“I Will Not Leave”: A Crackdown on Journalists in India
Last fall, many journalists across India found themselves cornered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest crackdown on the media. The government had tightened restrictions on India’s Foreign Direct ...
21 Huhti 202220min
When Ghana’s Renaissance Got Controversial
Ghana has become one of the latest tourism hot spots. And yet recently a string of celebrity visits has sparked debate about the Ghanaian government’s ongoing campaign encouraging Black people around ...
14 Huhti 202220min
The Perfect Recruits: How US Marines led a Massive Human Smuggling Ring
With their closely trimmed hair, clean-cut look, and Marine Corps stickers on their cars, young Marines made the perfect smugglers precisely because no one would ever suspect them. It’s a billion doll...
7 Huhti 202221min
From Musician to Explosives Expert: Myanmar’s Jungle Warriors
A little over a year ago, Ko Aung (not his real name) was living the life of a typical thirty-something musician in Yangon, Myanmar. Today, he is a self taught explosives expert taking shelter in a sa...
31 Maalis 202228min
Update from Kyiv
This month we have brought you audio diaries from people who are living in Ukraine. While we are planning to continue to cover the war in Ukraine, many of you have gotten in touch to ask how they are ...
25 Maalis 20222min
Has the US Nabbed Honduras' Narco-Presidente?
Just shy of two months since leaving office, former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez will soon be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in federal co...
24 Maalis 202221min
Is a Crypto-Utopia Possible?
The dream of a crypto-powered utopia is nearly as old as Bitcoin itself. Motherboard reporter Edward Ongweso Jr. takes us through the wild visions for Cryptoland, pitched as the world’s first crypto-s...
17 Maalis 202226min
Life During War
A 31-year old woman named Katia in Kyiv—who we met last week—continues her audio dispatches from a city bracing for an onslaught. We also hear from those on the other side of the war - Russian citizen...
10 Maalis 202240min
