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Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Amazon Presents: American Hostage

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Moms got ya covered-feed

True Crime

4.68.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In the series premiere, radio DJ Fred Heckman (Jon Hamm) receives an unexpected call from a listener that turns his life upside down. Follow American Hostage on Amazon Music, to hear all 8 episodes right now: http://wondery.fm/MM_AmericanHostage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi moms and murder listeners.

0:01.4

I'm just starting the new True Crime Podcast American hostage

0:04.6

and we are so excited for you to check it out as well.

0:07.5

American hostage is set in Indianapolis back in 1977

0:11.0

and it's this nail-biting True Crime stories

0:13.0

starring John Hamm as Fred Heckman,

0:15.1

who was a beloved local radio reporter

0:17.1

who was forced into the middle of a life or death crisis

0:20.6

when a man by the name of Tony Carritzis

0:22.5

demands to be on the air live and to be interviewed

0:25.8

during his popular radio news program.

0:28.1

But things become even more chaotic

0:29.9

when through Heckman's radio show,

0:31.7

Carritzis becomes a media sensation

0:34.1

and an unexpected national hero

0:35.9

during what turned out to be a 63 hour police standoff.

0:39.8

This is a program unlike anything you've ever heard before.

0:42.9

We're about to play you a preview of American hostage.

0:45.7

While you're listening, follow American hostage

0:47.5

wherever you get your podcasts

0:49.2

or you can binge the entire season right now

0:51.3

on Amazon Music or Wondering Plus.

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