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Hope in Darkness: The Josh Holt Story

15 EpisodesProduced by KSL Podcasts | WonderyWebsite

American Josh Holt and his Venezuelan wife-to-be Thamy fell in love from three thousand miles apart. Just two weeks after their wedding, there was a knock at their door. In the middle of the night, police from the government of Nicolás Maduro burst into their home and took them captive.… read more

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Introducing Hope in Darkness

May 14th, 2020

2:59

Hope in Darkness premieres May 27th.

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The Knock at the Door

May 27th, 2020

32:03

Josh Holt, a young man from Utah, finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Venezuela, where he's just arrived to get …

Thamara

May 27th, 2020

33:12

Thamara Holt searches for answers after her husband of just two weeks is arrested. Armed men continue to round people up. After …

The Venezuela Crisis

June 3rd, 2020

33:40

Josh and Thamy Holt are forced to wait four days with no answers about what is going on or why they were arrested. What are the …

Independence Day

June 10th, 2020

26:38

Court date after court date comes and goes without any resolution for the Holt family. Thamy and Josh find themselves stripped …

El Helicoide

June 17th, 2020

30:01

We take a closer look at El Helicoide itself and how it serves as a metaphor for the chaos in Venezuela. The first of several …

Paging Mama Bear

June 24th, 2020

24:42

Back home in the US, Josh's mom, Laurie Holt, is busily making her voice heard from West Jordan to Washington, D.C. A smuggled …

Working the System

July 1st, 2020

32:07

Josh and Thamy Holt continue to learn how to navigate life in a corrupt dictatorship – from which guards to bribe and how, to …

Marian & Nathalia

July 8th, 2020

30:18

The Holts work to get Thamy's daughters to the US. Josh and Thamy finally start getting regular "visits" from the outside world …

The Darkest Hour

July 15th, 2020

31:55

After realizing his life and safety may well be in danger, Josh Holt negotiates a transfer "up the hallway" to a cell among the …

Connecting the Dots

July 22nd, 2020

31:23

We go in-depth on all the work behind the scenes to secure Josh and Thamy Holt's freedom – including never-before-heard details …

Prison Riot

July 29th, 2020

33:44

A riot erupts inside El Helicoide as tensions mount in Venezuela. Barricaded in his cell, Josh Holt sends a series of fearful …

Homecoming

August 5th, 2020

35:17

The Holts arrive on US soil. Josh and Thamy meet the president and make the rounds on morning television. Adjusting to life on …

Introducing: Stranger Becomes Neighbor with Andrea Smardon

August 15th, 2023

12:37

Hey, Hope In Darkness host Becky Bruce writing here. KSL Podcasts is launching a new show called Stranger Becomes Neighbor - Afghan Arrivals. It’s a great series and I hope you’ll give it a listen. …

Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

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