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Motive
Motive
WBEZ Chicago

Chicago gangs: Real people. Real stories. A way forward. The new season of Motive explores violence on the streets of Chicago and... more

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Episodes

Introducing - You Didn't See Nothin

Here's another podcast we think you'll find interesting. Twenty-five years ago in Chicago, a little boy named Lenard Clark was... more

01 May 2023 · 2 minutes
6: Aftermath

Anti-violence worker Cecilia Mannion confronts her desire for revenge after the car her kids are riding in is shot up... more

02 Mar 2023 · 40 minutes
5: Collateral Damage

A 14-year-old boy whose father was wounded in a gang shooting faces down threats of violence and the temptations of... more

23 Feb 2023 · 37 minutes
4: Getting In And Getting Out

The gang murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams shook Chicago and affected many of the anti-violence workers on the West Side.... more

16 Feb 2023 · 32 minutes
3: Underpaid And Underappreciated

Gunshot victim Joey struggles to get police to arrest the man he believes seriously wounded him and killed his neighbor.... more

09 Feb 2023 · 35 minutes
2: De/Escalation

Sirenzo Strong spends his work days trying to talk to gang members in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. Part of... more

02 Feb 2023 · 35 minutes
1: After The Gunfire

Former gang members are out on Chicago’s streets trying to slow the relentless violence. A man shot 11 times hides... more

26 Jan 2023 · 36 minutes
'Motive' Season 5 Podcast Trailer

On the West Side of Chicago, a father is seriously wounded by an apparent gang shooting. The worker who comes... more

17 Jan 2023 · 1 minute
Bonus: Prisoncast

In this bonus episode of Motive, we bring you some excerpts from a special project we created. After a years-long investigation... more

14 Dec 2022 · 29 minutes
Motive Presents “Through the Cracks”

From our friends at WAMU and PRX. When 8 year old Relisha Rudd disappeared from a homeless shelter in Washington,... more

02 Jun 2022 · 34 minutes
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Introducing - You Didn't See Nothin
Motive