The 4 Best Question Everything with Brian Reed Podcast Episodes
1) 1: The Critic
Brian talks to a fellow journalist who called his most well-known work “morally indefensible.” You can read Gay Alcorn’s column here. Subscribe to our newsletter to read Gay’s full reaction to this e...Show More
2) And The Award Goes To...The Circuit Court of The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit In and For Okeechobee County, Florida
Ben Smith tells the story of the strange controversy over a journalism award that’s been going down in a Florida courthouse. Ben is Editor-in-Chief of Semafor and co-host of the Mixed Signals podcast...Show More
3) When Lies Spread Like Wildfire
At a bar that survived the destruction, a group of reporters get together a year later to talk about the personal impact the LA wildfires had on them. And some of the harrowing – and surprising ...Show More
4) Why was this district attorney hiding from me in his office ten feet away?
Journalists jailed for an article they published. In America. How did this happen? Brian tells the story of a reporting trip he took to Alabama, where two small-town journalists had been locked up, ...Show More
5) Host Brian Reed Confronts his Toughest Critic
We’re taking a quick break for the holidays, but in the spirit of New Year reflection, we’re sharing our very first episode of Question Everything. Brian talks to fellow journalist, ...Show More
6) When Hollywood Tells The Truth - with the directors of Spotlight, The Staircase, Reality, and The Investigation
We’re taking a short break over the holidays and will be plopping in front of the TV to watch some movies and shows. Maybe you’re doing the same? Check out one of our favorite episodes of ...Show More
7) The Funky Court Ruling That Led to the Modern Internet
Over the past few months, our host Brian Reed has been reporting on Section 230 – the law that shields online platforms and websites from lawsuits and has shaped the way we get information today...Show More
8) The Loophole That Could Keep the Epstein Files Hidden
By December 19th, the Department of Justice is supposed to release all DOJ and FBI files related to Jeffrey Epstein. But through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Bloomberg investigative rep...Show More
9) ‘Let Him Hang Himself’
When the recent slate of Jeffrey Epstein emails dropped, one line immediately jumped out: “I think you should let him hang himself.” It was part of a 2015 email exchange between journalist...Show More
10) Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins
A nice treat for the holiday – an interview with the guy who runs the country’s funniest fake newspaper. Ben Collins became CEO of The Onion after a long career working in traditiona...Show More