Daren Nair, whose show Pod Hostage Diplomacy has brought public awareness and government action to the cases of private citizens held by foreign governments, shares his vast knowlege of this increasingly urgent human crisis worldwide. Who are these hostages, who is detaining them, and why? What can families do? And here’s the video for our beautiful closing song, Coming Home, covered by Boyce Avenue.
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