Detained: A Homecoming
Radio Diaries
Radio Diaries & Radiotopia
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Last week, Leqaa Kordia, young Palestinian woman from Paterson, New Jersey, walked out of an ICE detention center in Texas. Kordia had been held for more than a year.
Radio Diaries has been following her story and recorded Kordia while detention. Now, we bring you her first interview since her release.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Joe, and I want to tell you about Radiotopia's newest show, Amityvilleville. |
| 0:05.3 | Alex Goldman, host of our fellow Radiotopia show Hyperfixed and former host of Reply All, |
| 0:10.9 | teams up with his friend Caroline Thompson to review all 91 movies in the Amityville franchise. |
| 0:17.4 | Inspired by the true story of the Defeo family murders in 1974, the Amityville horror became the |
| 0:23.2 | second highest-grossing movie when it came out in 1979. It inspired books, documentaries, |
| 0:29.1 | and a sprawling and bizarre film franchise with titles like Amityville Elevator, Amityville Outhouse, |
| 0:35.3 | Amityville Job Interview, even Amityville in Space. |
| 0:38.9 | Yes, these are real movies. |
| 0:41.1 | The show will feature recaps of all 91 Amityville movies in the order they were released, |
| 0:45.7 | as well as interviews with people involved in the making of the films. |
| 0:49.0 | If you like horror, true crime, pop culture, and the way all these intersect, this show is for you. You can find |
| 0:56.0 | Amityvilleville at Radiotopia.fm or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:02.7 | Radiotopia. From PRX's Radiotopia, this is Radio Diaries. I'm Joe Richmond. |
| 1:11.2 | Last week, La Caw Cordia, a young Palestinian woman from Patterson, New Jersey, |
| 1:16.2 | walked out of an ICE detention center in Texas, greeted by a small group of friends. |
| 1:22.2 | I'm shaking you guys. |
| 1:24.4 | Al-a. |
| 1:25.0 | Hamdallah. |
| 1:26.8 | I can't believe that I'm out. I'm just breathing the air right now. |
| 1:31.9 | I'm coming home. |
| 1:35.9 | Cordia had been held for over a year. At Radio Diaries, we've been following her story. She hasn't |
| 1:41.7 | given any interviews since she got out, but she recorded an audio |
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