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Oct 2021
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544 Days In An Iranian Prison with Jason...

Crooked Media
About this episode

In July of 2014, Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian and his wife were accused of being spies by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and were arrested. Jason was held captive for 544 days, and he’s the host of Crooked Media’s podcast, “544 Days.” He joins us to discuss his experience in captivity. 

And in headlines: Merck asked the FDA for emergency use authorization of its experimental COVID-19 pill, Southwest Airlines cancelled thousands of flights since last weekend, and DC Comics announced that the new Superman is bisexual.


Show Notes:

Listen to “544 Days,” only on Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3v2QX5r


For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

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