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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 1 – Full Transcript
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 married and spend his honeymoon. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 2 – Full Transcript
Thamara Holt searches for answers after her husband of just two weeks is arrested. After one of the longest days of their lives, Josh and Thamy wind up under interrogation at El Helicoide, an infamous Venezuelan prison. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 3 – Full Transcript
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 political and economic conditions in Venezuela that exacerbated the situation? -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 4 – Full Transcript
Thamy and Josh find themselves stripped of both dignity and basic human rights. At home, July 4th festivities are tinged with news of the Holts’ arrest. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 5 – Full Transcript
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 health crises to strike Josh Holt leaves him struggling, helpless and alone. A fellow inmate offers more context and perspective. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 6 – Full Transcript
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 cell phone becomes Josh's lifeline to his family. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 7 – Full Transcript
Josh and Thamy Holt continue to learn how to navigate life in a corrupt dictatorship – from which guards to bribe and how, to how to get along with their fellow inmates. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 8 – Full Transcript
The Holts work to get Thamy's daughters to the US. Josh and Thamy finally start getting regular "visits" from the outside world – but also become frustrated to their breaking point over their lost human rights. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 9 – Full Transcript
Health and prison conditions combine to sink Josh into his lowest point as a hostage of the Venezuelan government. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 10 – Full Transcript
We go in-depth on all the work behind the scenes to secure Josh and Thamy Holt's freedom – including never-before-heard details about the strange interplay of faith, legal, political and human rights activists. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 11 – Full Transcript
A riot erupts inside El Helicoide as tensions mount in Venezuela. Barricaded in his cell, Josh Holt sends a series of fearful videos begging for help from the United States. -
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Hope In Darkness – Ep. 12 – Full Transcript
The Holts arrive on US soil. Josh and Thamy meet the president and make the rounds on morning television. Adjusting to life on the outside requires more faith and hope than expected.
Writings
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Hope In Darkness
Josh Holt says he’s working to help two Americans held in Venezuela
A Utah man, Josh Holt, who spent nearly two years in the same Venezuela prison where two former Green Berets are being held, says he's trying to help them. -
Hope In Darkness
How Josh and Thamy Holt finally got freed from a Venezuela prison
To this day, the major players involved can't say exactly why Venezuela released Josh and Thamy Holt from prison, but they insist there was no deal made. -
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New details revealed in the prison riot that threatened the life of Josh Holt
The prison riot that threatened the life of Utahn Josh Holt exposed a sharp divide between political prisoners and common prisoners in Venezuela. -
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Hope In Darkness: Faith, serendipity important part of Josh Holt story
The way in which a Venezuelan-born Utah immigration attorney became involved in the Josh Holt case involves multiple leaps of faith. -
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Evolving strategy and inside connections contributed to the freedom of Josh Holt
The first shift in strategy for Josh and Thamy Holt came because of an important conversation with the warden at El Helicoide prison. It wasn't the last. -
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Meet the Senate staffer whose involvement changed everything for Josh Holt
A 2002 retreat in which a future Senate staffer shared a beer with the future president of Venezuela set the stage for the eventual freedom of Josh Holt. -
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Faith brought Josh Holt through his darkest hour inside El Helicoide prison
Without access to counseling or medication in prison, Josh Holt had no choice but to try to emerge from depression on his own -- clinging to his faith. -
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Getting his family to the US was a lengthy process for Josh Holt
"Hope In Darkness" delves into the behind-the-scenes work to get the Venezuelan family of Josh Holt safely to the United States after his arrest. -
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One of Venezuela’s most wanted helped Josh Holt survive prison
Josh Holt, a young man from Utah, learned how to survive in prison in part because of his friendship with his fellow inmates. -
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How Laurie Holt went from Mama Bear to unstoppable force
Every single person interviewed for Hope In Darkness described Laurie Holt as the driving factor that led to freedom for her son Josh and his wife Thamy.
