03/30/25: Hostages, Voice of America, Left Behind

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Correspondent Lesley Stahl dispatches to Israel for her 5th report since the Oct. 7 terror attack to interview freed Israeli and American hostages, including Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel, who are speaking out to share their experiences in captivity and what they witnessed at the hands of Hamas. Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that is now off the air thanks to a Trump administration executive order and lockout of hundreds of its employees. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi goes behind the scenes of the Environmental Protection Agency's massive cleanup effort after wildfires tore through several Los Angeles neighborhoods three months ago. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.0	Israeli hostages recently released by the terror group Hamas, share their pleas for a ceasefire
0:45.3	and return of those still held in Gaza.
0:49.3	If you could say something to President Trump, what would you say? Please stop this war and help bring all the hostages back.
0:59.0	And you think he can help?
1:01.0	I know he can help.
1:02.0	I'm here because of Trump. I'm here only because of him.
1:06.0	The Voice of America was launched during World War II to counter Nazi propaganda
1:13.6	and was broadcast around the world uninterrupted for 83 years until two weeks ago.
1:21.3	So what do you think that says to your listeners and viewers?
1:25.2	I think it would make them wonder what the hell is going on in the United States.
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