‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us’

A profile of two activists, Johnetta Elzie and DeRay Mckesson, who have emerged as prominent protesters in a leaderless movement during a time when police killings have become front-page news across the U.S.

Published: May 4, 2015
Length: 27 minutes (6,966 words)

The Legal Burden

A law student fights for the freedom of a man she believes to be innocent and struggles to find her place in the justice system.

Source: Duke Magazine
Published: Apr 29, 2015
Length: 21 minutes (5,350 words)

The Computers Are Listening

A look at how the NSA converts spoken words into searchable text, and the implications of said technology.

Source: The Intercept
Published: May 5, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,400 words)

The Man Who Became Big Bird

An interview with Caroll Spinney, who, at 81, has worked at “Sesame Street” as the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for 45 years.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 6, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,430 words)

The Day Virginia Woolf Brought Her Mom Back to Life

Why don’t we ever talk about Julia Stephen, Virginia Woolf’s mom? Christopher Frizzelle reflects on Woolf, Stephen, and To the Lighthouse.

Source: Literary Hub
Published: May 5, 2015
Length: 11 minutes (2,860 words)

The Boy Who Loved Transit

How the system failed an obsession.

Author: Jeff Tietz
Published: May 1, 2002
Length: 34 minutes (8,722 words)

Mass Incarceration: The Silence of the Judges

A federal judge speaks out against mass incarceration.

Published: May 21, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,500 words)

Why Can’t America Have Great Trains?

How Washington derailed Amtrak.

Published: Apr 18, 2015
Length: 18 minutes (4,700 words)

Meet the Women Who Created #BlackLivesMatter

How three friends turned a spontaneous Facebook post into a global phenomenon.

Published: Mar 1, 2015
Length: 6 minutes (1,500 words)

Welcome to Pariahville

A visit to a sex offender community in south Florida.

Author: Jay Kirk
Source: GQ
Published: Apr 27, 2015
Length: 30 minutes (7,514 words)