The VA’s pain pill habit
Listen to reporter Aaron Glantz’s investigation: Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the number of opiate prescriptions by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has skyrocketed. ... Read More
Listen to Reveal – 06/28/2014
In this episode: the U.S. Coast Guard's accident problem, arsenic in your water, the secrecy surrounding lethal injection drugs and the high cost of a GI Bill degree. Listen above or download our podcast.
The Coast Guard’s deadly accidents
The U.S. Coast Guard – the fifth branch of the military – has suffered a string of potentially avoidable and sometimes deadly accidents, along with ... Read More
The politics of poison
Arsenic is nearly synonymous with poison. But most people don’t realize that they consume small amounts of it in the food they eat and the ... Read More
Secrecy behind Missouri’s execution drugs
Missouri is one of several states that are buying their drugs for executions in secret. Last year, St. Louis Public Radio reporters Chris McDaniel and ... Read More
Profiting off the GI Bill
The post-World War II GI Bill of 1944 was a hugely successful government program that helped millions of returning veterans get a college education. Under ... Read More
Credits – 06/28/2014
Host: Al Letson
Executive Producers: Ben Adair, Susanne Reber
Senior Producer: Mia Zuckerkandel
Editors: Jim Morris, Amy Pyle, Robert Salladay, Mark Katches
Producers: Ben Adair, Michael Montgomery, Adithya Sambamurthy, Mia Zuckerkandel
Reporters: Aaron Glantz, David Heath, Véronique LaCapra, Chris McDaniel, G.W. Schulz, Rebecca Williams
Production Assistance: Allegra Bandy
Mix Engineer: Jim Briggs
RevealRadio.org: Jaena Rae Cabrera, Nikki Frick, Sheela Kamath, Christine Lee, Sam Ward
Senior Management for PRX: Jake Shapiro, John Barth, Kerri Hoffman
Senior Management for CIR: Robert J. Rosenthal, Mark Katches, Joaquin Alvarado, Susanne Reber, Christa Scharfenberg
Promo Narration: Peter Coyote
Director of Distribution and Engagement: Meghann Farnsworth
Distribution and Engagement Manager: Cole Goins
News Engagement Specialist: Kelly Chen
Communications Manager: Julia B. Chan
Reveal is a co-production of The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). It was co-created by Ben Adair, Susanne Reber, Joaquin Alvarado, John Barth and Kerri Hoffman.
Special thanks to The Center for Public Integrity; Michigan Radio; St. Louis Public Radio; KUT in Austin, Texas; WJCT in Jacksonville, Florida; and “State of the Re:Union.”
What it’s like for teens in ‘the box’
New York City’s Rikers Island is one of the biggest jails in the U.S., housing about 12,000 adults. But did you know hundreds of teenagers ... Read More
Investigative reporting inspires poetry
What happens when you pair young poets with journalists to investigate issues that directly affect them and their communities? The Off/Page Project, a collaboration between ... Read More
Tracing Chicago’s heroin supply chain
Ever wondered how heavy narcotics such as heroin make it to America’s streets? Where it comes from, how it’s distributed and who it hurts? That ... Read More
Security on the border
How have the drug trade and a dramatic growth in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ranks impacted communities along the border with Mexico? For insight, ... Read More
Action on the VA’s pain pill habit
On the debut pilot of “Reveal,” CIR’s Aaron Glantz uncovered how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been prescribing highly addictive pain medications at ... Read More
No animals were harmed…
When you go to the movies – if you stay for the credits – you may have noticed a line that says, “No animals were harmed ... Read More
Sexual abuse of female farmworkers
Last year, a collaborative investigation pulled back the curtain on sexual abuse of female farmworkers, revealing persistent peril for women working in the food industry. ... Read More
Credits – 03/01/2014
Host: Al Letson
Executive Producers: Ben Adair, Susanne Reber
Senior Producer: Mia Zuckerkandel
Editors: Amy Pyle, Andrew Donohue, Robert Salladay, Mark Katches
Producers: Michael Montgomery, Michael I Schiller
Reporters: Daffodil Altan, Trey Bundy, Aaron Glantz, Amy Julia Harris, Chip Mitchell, Natalie Moore, G.W. Schulz, Bernice Yeung
Production Assistance: Allegra Bandy
Mix Engineer: Jim Briggs
RevealRadio.org: Jaena Rae Cabrera, Nikki Frick, Sheela Kamath, Christine Lee, Sam Ward, Mia Zuckerkandel
Video Producers: Daffodil Altan, David Ritsher, Michael I Schiller
Senior Management for PRX: Jake Shapiro, John Barth, Kerri Hoffman
Senior Management for CIR: Robert J. Rosenthal, Mark Katches, Joaquin Alvarado, Susanne Reber
Promo Narration: Peter Coyote
Reveal is a co-production of The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). It was co-created by Ben Adair, Susanne Reber, Joaquin Alvarado, John Barth and Kerri Hoffman.
Help for this program came from WJCT in Jacksonville, Fla., and “State of the Re:Union” with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.
Special thanks for this episode to Cate Cahan, Sally Eisele, Alison Scholly and the production and reporting teams at WBEZ Chicago; Charles Husson at Hawaii Public Radio; and Delaney Hall at “State of the Re:Union.”