I’m pleased to welcome author, journalist & former hostage of Taliban Jere Van Dyk. We discuss in depth his kidnapping, daily threats of death, betrayal and release. Jere wrote 2 books on this ordeal. We talk about his first book, Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban, and his follow up book where he risks his life and goes back for answers in Afghanistan, The Trade - My Journey into the Labyrinth of Political Kidnapping, as well as how to be strong during and after isolation. The coronavirus has exposed us to all kinds of different normalcies in our lives. Elements of fear, new heroes, our mental and physical challenge by being isolated. how we handle isolation now and afterwards will be something we always remember of ourselves and of our society. You’ll enjoy this interview and come out stronger than before!

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