Podcast Episodes

Baseball Strikes Out

In the early 2000s, rampant steroid use across Major League Baseball became the biggest scandal in the sport’s history. But fans didn’t want to hear …

3 years, 6 months ago

Fighting Fire with Fire

Year after year, wildfires have swept through Northern California’s wine and dairy country, threatening the region’s famed agricultural businesses. .…

3 years, 7 months ago

Shooting in the Dark: Why Gun Reform Keeps Failing

As the nation reels from the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, we look at why efforts to enact comprehensive laws to red…

3 years, 7 months ago

‘Traitors Get Shot’

On Jan. 6, 2021, Jackson Reffitt watched the Capitol riot play out on TV from his family home in Texas. His father, Guy, had a much closer view. He w…

3 years, 7 months ago

A Reckoning at Amazon

The past few years have brought profits and growth to Amazon, but it’s come at a cost to many workers. Amazon warehouse employees are injured on the …

3 years, 7 months ago

Crossing the Line: The Fight Over Roe

As the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Florida is a case study in what can happen in states where abortion is easy to access. 

Flori…

3 years, 8 months ago

How a 7-Year Prison Sentence Turns Into Over 100

WBEZ reporter Shannon Heffernan brings us the story of Anthony Gay, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on a parole violation but ended up wit…

3 years, 8 months ago

My Neighbor, the Suspected War Criminal

This month, atrocities in Ukraine have triggered new allegations of war crimes. While people around the world call for accountability, we look into w…

3 years, 8 months ago

Handcuffed and Unhoused

Up and down the West Coast, cities are struggling with homelessness. Here's a hidden side: arrests. In Portland, Oregon, unhoused people made up at m…

3 years, 8 months ago

Losing Ground

In 2021, the Biden administration approved $4 billion in loan forgiveness for Black farmers and other farmers of color, as part of the $1.9 trillion …

3 years, 9 months ago