On New Year’s Eve 2024, an Uber driver named Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly started a fire in the Pacific Palisades. The fire was quickly contained, but it lingered on underground as a “zombie fire.” Days later, fueled by Santa Ana Winds, it exploded into the Palisades Fire, the most destructive conflagration in Los Angeles history. A second fire, ignited j ... Show More
Yesterday
Church Rock: America's Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
In July 1979, just months after a nuclear accident at Three Mile Island gripped the nation, the largest radioactive spill in U.S. history quietly unfolded on a Navajo reservation in Church Rock, New Mexico — and almost no one noticed. A dam at a uranium mine tailings pond burst, ... Show More
37m 28s
Apr 6
The Small Towns That Exposed the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
Chemical manufacturers like DuPont and 3M have invented nearly 15,000 synthetic compounds called PFAS, better known as “forever chemicals” because of how slowly they break down. They’re in the soil, our food, even our bodies. When the towns of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Hoosi ... Show More
43m 27s
Mar 30
Disaster Capitalism Makes Landfall in Puerto Rico
In 2017, Hurricane Maria, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, battered the island of Puerto Rico. In the aftermath, big banks, crypto bros and other ‘disaster capitalists’ swooped in to take advantage of the crisis. No one realized the full scope of death and destructi ... Show More
41m 27s
Oct 2025
Deepwater Horizon | No One Was Listening | 1
<p>In the 1990s, BP executive John Browne bets the oil company’s future on high-risk, high-reward drilling projects. But BP’s thirst for profit comes at a price. As safety violations and fatalities mount, Jeanne Pascal, a lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency, fights to h ... Show More
38m 14s
Nov 2025
Deepwater Horizon | The Summer of Tears | 3
<p>When the Deepwater Horizon explodes on April 20, 2010, 11 men are killed, while the rest of the crew tries to escape the burning rig. In the days that follow, vast quantities of oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico. As the spill spreads, coastal communities struggle to deal with t ... Show More
36m 19s
Apr 2025
ENCORE: Edward Snowden | Meet the Press | 1
<p>Filmmaker Laura Poitras gets a tip from a mysterious informant. Despite the enormous risks, Poitras pursues the story, and teams up with reporter Glenn Greenwald.</p><p>Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at <a h ... Show More
40m 59s
Nov 2025
Deepwater Horizon | The Insidious War | 4
<p>As oil continues to leak into the Gulf, BP claims it will “make it right”. But the company does everything they can to silence critics and hide the scale of the disaster. </p><p>Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign ... Show More
37m 19s