Reveal podcast

Reveal

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. Learn more at [revealnews.org/learn] (https://revealnews.org/?utm_source=reveal-podcast&utm_medium=partner-website&utm_campaign=membership_2022_podcastdescription&utm_content=&utm_term=&campaign=) .

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. Learn more at [revealnews.org/learn] (https://revealnews.org/?utm_source=reveal-podcast&utm_medium=partner-website&utm_campaign=membership_2022_podcastdescription&utm_content=&utm_term=&campaign=) .

 

#189

An Atrocity of War Goes Unpunished

In November 2005, a group of US Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. The case aga... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#188

How Trump’s January 6 Pardons Hijacked History

One of President Donald Trump’s first actions as president was simple and sweeping: pardon... more

05 Mar 2025

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35:59

05 Mar 2025


#187

A Decade of Reveal

This week on Reveal, we celebrate our 10-year anniversary with a look back at some of our ... more

01 Mar 2025

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01 Mar 2025


#186

More To The Story with Al Letson

From the unflinching investigative team behind Reveal comes a new weekly podcast that deli... more

26 Feb 2025

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26 Feb 2025


#185

40 Acres and a Lie Part 3

The loss of land for Black Americans started with the government’s betrayal of its “40 acr... more

22 Feb 2025

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22 Feb 2025


#184

40 Acres and a Lie Part 2

Skidaway Island, Georgia, is home today to a luxurious community that the mostly White res... more

15 Feb 2025

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15 Feb 2025


#183

40 Acres and a Lie Part 1

Our historical investigation found 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given ... more

08 Feb 2025

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08 Feb 2025


#182

Immigrants on the Line

Mackenson Remy didn’t plan to bypass security when he drove into the parking lot of a fact... more

01 Feb 2025

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01 Feb 2025


#181

After the Crash

A police officer chased a Native teen to his death. Days later, the police force shut down... more

25 Jan 2025

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25 Jan 2025


#180

In Fallujah, We Destroyed Parts of Ourselves

It’s been 20 years since the Battle of Fallujah, a bloody campaign in a destructive Iraq W... more

18 Jan 2025

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18 Jan 2025


#179

All the President’s Pardons

President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son and President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to set f... more

11 Jan 2025

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11 Jan 2025


#178

Fortress Europe: The Fight for Refugees in Greece

In 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and repression were trying to reach s... more

04 Jan 2025

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04 Jan 2025


#177

Take No Prisoners

It was their first day in battle and the two best friends had just switched places. Bob Fo... more

28 Dec 2024

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28 Dec 2024


#176

A Whistleblower in New Folsom Prison

When Valentino Rodriguez started his job at a high-security prison in Sacramento, Californ... more

21 Dec 2024

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21 Dec 2024


#175

50 States of Mind

Every summer, 50 of the nation’s best and brightest teenage girls gather in Mobile, Alabam... more

14 Dec 2024

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14 Dec 2024


#174

The Racist Hoax That Changed Boston

Note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide and may not be appropriat... more

07 Dec 2024

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07 Dec 2024


#173

Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 2

Chief Red Cloud was a Lakota leader in the late 1800s, when the conflict between the US go... more

30 Nov 2024

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30 Nov 2024


#172

Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 1

In the early 1990s, Justin Pourier was a maintenance man at Red Cloud Indian School, a Cat... more

23 Nov 2024

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23 Nov 2024


#171

The Many Contradictions of a Trump Victory

As Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House for a second term, the reasons people vo... more

16 Nov 2024

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16 Nov 2024


#170

From Victim to Suspect

Nicole Chase was a young mom with a daughter to support when she took a job at a restauran... more

09 Nov 2024

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09 Nov 2024


#169

How Donald Trump Won the Presidency, Again

Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris on Tuesday night to become only the second president i... more

07 Nov 2024

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07 Nov 2024


#168

Remembering a White Supremacist Coup

In the late 1800s, Wilmington, North Carolina, was a city where African Americans thrived ... more

02 Nov 2024

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02 Nov 2024


#167

Why Elon Musk Went Full MAGA

Just a few years ago, Elon Musk seemed to be just another Silicon Valley billionaire with ... more

30 Oct 2024

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30 Oct 2024


#166

Swing States of Denial

In 2020, as elections officials counted votes in Phoenix, protesters swarmed outside the M... more

26 Oct 2024

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26 Oct 2024


#165

Why You Shouldn’t Buy the Election Narrative About Black Men

Earlier this month, former President Barack Obama stopped by a Kamala Harris campaign offi... more

24 Oct 2024

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24 Oct 2024


#164

Red, Black, and Blue

Every four years, the presidential election brings with it a perennial question about an e... more

19 Oct 2024

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19 Oct 2024


#163

A Christian Nationalist Has Second Thoughts

The Reverend Rob Schenck was once one of America’s most powerful and influential evangelic... more

16 Oct 2024

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16 Oct 2024


#162

In God We Vote

A small church in a small town in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has been flexing its pol... more

12 Oct 2024

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12 Oct 2024


#161

Not All Votes Are Created Equal

As any schoolkid might tell you, US elections are based on a bedrock principle: one person... more

05 Oct 2024

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05 Oct 2024