Reveal

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Reveal’s investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories about caregivers, advocates for the unhoused, immigrant families, warehouse workers and formerly incarcerated people, fighting to hold the powerful accountable. The New Yorker described Reveal as “a knockout … a pleasure to listen to, even as we seethe.” A winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy and Murrow awards, Reveal is produced by the nation’s first investigative journalism nonprofit, The Center for Investigative Reporting, and PRX. From unearthing exploitative working conditions to exposing the nation’s racial disparities, there’s always more to the story. Learn more at revealnews.org/learn.

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Episodes

Is AI Pushing Us Closer to Nuclear Disaster?

In this episode, Al Letson interviews Daniel Holz of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists regarding the Doomsday Clock's closest-ever setting to midnight. They delve into the clock's history, its purpose as a symbol of existential risk, and the specific man-made threats driving its time, including nuclear weapons, climate change, disinformation, and the growing concern around artificial intelligence in military systems. Holz emphasizes that while the situation is dire, the clock also represents hope and highlights concrete actions humanity can take to reduce these risks and secure the future.

Jul 09, 2025•31 min

A Decade of Reveal

This week on Reveal , we celebrate our 10-year anniversary with a look back at some of our favorite stories, from investigations into water shortages in drought-prone California to labor abuses in the Dominican Republic. And we interview the journalists behind the reporting to explain what happened after the stories aired. This is an update of an episode that originally aired in March 2025 . Support Reveal’s journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the sco...

Jul 05, 2025•51 min

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