Every weekday, we recommend a podcast related to a movie or TV show you can watch at home: Somali pirates seeking a large reward, attempted to hijack the MV Maersk Alabama in 2009. Holding Richard Phillips for ransom, the U.S. Navy had to intervene and use new negotiation tactics with the pirates. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Hostage on Spotify. Also, check out the film Captain Phillips, which is now available to stream!

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