Reveal
By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX
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The official free download of the award-winning radio program “Reveal,” produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. Hidden stories, uncovered – that's what this show is about. It takes you deep inside stories that impact your world, revealing injustice and holding the powerful accountable. The first-of-its-kind investigative program on public radio, "Reveal" is hosted by Al Letson and updated regularly.
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CleanWhen They Took My Son | A 6-year-old child sleeps in a vacant office building, surrounded by strangers. An infant is taken from his breastfeeding mother. We examine the stories of two families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border and how what happened to them matches up with wh | 9/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanComing Soon: When They Took My Son | At 7 years old, Wilson was taken from his mother as part of the Trump administration’s policy of family separation this summer. Our next show tells you what happened to him. | 9/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNever Meet Your (Super) Heroes | There’s a new battlefield in the culture wars: comic books. The alt-right now has gotten in the business, led by a buxom, Confederate flag-waving superhero named Rebel and a white vigilante who turns immigrants over to ICE. | 9/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMisconceptions (rebroadcast) | Desperate to have a child, a couple puts its trust in a fertility clinic that promises more than it can deliver. From reporter Jonathan Jones and Reveal’s Bernice Yeung and Emily Harris. | 9/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Messy Truth About Victim Compensation | Victim compensation funds are supposed to help victims of crime cover lost wages or funeral expenses. But Reveal teamed up with The Marshall Project and discovered that in some states, African Americans are disproportionately hurt by rules on how that m | 9/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFlood Thy Neighbor | Some people who live along the Mississippi River are willing to do anything to keep their homes and farms safe from flooding – even if it means inundating their own neighbors. This week, we team up with ProPublica to investigate how rising waters have | 9/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Bernie Made Off: Are we safe from the next Ponzi scheme? (rebroadcast) | Bernard Madoff may be a fading memory from the past, but for reporter Steve Fishman, the fallen financier’s story holds lessons for today. Madoff masterminded one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history, duping thousands of investors out of tens of bi | 8/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAcross the Desert and the Sea (rebroadcast) | African migrants fleeing persecution or seeking opportunity often end up in Libya, where they are tortured and trafficked. Many try to escape to Europe, only to be intercepted at sea and returned to Libya. On this episode of Reveal, we bring you one rep | 8/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNo place to run (rebroadcast) | In Texas, the foster care system is failing the vulnerable children it’s meant to protect, leaving many without a safe place to live. Foster children often end up on the streets or in jail, which is one of the few places where they can receive treatme | 8/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrapped: Abuse and Neglect in Private Care | Deep in the backroads of central Florida, hidden between trees dripping with Spanish moss, sits the campus of an infamous center for the developmentally disabled. Its story shows what can happen when families have nowhere else to find care for their lov | 8/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTake No Prisoners: Inside a WWII American War Crime | Nearly three-quarters of a century after the close of World War II, we investigate what U.S. leaders knew about an American war crime: the murder of dozens of German soldiers in the Belgian town of Chenogne. | 7/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPoisoned, Ignored and Evicted: The Perils of Living With Lead (rebroadcast) | The toxic water of Flint, Michigan, reminded us that lead is a persistent poison. Reveal investigates the lurking threat of lead from the dust of urban demolitions to the wilds of Wyoming. Hear how contractors help one another cut corners on demolitio | 7/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBehind Trump's Energy Dominance | President Donald Trump has pledged allegiance to what he calls America’s “energy dominance.” This is good news for the oil and gas industry. We examine what this means for Alaskan villagers coping with climate change, Native American artifacts in | 7/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFamilies Splintered Apart, by Government and by Storms | We continue our ongoing investigation into what happens to immigrant children after they’re detained by the U.S. government. Then, we travel to the Gulf Coast to learn why last year was the costliest hurricane season on record. | 7/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHunting the Ghost Fleet | We hike through the jungles of El Salvador to find an elusive fleet of shark-fishing boats that are implicated in overfishing and possible human trafficking. And we investigate a U.S.-based seafood company that purports to be a model of sustainability. | 6/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAl Letson Reveals: Pussy Riot | Masha Alyokhina, a founding member of the Russian feminist punk rock collective Pussy Riot, challenged Vladimir Putin with art. She paid with time in prison. Reveal host Al Letson talks with Alyokhina about standing up to authoritarianism and the campai | 6/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRipped Apart: Families Separated at the Border | President Donald Trump said he was ending family separation at the border this week. But we’ve stayed on the story, investigating the issues that remain: children being drugged at migrant shelters, asylum-seekers being denied at ports of entry and the | 6/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLosing ground (rebroadcast) | In 1996, Eddie Wise, the son of a sharecropper, purchased a farm with a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Twenty years later, the USDA foreclosed on the property and evicted him. Reveal investigates his claim that he was discriminated agains | 6/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReveal Answers Your Questions About Immigration | Last time we did a show about U.S. immigration policies, listeners texted us hundreds of questions. This week, we answer your questions about immigration. | 6/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitCops on a Crime Spree | They belonged to an elite police task force charged with getting guns off Baltimore’s streets. Instead, the plainclothes cops roamed the city, robbing people on the street, breaking into homes to steal money, drugs or guns and planting evidence on the | 6/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInside a Rehab Empire | Reveal reporters Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter have been uncovering the ways that some drug rehabs exploit their desperate clients. In this episode, they describe to host Al Letson the shocking things they found at one rehab in the mountains of N | 5/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat cops aren't learning (rebroadcast) | Some police departments are embracing a set of tactics designed to reduce the use of force – and prevent police shootings. Rather than rushing in aggressively, officers back off, wait out people in crisis and use words instead of weapons. But this t | 5/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAcross the Desert and the Sea | African migrants fleeing persecution or seeking opportunity often end up in Libya, where they are tortured and trafficked. Many try to escape to Europe, only to be intercepted at sea and returned to Libya. On this episode of Reveal, | 5/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanReveal Presents: The View from Room 205 | In 2014, WBEZ Chicago reporter Linda Lutton followed a class of fourth-graders at William Penn Elementary School on Chicago’s West Side. She wanted to explore a big idea that’s at the heart of the American dream: Can public schools be the great equa | 5/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMore to the Story: Wildfires | Reveal revisits our investigation into California’s deadliest wildfires. Last October, more than 170 fires ripped across Northern California, burning more than 9,000 buildings, causing millions of dollars in damage and killing 44 people. | 5/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMore to the Story: Redlining | Reveal digs deep – and gets results. By mining data from 31 million records, we discovered a pattern of routine mortgage loan denials to applicants of color in more than 60 U.S. metropolitan areas. Our story led to attorneys generals’ investigations | 5/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInstitutions of Higher Earning (rebroadcast) | Across the country, universities are being criticized over issues of money: from how they spend their endowments, to how they raise tuition, to how they award financial aid. Many students are feeling the pinch. | 4/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTrumping Hate | There’s been a lot of conversation about whether Donald Trump has inspired a new wave of hate in America. Reveal reporter Will Carless set out to understand the president’s role in hundreds of hate incidents across the country, | 4/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTesla and Beyond: Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley | Tech companies in Silicon Valley are under the microscope for not living up to their idealistic pledges to save the world. On this week’s episode of Reveal, we investigate companies on the cutting edge that are struggling to solve some old-fashioned p | 4/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrump’s Mystery Mansion | In 2008, a small-time scam artist transferred a Beverly Hills mansion to Donald Trump for $0. Reveal reporters Lance Williams and Matt Smith tried to figure out why. The people involved in the deal say it was all a mistake. | 4/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChecking into President Trump’s Washington DC Hotel | In 2016, the Justice Department alleged that Malaysian officials stole billions of dollars from their people and funneled some of it through the United States. Reveal teamed up with Washington D.C.’s public radio station, WAMU, | 4/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFull of Lead: How Bullets are Poisoning Eagles | Lead – the toxic metal used for years in paint, plumbing, mining and more – still poisons people in all kinds of ways. Lead also kills wildlife when animals scavenge carcasses shot with lead bullets and left behind by hunters. | 4/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPoisoned, ignored and evicted: The perils of living with lead | The toxic water of Flint, Michigan, reminded us that lead is a very persistent poison. This week, Reveal investigates the lurking threat of lead from the dust of urban demolitions to the wilds of Wyoming. Hear how contractors help one another cut corne. | 3/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhere criminals get their guns | Across the country, criminals are arming themselves in unexpected ways. In Florida, they’re stealing guns from unlocked cars and gun stores. In other places, they’re getting them from the police themselves, | 3/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe kids aren’t all right | Federal law requires colleges and universities to track and disclose sexual assaults on campus. It’s different for kindergarten through 12th grade, where there are no similar requirements for cases involving assaults between students. In elementary, | 3/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuilt to Burn | Last year, California had its deadliest and most destructive wildfire season in recorded history. No fire killed more people or burned down more buildings than the Tubbs Fire. Reveal investigates what made the Tubbs Fire so devastating by delving into . | 3/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWarning System Down: California’s Deadliest Fires | Wildfires raged across Northern California in October, burning through the state’s famed Napa and Sonoma wine regions. In all, more than 170 blazes ripped across an area the size of Maryland and Delaware combined. | 3/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 38 | CleanVideoVideo: Atomic vets | Hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans took part in nuclear tests after World War II, and into the Cold War. Many of these vets suffer long-term health issues including lung problems and cancer, and many haven’t received compensation for their i | 3/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeja Nuke: Return of the Nuclear Threat | With the threat of nuclear war once again a part of the national conversation, Reveal looks at nuclear threats both foreign and domestic. This episode takes listeners to Iran and finds out what life is actually like inside North Korea. | 3/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMy Town, Chi-Town | Chicago is experiencing a reversal of the great migration that propelled African Americans northward in search of opportunity in the first half of the 20th century. Since 2000, a quarter-million black Chicagoans have left. | 2/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe red line: Racial disparities in lending | It’s been 10 years since the great housing bust and lending is back. Not everyone is getting a fair shot at getting a loan. In dozens of cities across the country, lenders are more likely to deny loans to applicants of color than white ones – even w | 2/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDropped and dismissed: Child sex abuse lost in the system | The scandal around USA Gymnastics and former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar is shining a spotlight on the sexual abuse of young athletes. This week, Reveal revisits the story of a woman who decides to confront the coach she says abused her decades ea. | 2/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHow Bernie Made Off: Are we safe from the next Ponzi scheme? | Bernard Madoff may be a fading memory from the past, but for reporter Steve Fishman, the fallen financier’s story holds lessons for today. Madoff masterminded one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history, duping thousands of investors out of tens of bi | 2/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanToo Many Pills | On Reveal, we share how the government failed to stop the opioid epidemic. A Washington Post/60 Minutes partnership with Reveal tells the story of how a DEA insider and his team of lawyers and investigators tried to stop drug distribution companies fro. | 1/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean#MeToo: Rape on the Night Shift | The #MeToo movement has swept from Hollywood to Capitol Hill. The careers of powerful men ended as women spoke out against workplace harassment and assault. On this episode of Reveal, we look at what happens when the people involved aren’t celebriti | 1/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe mystery of Mountain Jane Doe | Investigators dig up an unidentified murder victim, 45 years after she was buried, in an attempt to give her back her name. The exhumation leads to a series of unexpected revelations about who she was and why she may have been killed. | 1/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 47 | CleanVideoVideo: Fought for, Forgotten | This short film was produced by the Glassbreaker Films team at The Center for Investigative Reporting. Glassbreaker Films is an all-female group of filmmakers working to promote gender parity in investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking. | 1/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Tide is High | The damage inflicted on the United States by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria will likely make the 2017 hurricane season the costliest in our history. But what is the government doing to prepare for the storms yet to come. In this hour, | 1/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA Revealing Year | Reveal has had a busy year – our team has chased stories from Oklahoma to Bermuda. We exposed a rehab program that provides labor at a chicken processing plant that’s been called a slave camp and followed the money trail of the Paradise Papers, | 12/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFire and Justice | In 1988, two powerful explosions shook Kansas City, Missouri, killing six firefighters. Nine years later, five people were convicted of arson and sent to prison for life – but were they innocent? Reveal investigates problems in the case and whether fe | 12/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks | Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. elections seems to yield a new bombshell every week. Amid such high-profile revelations, we revisit a decades-old story that echoes to this day among the powerful in the | 12/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInstitutions of Higher Earning | Across the country, universities are being criticized over issues of money: from how they spend their endowments, to how they raise tuition, to how they award financial aid. Many students are feeling the pinch. | 12/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 53 | CleanVideoVideo: Based on a True Story | This short film was produced by the Glassbreaker Films team at The Center for Investigative Reporting. Glassbreaker Films is an all-female group of filmmakers working to promote gender parity in investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking. | 12/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhere criminals get their guns | Across the country, criminals are arming themselves in unexpected ways. In Florida, they’re stealing guns from unlocked cars and gun stores. In other places, they’re getting them from the police themselves, | 12/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 55 | CleanVideoVideo: Until Something is Done | This short film was produced by the Glassbreaker Films team at The Center for Investigative Reporting. Glassbreaker Films is an all-female group of filmmakers working to promote gender parity in investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking. | 11/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHer own devices: Is a contraceptive implant making us sick? | In Texas, women with limited access to abortions are traveling across the border to find a drug that will induce miscarriages. In Mississippi, anti-abortion groups are opening crisis pregnancy centers across from abortion clinics to persuade women to k. | 11/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPizzagate: A slice of fake news | On this episode of Reveal, we look at #Pizzagate. This story takes us into the world of right-wing Twitter trolls, pro-Trump political operatives and fake-news profiteers from St. Louis to Macedonia. Reveal unravels how this conspiracy theory spread an. | 11/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 58 | CleanVideoVideo: Grieving in a Fishbowl | This short film was produced by the Glassbreaker Films team at The Center for Investigative Reporting. Glassbreaker Films is an all-female group of filmmakers working to promote gender parity in investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking. | 11/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLosing ground | In 1996, Eddie Wise, the son of a sharecropper, purchased a farm with a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Twenty years later, the USDA foreclosed on the property and evicted him. Reveal investigates his claim that he was discriminated again. | 11/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Paradise Papers | Remember the Panama Papers? It was a massive 2015 document leak that exposed a system in which offshore companies enable crime and corruption. The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that followed, led by The International Consortium of Investigative . | 11/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 61 | CleanVideoA Divided Road | Shortly after President Donald Trump’s election, two friends, Lauren and Martina, decided to provide free legal aid to people living in the country without permission. They left their home in New York and traveled across the country by van to meet peo | 11/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown | Beyond the planned border wall and limits on new refugees, the federal government wants tighter restrictions on immigration to this country. On this episode of Reveal, we examine efforts throughout the U.S. to deport migrants faster, | 10/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHeroin Diaries | On this special episode of Reveal, reporter Jack Rodolico in partnership with New Hampshire Public Radio brings us an intimate look at the people affected by the opioid epidemic. On May 22, 2015, Daniel Couzins died of a fentanyl overdose at 31. | 10/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanToo Many Pills | On Reveal, we share how the government failed to stop the flow of millions and millions of pills that fuelled the national painkiller epidemic. A Washington Post/60 Minutes partnership with Reveal tells the story of a DEA insider who tried to stop drug. | 10/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 65 | CleanVideoRecovering from Rehab | In 2010, Brad McGahey was sentenced to a year in prison for buying a stolen horse trailer. But when he went before a judge, he was told he was going to carry out his sentence by working instead, through a program called CAAIR, | 10/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAccess Denied: The Fight for Public Education | Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants parents to have the ultimate choice of where their children go to school – public or private – and taxpayers to make it possible. This week, Reveal examines how DeVos might funnel federal education dollars towar | 10/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAl Letson Reveals: The fight to end affirmative action in higher education | President Trump’s Department of Justice is investigating claims that Harvard is discriminating against Asian American students in its admissions program. Harvard has been accused of capping the number of Asian American students to make room for other | 10/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAll work. No pay. Life at a rehab work camp. | Desperate to reduce crowding in jails and prisons, court systems all over the country are trying diversion – alternatives to putting offenders behind bars. On today’s Reveal, we peek behind the good intentions and uneven results. | 10/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 69 | CleanVideoBefore Prison | In 2013, Robyn Allen received a 20-year sentence for trafficking in illegal drugs. She says she sold methamphetamine to support her family after a back injury left her without work. But the reasons Allen started using the drug run much deeper. | 10/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDoes the Time Fit the Crime? | The number of women in U.S. prisons and jails has increased more than 700 percent since 1980. And for 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in locking up women. This week on Reveal, we look at the causes behind this spike. To explore more reporting, | 9/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitStreet fight: A new wave of political violence | A few weeks ago, Reveal host Al Letson jumped in to protect someone who was being attacked by counter-protesters in Berkeley, California. We found the man behind the attack. He says he’s a member of antifa and is taking the fight to white nationalists | 9/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe rise of the new German right | In just a few days, Germans will go to the polls to vote for a new government in an election that feels strangely familiar. For decades, Germany’s elections have been subdued and predictable, but this campaign cycle has seen a rise of fake news, | 9/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRunning from cops | In cities across America, black men are on the run. On April 4, 2015, in South Carolina, Walter Scott was killed while running away from a police officer. Eight days later, Freddie Gray ran from police in Baltimore. | 9/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe perfect storm | Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented rain and destruction to Houston, and it likely will take years for the city to recover. In the aftermath of the storm, we get an eyewitness account of what residents are experiencing from Reveal’s Neena Satija. | 9/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRise of a movement | While covering Sunday’s “Rally Against Hate” in Berkeley, California, today, Reveal host Al Letson witnessed a man being attacked by a group of protesters. The man was balled up on the ground, fending off blows from several people. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFollow the money: Citizen sleuths investigate | How much is President Donald Trump worth? And is he or anyone in his administration profiting from their positions? Reveal is teaming up with the Center for Public Integrity to investigate those questions. We’ve created a database listing all the asse | 8/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHate on the march: white nationalism in the Trump era | In the wake of the protests by neo-Nazis and white supremacists that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Donald Trump has come under fire for not immediately and clearly condemning American racists. It’s not the first time. | 8/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe mystery of Mountain Jane Doe | Investigators dig up an unidentified murder victim, 45 years after she was buried, in an attempt to give her back her name. The exhumation leads to a series of unexpected revelations about who she was and why she may have been killed. | 8/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitNo country for sanctuary seekers | President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw federal money from jurisdictions that do not help immigration agents find and deport people living illegally in this country. This week, we look into places that offer sanctuary to those immigrants – and | 8/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHer own devices: Is a contraceptive implant making us sick? | In Texas, women with limited access to abortions are traveling across the border to find a drug that will induce miscarriages. In Mississippi, anti-abortion groups are opening crisis pregnancy centers across from abortion clinics to persuade women to k. | 7/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDeadly waters | The U.S. Navy spends tens of billions of dollars each year building and repairing ships. But how safe are the shipyards where that work is done? Reveal investigates how lax safety has been allowed to persist at shipyards that thrive on military contrac. | 7/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNo where to run | In Texas, the foster care system is failing the vulnerable children it’s meant to protect, leaving them without a safe place to live. Many end up on the streets or in jail, which is one of the few places where they can receive treatment services. | 7/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAl Letson Reveals: Roger Stone | President Donald Trump has been in office for six months. On this week’s podcast special, Reveal host Al Letson speaks with someone who helped get him there – Roger Stone. Stone is a former campaign adviser to Trump and helped set the tone of the 20 | 7/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe smuggler | In 2015 French radio reporter Raphael Krafft was covering the refugee crisis. Then one day, one refugee asked for his help. Raphael followed his moral compass… which led him on the journey of a lifetime. To explore more reporting, visit revealnews. | 7/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLosing ground | In 1996, Eddie Wise, the son of a sharecropper, purchased a farm with a loan from the USDA. Twenty years later, the USDA foreclosed on the property and evicted him. Reveal investigates his claim that he was discriminated against because of his race. | 6/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTrial and terror | President Donald Trump has used the threat of foreign-born terrorists to justify his travel ban – but since 9/11, nearly every terrorist attack in the United States has come from within. On this episode of Reveal, | 6/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAmerica’s ring of fire | Last fall, Reveal reporters predicted that wildfires would spread to new parts of the country, and to more densely populated areas. Now, we revisit that hour with a new story about Kansas, a state that’s battling not only wildfires, | 6/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAfter the bubble burst | America’s housing bust created both winners and losers – and homeowners have been the biggest losers. Last year, the rate of homeownership in the U.S. hit its lowest point since the 1960s. So who are the winners? | 6/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 89 | CleanVideoIs Egg Donation Safe? | Dr. Jennifer Schneider lost her 31-year-old daughter, Jessica Wing, to colon cancer in 2003. To this day, Schneider wonders whether there was a link between her daughter being a three-time egg donor and her diagnosis the tumors that were eventually fo | 6/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMisconceptions | This week, we’re trying an experiment that will give you a little something extra while you’re listening. To get started text “Hey Al” to 202-873-8325. The world’s first “test tube baby” turns 40 next year. As she’s grown up, | 6/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe kids aren’t all right | Federal law requires colleges and universities to track and disclose sexual assaults on campus. It’s different for kindergarten through 12th grade, where there are no similar requirements for cases involving assaults between students. In elementary, | 5/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe man inside: Four months as a prison guard | The government’s back in business with private prisons. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reversed the Obama-era decision to phase out federal use of corporate-run prisons. On this episode, Reveal revisits an hour with Mother Jones reporter Shane Bau | 5/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 93 | CleanVideoVideo: One year at Standing Rock | Jasilyn Charger was one of the first people to set up camp at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in April 2016. Along with youth from neighboring tribes, the then-19-year-old helped raise awareness about construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline by s. | 5/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStanding Rock and beyond | The oil protests at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation drew national attention. On Reveal, we team up with Inside Energy to go behind the scenes and meet the young people who started the fight. This upcoming hour looks at how those protests put at-ris. | 5/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat cops aren’t learning | Some police departments are embracing a set of tactics designed to reduce the use of force – and prevent police shootings. Rather than rushing in aggressively, officers back off, wait out people in crisis and use words instead of weapons. | 5/5/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRunning from cops | In cities across America, black men are on the run. On April 4, 2015, in South Carolina, Walter Scott was killed while running away from a police officer. Eight days later, Freddie Gray ran from police in Baltimore. | 4/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRussia’s new scapegoats | In light of recent reports about Chechnya’s anti-gay kidnappings, torture and killings, Reveal revisits stories that expose what it’s like to be gay in Russia. Right now, hateful rhetoric against the LGBT community appears on a daily basis on Russia | 4/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanToxic burden | At a time when environmental protections are under more threats than ever, Reveal visits minority communities facing toxic burdens. Head over to revealnews.org for more of our reporting. Follow us on Facebook at fb. | 4/14/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAl Letson Reveals: The color of feminism | From women’s 19th-century fight for the right to vote to the Women’s March this year, racism has affected feminist movements. In this podcast special, Al Letson recalls the #BlackWomenAtWork stories that went viral recently and talks with Kimberly F | 4/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIf you can’t afford a lawyer | If you can’t afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you – that’s how it’s supposed to work. But in New Orleans, the lawyer in charge of representing poor people accused of crimes is saying no. His office doesn’t have enough money or time to | 4/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe mystery of Mountain Jane Doe | Investigators dig up an unidentified murder victim, 45 years after she was buried, in an attempt to give her back her name. The exhumation leads to a series of unexpected revelations about who she was and why she may have been killed. | 3/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAgainst their will | Powered by the internet, the sex trade is reaching into all corners of the country. Reveal follows up on what’s happened since we first took you inside the hidden places – real and virtual – where people are exploited for sex. | 3/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAl Letson Reveals: Former NATO official imagines war with Russia | Since President Donald Trump took office, we’ve heard plenty about Russia. Some have said tensions with the country could lead to conflict – even another world war. In this podcast special, Al Letson talks to former top NATO commander Richard Shirre | 3/22/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRichard Spencer’s cotton farms | On this episode of Reveal, three stories of men are at the center of controversy. He’s been punched on the streets of Washington, D.C., and kicked out of a major conservative political gathering, and yet white nationalist Richard Spencer has left M | 3/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe smuggler | In 2015, French radio reporter Raphael Krafft was covering the refugee crisis. On the border with Italy, he met desperate families turned away by his country. Then one family asked Krafft for his help crossing the border. As a journalist, | 3/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAl Letson Reveals: Sebastian Gorka on America | This week, Reveal host Al Letson speaks to Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump. Usually, Gorka is sent out by the White House to discuss threats outside the U.S. In this special podcast, he and Al discuss domestic issues. | 3/8/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUp against the wall | President Donald Trump wants to build a wall between America and Mexico. Hundreds of miles of border fence are already in place, but most of the nearly 2,000-mile stretch is uncovered. This episode of Reveal explores the political, | 3/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAl Letson Reveals: Vicente Fox on Trump’s wall | Many people have strong feelings about President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is among the most outspoken. In this podcast special, host Al Letson digs into whether Fox doesn’ | 3/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe religious freedom loophole | America was built on the idea of protecting religious liberty. But what happens when religious groups take advantage of these special freedoms to make money, skirt rules or hurt children? We revisit an hour of Reveal that explores the tricky territory . | 2/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSchool haze | Across the country, thousands of public schools are within 500 feet of pollution-choked roads like highways and truck routes. Next time on Reveal, we investigate the high levels of exhaust surrounding U.S. schools and how the bad air is affecting the m. | 2/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDeadly waters | The U.S. Navy spends tens of billions of dollars each year building and repairing ships. But how safe are the shipyards where that work is done? Reveal investigates how lax safety has been allowed to persist at shipyards that thrive on military contrac. | 2/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTrial by fire | In 1988, two powerful explosions shook Kansas City, Missouri, killing six firefighters. Nine years later, five people were convicted of arson and sent to prison for life – but were they innocent? Reveal investigates problems in the case and whether fe | 2/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSplit down the middle | At a time when Donald Trump is assuming leadership of a divided nation, Reveal heads to Jacksonville, Florida, one of the most divided cities in America. We look at policing, immigration, education and other issues through the eyes of people with very . | 1/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDropped and dismissed: Child sex abuse lost in the system | This week, Reveal revisits the story of a woman who decides to confront the man she says abused her decades earlier. Reporter Tennessee Watson was sexually abused by her gymnastics coach when she was a kid. Over 25 years later, | 1/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWater wars | Next to the air we breathe, it’s the planet’s most precious resource: fresh water. And it’s disappearing. The world’s largest food company describes the lack of water as a looming catastrophe that is expected to play out in the coming decades. | 1/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAmerica’s digital dumping ground | You got that new computer or phone you wanted for the holidays – but what happens to your old gadgets? They might not end up where you expect. Next time on Reveal, environmentalists follow the global trail of America’s electronic castoffs. | 1/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe year in Reveal | This year on Reveal, we’ve dug into issues that affect people’s lives across the country. We told stories about worker abuse, toxic schools, women’s sports and private prisons. So we decided to round out this season with something different: This | 12/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks | Our holiday gift to you is a story we first brought you back in May. It touches on corrupt politicians and keeping the public in the dark. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with this year’s election. In fact, | 12/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTurbulent times, turbulent skies | On this episode of Reveal, we explore the backstory of Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon. Plus, just in time for the holidays, we take a look at some real travel nightmares and the airlines that cause them. | 12/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSecrets of the Watchtower | For the past two years, Reveal reporter Trey Bundy has been uncovering how the Jehovah’s Witnesses hide sexual abuse in their congregations – in fact, it’s official policy. The religion’s leaders have been going to extreme lengths to keep the de | 12/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanIf you can’t afford a lawyer | If you can’t afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you – that’s how it’s supposed to work. But in New Orleans, the lawyer in charge of representing poor people accused of crimes is saying no. His office doesn’t have enough money or time to | 12/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA welfare check | This week, Reveal’s bringing you an episode we first aired this summer. With Republicans in full control of the Federal government, there’s a good chance Welfare Reform will be an issue they may take on. So in anticipation of that, | 11/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGlare of the spotlight | In this hour of Reveal, we’re going to revisit an Oscar-winning movie about The Boston Globe’s investigative team that exposed the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal: “Spotlight.” We’ll take you behind the scenes of that investigation, | 11/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe secret Trump voter | How did everyone miss the Donald Trump supporters who were hiding in plain sight? On Reveal, we’ll learn why they kept a low profile – until Election Day that is – and hear what they have to say now that their candidate is headed for the White Hou | 11/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA frank conversation with a white nationalist | This week, Reveal’s been working on a show about – what else – the election. But first you need to hear this: Our host Al Letson spoke with Richard Spencer the day after the election. Like many people, Spencer was both thrilled and surprised that | 11/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHost of problems | Au pair is a French term meaning “on par with,” a relationship of equals. Every year, thousands of young people travel to the United States as au pairs to provide child care for American “host families” while experiencing a new culture. | 11/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnd justice for some | Unless you’ve been caught up in the justice system, most Americans’ understanding of courts comes from what you see on TV. In popular dramas like “Law & Order,” everyone gets a lawyer, the crime is solved in a neat and timely way, | 10/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitHow to (really) steal an election | With the presidential race in the homestretch, it seems like we hear talk about rigged elections and threats of cyberattacks just about every week. So, how safe are our votes? Is it possible to steal an American election? | 10/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Billion-dollar scam | This week, we’re revisiting California’s workers’ compensation program that covers 15 million workers across the state. Reporter Christina Jewett discovered serious fraud in the system after reviewing thousands of documents. | 10/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAmerica’s Ring of Fire | Wildfires are getting bigger, more expensive to fight and closer than ever to where people live. The consequences can be deadly. The next episode of Reveal examines how wildfires got so dangerous – and how some areas are fighting back. | 10/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanVoting rights – and wrongs | This presidential election is the first since the Supreme Court gutted historic voter rights protections. Reveal examines the impact of state laws that rushed in to fill the void. Are they fighting fraud or changing election outcomes? | 9/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRussia’s new scapegoats | A Russian journalist is murdered in St. Petersburg – not for what he’s reported, but for being gay. Reveal exposes what it’s really like to be gay in Russia and neighboring countries today, where hateful rhetoric against the LGBT community appears | 9/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNo choice: Failing America’s veterans | Two years ago, the system that provides American veterans with health care was rocked by scandal when whistleblowers told the world that vets were dying while the Phoenix VA concealed them on a secret waiting list. Reveal revisits the Phoenix scandal, | 9/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAgainst their will | Powered by the internet, the sex trade is reaching into all corners of the country. Reveal takes us into hidden places – real and virtual – where people are exploited for sex. Produced in collaboration with APM Reports, | 9/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] The man inside: Four months as a prison guard | This week, Reveal revisits an hour with Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer inside a private prison on lockdown. We take an unfiltered look at America’s private corrections industry and follow up on some big news. | 9/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Sick on the inside: Behind bars in immigrant-only prisons | Recently we got some big news: The Department of Justice will end its use of private prisons. This means that about a dozen prisons – that house about 22,000 people convicted of federal crimes – will be shut down. | 8/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Cat Fight | Find out what’s happened since we first took a look at two cats whose fates diverged. One, an invasive predator, is encouraged to thrive and hunt; the other, a native wildcat, is being hunted and trapped. We revisit these cat stories on the next Revea | 8/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDropped and dismissed: Child sex abuse lost in the system | Reporter Tennessee Watson was sexually abused by her gymnastics coach when she was a kid. Over 25 years later, when she learned he still was coaching children, she called the police. Her inside account of the arduous process of seeking justice in her o. | 8/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrom A to Zika | The Zika virus already has spread swiftly across the island territory of Puerto Rico. And now, Miami is reporting its first cases in people infected by local mosquitoes. This week, Reveal takes us to the front lines of the battle against the disease. | 8/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Mighty Ike | As the country enters the peak of storm season this summer, we want to return to an issue we first talked about earlier this year. What would happen if a major hurricane hit Texas? The state is home to the Houston Ship Channel, | 7/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Farm to fork: Uncovering hazards in our food systems | This week, Reveal revisits an hour of stories dedicated to food. We take a look at the complicated networks of labor, trade and regulation that carry meat, produce and other products to our tables. | 7/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA welfare check | Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton vowed to end welfare as we know it. And he did. Today, only a quarter of welfare dollars actually goes toward basic assistance – housing, transportation or essential household items. On this hour of Reveal, | 7/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Eyes on Cops | The scenes of violence caught on video recently have been a painful reminder of the strained relations between the public and the police in our country. This friction is not new. What is new is the technology: cameras and smart phones that record and t. | 7/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBordering on insecurity | One border official did it for sex. Another blamed depression and financial trouble. Yet another allegedly received cash and a “deluxe” hot tub worth $10,000. The circumstances of their crimes differ, but prosecutors say these defendants have someth | 7/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWho’s getting rich off your student debt? | Just about everyone involved in the student loan industry these days – banks, private investors and even the federal government – makes money off the borrowers. On this episode of Reveal, we explore how this happened and who’s profiting from stude | 7/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe man inside: Four months as a prison guard | Prisons are almost impossible for reporters to get inside, and few people know what life inside is like for inmates and guards. But one journalist cracked the shell of secrecy by getting a job as a prison guard. | 6/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAfter Orlando | This week’s attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was the largest mass shooting in American history. Reveal goes to Orlando to hear from survivors and learn how the FBI investigates potential terrorists. | 6/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPoison lurking in schools | Across the country, tens of thousands of public schools could be contaminated with toxic polychlorinated biphenyls – a compound more commonly known as PCBs, which were used mainly in the caulking of windows. On this hour of Reveal, | 6/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanLawless Lands | On the next Reveal, we’re taking you to lawless lands. From Africa and the Middle East to places in Oregon and Texas, we explore what happens in the absence of government and find out who or what comes in to fill the void. Sometimes, | 6/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Alleged cult leader plays shell game with US foreign aid | Reveal went to the African nation of Malawi to find out why the U.S. government has continued to give grants to a charitable organization that it knew was linked to an international fugitive. Find out what’s happened since we first reported on the sto | 5/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks | On this episode of Reveal, we look back at the Pentagon Papers – how they became public and why they’re so important. But this isn’t just a history lesson. You can draw a straight line from what happened in the ’70s to today’s debate about gov | 5/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] A mountain of misconduct | Find out what’s happened since we first told you about 40 years of alleged abuse and neglect of people with disabilities at specialty rehab centers across the U.S. We teamed up with New Hampshire Public Radio health and science reporter Jack Rodolico | 5/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWomen’s sports: A man’s game | In this hour of Reveal, we’re looking into Title IX, the historic law meant to bridge the gender gap in schools. We mostly see this rule play out in school sports teams, but behind the athleticism and fanfare, there’s a story of failure. | 5/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe price of admission | The U.S. Supreme Court is about to make a decision that could affect college admissions across the country. And Texas’ Top 10 Percent Rule plays a starring role. On this episode of Reveal, reporter Neena Satija, of our partner The Texas Tribune, | 5/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGuns and America’s murder board | On this hour of Reveal, we take a look at the toll of gun violence in the country, who’s documenting the carnage and how lives can be saved. | 4/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Decoding discrimination in America’s temp industry | Earlier this year, Reveal reporter Will Evans told us about the discrimination certain temp workers face. In case you missed it: A blatant system of racial discrimination pervades the temporary jobs sector – which is one of the nation’s fastest-grow | 4/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKids crossing borders – alone | In a collaboration with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the United Kingdom and KQED in California, this episode of Reveal tells the stories of children crossing borders alone. You’ll hear about the wars they’re fleeing, | 4/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBillion-dollar scam | California’s workers’ compensation program covers 15 million workers across the state. If you get hurt on the job – fall off a ladder, for instance – it’s the system you turn to. Most employers are required to carry workers’ comp insurance, | 4/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNew day dawning on the night shift | Every day, invisible armies of men and women head to work, where they’re assigned to do something that helps make our lives a little bit easier. Some of these workers clean our buildings, some assemble our smartphones, | 3/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlleged cult leader plays shell game with US foreign aid | You know those Planet Aid clothing donation boxes you see on the side of the road? Those clothes and over $100 million in U.S. grant money are supposed to help people in southern Africa. But when Reveal went to Malawi to find out what actually happened. | 3/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhen Mad Men meet dark money | Money in U.S. politics was once a straightforward thing, but we’re now in the era of dark money. The dollars changing hands run well into the billions, and corporations and hedge fund moguls spend freely behind a veil of secrecy. | 3/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMighty Ike | Texas is home to the Houston Ship Channel, one of the world’s busiest maritime waterways. Also in Houston, and along the Ship Channel, are refineries and chemical plants that make up the nation’s largest refining and petrochemical complex. | 3/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe religious freedom loophole | America was built on the idea of protecting religious liberty. But what happens when religious groups take advantage of these special freedoms to make money, skirt rules or hurt children? This hour of Reveal explores the tricky territory of religious f. | 2/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGlare of the spotlight | Oscar season is upon us, and one of the best picture nominees is a film that hits pretty close to home for us at Reveal: “Spotlight.” In case you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a movie about The Boston Globe’s investigative team that exposed the Ca | 2/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAnother look at the perilous price of American energy | On this hour of Reveal, we take another look at three of our major investigations that explored energy production in the United States, and we’ll bring you up to date on what’s happened since they originally aired. | 2/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSick on the inside: Behind bars in immigrant-only prisons | Anyone who serves time for a federal crime will end up in what prison experts say is the best-run system in the country: the Federal Bureau of Prisons. But if you’re not a U.S. citizen, you could end up in one of 11 facilities that don’t have to fol | 2/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPumped on Trump | We’ve heard a lot from Republican candidate Donald Trump since he announced his bid for the presidency. With his celebrity lifestyle and made-for-reality-TV personality, some people didn’t take Trump’s campaign seriously – but his polling number | 1/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo not drink: The water crisis in Flint, Michigan | The economically depressed city of Flint, Michigan, is making headlines across the country because there’s something in its water that shouldn’t be there. You may have heard about the problems in Flint: about how the tap water can be brownish, stink | 1/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCat Fight | We live in a country of cat lovers. About 80 million cats live in our homes today, but what about the other 80 million living outside of the house? In this episode of Reveal, we take a look at two cats whose fates diverged – one, an invasive predator, | 1/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDecoding discrimination in America’s temp industry | Business is booming for staffing agencies across the country – the temporary jobs sector is one of our fastest-growing industries in terms of employment. But there’s another side to the temp world: a blatant system of racial discrimination that evok | 1/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhen working conditions are ripe for change | About one-third of the fresh tomatoes sold in the U.S. come from Florida. Mainly migrant workers from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean hand-pick the tomatoes in or near the town of Immokalee, just north of the Everglades. For decades, | 12/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFrom the battlefields to the strawberry fields | Strawberries used to be a delicacy. The fruit is fragile, prone to disease and requires a very particular climate to grow. But these days, you can buy strawberries almost anywhere at any time – including in Barrow, Alaska, | 12/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe fowl business of salmonella | In the U.S., even chicken that has passed all federal food safety requirements still can make people sick. | 12/8/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Wright family’s all right (Lakeview Extra) | The Wright family’s all right (Lakeview Extra) | 12/1/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanA special message from our sound designer and engineer | Lead sound designer and engineer Jim Briggs makes Reveal sound as good as it does. He steps out from behind the editing equipment to tell you why you should support our Kickstarter by December 10 (hint: you can get a uniquely designed reward just from . | 11/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMeet the Brennicks | Part 3 of 4: Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center originally was part of a national chain of brain injury rehab centers called New Medico, owned by Charles Brennick of Boston. Nursing-home abuse investigator Sue Bessette teamed up with former New Medico. | 11/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 178 | CleanVideoVideo: Support our Kickstarter to bring you more ‘Reveal’ episodes | We’re launching a Kickstarter to help us bring you more investigative reporting, with our show going weekly starting in January. Check it out at http://ow.ly/UTJva | 11/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanInappropriate love triangle blossoms at rehab | Part 2 of 4: We travel back to the late 1990s with the story of another Lakeview patient, Amy Mueller, then a teenager, and her romantic relationship with at least one staff member. Mueller’s family later sued the facility for billing for services tha | 11/16/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanExposing the horrors on The Mountain | Part 1 of 4: Reporter Jack Rodolico spent a year uncovering allegations of patient abuse and fraudulent billing practices at Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center – like charging Medicaid for changing channels on a TV. Along the way, | 11/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean[Update] Assault on justice | When you hear the charge “assaulting a police officer,” you might assume that an officer has been hurt or injured while serving the community. But in Washington, D.C., you might not be able to take so-called APOs at face value. In this story from Ma | 11/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWater bills bleeding them dry | Water bills bleeding them dry | 10/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 183 | CleanVideoVideo: The Secret History of American Surveillance | Few remember that the origins of our modern American surveillance state were forged over 115 years ago, half a world away in the Philippine Islands. To read more visit: http://tinyurl.com/q2mbzbf Credits Director and Producer Ariane Wu Narrator Hilary . | 10/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGrowing hay a world away | What happens when your ancient desert springs start drying up? Why, you find another source, of course! Saudi Arabia is almost out of water. For decades, farmers drilled for groundwater to transform their deserts into irrigated fields suitable for crop. | 10/19/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBut not a drop to drink… | Clean drinking water isn’t a problem most of us worry about in the United States today. But there are still communities in our country where water is brown or green out of the tap. It’s got stuff floating in it. It smells bad. | 10/12/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSecret super water users | Got green? Those with money sure do – both in their pockets and around their houses in the form of sprawling lawns and towering hedges. If you didn’t know California was experiencing a historic drought, driving through the streets of Beverly Hills a | 10/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMatching the lost and the found | Throughout this month, we’ve heard about NamUs, a federal database of missing and unidentified persons. This system allows law enforcement agencies and amateur sleuths to search and gather information about active cases. | 9/28/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBuried in Blue Earth | In 1980, 18-year-old Michelle Busha left home and never returned. It’s every family’s worst nightmare and it’s a circumstance so tragic that it touched a complete stranger thousands of miles away. Reporter Michael Montgomery meets two women who di | 9/21/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanUnidentified migrants reach undignified end | Out of the thousands of unidentified bodies scattered across the country, many are found in South Texas, where migrants are crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Crossing the border is treacherous – it’s hot and there’s a lot of ground to cover. | 9/14/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShe never left Harlan alive | In 1969, a young woman was stabbed to death in Harlan, Kentucky, and buried without a name. To many locals, she’s known as “Mountain Jane Doe.” To Darla Jackson and Todd Matthews, her case deserved a little extra digging. | 9/7/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanChange in the air in Virginia | In April, we learned that schoolchildren in Virginia have been referred to police at almost three times the national rate – and most of these students have special needs or are African American. Susan Ferriss of The Center for Public Integrity introdu | 8/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe Con Man and His Mentor | Do you remember Ted Liming? He’s a truck driver from North Dakota we met in an earlier episode. He was looking for a safe place to invest a substantial sum of money and stumbled upon secureinvestment.com when searching online for, well, | 8/18/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanShunned and Shamed by Jehovah’s Witnesses | In February, we heard about at the culture of secrecy within the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Reveal reporter Trey Bundy told us how the Witnesses’ religious hierarchy was keeping allegations of child sexual abuse from law enforcement and how the organiza | 8/10/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 194 | CleanVideoVideo: The Buzz(kill) about Caffeine | Caffeine is arguably the most popular drug in America. But what do you really know about it? This short video explains how the beloved stimulant became the key ingredient in top-selling soft drinks and how those drinks came to be blended with foreign-m. | 8/5/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe long tale of the short-handled hoe | We take a look back at a historic battle over workers’ rights in California. It all started in “the salad bowl of the world” – aka Salinas Valley – and the fight was over a simple tool: the short-handled hoe. | 8/3/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDisposable workers in Asia | Today, there are millions of electronics workers around the world – especially in places where labor laws are even less strict than those in the U.S. Since the 1980s, the electronics industry largely has moved overseas in search of cheaper labor. | 7/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanToxic tech in America | In 1975, when she was 18 years old, Yvette Flores got her first job. She helped assemble delicate parts to make some of the first supermarket checkout scanners. When her son Mark was born five years later, he had severe disabilities. | 7/20/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNuclear Bomb Industry Booming | Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Army detonated the first atomic bomb in New Mexico. To mark this anniversary, we look at where America’s nuclear program is today and whether the U.S. is living up to its promises not to increase its nuclear capab | 7/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanRape on the Night Shift | Thousands of office janitors work at night, alone, sweeping up the crumbs from our sandwiches, taking out the garbage and scrubbing bathrooms. Many are immigrants – some undocumented – and many are women. With these conditions, | 7/6/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 200 | CleanVideoVideo: Man-made earthquakes: Fact or fiction? | Earthquakes in Oklahoma used to be something of a rarity, but a few years ago, that began to change. Starting in 2009, the number of quakes began to increase. By 2014, the state was experiencing three times as many quakes as California. | 7/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great series!
Reveal is a great series and definitely worth listening to.
Informative, interesting
Most podcasts or radio shows don't ask the questions I am thinking. "Garlic is good for your health" - well, how good? 1%? Reveal does a great job to explain these stories and go deep in them
Insightful
Reveal does a fantastic job at investigative reporting with relevant topics and important information often overlooked by others in the news. If you want to stimulate your brain this podcast is for you.
