51 min listen
Ransom
FromPower Corrupts
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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)
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