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Where is Austin Tice: The hardest thing

2026-10-16 · 42 min · Season 28, episode 9

Josh and Sara track down a witness who says he knows what happened to Austin Tice. He gives them names, places and a version of events that is terrifyingly detailed. He says people are trying to stop the truth from…
Where is Austin Tice?: Those who know

2026-10-08 · 35 min · Season 28, episode 8

Josh and Austin’s mother Debra arrive in Beirut chasing the same man — someone who may hold the key to Austin’s fate. But he is not the only one who knows something, there are others. As Josh and Sara close in,…
Where is Austin Tice?: The escape

2026-09-29 · 37 min · Season 28, episode 7

When was the last time Austin was seen alive? Josh and Sara find the people who claim to know. Josh meets a man who says he interrogated Austin. Then two more witnesses are found. Each of them helps fill gaps in…
Where is Austin Tice?: A meeting in Muskat E

2026-09-24 · 40 min · Season 28, episode 6

Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks. And, after years of failed promises, Austin’s mother Debra decides to go to Syria herself - alone. She believes the U.S.…
Where is Austin Tice?: The video E

2026-09-22 · 31 min · Season 28, episode 5

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”. It shows Austin bound, blindfolded and terrified, surrounded by armed men. But as Josh and Sara dig deeper, the story begins to change. They uncover a trail that…
Where is Austin Tice?: The driver

2026-09-17 · 42 min · Season 28, episode 4

Josh and Sara piece together Austin’s final route into Damascus. They find the farm, where he celebrated his 31st birthday — the last place his mother spoke to him. Then comes an unprecedented discovery.For years, the…
Where is Austin Tice?: The American journalist

2026-09-15 · 31 min · Season 28, episode 3

The Austin Tice files begin to give up their secrets. Josh and Sara uncover names, locations and new leads about what happened to Austin Tice. But to understand them, they have to go back to the start - to Austin’s own…
Where is Austin Tice?: A black box

2026-09-10 · 41 min · Season 28, episode 2

In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. Josh Baker and his fellow investigative journalist Sara Obeidat are in Damascus as bombs fall and gunfights break out. Armed with a list…
Where is Austin Tice?: We believe he’s alive E

2026-09-08 · 33 min · Season 28, episode 1

American journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for more than a decade. Nobody knows what happened to him. Austin’s mother and even the president of the United States believe he is still alive. Then suddenly,…
Introducing “Where is Austin Tice?” from NPR and the BBC

2026-09-01 · 2 min

This is the story of one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. It’s been more than fourteen years since American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria. There have been many stories about what happened to…

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Oldest episode in feed: 03/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length: 33 min
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