The Reluctant Explorer

#769 - 29 April 2022

A man finds himself thrust into a new world he didn’t necessarily ask to visit. He takes a look around.

The Other Front Lines

#768 - 22 April 2022

Four personal stories from the war in Ukraine.

Do Not Go Gentle

#767 - 8 April 2022

In this moment when autocrats and almost-autocrats are getting bolder and more powerful, we bring you two stories of resistance, from Hungary and Russia.

Well Someone Had to Do SOMETHING!

#766 - 1 April 2022

People trying to jump in and solve other people's problems, putting themselves directly in the gap between the problem and the solution.

Off Course

#765 - 18 March 2022

Three people, and one animal, who know the path their lives will take until, suddenly, they don’t.

School's Out Forever

#764 - 11 March 2022

The pandemic broke school. Can we ever go back?

The Other Mr. President

#763 - 25 February 2022

Stories about Vladimir Putin. Did he come to power in 1999 by killing hundreds of innocent Russians? How’s he really seen in his home country? This show is a mix of old and new stories we’ve done about him.

Apocalypse Creep

#762 - 11 February 2022

A woman wakes up and discovers her backyard has disappeared, and other stories from places slowly coming apart.

The Trojan Horse Affair

#761 - 4 February 2022

A while back, one of our producers Brian Reed was in England giving a speech about the podcast he'd hosted, S-Town. A journalism student approached him, asking for advice about a story he wanted to look into – something that’d been big news in Britain, something he’d thought about for years. Brian and the student, Hamza Syed, decided to team up to try and solve the mystery at the heart of that story. The original idea was to put this on our show, but it got too big. Too many twists and turns! This week, it rolls out as a spectacularly great podcast called The Trojan Horse Affair. We’re excited to bring you their first episode today.

A City Walks Into an Investigation

#760 - 28 January 2022

Last week's story continues, about a Michigan couple who walked into a police officer's house and made a disturbing discovery. This week: the police officer suffers the consequences and so does the couple.