KP Burke is joined by Derek Humphrey to talk about Doug Hegdal, who was a POW at the infamous Hanoi Hilton during Vietnam. His story of survival includes one of the best examples of "pulling a fast one" on his own captors.

Original Air Date: 11/20/25

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