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Where is Austin Tice?: The escape
Russell Gossett

Where is Austin Tice?: The escape

When was the last time Austin was seen alive? Josh and Sara find the people who claim to know. Josh meets a man who says he interrogated Austin. Then two more witnesses are found. Each of them helps fill gaps in Austin’s story, and the hidden months of his captivity are revealed.

Where is Austin Tice?: The escape

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Where is Austin Tice?: A meeting in Muskat
Russell Gossett

Where is Austin Tice?: A meeting in Muskat

Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks. And, after years of failed promises, Austin’s mother Debra decides to go to Syria herself - alone. She believes the U.S. government could have done more to get her son home. Josh finds the men who took part in covert talks between Washington and Damascus. Could Austin’s release have been possible? And what was Syria offered in return?

Where is Austin Tice?: A meeting in Muskat

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Where is Austin Tice?: The video
Russell Gossett

Where is Austin Tice?: The video

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”. It shows Austin bound, blindfolded and terrified, surrounded by armed men. But as Josh and Sara dig deeper, the story begins to change. They uncover a trail that leads to the door of the most powerful man in Syria. Austin’s case is like no other. 

Where is Austin Tice?: The video

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Where is Austin Tice?: The driver
Russell Gossett

Where is Austin Tice?: The driver

Josh and Sara piece together Austin’s final route into Damascus. They find the farm, where he celebrated his 31st birthday — the last place his mother spoke to him. 

Where is Austin Tice?: The driver

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Where is Austin Tice?: The American journalist
Russell Gossett

Where is Austin Tice?: The American journalist

The Austin Tice files begin to give up their secrets. Josh and Sara uncover names, locations and new leads about what happened to Austin Tice. But to understand them, they have to go back to the start - to Austin’s own journey through Syria, the rebels he befriended, and the road he took before he vanished. That road leads to a town outside Damascus - and a shocking discovery.

Where is Austin Tice?: The American journalist

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Where is Austin Tice?: A black box
Russell Gossett

Where is Austin Tice?: A black box

In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. Josh Baker and his fellow investigative journalist Sara Obeidat are in Damascus as bombs fall and gunfights break out. Armed with a list of locations where Austin may have been held, they race across the Syrian capital searching for any sign of him. They find horrifying evidence of detention and torture on an industrial scale. Then, after climbing across a five-storey drop to reach a hidden room, they get a breakthrough — a trove of material about Austin that was never meant to be found.

Where is Austin Tice?: A black box

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The search for Austin Tice: Inside one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time
Russell Gossett

The search for Austin Tice: Inside one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time

American journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for more than a decade. Nobody knows what happened to him. Austin’s mother and even the president of the United States believe he is still alive. Then suddenly, the Syrian regime falls. As Josh Baker travels to try to find him, a source gives him secret information that might unlock where he is — and a simple instruction: “Find Austin.” 

Where is Austin Tice?: We believe he’s alive

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Introducing “Where is Austin Tice?” from NPR and the BBC
Russell Gossett

Introducing “Where is Austin Tice?” from NPR and the BBC

This is the story of one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. It’s been more than fourteen years since American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria. There have been many stories about what happened to him. His disappearance has reached the highest levels of power and yet, so little is actually known. BBC’s award winning investigative journalist Josh Baker returns for his most ambitious chapter yet, in a major new series from BBC Radio 4 and NPR’s Embedded.

Introducing “Where is Austin Tice?” from NPR and the BBC

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We Keep Us Safe: Circles of Silence
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We Keep Us Safe: Circles of Silence

EPISODE 8: As the lawsuit over Antonio Mays Jr.’s death goes to trial, more clues bring us closer to identifying the person who shot him at close range. Will Antonio’s father finally get answers, and will anyone be held accountable?

We Keep Us Safe: Circles of Silence

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We Keep Us Safe: The Sentinels
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We Keep Us Safe: The Sentinels

EPISODE 7: The hunt for Antonio’s killer leads us to a mysterious security group called the Sentinels. For the first time, former members speak about their operation at CHOP and describe the person they say shot Antonio at close range.

We Keep Us Safe: The Sentinels

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