The Lost Man

An amateur sleuth’s obsession with a true-crime story that has captivated Australians since 1948.

Published: Jun 7, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,104 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)

Death, Redesigned

A global design firm makes an attempt to change the way we prepare for death.

Published: Mar 20, 2015
Length: 26 minutes (6,607 words)

Outside Man

How the producer of the Hangover movies became one of the most effective advocates for prison reform in California.

Author: Jesse Katz
Published: Mar 1, 2015
Length: 25 minutes (6,330 words)

The Disappeared

A Guardian investigation reveals that Chicago police kept a secret interrogation site where abuses occurred, including at least one detainee death.

Source: The Guardian
Published: Feb 24, 2015
Length: 11 minutes (2,753 words)

Homeward

Hugo Lucitante was 10 years old when his Amazon tribe sent him to Seattle to live with a 22-year-old college student. The tribe hoped that he would return to them with a Western education and the knowledge to help guide his people through a changing world.

Published: Feb 12, 2015
Length: 23 minutes (5,903 words)

Their Town

A border town controlled by Warren Jeffs, a leader of a polygamous sect of Mormons who is currently serving a life sentence in prison for sexually assaulting underage girls, has treated outsiders poorly and made life difficult for a former sect member and his family.

Published: Dec 5, 2014
Length: 19 minutes (4,926 words)

Dunkin’ and the Doughnut King

Ted Ngoy overcame poverty, escaped genocide and made a fortune off of doughnuts. Examining the history of doughnut shops in California, most of which are owned by Cambodian Americans.

Published: Nov 3, 2014
Length: 23 minutes (5,861 words)

The Contestant

Ruth Thalía went on a game show in Lima, Peru, and then disappeared.

Published: Oct 5, 2014
Length: 24 minutes (6,040 words)