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I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?

Josh Baker enters a dangerous world of fear, greed and betrayal as he sets out to uncover the truth behind one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time - the abduction of American journalist Austin Tice.Josh - creator of two of the BBC"s most award-winning and widely listened-to investigative podcasts, I"m Not a Monster and The Shamima Begum Story - returns for his most ambitious chapter yet, in a major new series from BBC Radio 4 and NPR"s Embedded.This is not the retelling of a closed case

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Where Is Austin Tice?: Episode 8 is coming soon...

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/10/01

Josh Baker with an update on the next episode.

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 7. The Escape

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/29

When was the last time Austin was seen alive? Josh and Sara find the people who claim to know.Josh meets a man who says he interrogated Austin. Then two more witnesses are found. Each of them helps fill gaps in Austin’s story, and the hidden months of his captivity are revealed. But one question becomes more urgent than any other: when was Austin last seen alive? Writer and showrunner: Josh Baker Investigative producer: Sara Obeidat Series producer: Simon Maybin Field producing: Ouday Al

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 6. A Meeting in Muscat

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/24

Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks. And, after years of failed promises, Austin’s mother Debra decides to go to Syria herself - alone.She believes the US government could have done more to get her son home. Josh finds the men who took part in covert talks between Washington and Damascus. Could Austin’s release have been possible? And what was Syria offered in return?Archive: NBC; NPR; CBS; CNN; BBC; Fox; The White House.Writer and showrunner: Josh

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 5. The Video

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/22

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”. It shows Austin bound, blindfolded and terrified, surrounded by armed men. But as Josh and Sara dig deeper, the story begins to change. They uncover a trail that leads to the door of the most powerful man in Syria. Austin’s case is like no other.Archive: CBS; NPR; CNN; khalidfree75; Al Jazeera; BBC; ABC; Middle East Eye.Writer and showrunner: Josh Baker Investigative producer: Sara Obeidat Series producer: Simon Maybin Field producing: Ouday

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 4. The Driver

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/17

Josh and Sara piece together Austin’s final route into Damascus. They find the farm where he celebrated his 31st birthday - the last place his mother spoke to him. Then comes an unprecedented discovery. For years, the story was that Austin was taken at a checkpoint. But what Josh and Sara uncover suggests something far more deliberate. And at the centre of Austin’s disappearance is one man.Archive: BBC; CNN; Fox.Writer and showrunner: Josh Baker Investigative producer: Sara Obeidat Series producer:

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 3. The American Journalist

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/15

The Austin Tice files begin to give up their secrets. Josh and Sara uncover names, locations and new leads about what happened to Austin Tice. But to understand them, they have to go back to the start - to Austin’s own journey through Syria, the rebels he befriended, and the road he took before he vanished. That road leads to a town outside Damascus - and a shocking discovery.Archive: CNN; Sky News; ABC; Fox; Houston Public Media; WNYC; BBC; CBS.Writer and showrunner: Josh Baker Investigative

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 2. A Black Box

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/10

In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. Josh Baker and his fellow investigative journalist Sara Obeidat are in Damascus as bombs fall and gunfights break out. Armed with a list of locations where Austin may have been held, they race across the Syrian capital searching for any sign of him. They find horrifying evidence of detention and torture on an industrial scale. Then, after climbing across a five-storey drop to reach a hidden room, they get a breakthrough

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Where Is Austin Tice?: 1. "We Believe He’s Alive"

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/08

Josh Baker investigates one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria, but the US president says he’s alive. For more than a decade Austin's mother Debra has been leading the search for her son. As Josh Baker and Sara Obeidat travel to Syria to help Austin’s mother’s search, a source gives Josh information that might unlock where he is - and a simple instruction: “Find Austin.”Archive: Houston Public Media; NBC; PBS; CNN; C-SPAN; MSNBC; The

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Where Is Austin Tice?: Trailer

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/09/01

Josh Baker enters a dangerous world of fear, greed and betrayal as he sets out to uncover the truth behind one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time - the abduction of American journalist Austin Tice.Archive: NBC; PBS; CNN.Writer and showrunner: Josh Baker Investigative producer: Sara Obeidat Series producer: Simon Maybin Field producing: Ouday Al Hussein Additional producing: Lucy Burns Open source intelligence: Thomas Bordeaux & Gabor Friesen Production coordinator: Gemma

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Where Is Austin Tice?: A Message from Josh

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2026/08/25

Josh Baker with an update about his new investigation – Where is Austin Tice?Listen from Tuesday 8 September.From BBC Radio 4 and NPR's Embedded.

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Series 2: The Court Decides

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2024/02/23

Nine years to the day since Shamima Begum entered ISIS controlled Syria, she’ll find out whether she’s any closer to coming back to Britain. Josh is at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London to hear whether Begum’s lawyers have succeeded in arguing that the British government’s decision to take away her citizenship was unlawful.After she emerged from the remnants of the Islamic State group in 2019, the British Home Secretary took away her citizenship saying she was a threat to national

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Series 2: Josh Baker Answers Listener Questions

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/11/29

Josh answers your questions about Shamima Begum and the making of the multi-award winning series. Recorded in front of an audience at the BBC’s Radio Theatre in London, Naga Munchetty puts your questions to Josh including: what is it about this story that captures the imagination and curiosity of so many people? How did Josh keep safe while making the podcast? And, Should Shamima Begum be seen as a villain?I’m Not A Monster is the BBC’s most-awarded podcast series. It’s the only audio series to

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Series 2. Our Live Show

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/08/08

What do you want to know about The Shamima Begum Story and the making of the podcast? Join us on Tuesday the 12th of September in London, as Josh answers your questions about the series, share more about how it was made and some extra things we’ve learnt about the story.Apply for FREE TICKETS: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shamima-begum Email your questions: josh@bbc.co.uk

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Series 2: 10. The World’s Unwanted

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/03/22

What happened to the girl Shamima Begum says convinced her to join the Islamic State group?Less than 24 hours before this episode was published ,we got the answer. Reporter: Josh Baker Written and produced by: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinators: Janet Staples and Helena Warwick-Cross Series Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall Head of Long Form Audio: Emma Rippon Commissioning Executive: Dylan

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Series 2: A Message From Josh

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/03/15

Episode 10 will be available on Wednesday March 22nd

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Series 2: 9. State of Mind

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/03/08

No longer a vulnerable schoolgirl, but a seemingly unrepentant adult. Shamima Begum enrages the British public and ends up stuck in Syria.A series of media interviews come to shape how she’s perceived - with long lasting consequences.Reporter: Josh Baker Written and produced by: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinators: Janet Staples and Helena Warwick-Cross Series Editor: Jonathan

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Series 2: 8. No Plan B

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/03/01

Raqqa falls, the so-called caliphate crumbles and a pregnant Shamima Begum is desperate to come home.After she and her husband Yago walk out of the ashes of the Islamic State group, she’s discovered in a detention camp where she gives an interview that will change her life. Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinators: Janet

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Series 2: 7. Trapped

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/02/22

Someone close to Shamima Begum is looking for a way out of the so-called caliphate.Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinator: Janet Staples Series Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall Head of Long Form Audio: Emma Rippon Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins

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Series 2. 6. Father Figure

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/02/15

With her new husband in prison, Shamima Begum is left in the care of a stranger, but who is he? Josh travels to the heart of the former caliphate as he searches for clues and investigates what her life with the Islamic State group was like.Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinator: Janet Staples Series Editor: Jonathan

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Series 2: 5. Empty Paper

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice? ·

2023/02/08

Shamima Begum’s new life under ISIS isn’t what she expected. She says what she thought would be paradise is more like a prison. At just 15 years-old she finds herself trapped in an ISIS guesthouse, where the only way out is to get married. In his first interview since 2019, Islamic State group fighter Yago Reidjik reveals how he became her husband and what their life together was like.This episode contains very strong language and references to sexual abuse.Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh

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