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American Hostage

By: Criminal Content
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  • Based on a true story, American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.

    American Hostage is an 8-episode scripted psychological thriller from Criminal Content starring Emmy Award-winner Jon Hamm and directed by Academy Award® winner Shawn Christensen.
    2023 Criminal Content
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Episodes
  • Introducing: Solving JFK

    Introducing: Solving JFK
    Nov 29 2023
    Episode 1: Prologue: Diving Down The Rabbit Hole of the JFK Assassination

    Matt Crumpton decides to embark on a monumental journey... to explore and dissect the seemingly endless claims, theories, and conflicting witness accounts surrounding the John F Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald.

    Check out Solving JFK wherever you listen to podcats and listen to it here.


    Additional Links:

    Website - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com/

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast

    Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk

    Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com
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    17 mins
  • Episode 10 | Killer Psyche: Inside the Mind of Tony Kiritsis

    Episode 10 | Killer Psyche: Inside the Mind of Tony Kiritsis
    May 3 2022
    In this special Killer Psyche and American Hostage crossover episode, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the twisted mind of the real-life Tony Kiritsis. Candice surfaces new details from Tony's past, revealing who he was before this crime and what drove him to kidnap Richard Hall, strap a gun to the back of his head, and hold him hostage for 63 hours.
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    51 mins
  • Episode 9 | Aftershow with Jon Hamm

    Episode 9 | Aftershow with Jon Hamm
    Apr 26 2022
    What happened to the real Tony Kiritsis after the hostage crisis? Did he and Fred Heckman ever meet again? Plus, what drew Jon Hamm to step into this world and play Fred Heckman? In this special bonus episode, join us for a roundtable discussion about the making of American Hostage, featuring Jon Hamm, Joe Perrino, director Shawn Christensen, writer CD Carpenter, and moderator G.G. Hawkins.
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    47 mins
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Excellent!

excellent production!! excellent performing!! Loved this and look forward to more from you all. Highly recommend

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  • 04-10-22

great story, but....

I am really enjoying to story, the acting etc. but wow... so many commercials!
I wish I'd known in advance that as short as EVERY EPISODE already is, it is 50% commercials before, during and after... soooo if you like hearing the same commercials x3 every episode. yea, go ahead and try to binge.
they say you can listen commercial free on another platform for a fee.
I'm already paying a fee for this and another platform... for a 10 to 15 minute episode, x only 8 episodes... naw. forget it.

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Binged the whole thing in two days!

Very interesting, smart, and well written. I’ve recommended this to everyone I know who enjoys a good crime story. Worth the listen.

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BEST AUDIO DRAMA OUT THERE!!

This is going to be a hard one to beat. This is by far the best audi drama podcast I've ever heard! Jon Hamm was amazing as always. You will be happy you listened to this one. Wish there was more!

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  • 04-24-22

Great performances

Great performances but way way way too many commercials John Hamm is excellent and I hope he does more of these podcasts without the commercials

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