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Reveal’s investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories about caregivers, advocates for the unhoused, immigrant families, warehouse workers and formerly incarcerated people, fighting to hold the powerful accountable. The New Yorker described Reveal as “a knockout … a pleasure to listen to, even as we seethe.” A winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy and Murrow awards, Reveal is produced by the nation’s first investigative journalism nonprofit, The Center for Investigative Reporting, and PRX. From unearthing exploitative working conditions to exposing the nation’s racial disparities, there’s always more to the story.
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Take No Prisoners

Portrait of steven rascón by Nikki Frick, Al Letson, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Brett Myers and Taki Telonidis December 28, 2024December 26, 2024

During World War II, top military commanders hoped to conceal an American war crime. This is the story of an incident nearly lost to history.

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Posted inPrisons

A Whistleblower in New Folsom Prison

Portrait of steven rascón by Steven Rascón, Jenny Casas, Nikki Frick, Zulema Cobb, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and Al Letson December 21, 2024December 19, 2024

Valentino Rodriguez, a correctional officer in California’s most violent prison, reported misconduct by men in his unit. Days later, he was found dead.

On a stage, dozens of young women in heels and brightly colored pageant dresses band together in a group hug, smiling.
Posted inReproductive Rights

50 States of Mind

by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Al Letson, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascon, Nikki Frick and Zulema Cobb December 14, 2024December 16, 2024

From the podcast The Competition, as Roe v. Wade fell, high school girls at a national pageant must process what it means for them and their future.

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Posted inAccountability

The Racist Hoax That Changed Boston

Portrait of steven rascón by Kate Howard, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Nikki Frick, Al Letson, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Taki Telonidis and Brett Myers December 7, 2024December 5, 2024

After a pregnant woman’s murder, Boston police rounded up countless Black men in search of her killer. But they were chasing a lie.

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Posted inAccountability

Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 2

Portrait of steven rascón by Michael I Schiller, Nikki Frick, Claire Mullen, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson, Taki Telonidis and Brett Myers November 30, 2024November 26, 2024

A Catholic boarding school on the Pine Ridge Reservation is seeking forgiveness for its troubled history. But school survivors want justice first.

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Posted inAccountability

Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 1

Portrait of steven rascón by Michael I Schiller, Nikki Frick, Claire Mullen, Al Letson, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Taki Telonidis and Brett Myers November 23, 2024November 22, 2024

After decades of stripping away Native American identity from its students, a Catholic boarding school seeks to help the community heal.

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The Many Contradictions of a Trump Victory

Portrait of steven rascón by Michael Montgomery, Najib Aminy, Ashley Cleek, Nadia Hamdan, Jenny Casas, Nikki Frick, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Claire Mullen, Brett Myers and Taki Telonidis November 16, 2024November 19, 2024

From Democrats who wouldn’t vote for Kamala Harris to families of January 6ers fighting for their release, we meet the people behind Donald Trump’s red wave.

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From Victim to Suspect

Portrait of steven rascón by Rachel de Leon, Cynthia Rodriguez, Kate Howard, Nikki Frick, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis and Al Letson November 9, 2024November 6, 2024

A young mom reports a sexual assault to police—but that doesn’t solve her problem. It creates a new one.

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Posted inVoting

How Donald Trump Won the Presidency, Again

Portrait of steven rascón by Josh Sanburn, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Nikki Frick, Steven Rascón, Zulema Cobb, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis, Al Letson and Kate Howard November 6, 2024November 7, 2024

Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris to return to the White House as Republicans captured the Senate and threatened to regain the House.

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Posted inAccountability

Remembering a White Supremacist Coup

Portrait of steven rascón by Nadia Hamdan, Cynthia Rodriguez, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Nikki Frick, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis and Al Letson November 2, 2024November 1, 2024

In 1898, a stolen election in North Carolina laid the foundations of the Jim Crow South and much of the structural racism that continues today.

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