The Soul Man Who Walked Away

A profile of Bill Withers, “one of the few stars in pop-music history to truly walk away from a lucrative career, entirely of his own volition, and never look back.”

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Apr 14, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,270 words)

Being Ringo: A Beatle’s All-Starr Life

After five decades, Richard Starkey is finally getting his solo moment in the sun.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Apr 15, 2015
Length: 22 minutes (5,700 words)

Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report

Columbia University’s investigation into what went wrong with Rolling Stone’s story about rape at UVA.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Apr 5, 2015
Length: 52 minutes (13,246 words)

‘We Are the World’ at 30: A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown

How Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson helped gather 46 of the biggest stars in music for an all-night recording session for charity.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Mar 8, 2015
Length: 21 minutes (5,273 words)

The White Devil Kingpin

How a white man from Boston rose through the ranks of Asian organized crime.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Feb 18, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,548 words)

A Whistleblower’s Horror Story

Michael Winston blew the while on Countrywide’s reckless subprime lending practices. He lost his job and has been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Feb 18, 2015
Length: 11 minutes (2,822 words)

Tania’s World

Rolling Stone‘s 1975 cover story on Patty Hearst’s time on the run as a fugitive with the SLA.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Oct 23, 1975
Length: 47 minutes (11,800 words)

Pam and Tommy

The untold story behind the world’s most famous sex tape.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Dec 22, 2014
Length: 29 minutes (7,387 words)

A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA

A freshman at University of Virginia is brutally assaulted by seven men at a frat party. When she tries to report it, she discovers a culture that is complicit in covering it up. Update: Rolling Stone’s editors are now raising questions about events described in this story—but exactly which parts remains unclear.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Nov 21, 2014
Length: 37 minutes (9,296 words)

The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare

Whistleblower Alayne Fleischmann wants JPMorgan Chase held accountable for massive securities fraud. She says Chase and the Justice Department have taken actions to silence her.

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Nov 6, 2014
Length: 24 minutes (6,027 words)