We investigate the surprising stories behind the most fascinating debates and pressing issues facing society today. By looking into how we got here, we aim to understand more deeply where we may be headed next.
Latest episodes
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51 min
Street Fight Part III: Can We End It?
Everyone agrees that street homelessness is a problem to solve. But that’s where the agreement ends. Today, we explore the two camps that think they’ve found an answer — one that a…
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38 min
Street Fight Part II: Cruel & Unusual
Homelessness today looks very different than it did in the 1980s, when American cities first woke up to this crisis. Today, we explore the legal battles that turned survival outsid…
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42 min
Street Fight Part I: Hobos, Bums, and the Homeless
What we call “homelessness” is a relatively modern phenomenon. Today, we tell the story of its emergence and why, in the 1980s, one woman fought so fervently for her right to live…
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51 min
Book Keeper
Today on Reflector we are bringing you a very special episode from a new series that found its beginnings right here. It is called Book Keeper. Last year we released the episode Ha…
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38 min
Can Gambling Make Us Wiser?
Visit the Longview website to learn more and support our reporting Prediction markets have exploded from a niche financial concept into a multibillion-dollar industry — one that's…
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46 min
To Snip or Not to Snip
Katie Herzog never planned to become a dog person and she definitely never planned to agonize over her goldendoodle's testicles. But when it came time to neuter Moose, she couldn't…
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40 min
Wetwear
What if the next great leap in computing wasn't made of silicon — but of living human brain cells? Reporter Greg Warner takes us inside the lab of Hon Weng Chong, an Australian com…
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43 min
Strange Bedfellows Part III: Backlash
The final chapter of Reflector’s tour of LGBTQ activism examines some of the controversies currently roiling society—starting with a look at one of the most contentious subjects in…
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51 min
Strange Bedfellows Part II: The Q
You can hear Part 3 of this series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us here Part two of Reflector’s dive into the LGBTQ+ movement picks up with the arri…
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41 min
Strange Bedfellows Part I: When LGB met T
You can hear Part 2 and 3 of this series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us here Reflector goes gay with a three-part look at the movement known as LGBT…
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41 min
Paid Protesters
From abolitionists to the Tea Party, accusations of “paid protesters” have shadowed American political movements for centuries. But what if the reality is more nuanced (and more in…
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44 min
Propaganda of the Deed (Part 2)
Political tensions across the country continue to rise. Today, we spoke with protesters who believe the time for debate, peaceful protest, and civil disobedience has passed, asking…
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46 min
Propaganda of the Deed (Part 1)
As demonstrators openly debate whether violence is justified to resist the Trump administration, we step back to ask: Have we been here before? This episode traces a largely forgot…
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32 min
The Hallelujah
After leaving the church that both defined and destroyed her family, Megan Phelps-Roper turned away from the Bible. In this episode, she returns to one of its dark tales to ask wha…
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39 min
The Last Invention
Listen to our new show The Last Invention Apple Spotify Order Katie Herzog’s new book: Drink Yourself Sober Sign up for our newsletter on Substack and become a Longview subscriber…
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7 min
Extra! Extra! We Have An Announcement
We are living through one of the most unpredictable periods in recent history. A time of profound, destabilizing social upheaval. A time of barely-imaginable technological advancem…
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51 min
Breaking USAID
Should the U.S. stop giving foreign aid?This is a question many have been asking long before Elon Musk and Donald Trump launched DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and bega…
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1 h 15
A Nation of Immigrants Votes for Deportations
Despite its reputation among many on the political left, the United States has welcomed more immigrants than any other nation in history. Today, the U.S. is home to more immigrants…
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58 min
Why Doesn't Anyone Trust The Media?
In the wake of the election results, many Democrats are doing some serious soul-searching (and a fair amount of blame-gaming) to understand why they lost. But it’s not just Democra…
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1 h 06
The Comeback of Donald Trump
Here comes the much-anticipated (maybe dreaded? Obnoxiously over-covered?) 2024 US presidential election, and no one knows who will emerge as the next President of the United State…