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Ransom

Ransom

FromPower Corrupts


Ransom

FromPower Corrupts

ratings:
Length:
53 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What's it like to be held by Somali pirates for 977 days? Or to meet your Dad for the first time after he's been held in a basement in Beirut for nearly 7 years? Are you more likely to be killed as a hostage if you're American than if you're French? And how does economic game theory help us answer the question: what is the price of your freedom?     ----   Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.
Released:
May 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (47)

Does power corrupt? Absolutely. This is the podcast about the hidden—and often nefarious—forces that shape our world. Election rigging. Smuggling. Narcopolitics. Ransom. Conspiracy Theories. North Korean bank heists. Cults. Drug Lords. Voodoo. Money laundering. Assassinations. Unhinged conspiracy theories. Unbelievable stories. Stitched together with the help of world-leading experts. Created and narrated by Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for The Washington Post.