Motive

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Chicago gangs: Real people. Real stories. A way forward. The new season of Motive explores violence on the streets of Chicago and the former gang members working to stop it.

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How many episodes does Motive have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.

Motive episodes:

May 19, 2022 7: Where Life is Precious, Life is Precious
Prisons helped rural towns, while Black communities in Chicago paid a heavy
price. Now, rumors swirl that parts of Pontiac prison may close.
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36min
May 12, 2022 6: The Prison Sweepstakes
In the 1980s Illinois leaders held a competition, where rural towns
competed to “win” prisons and the jobs that come with them.
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42min
May 05, 2022 5: The Trial
Two Illinois prison guards were tried for beating Larry Earvin to death. We
try to make sense of the trial and what it says about prisons?
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38min
April 25, 2022 Update: The Trial, and Other News
A short update on Motive Season Four.
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3min
April 18, 2022 4: No Justice in Politics
A man goes into prison with a 7 year sentence. But ends up getting 97 more
years. How does that happen? And what do small town politics have to do with it?
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45min
April 11, 2022 3: The Major and Her Crew
State investigators interrogate a high-ranking prison guard, who is accused
of coordinating attacks on prisoners.
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47min
April 04, 2022 2: Us and Them
Damaria Bates and Jimia Stokes started their jobs as mental health workers, full of hope. But soon, they saw signs of severe abuse-- mentally ill prisoners with injuries, drenched in tear gas. When they tried to report the problems, they say fellow staff retaliated against them.

In this episode we go behind the walls with the two women, as they try to make changes from the inside out. As two of the only black women on the mental health staff, they say they navigated racism and harassment. They began to feel like it was impossible to do the job they came to do.

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41min
March 28, 2022 1: The Blind Spot
Men in an Illinois prison said they were beaten in a spot with no security cameras. But no one took action, until someone died. Exposing violence and cover ups, Season 4 of Motive investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small towns. Places where everyone knows each other and difficult truths get buried.

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41min
March 14, 2022 'Motive' Season 4 Podcast Trailer
Exposing violence and cover ups, the new season of Motive investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small towns. Places where everyone knows each other and difficult truths get buried.

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2min
October 23, 2020 8: Bloodlines
Clark Martell was at the vanguard of reviving the white
supremacist movement. Then, he disappeared. His trail reveals how sex, money, and
blood have kept the movement alive.
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37min

FAQs about Motive:

How many episodes does Motive have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.