About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 34 episodes
- Street Fight Part III: Can We End It? · 51 minEveryone 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…
- Street Fight Part II: Cruel & Unusual · 38 minHomelessness 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…
- Street Fight Part I: Hobos, Bums, and the Homeless · 42 minWhat 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…
- Book Keeper · 51 minToday 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…
- Can Gambling Make Us Wiser? · 38 minVisit 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…
- To Snip or Not to Snip · 46 minKatie 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…
- Wetwear · 40 minWhat 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…
- Strange Bedfellows Part III: Backlash · 43 minThe 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…
- Strange Bedfellows Part II: The Q · 51 minYou 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…
- Strange Bedfellows Part I: When LGB met T · 41 minYou 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…
- Paid Protesters · 41 minFrom 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…
- Propaganda of the Deed (Part 2) · 44 minPolitical 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…
- Propaganda of the Deed (Part 1) · 46 minAs 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…
- The Hallelujah · 32 minAfter 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…
- The Last Invention · 39 minListen 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…
- Extra! Extra! We Have An Announcement · 7 minWe 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…
- Breaking USAID · 51 minShould 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…
- A Nation of Immigrants Votes for Deportations · 1 h 15 minDespite 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…
- Why Doesn't Anyone Trust The Media? · 58 minIn 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…
- The Comeback of Donald Trump · 1 h 6 minHere 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…
