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Reveal @revealnews.org · 8d

During FTX’s meltdown, Sam Bankman-Fried insisted the company was solvent.

The new CEO called it a “dumpster fire.” Billions were missing, customers were stranded, and no one knew who to believe.

This week on Reveal:

Sam Bankman-Fried recounts FTX’s collapse and why he feels he was wrongly convicted of fraud

Through exclusive prison interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried and others, we put fresh eyes on the dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22d

LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET—hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social, produced by @longlead.com and distributed by @prx.org—saw the events of this past week coming.

And so did the web's inventor, @timbl.bsky.social. Listen to what he said about violence and online echo chambers in 1997:

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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · 22d

For Episode 2 of Pursuit — a new podcast from @prx.org and @constitutionctr.bsky.social — Jeffrey Rosen and Ken Burns discuss the virtue Temperance.

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Laicie Heeley @laicie.bsky.social · 22d

A brand new season of #ThingsThatGoBoom from @inkstickmedia.com and @prx.org is coming soon! (And we're talking about the military-industrial complex.) inkstickmedia.com/coming-soon-...

Coming Soon: MIC Drop

We’re watching — in DC, LA, Chicago — what happens when the military comes to town. But what about the military that’s been there all along?

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Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 19d

A new season of the Things That Go Boom podcast will be here soon:

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Coming Soon: MIC Drop

We’re watching — in DC, LA, Chicago — what happens when the military comes to town. But what about the military that’s been there all along?

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Hark Audio @harkaudio.com · Sep 5

The brilliant @sidedoorpod.bsky.social from @PRX.org spoke with beer historian (yes, it’s a real job) Theresa McCulla about brewing in early America. Listen to learn about how enslaved people and Indigenous traditions shaped early beer culture: harkaudio.com/beer-pintsiz...

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UNUM Ken Burns @unumkenburns.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today, and for the next eleven weeks, we’ll be posting clips of our own Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen on Pursuit (a new podcast from @prx.org and @constitutionctr.bsky.social), discussing how the founders understood happiness as intimately connected to the idea of virtue.

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PRX @prx.org · Aug 26

PRX is in #SaltLakeCity at the Public Media Content Collective conference (#PMCC).
Join us at 5:30pm for Happy Hour and meet @samsanders.bsky.social, Krys Boyd (@think.kera.org), David Green (Left, Right, & Center), Lee C. Camp (No Small Endeavor) and @asrao.bsky.social (@embodiedwunc.bsky.social).

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Long Lead @longlead.com · Aug 13

"There are still such things as facts and truth," he says in the show's closing episode. "And we have to continue to fight for them, no matter how uncomfortable they are."

Listen to all seven episodes of LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET — distributed by @prx.org — wherever you get your podcasts.

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History Podcast · Series · Through a series of riveting, complex narratives, LONG SHADOW makes sense of what people know — and what they thought they knew — about the most pivotal moments in U.S. hist...

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PRX @prx.org · Jul 18

"We’ll continue to champion the invaluable work of stations, journalists, and independent creators.

We’re deeply grateful to public media’s listeners and supporters. Our mission continues with strong resolve."

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PRX @prx.org · Jul 18

"At PRX, we remain steadfast in our commitment to public media organizations and producers who inform millions of Americans with vital news, inspire through storytelling, and provide cultural connection."

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PRX @prx.org · Jul 18

A message from Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX:

"The vote in the U.S. Senate and Congress to eliminate federal funding for public media is a devastating blow to communities and journalism nationwide."

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PRX @prx.org · Jul 7

Within days, the Senate will vote on legislation that would devastate public media. Call your Senators now and urge them to remove public media funding cuts from the rescissions package. bit.ly/3GqqF7y #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Urge Your Senators: Remove the Proposal to Cut Public Media Funding

The Senate will soon consider a rescissions package that would take back approved public media funding. Call your Senators now!

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Long Lead @longlead.com · Jul 1

As people grew more familiar with the internet and its utility, they began to using it to mobilize for different causes — from the 9/11 hijackers to flashmob pranksters to activists, the internet put power in the hands of the people, for better and for worse.

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Long Lead @longlead.com · Jun 17

When was the last time you felt good about the internet? Back in the day, the web gave power to the people, and going online could actually be fun.

In LONG SHADOW, BREAKING THE INTERNET, host @vermontgmg.bsky.social retraces 30 years of web history to answer, “How did we get here?”

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#LongShadow #podcast #americanhistory When was the last time you felt good about the internet? Today’s online landscape is a harrowing one. People screaming at each other on social media. Violent videos going viral. Cyberbullying, racism, misogyny. Back in the day, the web gave power to the people, and going online could actually be fun. In "Long Shadow: Breaking the Internet," host Garrett Graff retraces 30 years of web history — a tangle of GIFs, blogs, apps, and hashtags — to answer the bewildering question many ask when they go online today: “How did we get here?” It’s the story of mankind’s greatest invention, a tool that gave everyone access to all the world’s information and unlocked democracy across the globe. But "Long Shadow: Breaking the Internet" is also about the biggest crisis facing society today: how the web's unlimited feed of data morphed into a firehose of hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and lies that divided Americans over things we once agreed on, like science, diversity, and even democracy itself. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear when it drops on Tuesday, June 24. LONG SHADOW is produced by the award-winning journalism studio Long Lead and distributed by PRX. For more visit www.longlead.com and www.longshadowpodcast.com.

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Long Lead @longlead.com · May 22

Produced in collaboration with @thetrace.org and Campside Media and distributed by @prx.org, the third installment of LONG SHADOW chronicles how firearms moved from being an ordinary part of the background of rural life to a menacing element of modern American life.

Cover photo of LONG SHADOW: IN GUNS WE TRUST podcast featuring Uncle Sam and branding for Long Lead, PRX, The Trace, Campside Media

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · May 9

In this episode of #WeDisruptThisBroadcast, co-creator of #Hacks, Jen Statsky, delves into the playful banter between Ava and Deborah in the pilot episode, highlighting how their witty jousting evolves into a moment of genuine empathy and connection. @prx.org

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PRX @prx.org · May 9

We’re co-presenting the Podcast Creator Summit in Austin, June 16 to 18.

Join us for 3 days of free workshops, panels, and mentoring with local podcast professionals.

Registration is now open: bit.ly/43diq6d

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PRX @prx.org · Apr 22

🎉 Two PRX & Radiotopia wins at the Webby Awards!

🏆 Reveal’s “40 Acres and a Lie” — People’s Voice Winner @revealnews.org
🏆 Never Post — Winner, Best Live Podcast Recording @mikerugnetta.com

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · Apr 22

OH! OK!

Never Post won a Webby for Best Live Podcast Recording

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Long Lead @longlead.com · Apr 20

The Webby Awards has named LONG SHADOW: IN GUNS WE TRUST an honoree for Limited Series & Specials Podcast in the Crime & Justice category. The show — produced in collaboration with @thetrace.org and Campside Media and distributed by @prx.org — tracks how guns have become a U.S. epidemic.

Graphic with text: 2025 WEBBY AWARDS HONOREE LONG SHADOW: IN GUNS WE TRUST Limited Series & Specials: Crime & Justice

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Long Lead @longlead.com · Apr 15

@longlead.com is proud to announce LONG SHADOW: IN GUNS WE TRUST has received a nomination for a Peabody Award by unanimous vote from its Board of Jurors. This is a huge honor for us and our collaborators @thetrace.org, Campside Media, and @prx.org.

Graphic with text PEABODY NOMINEE
LONG SHADOW: IN GUNS WE TRUST

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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · Apr 11

1 week left to vote for #WeDisruptThisBroadcast! 🤩🙌
Representing the Arts & Culture category, the People's Voice #WebbyAwards polls close April 17!!
➡️ wbby.co/4c6agjS

@prx.org #webbys #webbynom #storiesthatmatter #PeabodyAwards

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Greater Good Science Center @greatergoodmag.bsky.social · Apr 3

Big news! The Science of Happiness Podcast has been nominated for a @TheWebby Award! 🎉 Now we need your help: The Science of Happiness Podcast is in the running to win a People’s Voice Award. VOTE for us before April 17th:
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Vote for the best of the internet

I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.

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PRX @prx.org · Apr 8

The 2025 Webby Award nominees are here—and several of our shows made the list!

Vote now: bit.ly/3nU7EAK

@scipsychedelics.bsky.social @mikerugnetta.com @revealnews.org @sidedoorpod.bsky.social @greatergoodmag.bsky.social @peabodyawards.bsky.social

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