ordeal

Even though the goat tumbled around six feet, she emerged from the ordeal with only a nick on her elbow, Robertson said.

The ordeal, he says, now “smells like incompetence.”

Then it doesn’t, and we’re left trying to reconcile a legitimately gripping tale of one family’s ordeal with what we know about the suffering that’s occurred during the two years of war since.

As the second anniversary approaches, Mr Sharabi has told BBC News about his ordeal and what is motivating him to rebuild his life.

The two hosts, who have vocally supported each other through the respective ordeals on their shows, were now able to continue the mutual backing in full force, face-to-face.