Document

By NHPR

Society & Culture

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Document is a narrative-driven reporting project committed to long-form, enterprise and investigative journalism.

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Document episodes:

09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 8: The Box
A chance encounter leads to a surprising discovery that changes the course of Jason Carroll's case.
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 7: This Side of the Line
How could someone possibly confess to murder if they didn’t do it?
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 6: ‘Don’t Roll the Dice’
Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 5: Trial in a Trial
A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants.
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 4: ‘Promises Have Been Made’
One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder.
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 3: The Breaking Point
Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 2: The Pursuit
We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder.
09.01.2023
Bear Brook S2 Ep 1: Extraordinary
Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie?
07.11.2023
The 13th Step Episode 6: The Glam Room
Since Lauren began reporting, Eric Spofford sold his New Hampshire company for millions of dollars and filed a defamation lawsuit in response to NHPR’s coverage. We catch you up on everything that’s happened. And we introduce you to a sober...
07.11.2023
The 13th Step Epilogue: Employee A
A conversation with one of the women whose story of sexual assault you heard earlier in this podcast. She talks with Lauren about what it was like to hear her story published, the legal threats she has faced from Eric...
07.04.2023
The 13th Step Episode 5: The Litter Police
What does it take to catch a predator in the addiction treatment industry? We hear about a case in California where the CEO of a network of treatment facilities was convicted of sexual assault and massive insurance fraud. It required...
06.27.2023
The 13th Step Episode 4: A Wild (Wild?) West
How did 13th stepping become so common in the recovery world and who can hold people accountable? Lauren looks into the history of the addiction treatment industry; goes in search of the people, government agencies, and industry groups that are...
06.20.2023
The 13th Step Episode 3: Just the Beginning
In March of 2022, Lauren publishes her first story detailing allegations against Eric Spofford. The events of the next several months illustrate the ways powerful, wealthy people can intimidate sources and try to stop journalism from happening. And then, there...
06.13.2023
The 13th Step Episode 2: The God of Recovery
As Eric Spofford tells it, he spent his teen years in the throes of addiction and crime. When he got sober, he became a crusader for recovery. We hear how he built his company – and his power. And we...
06.06.2023
The 13th Step Episode 1: The Shadow
What is “the 13th step,” and why does it matter? It all starts with understanding what it’s like to be in the earliest days of recovery. We meet two women who say they were harassed during early recovery. And we...
06.06.2023
Introducing: The 13th Step
Reporter Lauren Chooljian starts getting tips about the founder of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment network. He is allegedly sexually harassing or assaulting women — employees and former clients at his facilities. The tips send Lauren on a journey deep...
03.13.2023
Introducing Bear Brook Season Two: A True Crime Story
Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie? The man imprisoned for her murder maintains his innocence. The only evidence against him?...
02.09.2022
Event: Behind the Scenes of Document with Jason Moon
Join NHPR's Jason Moon for a conversation about the reporting and production of Death Resulting, the latest season from NHPR's Document podcast.
01.18.2022
S1 Update: A First Look at the Laurie List
In The List, we talked about secret lists of police officers who engaged in misconduct that could potentially be used to undermine their testimony in a trial. We focused largely on the story of New Hampshire’s version of this kind...
12.29.2021
Death Resulting E4: You Gotta Have an Opinion
Attorneys for the federal government and Josh collide in a dramatic courtroom debate that traces the history of Josh’s family, the War on Drugs, and the ethics of death resulting laws themselves. In the end, a judge hands Josh a...
12.22.2021
Death Resulting E3: A Normal Member of Society
Death resulting laws seek to punish a single person — the drug dealer — for an overdose death. But the laws all but ignore what pushed that dealer into this terrible position in the first place.
12.15.2021
Death Resulting E2: Launching A War
In 1986, racist fears and the death of a basketball star prompt Congress to lay down the legal foundation for the War on Drugs. Today most Americans see that war as a failure. But buried deep in that 35-year-old law...
12.08.2021
Death Resulting E1: The Crime
An early morning drug deal in a hotel bathroom ends in tragedy. Josh is charged under the federal death resulting law — a new and growing strategy for prosecutors — and faces a sentence of two decades or longer.
11.24.2021
Introducing Document S3: Death Resulting
In 2018, Josh Cook sold his friend some drugs. They shot up together. His friend overdosed and died. Some people see that as an accident. The government treated it as a homicide. So which is it? Our answer to that...
04.13.2021
Supervision Ep 5: Caleb
After putting Josh’s story down for two years, Emily gets a tip that upends…just about everything. Document: Supervision is hosted and reported by Emily Corwin, produced by Jack Rodolico. Find out more at supervisionpodcast.org and if you’d like to make a donation...
04.13.2021
Supervision Ep 4: Put It To Rest
Josh gets involved in a risky business and Emily grasps for answers when the story takes a fateful turn. Document: Supervision is hosted and reported by Emily Corwin, produced by Jack Rodolico. Find out more at supervisionpodcast.org and if you’d like to...
04.13.2021
Supervision Ep 3: Losing Josh
Emily loses Josh (twice) and Josh walks a tightrope between prison and poverty. Document: Supervision is hosted and reported by Emily Corwin, produced by Jack Rodolico. Find out more at supervisionpodcast.org and if you’d like to make a donation so we can...
04.13.2021
Supervision Ep 2: First Day Out
Josh gets out of prison, Emily tags along. Neither of them know what they’ve gotten themselves into, or could have predicted what happens next. Document: Supervision is hosted and reported by Emily Corwin, produced by Jack Rodolico. Find out more at supervisionpodcast.org...
04.13.2021
Supervision Ep 1: A Privilege, Not A Right
Emily meets Josh, a 39-year-old who is about to get out of prison. “I’m nervous about this whole parole thing,” he says. “Are they just waiting for me to hang myself?” Document: Supervision is hosted and reported by Emily Corwin, produced...
11.02.2020
S1 Update: A Ruling
Does the public have a right to see the Laurie list? The New Hampshire Supreme Court issues a new ruling, but questions remain. - Document: The List is hosted and reported by Jason Moon, produced by Lauren Chooljian. Find out more at...
10.26.2020
The List Ep 3: It Affects Me
The list of problem cops causes collateral damage. Advocates take one last shot at revealing its secrets. - Document: The List is hosted and reported by Jason Moon, produced by Lauren Chooljian. Find out more at nhpr.org/document and if you’d like to...
10.26.2020
The List Ep 2: Professional Dishonesty
One cop’s bad deeds change a system. But did it help? - Document: The List is hosted and reported by Jason Moon, produced by Lauren Chooljian. Find out more at nhpr.org/document and if you’d like to make a donation so we can...
10.26.2020
The List Ep 1: Such a Great Secret
A local reporter gets a tip about misbehaving cops. Then she gets the scoop of a lifetime. - Document: The List is hosted and reported by Jason Moon, produced by Lauren Chooljian. Find out more at nhpr.org/document and if you’d like to...