblade2019-02-06 08:38 am
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"544 days in an Iranian prison" Discussion Post

Tommy and Ben talk with the Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian about his book Prisoner, which details the 544 days he spent in an Iran’s notoriously brutal Evin Prison. Jason was held hostage by the Iranian regime and held as leverage in the nuclear negotiations. Jason details his experience while Ben explains what the negotiations were like from his perch in the White House. It is a hell of a good episode.

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[personal profile] laceblade2018-07-25 08:55 pm
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"Wanted by Putin and rage tweeting at Iran" Discussion Post

Two part show today! First, Tommy talks with Ambassador Michael McFaul about Vladimir Putin’s request to interrogate him and Trump’s shocking refusal to immediately rule it out. Then Tommy talks with the Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian about Trump’s late-night rage tweet at Iran and the future of US/Iranian relations.

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