The Last Patrol

“In 2019, President Trump pardoned Army Lieutenant Clint Lorance, who was serving a 20-year sentence for ordering the murder of two Afghan civilians. To Lorance’s defenders, the act was long overdue. To members of his platoon, it was a gross miscarriage of justice.”

Published: Sep 27, 2020
Length: 78 minutes (19,500 words)

Pregnant During the Pandemic: Three Stories

What’s it like to be pregnant or a new mother right now? Hazlitt publishes three dispatches on pregnancy during the pandemic.

Source: Hazlitt
Published: Sep 9, 2020
Length: 19 minutes (4,918 words)

Nine Days in Wuhan, the Ground Zero of the Coronavirus Pandemic

“There’s no other country where the pandemic’s effects have been so concentrated in a single city.”

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Oct 5, 2020
Length: 32 minutes (8,248 words)

The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd

“A teenage clerk dialed 911. How should the brothers who own CUP Foods pay for what happened next?”

Source: Slate
Published: Oct 6, 2020
Length: 23 minutes (5,862 words)

From Tragedy to Trailblazer

“After three of her dear friends were murdered in 2015 — a case that drew national attention and triggered calls for stronger hate crime legislation — Nida Allam took to politics.”

Published: Aug 25, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,152 words)

What It’s Like to Experience Homelessness During a Global Pandemic

“Life, loss, fear, and hope in one Denver homeless encampment as the novel coronavirus upended services for some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens.”

Source: 5280 Magazine
Published: Oct 1, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,070 words)

Meet the Customer Service Reps for Disney and Airbnb Who Have to Pay to Talk to You

Arise Virtual Solutions, part of the underground world of customer service, helps companies like Disney, Comcast, and even Airbnb save money — at the expense of workers.

Source: ProPublica
Published: Oct 2, 2020
Length: 26 minutes (6,582 words)

The Oral History of ‘Best in Show’

“Looking back at the dog show–centric successor to the mockumentaries ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘Waiting for Guffman’ on its 20th anniversary.”

Source: The Ringer
Published: Sep 29, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,200 words)

Last Call for Gumshoes

“For nearly 50 years, a tight-knit group of San Francisco private eyes—intellectual, swashbuckling, anti-authority lefties—practiced their craft in the pursuit of truth and, hopefully, justice.”

Source: Alta
Published: Sep 29, 2020
Length: 22 minutes (5,722 words)

A TikTok House Divided

“You’re 19 years old. You get famous overnight. You move to LA. Now what?”

Published: Oct 1, 2020
Length: 31 minutes (7,949 words)