115: Michael Scott Moore | What It's Really like to Be a Pirate Hostage

Michael Scott Moore (@MichaelSctMoore) is a literary journalist and novelist who wrote about being held hostage by Somali pirates in his latest book, The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast.

What We Discuss with Michael Scott Moore:

Why high-seas piracy still exists • in some of the world's most desperate places.

• How an outsider -- such as a journalist like Michael Scott Moore -- can be easy prey for pirates abroad even under the "protection" of hired security • .

The types of people who become pirates • and how the devoutly religious among them reconcile their actions with their faith.

• Why you'll probably never find a restaurant specializing in Somali pirate cuisine • .

How a hostage remains sane over 977 days • in captivity through escape attempts and threat of torture.

• And much more...

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Release date

Lydbog: 1. november 2018