Podcast Episodes

From Nazis to Late Night: Why Free Speech Matters

In 1977, American Nazis fought for the right to march in Skokie, Illinois—a town filled with Holocaust survivors—and won. Nearly fifty years later, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for joke…

Published on 9 hours ago

Hunted From Above

What’s the scariest sound in a war zone? In Kherson, Ukraine, it isn’t artillery or fighter jets—it’s the faint buzz of a $200 quadcopter drone. In this episode of Rights & Wrongs, host Ngofeen Mputu…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Loaded Gun Recap: El Salvador, the Alien Enemies Act, and What Happened to Roger

Roger and Daniela arrived in the U.S. in January, conditionally approved as refugees. Hours later, she was deported. Roger  vanished. When Rights & Wrongs first aired this story in May, it traced how…

Published on 4 weeks ago

“Why Are You Gay?” -- From Viral Clip to State-Sanctioned Violence

In 2012, a Ugandan TV host asked trans activist Pepe Julian Onziema a now-infamous question: “Why are you gay?” The clip went viral, spawning internet fodder around the world – but behind the memes l…

Published on 3 months ago

From Mass Graves to Mass Incarceration: Recap

Last year, we told the story of how President Nayib Bukele came to power in El Salvador on a promise of ending gang violence. He succeeded, turning a state that was the world’s murder capital into on…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Duterte in the Dock: A Landmark Arrest

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office with a vow to eliminate illegal drugs. His “war on drugs” resulted in the brutal killing of between 12,000 and 30,000 people. Despite the inte…

Published on 4 months ago

One Authoritarian's Playbook

You’ve probably heard that authoritarianism is on the rise across the globe. Increasingly, countries are adopting policies that undermine democracy, reduce accountability, and erode civil liberties a…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Loaded Gun

Roger and his partner Daniela arrived in the U.S. in January,  conditionally approved as refugees by a US State Department-run program called the Safe Mobility Initiative. Hours later, she was deport…

Published on 5 months ago

Break the Chains

They’re chained to trees. Locked in sheds. Confined and forgotten — because they have a mental health condition. Across the globe, people with mental health conditions are shackled — hidden away, deh…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Shipbreaking Updated: The Most Dangerous Job in the World

Shipbreaking Updated: The Most Dangerous Job in the World 

In mid 2024, students in Bangladesh organized mass protests and brought down the repressive government of Sheikh Hasana.  The country is now…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago