Reveal

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRXNews

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September 24, 2016 Russia’s new scapegoats
A Russian journalist is murdered in St. Petersburg – not for what he’s reported, but for being gay. Reveal exposes what it’s really like to be gay in Russia and neighboring countries today, where hateful rhetoric against the LGBT community appears on a daily basis on TV and out of the mouths of politicians. Reveal … Continue reading Russia’s new scapegoats →
52 min
September 17, 2016 No choice: Failing America’s veterans
Two years ago, the system that provides American veterans with health care was rocked by scandal when whistleblowers told the world that vets were dying while the Phoenix VA concealed them on a secret waiting list. Reveal revisits the Phoenix scandal, and then investigates what happened next, examining how a national effort to get veterans … Continue reading No choice: Failing America’s veterans →
51 min
September 10, 2016 Against their will
Powered by the internet, the sex trade is reaching into all corners of the country. Reveal takes us into hidden places – real and virtual – where people are exploited for sex. Produced in collaboration with APM Reports, we’ll hear stories from the pot fields of Northern California to the streets of Chicago and suburban … Continue reading Against their will →
52 min
September 03, 2016 [Update] The man inside: Four months as a prison guard
This week, Reveal revisits an hour with Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer inside a private prison on lockdown. We take an unfiltered look at America’s private corrections industry and follow up on some big news.
52 min
August 27, 2016 [Update] Sick on the inside: Behind bars in immigrant-only prisons
Recently we got some big news: The Department of Justice will end its use of private prisons. This means that about a dozen prisons – that house about 22,000 people convicted of federal crimes – will be shut down. It’s the biggest announcement in the history of private prisons. In light of this news, we’re … Continue reading [Update] Sick on the inside: Behind bars in immigrant-only prisons →
51 min
August 20, 2016 [Update] Cat Fight
Find out what’s happened since we first took a look at two cats whose fates diverged. One, an invasive predator, is encouraged to thrive and hunt; the other, a native wildcat, is being hunted and trapped. We revisit these cat stories on the next Reveal.
51 min
August 13, 2016 Dropped and dismissed: Child sex abuse lost in the system
Reporter Tennessee Watson was sexually abused by her gymnastics coach when she was a kid. Over 25 years later, when she learned he still was coaching children, she called the police. Her inside account of the arduous process of seeking justice in her own case exposes discrepancies in prosecutors’ responses to reports of child sexual … Continue reading Dropped and dismissed: Child sex abuse lost in the system →
51 min
August 06, 2016 From A to Zika
The Zika virus already has spread swiftly across the island territory of Puerto Rico. And now, Miami is reporting its first cases in people infected by local mosquitoes. This week, Reveal takes us to the front lines of the battle against the disease.
51 min
July 30, 2016 [Update] Mighty Ike
As the country enters the peak of storm season this summer, we want to return to an issue we first talked about earlier this year. What would happen if a major hurricane hit Texas? The state is home to the Houston Ship Channel, one of the world’s busiest maritime waterways. And along the Ship Channel … Continue reading [Update] Mighty Ike →
51 min
July 23, 2016 [Update] Farm to fork: Uncovering hazards in our food systems
This week, Reveal revisits an hour of stories dedicated to food. We take a look at the complicated networks of labor, trade and regulation that carry meat, produce and other products to our tables.
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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,…