Blindfolded and Arrested on Assignment in Israel (Ambie Award-winner for Best Reporting of the Year)

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Blindfolded and Arrested on Assignment in Israel (Ambie Award-winner for Best Reporting of the Year)

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Published on Mar 12, 2026, 4:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:56:15

Episode Description

Part one of a special, two-part series, about Jeremy Loffredo, the first American journalist ever arrested by Israel, and the questions that were raised about not only Israel, but the outlet Jeremy worked for, once our team started looking into his story. We’re re-airing these episodes because they won Best Reporting from the Podcast Academy, at the 2026 Ambie Awards. 

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This episode originally aired January 15th, 2025.

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Question Everything is a weekly investigation into how the truth gets buried, distorted, and denied -- and the ways people are fighting to make it matter again.
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Winner of the Webby Award, Ambie Award, and a Signal Special Achievement Award for pushing "the boundaries of the medium."