logo
episode-header-image
May 2019
27m 13s

Al Jazeera infiltrates the NRA

Al Jazeera
About this episode

It started with a reporter’s curiosity and led to a three-year undercover investigation into the world's most powerful gun lobby. Al Jazeera’s investigative unit uncovered a link between the NRA and Australia's far right.

Up next
Today
Why are US warships going to Venezuela?
Thousands of US troops are on warships heading to Venezuela’s coast. President Donald Trump says the move is part of his administration’s fight against drug cartels that the US has labelled terrorist organizations. In response, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has ordered troo ... Show More
23m 11s
Yesterday
Why is Trump going after the Smithsonian museums?
The Smithsonian museums are now the focus of a review ordered by US President Donald Trump targeting exhibits on slavery, immigration and LGBTQ history. The White House told The Take taxpayer money should not fund displays that divide Americans and the Smithsonian Institution sho ... Show More
23m 9s
Aug 26
Famine has been declared in Gaza. Will anything change?
Famine has been declared in Gaza City and surrounding areas, with more than half a million Palestinians facing “catastrophic conditions,” according to a UN-backed monitor. As Israel advances its plan to seize Gaza City, what scars will famine leave on Palestinians for generations ... Show More
20m 34s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2020
How to Sell a Massacre: Al Jazeera Investigates Extra
It’s been called journalism’s most audacious sting.A right-wing political party caught red-handed by Al Jazeera, soliciting funds and advice from the NRA on how to get guns back into Australia.Host Kevin Hirten talks to the investigative unit’s Executive Producer Peter Charley ab ... Show More
21m 41s
May 2022
The NRA's Secret Tapes
Soon after the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, leaders of the National Rifle Association held a conference call to craft their response. Secret tapes from this call obtained by NPR's Investigations team reveal how the NRA developed what would become their standard ... Show More
31m 31s
May 2022
What comes after the NRA
The NRA faces critics from all sides, with infighting among its executives and, after the Uvalde, Tex., school shooting, renewed pressure from gun control advocates. And then there are the radical gun groups that say the NRA hasn’t gone far enough. Read more: Tomorrow, the Nation ... Show More
20m 58s
Feb 2023
The secret world of disinformation for hire
How an undercover investigation revealed a team of Israeli contractors who claim to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the world using hacking, sabotage and automated disinformation on social media. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 
43m 26s
Jul 2023
Obama’s address posted, unredacted Mar-a-Lago evidence, gun owners on violence
Federal prosecutors say the armed suspect arrested in former President Obama's D.C. neighborhood went there after Trump posted about its location on social media. Plus, newly revealed information about what the DOJ told a federal court before the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, includin ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2020
A World Where The NRA Is Soft On Guns
One of the same far-right groups behind this spring's anti-quarantine protests also plays a big role in a burgeoning "No Compromise" gun rights movement. Its members see the NRA as too amenable to gun control measures. Two reporters begin their journey to understand the Dorr Brot ... Show More
32m 52s
Aug 2022
WaPo: classified nuclear weapons documents sought by FBI at Trump's home
The Washington Post reports classified documents related to nuclear weapons were among items the FBI sought at Trump's home. Former director of national intelligence James Clapper joins to discuss the normal protocols followed for storing such highly sensitive data, and the quest ... Show More
40m 43s
May 2022
Sound On: NRA Convention, Uvalde Shooting Police Response
 Joe Spoke with Bloomberg's Joe Carroll live from the NRA convention in Houston, Bloomberg Congress reporter Steven Dennis discussed negotiations for a gun control package in Congress, and panelists Adam Goodman, Republican media strategist, and Edward R. Murrow senior fellow at ... Show More
36m 56s