Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBringing News Inside Prisons with Lawrence Bartley
Lawrence Bartley was just 17-years-old when he was charged and sentenced to 27 years to life following a movie theater shoot-out. Gunfire erupted aft…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Art of Filmmaking with Alex Gibney
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has more than 100 credits as a producer, director and writer. Throughout his storied career, he’s been the drivin…
4 years, 4 months ago
From Refugee to Congresswoman with Ilhan Omar
Representative Ilhan Omar was just eight years old when her life turned upside down. After an armed compound attack, her family fled Mogadishu, and u…
4 years, 4 months ago
‘The Loneliest Americans’ with Jay Caspian Kang
The Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965 lifted a century of restrictions against Asian immigration to the United States. And while not necessarily ap…
4 years, 4 months ago
Climate, Weather and Trust with Al Roker
TV weathermen often show up as among the most trusted members of the media and almost no one on earth is as good at it or as well-known as Al Roker. …
4 years, 4 months ago
The Race to Become Socialist Mayor of Buffalo with India Walton
39-year-old India Walton found herself thrust into the national spotlight when she defeated four-term incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the June…
4 years, 5 months ago
‘The Invisible Child’ with Andrea Elliott
Life has been anything but easy for 20-year-old Dasani Coates. Named after the bottled water that signaled Brooklyn’s gentrification, her story has b…
4 years, 5 months ago
Inside China's High-Tech Penal Colony with Darren Byler
Since 2017, a high-tech form of colonization has been rapidly growing in Xinjiang, China. As many as 1.5 million Muslim Uyghurs have vanished into hi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Who was Marquis de Lafayette? with Mike Duncan
Time for a fun one, America's favorite fighting Frenchman. You may have seen streets, parks, and subway stations that include the name Lafayette, but…
4 years, 5 months ago
‘Dirty Work’ with Eyal Press
Note: Some listeners may find the sensitive content discussed in this episode disturbing. Who is complicit in some of society’s dirtiest work? If you…
4 years, 6 months ago