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The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief.

Podcast · By The Washington Post · American English · US · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Introducing: Freedom Desk with Jason Rezaian (opens the original)

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    Jason Rezaian knows the cost of free speech. He spent 544 days in an Iranian prison for simply being a journalist. The world is witnessing the erosion of democratic values. The Freedom Desk video podcast is about what comes next in the global fight for free expression. Every week, Jason talks to one leading voice about freedoms gained, freedoms lost, who's trying to take it from us, and how we take it back. First episode is out now.

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