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A middle-aged man with a short graying haircut is shown in profile, looking out a barred window, elbow resting on the sill. He wears a green prison jumpsuit, which includes a white tag displaying his name and prisoner identification number.
Posted inMore To The Story

Why America Is Obsessed With True Crime

by Artis Curiskis, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Josh Sanburn, Al Letson, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and James West November 19, 2025

On this week’s “More To The Story,” incarcerated journalist John J. Lennon examines how our fixation on crime capitalizes on tragedy and turns it into entertainment.

A white man in a gray hoodie and black-and-gray beanie, with two black eyes and bruises on his forehead, stands outside on a clear day. A low-slung brick building surrounded by a barbed-wire fence stands in the background.
Posted inPrisons

In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons

Portrait of steven rascón by Artis Curiskis, Kate Howard, Jenny Casas, Najib Aminy, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Zulema Cobb, Al Letson, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs and Steven Rascón November 14, 2025November 17, 2025

After a violent scandal involving his deputies, a popular sheriff survived calls to resign. But another scandal was already brewing in his county jail.

A black-and-white photo of a young Caucasian man with a shaved head, round wire-rimmed glasses, and long wispy beard. He wears unadorned liturgical vestments and is reaching out his right hand, as he appears to be speaking, as he stands behind a microphone.
Posted inMore To The Story

Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them.

by Josh Sanburn, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Al Letson, James West and Kara McGuirk-Allison November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

On this week’s “More To The Story,” death row spiritual adviser Jeff Hood talks about how his longtime activism for racial justice led him inside America’s execution chambers for the final moments of inmates’ lives.

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A middle-aged Caucasian man is seen from behind as he looks at a photo of himself on a digital device. In the picture, he’s shirtless and has a noticeable red scar running down the center of his chest.
Posted inLaw Enforcement

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County

Portrait of steven rascón by Jenny Casas, Kate Howard, Najib Aminy, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Zulema Cobb, Steven Rascón, Nikki Frick and Al Letson November 8, 2025

A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.

A close-up photograph of Donald Trump peering out a back window of the presidential limousine. With narrowed eyes and mouth slightly ajar, he is wearing a suit and tie with an American flag pin on his left lapel.
Posted inMore To The Story

I Study Fascism. I’ve Already Fled America.

by Kara McGuirk-Allison, Josh Sanburn, Brett Myers, Al Letson, James West and Taki Telonidis November 5, 2025

On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”

At the end of a dark hallway, a Marine steps through a doorway. His silhouette is dark against the bright outside light.
Posted inVeterans

An Atrocity of War Goes Unpunished

by Artis Curiskis, Jim Briggs, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Zulema Cobb and Al Letson November 1, 2025

An attack on civilians by US Marines during the Iraq War sparks outrage and a war crimes trial, but in the end, no one is held accountable.

A photo of a toddler and her older brother seated next to one another in a red car on a track that’s laid through a thicket of flowers and bushes. The car, designed for children, is based on an early 20th century racing car.
Posted inEasy Listening

A Midnight Phone Call. A Missing Movie. Decades of Questions.

by Artis Curiskis, Ashley Cleek, Jim Briggs, Jenny Casas, Kate Howard, Melissa Lewis, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Zulema Cobb, Nikki Frick and Fernando Arruda October 25, 2025October 29, 2025

Serious investigations into deeply unserious questions. Hear the first in our occasional series of “inconsequential investigations.”

A Caucasian woman with hair down to her shoulders, wearing a coat and carrying two bags, walks to our left as she talks on a mobile phone. Behind her is a large mural of a face, seen from the bridge of the nose to the forehead. The dark gray eyes of the painting seem to be in line with the passing woman, whose shadow falls against the lower part of the wall.
Posted inSurveillance and Privacy

Exposing a Global Surveillance Empire

by Artis Curiskis, Michael Montgomery, Nadia Hamdan, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Zulema Cobb, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson and Daniel Schulman October 18, 2025October 31, 2025

In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world.

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Posted inMore To The Story

How a Climate Doomsayer Became an Unexpected Optimist

by Josh Sanburn, Al Letson, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis and James West October 15, 2025

On this week’s “More To The Story,” environmentalist Bill McKibben examines how the remarkable rise of solar power could (finally) begin to slow climate change.

Exterior of a single-story motel at dusk. A neon sign atop its roof features a rainbow and the word "Motel."
Posted inLabor

Immigrants on the Line

Portrait of steven rascón by Artis Curiskis, Nadia Hamdan, Jenny Casas, Claire Mullen, Cynthia Rodriguez, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Al Letson and Zulema Cobb October 11, 2025

Haitian immigrants moved to Colorado on the promise of a good job and a place to stay—only to be mistreated. Now, they could be deported

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