Held Hostage In Iran: American Hiker Sarah Shourd's First Interview Plus The Craigslist Rape Victim

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🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Original Air Date: 09/23/2010 She was a hiker accused of being an American spy and was held hostage in an Iranian prison for 14 months. Just days after her return to the United States, Sarah Shourd talks to Oprah. Plus, a woman’s ex-boyfriend put up an ad to get revenge. The Craigslist rape survivor reveals her identity and tells her story for the first time.

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0:00.0	Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.
0:06.4	I believe the Oprah Winfrey Show was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.
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0:12.2	The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the LOLs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.
0:20.1	I'm missing so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.
0:23.7	The moments that mattered, the eye-opening light lessons, never allow them to take
0:29.9	to some words.
0:30.9	I'm bringing them back.
0:33.4	It's time to open the vault.
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0:40.5	Every single person you ever will meet shares that common desire.
0:45.2	They want to know, do you see me?
0:48.0	Do you hear me?
0:49.0	Does what I say mean anything to you?
0:52.9	You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey Show, the podcast.
0:59.6	It is a story dominating the headlines.
1:02.3	Many of you have been tracking the fate of three American hikers captured in Iran and held
1:08.6	against their will.
1:10.1	Finally, last week, some good news.
1:12.9	After 14 months, one of them has been set free, and she is here today for her first television
1:19.9	interview.
1:20.9	Here's how this breaking news has unfolded.
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