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Question Everything with Brian Reed
Question Everything with Brian Reed
KCRW & Placement Theory

Propagandist? Truth teller? Influencer? Question Everything unravels the contested work of journalists and the moral complexities surrounding the stories that impact us... more

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Episodes

He quit journalism to fight authoritarianism. How’s that going?

Last year, we did an episode with Barton Gellman, who talked about the war games he was running with high-level... more

03 Apr 2025 · 25 minutes
A Rant or a Slant: When Should Reporters Speak From the Heart?

It’s easy to get frustrated with the charade reporters are supposed to keep up, where they pretend they don’t have... more

27 Mar 2025 · 41 minutes
Do you want to be on Question Everything?

Do you have questions for us? If so, we want to talk to you! If you have thoughts about Question... more

26 Mar 2025 · 1 minute
A Teen, a Reporter, and a Grand Jury Leak (Over BBQ)

Journalists jailed for an article they published. In America. How did this happen? Brian tells the story of a reporting... more

20 Mar 2025 · 34 minutes
The News is Coming from Under the Desk… on TikTok (live from On Air Fest)

As trust in traditional journalism plummets, social media content creator V Spehar of Under the Desk News is ascendant, with... more

06 Mar 2025 · 52 minutes
Not Like Us: How Billionaires Think

As billionaires hoard more control over our politics, it seems more important than ever to ask: What makes them tick?... more

27 Feb 2025 · 40 minutes
And The Award Goes To...The Circuit Court Of The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit In and For Okeechobee County, Florida

Ben Smith tells the story of the strange controversy over a journalism award that’s been going down in a Florida... more

13 Feb 2025 · 37 minutes
A reporter? A spy? Or something else? Israel arrests its first American journalist.

Locked up, alone, accused of being a spy, reporter Jeremy Loffredo has to defend the fact that he’s a journalist.... more

31 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
Blindfolded And Arrested On Assignment In Israel

Just a few months ago, Israel did something it has never done before. It arrested an American journalist. His name... more

16 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
When Hollywood Tells The Truth: with Tom McCarthy, Antonio Campos, Tina Satter, and Tobias Lindholm.

Four Hollywood directors gather after hours at a wine shop to drink and commiserate about the perils – and power... more

19 Dec 2024 · 49 minutes