Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi hit squad that dismembered him

March 26
17 mins

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Episode Description

Who wins in a feud between a Washington Post journalist… and his own Crown Prince?

Saudi Arabian columnist Jamal Khashoggi ran monthly op-eds about how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was ruining his country.

But MBS is not a man who's known for his tolerance.

And something snapped.

  • Host: Aslan Pahari
  • Producer: Hannah Jose
  • Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
  • Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
  • Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
  • Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
  • Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn

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