Question Everything with Brian Reed

Propagandist? Truth teller? Influencer? Question Everything unravels the contested work of journalists and the moral complexities surrounding the stories that impact us all. 


Hosted by Brian Reed (S-Town, This American Life, The Trojan Horse Affair). 


For outtakes and an inside peek inside the editorial conundrums that confront journalists every day, sign up for our newsletter at www.kcrw.com/questioneverything.


Question Everything is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory

Society & Culture
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A Rant or a Slant: When Should Reporters Speak ...
A reporter questions whether to drop the veneer of neutrality.
38 min
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1 min
3
A Teen, a Reporter, and a Grand Jury Leak (Over...
A heart-to-heart at a bbq restaurant in Alabama.
31 min
4
The News is Coming from Under the Desk… on TikT...
A live conversation with a top TikTok creator about how they deliver the news.
49 min
5
Not Like Us: How Billionaires Think
Unpacking the worldviews of the ultra-wealthy.
36 min
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And The Award Goes To...The Circuit Court of Th...
A strange controversy over a journalism award.
34 min
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A reporter? A spy? Or something else? Israel ar...
Israel accuses an American reporter of espionage.
55 min
8
Blindfolded And Arrested On Assignment In Israel
The story of the first American journalist arrested by Israel.
54 min
9
When Hollywood Tells The Truth: with Tom McCart...
Four Hollywood directors explore the perils and power that come when you’re straddling fact and fiction.
46 min
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Can AI tell us what stories to look out for? A ...
Brian uses a new AI platform to figure out what ideas are forming in the shadows of the internet.
28 min
11
Getting Ready to Interview Trump: An Exercise
A journalist tries to get his wrestling buddy to trust in journalism.
37 min
12
Special Election-Eve Episode: The Story of a St...
A late night conversation with a source who backed away.
17 min
13
When To Call A Thing What It Is
Brian stops doomscrolling and starts doom-living. He brings two journalists he saw duking it out on Twitter into a studio – where they can duke it out in person.
36 min
14
Can Journalism Save a Marriage? (featured on Th...
A politically divided couple searches for a news source they both can trust.
29 min
15
The Journalist and the Firefighter: How Predict...
How one of the most accomplished reporters of our time lost his confidence in journalism.
38 min
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Journalists Question Everything: Ira Glass, Zoe...
Brian puts four journalists together in a room, gives them drinks, and starts rolling tape. Foremost on their minds: Why do people even share their stories with journalists in the first place?
48 min
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S-Town Host Brian Reed Meets His Harshest Critic
Brian Reed talks to a fellow journalist who called his most well-known work “morally indefensible.”
46 min
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Question Everything is out now!
2 min