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"Facing an influx of refugees, the residents of Algiers Point could have pulled together food, water and medical supplies for the flood victims. Instead, a group of white residents, convinced that crime would arrive with the human exodus, sought to seal off the area, blocking the roads in and out of the neighborhood by dragging lumber and downed trees into the streets. They stockpiled handguns, assault rifles, shotguns and at least one Uzi and began patrolling the streets in pickup trucks and SUVs. The newly formed militia, a loose band of about 15 to 30 residents, most of them men, all of them white, was looking for thieves, outlaws or, as one member put it, anyone who simply 'didn't belong.'"

'Post-Katrina, White Vigilantes Shot African-Americans With Impunity' / Written by A.C. Thompson / ProPublica & The Nation / Dec. 19, 2008 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"The high country of southern Australia is “remote and beautiful and unpredictable,” a place where visitors can be swallowed up without a sound."

'As Hikers Vanish, These Mountains Hold Tight to Their Mysteries' / Written by Yan Zhuang / The New York Times / Aug. 4, 2021 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"Justin Zhu’s $2 billion startup was doing great, but an unorthodox style and tension with investors cost him his job."

'LSD, Cargo Shorts, and the Fall of a High-Flying Tech CEO' / Written by Sarah McBride / Bloomberg / May 3, 2021 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"Like many in Hollywood, Allison Mack sought spiritual guidance outside the mainstream. But 12 years after checking out a women's empowerment seminar, she stands accused of recruiting "slaves" and branding women with a hot cauterizing pen. Through interviews with close friends and ex-members of the Nxivm cult, THR reveals how a charismatic fan favorite allegedly morphed into the leader's No. 2 and explores the persistent allure and pernicious effect of cults on entertainment."

'Her Darkest Role: Actress Allison Mack’s Descent From ‘Smallville’ to Sex Cult' / Written by Scott Johnson & Rebecca Sun / The Hollywood Reporter / May 16, 2018 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"Extreme heat causes a cascade of climate chaos, and the way we deal with it — air conditioning — is only cooking our planet faster. Is there a better way to cool ourselves down?"

'Our Air-Conditioned Nightmare' / Written by Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone / June 22, 2021 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"Camden, New Jersey, is America's most dangerous city, a once proud place now ravaged by addiction and poverty and guns and decay. It's also a really unlikely place to start a Little League. Kathy Dobie spends a season of heroism and survival with the coaches, players, moms, dreamers, retired gangbangers, and wised-up ex-cons who believe in baseball's power to transform the hood."

'The Undefeated Champions of Defeat City' / Written by Kathy Dobie / GQ / May 12, 2014 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"The company produces successful movies, TV shows, e-readers and speakers, but gaming has proven difficult to crack."

'Amazon Can Make Just About Anything—Except a Good Video Game' / Written by Jason Schreier & Priya Anand / Bloomberg / Jan. 29, 2021 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"We're still trying to eliminate sweatshops and child labor by buying right. But that's not how the world works in 2015."

'The Myth of the Ethical Shopper' / Written by Michael Hobbes / HuffPost Highline / July 15, 2015 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

'Michael Hobbes is a human rights consultant in Berlin. He’s written for The New Republic, Slate and The Huffington Post.'

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"In St. Louis, Missouri, an effort to manage enormous caseloads left hundreds of the city's poorest without a lawyer."

'Who Gets a Public Defender?' / Written by Steven Hsieh / Pacific Standard / Nov. 18, 2015 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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"When a man was killed in Malibu Creek State Park last summer while camping with his two young daughters, it sent the placid Southern California community into hysterics—spawning amateur sleuths, conspiracy theories, and public paranoia. Was it related to a rash of unsolved incidents in the area? But while the tragedy’s aftermath publicly played out like a new season of Serial, there was also a family left picking up the pieces after a seemingly random act of violence. This is a story about what happens when lightning strikes in the most chilling manner imaginable."

'The Unsolved Mystery of the Malibu Creek Murder' / Written by Zach Baron / GQ / June 20, 2019 / Narrated by Drew Bontadelli

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