Talk To Me

Apr 12 2023 369
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Talk to Me tells the inside story of how the field of hostage negotiations was created. In the wake of major 1970’s tragedies such as the Attica prison riot and the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, the NYPD realized there was an urgent need to develop a system for handling hostage incidents. With news archives and first-hand accounts from hostage team founders Frank Bolz and Harvey Schlossberg, we bring to life cases large and small to explore what worked—and what didn’t. The world’s first hostage negotiation team pioneered the use of psychology in saving lives and created a model that is still used around the world today. The series is written and narrated by Edward Conlon, a veteran South Bronx detective and New York Times bestselling author. An XG Productions Series.

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Bonus Episode

Apr 12 2023 37 mins  
In this bonus episode, the NYPD trains its first class of hostage negotiators since the beginning of the pandemic. To prepare for dealing with people on the worst day of their lives, the class begins with detectives sharing stories of their own hardships

Road To Nowhere Part 5

Apr 05 2023 19 mins  
In the season finale of "Talk to Me," hijacker Luis Robinson leads police on a high-speed chase through Kennedy airport. Negotiators still have to try to reach a man they can't even catch.

Road To Nowhere Part 4

Mar 29 2023 19 mins  
Hours into the bloody standoff at JFK Airport, there is finally a breakthrough: hijacker Luis Robinson agrees to talk with police. But hopes for a peaceful resolution prove premature

Road to Nowhere Part 3

Mar 22 2023 24 mins  
The Hostage Negotiation Team believed that the passage of time always worked in their favor---that the threat of violence diminished as the hours passed. But the hostage standoff at JFK Airport would put that belief to the test

Road to Nowhere Part 2

Mar 15 2023 26 mins  
With two dead and one wounded before negotiations have even begun, the 4th of July hostage crisis at JFK airport appears to be headed toward a disastrous conclusion

Road To Nowhere

Mar 08 2023 33 mins  
On the morning of a hot Fourth of July in 1977, Frank Bolz and the team negotiate with a man with an axe, holding a two-year-old hostage. They're getting ready to go home when another job comes in: a bus has been hijacked, and hostages have already been shot.

Talk Radio Part 5

Mar 01 2023 26 mins  
As the hours pass by, bank robber Cat Olson begins to realize that he's not the star of a movie. But he still can't make up his mind about how his story will end.

Talk Radio Part 4

Feb 22 2023 14 mins  
Bank robber Cat Olson is thrilled by his newfound celebrity until he is confronted by a voice from his past

Talk Radio Part 3

Feb 15 2023 16 mins  
A bank robber has his fifteen minutes of fame when he’s interviewed live on air by a DJ at his favorite radio station

Talk Radio Part 2

Feb 08 2023 21 mins  
Weeks after the classic hostage drama “Dog Day Afternoon” is released, it inspires a bank robbery in Greenwich Village