Topic: Charles M Sennett

An investigation into the Ground Truth Project reveals its ties to Global Post and funding from major organizations like the Ford and Kaiser Family Foundations. The project aims to train a new generation of foreign correspondents but is scrutinized for its "media partners" including NPR, PBS, and RYOT News. The hosts describe RYOT News as a non-serious organization run by "hipsters."

Journalist Peter Theo Curtis is released by the Al-Nusra Front after two years of captivity, appearing in a press conference at the Golan Heights. The hosts note that Curtis worked for the Ground Truth Foundation, the same organization linked to James Foley. They highlight a series of coincidences where Ground Truth founder Charles M. Sennett was stationed in cities just prior to major terror attacks.