Podcast Episodes

The Double Life of a Civil Rights Icon

Some of the most enduring photos of the civil rights movement were taken by Ernest Withers. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Withers earned the trust …

3 years, 2 months ago

Drilling Down on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

The United States has pledged to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, but Russia’s war in Ukraine set off a bonanza for liquefied natural gas, or LNG…

3 years, 2 months ago

‘Traitors Get Shot’

The bipartisan Congressional committee investigating the January 6th insurrection recommended that former president Donald Trump face criminal charge…

3 years, 2 months ago

A Young Doctor Reflects on COVID

The pandemic isn’t past tense. While COVID-19 vaccines have made it possible to gather with friends and hug loved ones again, the world is still livi…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Suspect Detective

In 2010, Milique Wagner was arrested for a murder he says he had nothing to do with. The night of the shooting, Wagner was picked up for questioning …

3 years, 3 months ago

No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground

The killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012 marked the beginning of a new chapter of the struggle for civil rights in America. A mostly White jury acquitte…

3 years, 3 months ago

The Bitter Work Behind Sugar

Sugar is a big part of Americans’ daily diet, but we rarely ask where that sweet cane comes from.  

In November, the United States announced that it …

3 years, 3 months ago

A Reckoning at Amazon

After years of growth, Amazon is now laying off thousands of employees. But with the holiday season underway, the company’s warehouse workers still h…

3 years, 3 months ago

How Democracy Survived the Midterm Elections

Reveal host Al Letson talks with leading academics and journalists to take the temperature of American democracy: What did we expect from the midterm…

3 years, 4 months ago

The City (Revealed)

Robin Amer of USA Today’s investigative podcast The City shares the story behind a massive illegal dump that appeared in Chicago’s North Lawndale nei…

3 years, 4 months ago