Jun 12

On the Media: American Emergency

A little while back, our friends over at On the Media released a gripping and immersive reporting series about FEMA, the agency that is supposed to be there for all of us in the wake of disaster. In American Emergency (https://zpr.io/MtrUmJU3yEMW), OTM investigates how the agency ... Show More

55m 34s

Jun 5

Oliver Sipple

One morning, Oliver Sipple went out for a walk. A couple hours later, to his own surprise, he saved the life of the President of the United States. In a story we reported back in 2017, we explain how in the days that followed, Sipple’s split-second act of heroism turned into a ra ... Show More

1h 3m

May 29

This American Roach

A couple summers ago, Radiolab reporter Alex Neason got out of the shower and almost stepped on her worst nightmare: an American Cockroach. It was flipped onto its back, struggling, and for a split second, Alex swears she felt the spiny tickle of its legs on the underside of her ... Show More

36m 46s

Feb 2020

Introducing: The Other Latif

Radiolab’s Latif Nasser always believed his name was unique, singular, completely his own. Until one day when he makes a bizarre and shocking discovery. He shares his name with another man: Abdul Latif Nasser, detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. government paints a terrifyin ... Show More

26s

Mar 2020

My Namesake

We hear the evidence against Abdul Latif Nasser -- at least the evidence that has been leaked or declassified -- and we meet Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, his attorney, who contests more or less every government claim against him. Sullivan-Bennis walks us through the excruciating proce ... Show More

41m 52s

Jun 2024

Another Take: Native American activist Leonard Peltier

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on November 24, 2023. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed. Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been in a United States maximum security prison ... Show More

20m 13s

May 2023

The Theatre of Investigations: The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh one year on

A year and a day have passed since the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. Forensic Investigations, as well as investigations from multiple media organisations and the Palestinian Authority, have concluded that the Palestinian-Ame ... Show More

22m 46s

Dec 2023

S2E10: Better Late than Never

Khaled al-Halabi might not be behind bars or on trial - but there have been huge developments in the justice for Syria space. Fritz heads back to the city where it all started, Raqqa, which has suffered hugely also since Halabi escaped. He finds out about the cases concerning the ... Show More

34m 48s

Nov 2022

The Bin Laden Files, Part 2/3: Take The Shot

As a new era of True Spies begins, Sophia di Martino joins the experts to reveal Osama bin Laden’s origins, methods and motivation. CIA operatives Gina Bennett and Tracy Walder join CNN’s Peter Bergen, the man who first interviewed Osama, to share the unvarnished truth about Bin ... Show More

45m 41s

Jun 2024

Another Take: The trial of Julian Assange

Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on January 26, 2022. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed. Julian Assange has waged a long fight against extradition from the UK to the US, and after years, a final decision i ... Show More

23m 57s

Jan 2021

The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch

Qandeel Baloch grew up in a conservative village in Pakistan called Shah Sadar Din, a place where it was shocking to see a woman swimming outdoors. She ran away from home, changed her name from Fouzia Azeem, auditioned for Pakistan Idol, and eventually became “Pakistan’s first so ... Show More

38m 3s

The Other Latif: Episode 1