Podcast Episodes

A Midnight Phone Call. A Missing Movie. Decades of Questions.

Here at the Center for Investigative Reporting, we excel at finding things: government documents, contact information, the misdeeds people have tried to hide. It’s serious work that we use for seriou…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Al Letson at No Kings: Hope, Fury, and Inflatables

More To The Story: On October 18, roughly 2,700 No Kings demonstrations took place around the US. Organizers estimated that 7 million protesters came out to denounce what they described as America’s …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Exposing a Global Surveillance Empire

In June, a sharp-suited Austrian executive from a global surveillance company told a prospective client that he could “go to prison” for organizing the deal they were discussing. But the conversation…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

How a Climate Doomsayer Became an Unexpected Optimist

More To The Story: Bill McKibben isn’t known for his rosy outlook on climate change. Back in 1989, the environmentalist wrote The End of Nature, which is considered the first mainstream book warning …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Immigrants on the Line

Mackenson Remy didn’t plan to bypass security when he drove into the parking lot of a factory in Greeley, Colorado. He’d never been there before. All he knew was this place had jobs—lots of jobs. 

Rem…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Race to Stop AI’s Threats to Democracy

More To The Story: OpenAI became the world’s most valuable private company last week after a stock deal pushed the value of the artificial intelligence developer to $500 billion. But when OpenAI was …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 2

When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX imploded, customers around the world lost access to their money. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and sent to prison. But the story didn’t stop th…

Published on 3 months ago

So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.

More To The Story: The growth of crypto—decentralized digital currency that doesn’t rely on the backing of a bank or government—is one of the most transformative financial developments of the 21st ce…

Published on 3 months ago

The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 1

Sam Bankman-Fried was once called the “crypto king.” But in November 2022, his company, FTX, imploded within a matter of days. All around the world, customers of the cryptocurrency exchange were sudd…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Baltimore Mayor to Trump: Don’t Send Your Troops

More To The Story: When Brandon Scott took office in late 2020 as one of the youngest mayors in Baltimore’s history, he pledged to reduce the number of homicides and incidents of gun violence. That y…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago