Varun Nayar sits down with Kathleen Sharp to discuss her Pacific Standard feature story “The Theft of the Gods,” which covers the theft and illegal trade of religious objects created by the indigenous Hopi community in Arizona. Special thanks to the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute for supporting Kathleen in her reporting of this story.

Stealing Gods: On the trail of looters who traffic in ceremonial objects

The Edit features one-on-one interviews with the writers and contributors for Pacific Standard magazine. It provides additional depth and texture to the stories that appear on both psmag.com and within the pages of the print magazine. It gives listeners a behind the scenes look at how in-depth reporting is done, and how a story transforms from an idea into a final product. 

The theme music for 'The Edit' was composed by Chris Cordaro.

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The Edit features one-on-one interviews with the writers and contributors for Pacific Standard magazine. It provides additional depth and texture to the stories that appear on both psmag.com and within the pages of the print magazine. It gives listeners a behind the scenes look at how in-depth reporting is done, and how a story transforms from an idea into a final product. The theme music for 'The Edit' was composed by Chris Cordaro.

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Stealing Gods: On the trail of looters who traffic in ceremonial objects

Stealing Gods: On the trail of looters who traffic in ceremonial objects