Reveal

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRXNews

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December 15, 2015 From the battlefields to the strawberry fields
Strawberries used to be a delicacy. The fruit is fragile, prone to disease and requires a very particular climate to grow. But these days, you can buy strawberries almost anywhere at any time – including in Barrow, Alaska, a polar community with an average annual temperature of -9 degrees Fahrenheit. So how did strawberries become … Continue reading From the battlefields to the strawberry fields →
13 min
December 08, 2015 The fowl business of salmonella
In the U.S., even chicken that has passed all federal food safety requirements still can make people sick. This proved true in 2013 after a massive salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms sickened hundreds of people in 29 states. But even with reforms in the works, the U.S. government still allows companies to sell chicken … Continue reading The fowl business of salmonella →
20 min
December 01, 2015 The Wright family’s all right (Lakeview Extra)
Part 4 of 4: Our Lakeview series ends with one family that sent their son to the facility as a last resort. Jim and Ginger Wright pulled their son Derek from the facility last winter. We sit down with the Wrights to find out how their son is doing now. — To help Reveal deliver … Continue reading The Wright family’s all right (Lakeview Extra) →
9 min
November 26, 2015 A special message from our sound designer and engineer
Lead sound designer and engineer Jim Briggs makes Reveal sound as good as it does. He steps out from behind the editing equipment to tell you why you should support our Kickstarter by December 10 (hint: you can get a uniquely designed reward just from him). Support us here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cir/help-reveal-go-weekly.
2 min
November 24, 2015 Meet the Brennicks
Part 3 of 4: Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center originally was part of a national chain of brain injury rehab centers called New Medico, owned by Charles Brennick of Boston. Nursing-home abuse investigator Sue Bessette teamed up with former New Medico patient Lucy Gwin in the early ’90s to uncover fraud and abuse across a $10 billion … Continue reading Meet the Brennicks →
19 min
November 21, 2015 Video: Support our Kickstarter to bring you more ‘Reveal’ episodes
We’re launching a Kickstarter to help us bring you more investigative reporting, with our show going weekly starting in January. Check it out at http://ow.ly/UTJva
2 min
November 17, 2015 Inappropriate love triangle blossoms at rehab
Part 2 of 4: We travel back to the late 1990s with the story of another Lakeview patient, Amy Mueller, then a teenager, and her romantic relationship with at least one staff member. Mueller’s family later sued the facility for billing for services that never were provided and putting her in danger. ————————————————————— To help … Continue reading Inappropriate love triangle blossoms at rehab →
16 min
November 10, 2015 Exposing the horrors on The Mountain
Reporter Jack Rodolico spent a year uncovering allegations of patient abuse and fraudulent billing practices at Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center – like charging Medicaid for changing channels on a TV. Along the way, he encountered a crusading mother who made secret recordings of state regulators in a desperate attempt to get someone to help her daughter.
22 min
November 03, 2015 [Update] Assault on justice
When you hear the charge “assaulting a police officer,” you might assume that an officer has been hurt or injured while serving the community. But in Washington, D.C., you might not be able to take so-called APOs at face value.
19 min
October 27, 2015 Water bills bleeding them dry
New York City gets more than 50 inches of rain and snow a year, but the cost of its water has almost tripled over the past 15 years.
Reporters Kat Aaron and Matthew Schuerman of public radio station WNYC explain why and take a look at how these soaring rates are affecting low-income New Yorkers.
11 min

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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,…