S1E25 The Whistleblower

About this episode

John Kiriakou prepares for his prison sentence while public opinion shifts in his favor as he is seen as a whistleblower.

THE BLURB: As John's date with prison looms, he begins prepping - financially and mentally. In the end, John's plea deal would put him inside for 30 months reduceable to 23. At least it would be in a relatively benign, low security work camp setting. That was what the prosecution agreed to! Meanwhile, public opinion about John begins to shift; They go from seeing him as a pariah to a whistleblower - and an American hero. Still, prison is prison and John approaches his sentence more and more like a mission to continue speaking the truth, damn the consequences. SHOW NOTES For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: John Kiriakou, Alan Katz

Topics covered

• whistleblowing
• prison
• public opinion
• justice
• truth-telling

Keywords

• whistleblower
• prison sentence
• plea deal
• public opinion
• truth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

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