Freedom Desk with Jason Rezaian
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The race to end the Gaza war hostage crisis
October 7, 2026 · 34 minBrett McGurk has held senior national security roles under four presidents and helped shape some of the most consequential American foreign policy in the Middle East, including the Biden administration’s response to the war in Gaza. He…
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Surviving 491 days in a Russian prison
September 30, 2026 · 37 minEvan Gershkovich spent 491 days in a Russian prison after being arrested on baseless espionage charges while reporting for The Wall Street Journal. He’s now out with a new tell-all book called This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American…
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Fighting for freedom of expression at home – and in Iran
September 23, 2026 · 29 minPress freedom faces new threats here in the United States and abroad in Iran. Host Jason Rezaian leads with the latest news on the White House ban of media outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW. Then, Jason and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona)…
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Inside America’s most difficult hostage negotiations
September 16, 2026 · 39 minRoger 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…
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Clarissa Ward on Gaza, war reporting, and journalism under siege
September 9, 2026 · 27 minCNN 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…
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Introducing: Freedom Desk with Jason Rezaian
August 24, 2026 · 4 minJason 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…