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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: 977 Days as the Hostage of Somali Pirates
Description: Michael Scott Moore spent 977 days as a hostage of Somali pirates. He is a journalist and in 2012 he set out for the Somali coast on a reporting trip when he was kidnapped. What followed was a two and a half year ordeal that he masterfully recounts in his new book: "The Desert and the Sea." The book is beautifully written-- it's a page turner and he really puts you in his shoes as he struggles to survive.  In our conversation we discuss his capture and time in captivity, as well as broader issues surrounding piracy off the coast of...