Oscar Docs: The Alabama Solution
This year, we hear from the creators of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Andrew Jareckiand Charlotte Kaufmantalk about their film "The Alabama...
View ArticleA Dictator Deposed—What Now for Venezuela?
Journalist Mariana Zúñiga woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of explosions and military planes in Caracas, Venezuela. Her WhatsApp chats flashed the news: The ruling dictator, Nicholás...
View ArticleWhy America Is Obsessed With True Crime
More To The Story: John J. Lennon thinks true crime is exploitative—and he has a unique perspective. In 2001, he killed a man on a street in New York City. He was convicted of murder several years...
View ArticleThe Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America?
This month, the director of Voice of America is being forced out in the latest of many moves to dismantle the state broadcasting service. On this week’s On the Media, a history of the Voice of America,...
View ArticleEpstein Basics and Latest Developments Explained
As new information and reporting into the human trafficking scandal around Jeffrey Epstein continues to come to light, we explore how we know what we know about the case. On Today's Show:Epstein...
View ArticleEvening Roundup: State Eyes Subway Safe Spaces, Mayor Adams Unveils Budget...
Gov. Hochul’s budget includes money to add new spaces in subway stations where mental health outreach workers can connect with homeless people. And, Mayor Adams’ $115 billion budget plan includes new...
View Article'We Are in a Constitutional Crisis': A Mega Prison and What's at Stake
What began as an ordinary traffic stop for Kilmar Abrego Garcia escalated into a nightmare at the center of a Supreme Court decision. The immigrant Maryland father was deported to El Salvador’s mega...
View ArticleA painting escapes from prison
'Paint Me a Road Out of Here' tells the story of a painting that Faith Ringgold created for the women's house of detention at Rikers Island in 1971. Filmmaker Catherine Gund explores how the jail...
View ArticleAn infamous New Jersey jail faces demolition after decades of turmoil
An infamous jail in downtown Paterson, New Jersey is on the verge of being demolished. For decades, Passaic County Jail was known for unsanitary conditions and overcrowding, prompting several lawsuits....
View ArticleA Flood of Claims From Rikers Island Amplify the Pervasive Problem of Sexual...
Warning: This episode contains profane language and detailed descriptions of sexual assault allegations.More than 20 women say a man who went by Officer “Champagne” sexually assaulted them while they...
View Articleadrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards Life
The wonderful civil rights elder Vincent Harding liked to look around the world for what he called "live human signposts" — human beings who embody ways of seeing and becoming and who point the way...
View ArticleAfter Serving Decades in Prison for Murder, Two Men Fought to Clear Their Names
For years, the staff writer Jennifer Gonnerman has reported on the case of Eric Smokes and David Warren. When they were teen-agers in Brooklyn, in 1987, Smokes and Warren were convicted of...
View ArticleHow to Train for a Marathon While Incarcerated
The new documentary "26.2 to Life" follows a group of incarcerated men at San Quentin Prison who are training to run a marathon within the prison's walls. Director Christine Yoo joins us to discuss the...
View ArticleESPN Doc 'Breakaway'
Director Rudy Valdez joins us to discuss the next installment of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Breakaway,” which comes out on July 13. “Breakaway” tells the story of WNBA superstar Maya...
View ArticleUkraine's counteroffensive might finally be over
Hopes are dimming for Ukraine's spring push to drive Russia from its territory. Kyiv’s long-awaited counteroffensive has fallen flat and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is reportedly planning to fire his...
View ArticleJumaane Williams on Ending Solitary Confinement & Recording Police Stops
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams talks about two bills up for a vote at the City Council on Wednesday.
View Article530- The Panopticon Effect
The “panopticon” might be the best known prison concept in the world. In the original design, all the cells are built around a central guard tower, designed to maintain order just by making prisoners...
View ArticleThe Unmarked Graveyard: Angel Garcia
When Annette Vega was seven years old, she found out the man she called “dad” wasn’t her biological father. But all she knew was that her mom had had a teenage romance with a guy named Angel Garcia....
View Article"26.2 to Life" explores a prison marathon
"26.2 to Life" follows inmates at California's San Quentin prison as they train and compete for a marathon. Filmmaker Christine Yoo explores how each prisoner strives for their personal best, seeking...
View ArticleThe Effect of Climate Change on Incarcerated Individuals
Alleen Brown, climate journalist, talks about "Climate and Punishment," a groundbreaking project for which she and her colleague Akil Harris received a 2023 Covering Climate Now journalism award. The...
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