Episode #340 - A Slave's Story Trilogy with Professor Christopher Stanley
In this episode, we're joined by Professor Christopher Stanley, who is Professor Emeritus of Theology at St Bonaventure University in New York, and he’s the author of a number of books, including the historical fiction trilogy called “A Slave’s Story” that we’re discussing in this episode, with t...
Clarissa Ward on Gaza, war reporting, and journalism under siege
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward has spent more than two decades reporting from war zones. She joins Jason Rezaian to explain why firsthand reporting matters—and what the public loses when journalists cannot reach the people living through a conflict.
They discuss the threats ...
Clarissa Ward on Gaza, war reporting, and journalism under siege
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward has spent more than two decades reporting from war zones. She joins Jason Rezaian to explain why firsthand reporting matters—and what the public loses when journalists cannot reach the people living through a conflict.
They discuss the threats ...
Inside America’s most difficult hostage negotiations
Roger Carstens spent nearly five years leading hostage negotiations for the United States. He joins Jason to discuss the high-stakes work of bringing wrongfully detained Americans home—negotiating, at times, with people he fought against during his prior service in U.S. special operations.
Carst...
Inside America’s most difficult hostage negotiations
Roger Carstens spent nearly five years leading hostage negotiations for the United States. He joins Jason to discuss the high-stakes work of bringing wrongfully detained Americans home—negotiating, at times, with people he fought against during his prior service in U.S. special operations.
Carst...
Fighting for freedom of expression at home – and in Iran
Press freedom faces new threats here in the United States and abroad in Iran.
Host Jason Rezaian leads with the latest news on the White House ban of media outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW. Then, Jason and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona) discuss the fight for freedom of expression that Iranians...
Surviving 491 days in a Russian prison
Evan Gershkovich spent 491 days in a Russian prison after being arrested on baseless espionage charges while reporting for The Wall Street Journal. He’s now out with a new tell-all book called This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story.
In this episode, Jason and Evan explore the commo...
The race to end the Gaza war hostage crisis
Brett McGurk has held senior national security roles under four presidents and helped shape some of the most consequential American foreign policy in the Middle East, including the Biden administration’s response to the war in Gaza. He also negotiated Jason’s release from an Iranian prison.
McGu...
Episode #350 - Widow's Bay
In this episode, we're talking about the Emmy Award-winning show on Apple TV, Widow's Bay. We discuss our favorite moments, why it's such a great show, our pet theories, and where we think the story will head in season 2. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Josh Carr...
Post Reports: Kathryn Bigelow on ‘A House of Dynamite’ and the nuclear ‘elephant in the room’
You can read today’s edition of The 7 newsletter here. While The 7 podcast takes a break today, we wanted to share this Post Reports episode from earlier this month. It’s about the movie, “A House of Dynamite,” a new thriller on Netflix about nuclear war.
Kathryn Bigelow has been thinking about ...
