In 2014, in the college town of Isla Vista, California, a 22-year-old man murdered six people and injured 14 others... more

Note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide and may not be appropriate for all listeners. In 1989, Chuck Stuart... more

Bruce Praet is a well-known name in law enforcement, especially across California. He co-founded a company called Lexipol that contracts... more

Around the globe, journalists, human rights activists, scholars and others are facing digital attacks from Pegasus, military-grade spyware originally developed... more

In November 2020, Blossom Old Bull was raising three teenagers on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. Her youngest son,... more

After six months of war in Gaza, the Palestinian medical infrastructure has collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of pregnant women... more

As the war in Ukraine grinds into a third year, more Russian soldiers are attempting to escape frontline deployment, supported... more

The first time Trina Edwards was locked in a psychiatric hospital for children, she was 12 years old. She was... more

When Valentino Rodriguez started his job at the high-security prison in Sacramento,  California, informally known as New Folsom, he thought... more

Psychedelic drugs have been illegal for 50 years, but they’re trickling back into the mainstream because they show promise in... more