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Can He Do That?: How to Flip the HouseFreedom Desk with Jason Rezaian Author: The Washington Post
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Inside America’s most difficult hostage negotiations
Wednesday, 16 September, 2026
Roger Carstens spent nearly five years leading hostage negotiations for the United States. He joins Jason to discuss the high-stakes work of bringing wrongfully detained Americans home—negotiating, at times, with people he fought against during his prior service in U.S. special operations.Carstens explains the role humor, humility and empathy play in negotiations and why authoritarian governments increasingly use detained journalists as political leverage. The conversation turns personal as Jason reflects on his own experiences after being released from captivity in Iran and how they have affected his understanding of freedom.Today’s show was produced by Josh Carroll and Layli Nazarova. It was edited by Ted Muldoon and Reena Flores.Subscribe to The Washington Post here. And watch us on YouTube here.
