Where is Austin Tice?: A black box
Summary
Following the fall of the Assad regime, journalist Josh Baker searches Syrian prisons for missing American reporter Austin Tice. The team investigates secret detention facilities, uncovering evidence of mass torture and death while navigating the chaos of the new government. They interview US envoy Roger Carstens, who admits to conflicting intelligence regarding Tice's status. The episode culminates in a tense raid where the team locates and photographs Tice's classified Syrian intelligence files.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Con Edison
Intro: Fall of Assad and the search for Austin Tice
Sponsors: BetterHelp, Angie, Con Edison
Reviewing intelligence coordinates in the purple folder
Searching the Palestine Branch prison facility
Context: Mass releases and the $10M reward
Interview with Austin's mother Deborah Tice
Night raid on a mountain weapons depot
Discovering mass graves and files in a regime hospital
Interview with US envoy Roger Carstens at Four Seasons
Sponsors: Angie, Con Edison, Schwab
Breaking into a safe to find Austin's secret files
Credits and show information
Sponsor: Reveal podcast
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