Podcast Episodes

Under the Bridge, Over the Line

San Diego’s Barrio Logan is a place defined by both proximity and resistance — pressed against naval shipyards, fenced in by freeways, and crowned by the Coronado Bridge. For decades, the community h…

Published on 12 hours ago

Gabriel Sanchez on Georgia, Tex-Mex, and Representing a District Built on Defense Jobs

Season 11 Episode 3

When 27-year-old Gabriel Sanchez won his Democratic primary in Smyrna, Georgia — home to a massive Lockheed Martin plant — few expected an outspoken anti-war socialist to carry a district built on de…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Taser Town

Season 11 Episode 2

When a 77-year-old Vietnam vet and former city councilman takes on a luxury apartment development in Scottsdale, Arizona, it sounds like classic NIMBY politics. But this fight isn’t just about height…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Big Promises, Small Print

Season 11 Episode 1

Why do local governments keep handing out tax breaks to defense contractors… even when the promised jobs don’t materialize? In the first episode of our new season, reporter Taylor Barnes takes us dee…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Trailer: MIC Drop

Across the country — from DC to Los Angeles to Chicago — the military is more visible in daily life than it’s been in years. But behind the boots on the ground lies a much bigger system. One that put…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MAGA, Mahmoud Khalil, and the War for Free Speech on Campus

Season 10 Episode 7

Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Palestinian rights at Columbia University when the Syrian-born refugee refused to wear a mask and negotiated on behalf of the encampment with the University administ…

Published on 7 months ago

Hit Print for War

Season 10 Episode 6

If you live in the US, buying a gun can be as easy as going to Walmart. In countries with strict gun laws, such as most of Europe or Australia, you need a little more ingenuity. Although not that muc…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

It’s All an Illusion

Season 10 Episode 5

Nearly everyone has played dress up at some point in their lives, whether putting on mom or dad’s clothes as kids, for Halloween, as their favorite Marvel character at ComicCon… or even, maybe, as a …

Published on 8 months ago

A Walkman and a Wire

Season 10 Episode 4

Initially assigned to $100 million bank failure investigations, Mike German’s FBI career took a pivotal turn in 1992, when he went undercover to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups in LA. The years that follo…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pardon Me? Pardon You

Season 10 Episode 3

True to his promise, on the first day of Donald Trump’s second term as president, he pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — an event ma…

Published on 9 months ago