{"podcast":{"title":"Heroes Behind Headlines","slug":"heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","podcast_index_feed_id":4769541,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1944105.rss","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/heroesbehindheadlines","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/amnyfcqp9ht9pwxpp049iav0r7uq?.jpg","author":"Heroes Behind Headlines","episode_count":216,"summary":"Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T08:17:32.804422+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541"},"episode":{"title":"American Journalist Kidnapped By The Taliban","slug":"american-journalist-kidnapped-by-the-taliban","published_at":"2026-01-19T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/american-journalist-kidnapped-by-the-taliban","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18511477-american-journalist-kidnapped-by-the-taliban.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18511477-american-journalist-kidnapped-by-the-taliban.mp3","summary":"Over his career as a journalist, reporting from mainly Afghanistan and Pakistan, Jere Van Dyk has worked for the New York Times and CBS News and has appeared widely as a commentator on international affairs. His also the author of several books. In 2008 Jere was captured and held by the Taliban, an experience that he wrote about in his fascinating book Captive, which received a Foreign Press Award in 2022. He is with us today to talk about his long experience in Afghanistan that b...","meta_description":"Over his career as a journalist, reporting from mainly Afghanistan and Pakistan, Jere Van Dyk has worked for the New York Times and CBS News and has appea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4912,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/episodes/american-journalist-kidnapped-by-the-taliban/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/american-journalist-kidnapped-by-the-taliban.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}