{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/6a485ef404fac73b24f25696?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S2E8 Snowden","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/1783121383153-9d0aea65-2974-4be1-ac59-07b4dffe1a3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>THE BLURB: While John was serving his sentence, the American government faced the consequences of other whistleblowers speaking their truths about the corruption they'd encountered inside the government. One of the more prominent was Edward Snowden who blew the whistle on the NSA - the National Security Agency - and the fact that it was breaking the law, violating its charter and spying on American citizens by scooping up data on their phone calls. Snowden claimed that he'd been inspired in part by John's whistleblowing. In this episode, we'll tell Ed Snowden's story and how the two whistleblowers found common ground.</p><p><br></p><p><u>SHOW NOTES</u></p><p>If you enjoy Dead Drop, please check out all the other great podcasts at <a href=\"costardandtouchstone.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Costard &amp; Touchstone</a>. Your next great podcast obsession is just a click away!</p>","author_name":"John Kiriakou & Alan Katz"}