Podcast Episodes

How Police Guns End Up in the Hands of Criminals

When the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department in California wanted to purchase new firearms, it sold its used ones to help cover the cost. The old …

1 year, 8 months ago

In Bondage to the Law

On a summer night in 1995, a sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in a hotel parking lot in Birmingham, Alabama. When investigators arrived at the sc…

1 year, 8 months ago

40 Acres and a Lie Part 3

The loss of land for Black Americans started with the government’s betrayal of its 40 acres and a mule promise – and it has continued for decades. 

To…

1 year, 8 months ago

40 Acres and a Lie Part 2

Skidaway Island, Georgia, is home today to a luxurious community that the mostly White residents consider paradise: waterfront views, live oaks and m…

1 year, 8 months ago

40 Acres and a Lie Part 1

Our historical investigation found 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land – only to see it returned to their enslavers.

Patricia …

1 year, 9 months ago

A Battle Over Preserving the Lakota Language

Many Lakota people agree it's imperative to revitalize their language, which has declined to fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers, according to some esti…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Great Arizona Water Grab

For years, a Saudi-owned hay farm has been using massive amounts of water in the middle of the Arizona desert and exporting the hay back to Saudi Ara…

1 year, 9 months ago

40 Acres and a Lie Trailer

Our new three-part series launches June 15th, exploring the legacy of America’s broken promise to formerly enslaved Black people.

1 year, 9 months ago

Sunblocked: Resistance to Solar in Farm Country

Bill and Nancy Rasweiler thought they were making a smart decision when they decided to lease their land to Shepherd’s Run, a large-scale solar proje…

1 year, 9 months ago

Not All Votes Are Created Equal

As any schoolkid might tell you, U.S. elections are based on a bedrock principle: one person, one vote. Simple as that. Each vote carries the same we…

1 year, 9 months ago