The story behind a landmark prisoner swa...

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A group in D.C. ditched their smartphones for a month. Washington Post reporter Brittany Shammas joined them. Here’s what she learned.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) ... Show More

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After months of buildup, Congress voted to release the Epstein files on Tuesday. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law. But language in that legislation leaves wiggle room for the Justice Department to ... Show More

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">The last five pennies were minted in Philadelphia last week. Over the 232 years of its existence, the penny became culturally significant through music, fashion and movies. But recently, many have argued for it ... Show More

24 prisoners have been released in the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. Among those freed are two wrongfully detained American citizens, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and former US marine Paul Whelan, in exchange for Russian ... Show More

The Kremlin has admitted that Vadim Krasikov, a convicted killer released as part of the prisoner exchange with the US, was a Russian spy working for the FSB.We'll hear from the investigator who first uncovered his identity and helped negotiate the deal: We will also get reaction ... Show More

A Marine veteran is free tonight following one of the largest prisoner exchanges between the U.S. And Russia since the end of the cold war. The new details behind what went into the prisoner swap and who was released to Russia in exchange To learn more about listener da ... Show More

In about three hours, an American jet will touch down on U.S. soil, capping the largest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War. Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan were among the dozens of released prisoners in the exchange.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas ... Show More

<p>The prisoner exchange between the West and Russia last week was the largest swap since the end of the cold war. At Turkey’s Ankara airport, Russia and Belarus released 16 detainees, while the United States, Poland, Germany, Slovenia, and Norway released 8.</p><br><p>In this we ... Show More

At the start of August, the world watched as 16 political prisoners were released by Russia in the biggest prisoner swap with the west since the Cold War. But what will life be like as opposition figures in exile?Sumi Somaskanda speaks to the BBC's Will Vernon who tells the stori ... Show More