{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Fearless Mindset","title":"Episode 71: Locked Up 177 Days in Yemen with Haisam Farran Part 2","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4192,"description":"This week’s episode of the Fearless Mindset Podcast is the last part of the feature with Haisam Farran, retired marine, survivor of a Yemeni prison, and author of The Tightening Dark. He shares the latter part of his captivity and his eventual release, his freedom brokered by the Sultan of Oman. He recalls the sense of relief but also uncertainty as his freedom was not secure until he was surely out and away from the grips of his captors.\n\nSam tells the story of his return to America and how he had his credit limit drop because of missed payments, just one anecdote of the ridiculous way war heroes are treated. He also muses on the politics of the region and how not everything is as it seems, such as the Iranian efforts to curb Al Qaeda and the possible American blessing this had.\n\nYou can connect with Sam and get his book in the links below and through Fearless Mindset.\n\nLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-farran-99328314/\nFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/sam.farran\nThe Tightening Dark Amazon Book Link - https://www.amazon.com/Tightening-Dark-American-Hostage-Yemen/dp/0306922711\n\nTo hear more episodes of The Fearless Mindset podcast, you can go to https://the-fearless-mindset.simplecast.com/ or listen to major podcasting platforms such as Apple, Google, Spotify, etc. You can also subscribe to the Fearless Mindset YouTube Channel to watch episodes on video.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rishMuewach3zyds1CJXg8rqHrjenld5BunFwxI_6I4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85M2Jm/MWRiNDhmZjcyNDI3/ZjI2ZTE1NWM5Y2Fl/ZjRhYy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}