Best FRONTLINE PBS, WGBH Podcasts (2024)

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Biden's Decision 1:56:44

12d ago1:56:44

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Behind President Joe Biden’s fateful decision are decades of challenges and controversies, triumphs and tragedies. FRONTLINE tells the inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step aside.By FRONTLINE

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Investigating the Rise of the Far Right in Germany 25:40

8d ago25:40

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In recent EU elections, far-right parties made major gains across the continent, including Germany's AfD party. FRONTLINE correspondent Evan Williams has been reporting on the rise of the far-right in Germany for years. In 2021, he examined a wave of violence targeting Jews, Muslims, immigrants, and politicians in FRONTLINE’s documentary Germany’s …

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Two American Families: 1991-2024 1:56:47

5d ago1:56:47

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It’s a central premise of the American dream: If you’re willing to work hard, you’ll be able to make a living and build a better life for your children.But what if working hard isn’t enough to get ahead — or even to ensure your family’s basic financial stability?Two American Families: 1991-2024, a special, two-hour documentary filmed over more than…

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Bill Moyers on Three Decades Documenting 'Two American Families' With Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes 42:53

25d ago42:53

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For more than 30 years, and over the course of five documentaries, correspondent Bill Moyers and filmmakers Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes have returned to Milwaukee again and again, to follow two families: one Black, the Stanleys, and one white, the Neumanns. The newest installment of the project, released this summer, chronicles the families’ s…

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Crisis on Campus (Full-length Film Audio Track) 57:16

2M ago57:16

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FRONTLINE Film Audio Tracks are FRONTLINE documentaries, in audio form. Stream or download full-length recordings of film audio on Apple Podcasts or FRONTLINE's website. A firestorm has been raging on many American college campuses. Ignited by the devastating October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the catastrophic war in Gaza, the outrage deeply d…

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Crisis on Campus 56:34

3M ago56:34

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A firestorm has been raging on many American college campuses. Ignited by the devastating October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the catastrophic war in Gaza, the outrage deeply divided American campuses and in some places devolved into hate-filled rhetoric and arrests. FRONTLINE and Retro Report have been following the escalating turmoil since th…

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Netanyahu, America, & the Road to War in Gaza (Full-length Film Audio Track) 1:26:47

2M ago1:26:47

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FRONTLINE Film Audio Tracks are FRONTLINE documentaries, in audio form. Stream or download full-length recordings of film audio on Apple Podcasts or FRONTLINE's website. As the war in Gaza continues with devastating consequences, a major 90-minute documentary offers a sweeping examination of the critical moments leading up to this crisis over the c…

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The ‘Dangerous Assignment’ That Sent a Venezuelan Journalist Into Exile 22:51

3M ago22:51

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When Venezuelan journalist Roberto Deniz began investigating problems with a government food program with his colleagues at the investigative news site Armando.info, he didn’t know that the reaction to his reporting would one day drive him to flee his home country. For the past six years, he has been living and reporting in exile, helping to uncove…

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20 Days in Mariupol 1:39:31

4M ago1:39:31

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"20 Days in Mariupol" is the the Academy Award®-winning FRONTLINE/AP documentary in which Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues risk their lives to document Russia's siege of Mariupol. Listen to the enhanced film audio track, with audio descriptions.By FRONTLINE

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Inside the Investigation into Police Use of Force 18:50

3M ago18:50

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A new investigation reveals that over nearly a decade, more than 1,000 people died following encounters where police employed tactics known as “less-lethal force,” which ranged from Tasers or physical restraint to forced sedation and other methods meant to stop people without killing them. Police say they are often responding to volatile and someti…

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Documenting Police Use of Force 56:29

4M ago56:29

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FRONTLINE and The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism, investigate deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and other “less-lethal force.” The documentary and accompanying reporting draw on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, offering the most expansive…

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The Search for Ukraine’s Missing Children 23:07

4M ago23:07

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Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine began, thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled territory. A new documentary from FRONTLINE, Children of Ukraine, examines the fate of some of these young Ukrainians, following families and investigators as they search for missing children and collect evidence of alleged …

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Investigating a Massive Online Leak of Government Secrets 24:02

5M ago24:02

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On March 4, 2024, Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to charges related to one of the country’s largest leaks of classified information. How did Teixeira manage to go without notice for months as he leaked hundreds of pages of government documents on Discord, the online chat platform popular with teenage gamers? Shane Harris and…

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Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2024) 56:40

6M ago56:40

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As new questions arise about Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet, FRONTLINE and The New York Times update an award-winning investigation into the design, oversight and production of a plane that was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.By FRONTLINE

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Stuck in a ‘Fractured’ System 19:23

6M ago19:23

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Working as a health care reporter in North Carolina, WFAE’s Dana Miller Ervin heard about jail inmates living with serious mental illnesses who cycled for years between jails and psychiatric hospitals. The courts deem them too sick to stand trial – incapable to proceed or ITP – but they often wait months to get the care they need just so their case…

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Democracy on Trial, Part Four: Inside the White House on Jan. 6 30:41

6M ago30:41

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FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss in a special audio version of the new documentary Democracy on Trial. In this final installment, the Jan. 6 Select Committee examines what happened inside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. What was former President…

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Democracy on Trial, Part Three: An “Invitation” for Jan. 6 39:34

6M ago39:34

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FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss in a special audio version of the new documentary Democracy on Trial. In part three, the Jan. 6 Select Committee examines the pressures mounting on the Justice Department and then-Vice President Mike Pence to inte…

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Democracy on Trial, Part Two: A Pressure Campaign and a Warning 33:42

7M ago33:42

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FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss in a special audio version of the new documentary Democracy on Trial. In part two, Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling issues a stark warning about the potential for violence. Rusty Bowers, former Arizona H…

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Democracy on Trial, Part One: A Blueprint For the Case Against Trump 45:19

7M ago45:19

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With the 2024 presidential race underway, FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. In this special audio version of Democracy on Trial, veteran political filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine the House Jan. 6 committee’s evidence, the historic cha…

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Biden's Decision 1:56:44

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Investigating the Rise of the Far Right in Germany 25:40

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Two American Families: 1991-2024 1:56:47

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Bill Moyers on Three Decades Documenting 'Two American Families' With Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes 42:53

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Crisis on Campus (Full-length Film Audio Track) 57:16

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Crisis on Campus 56:34

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Netanyahu, America, & the Road to War in Gaza (Full-length Film Audio Track) 1:26:47

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The ‘Dangerous Assignment’ That Sent a Venezuelan Journalist Into Exile 22:51

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20 Days in Mariupol 1:39:31

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Inside the Investigation into Police Use of Force 18:50

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Documenting Police Use of Force 56:29

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The Search for Ukraine’s Missing Children 23:07

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Investigating a Massive Online Leak of Government Secrets 24:02

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Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2024) 56:40

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Stuck in a ‘Fractured’ System 19:23

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Democracy on Trial, Part Four: Inside the White House on Jan. 6 30:41

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Democracy on Trial, Part Three: An “Invitation” for Jan. 6 39:34

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Democracy on Trial, Part Two: A Pressure Campaign and a Warning 33:42

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Democracy on Trial, Part One: A Blueprint For the Case Against Trump 45:19

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