Podcast Episodes

The Militia and the Mole: How One Man Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias

Disgusted by Jan. 6, wilderness survival trainer John Williams set out on a two-year undercover operation. The one person he told was a ProPublica re…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Children of Dilley

ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped fr…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

“Eat What You Kill”: A Hospital Helped a Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients

Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Montana, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the …

5 months ago

Maylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl

Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but could not find it. Two te…

5 months, 1 week ago

A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.

In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

By Li…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the Environmental Protection Agenc…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fighting for Breath: How the FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk

Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of a critical drug. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name me…

6 months ago

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed awa…

6 months, 1 week ago

The Summer of Starvation

After the Trump administration cut off food aid from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as t…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disas…

6 months, 2 weeks ago