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Podcast Description
The ProPublica Podcast is a weekly program featuring interviews with reporters and information about the latest investigations published by ProPublica.org. Produced by the nonprofit newsroom, the podcast will take listeners behind the scenes of their reporting to show how they obtained the story, what inspired the report and what’s the potential impact that could result from the investigation.
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Podcast: Fannie and Freddie’s Conflicted Role in the Housing Market | ProPublica’s Cora Currier joins the podcast this week to talk about Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and how both government-sponsored enterprises seem to be acting against the interests of homeowners. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast: SOPA Opera | Dan Nguyen joins the podcast this week to talk about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and his popular news application illustrating where members of Congress stand on the controversial bill. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast: The Data Behind Our Pardons Investigation | New data from ProPublica found that white criminals are four times as likely as minorities to receive a presidential pardon. Director of Computer-Assisted Reporting Jennifer LaFleur sits down with the podcast team to explain this racial disparity and the mysterious process of awarding pardons. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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26. The Shrouded Role of Special Interest Groups in Influencing Elections | This week, ProPublica’s Marian Wang and Lois Beckett discuss their respective reports on the Federal Election Commission and redistricting, and how these might determine our next elected representatives. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast: Why the TSA Continues to Rely on Controversial X-Ray Scanners | Reporter Michael Grabell joins the podcast this week to talk about airport X-ray scanners, and how the TSA is marching millions of passengers through these machines every year despite having a safer alternative against the potential health risks. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sebastian Rotella on the Alleged Iranian Terror Plot | In this week’s podcast, senior reporter Sebastian Rotella explains why the foiled Iranian plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador on U.S. soil was atypical of how the Quds Force normally operates, and how this case increases concerns about growing activity by Iran and Hezbollah in Latin America. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hidden Hands in Redistricting | Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson give us a glimpse into the world of redistricting and how corporations and other powerful interests are taking advantage of campaign finance laws to support their own agendas. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dollars for Docs Update | ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein, Tracy Weber and Dan Nguyen join the podcast this week to talk about their recently updated Dollars for Docs database – a project tracking big pharma’s payments to physicians. | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Podcast: Paul Steiger Discusses All Things ProPublica | Editor-in-chief and CEO Paul Steiger joins the podcast for the first time to talk about how ProPublica came to be and what we've accomplished in three short years. | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ProPublica Education Data Conference Call and Transcript | ProPublica’s Sharona Coutts, Jennifer LaFleur and Al Shaw discuss how you can use our ”Opportunity Gap” data to report on the quality of education in your area. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
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