The Breakthrough

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The podcast that takes you behind the scenes with journalists to hear how they nailed their biggest stories.

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Coming From ProPublica and WNYC: ‘Trump, Inc.,’ the Podcast

01:50 | Feb 7th, 2018

The Breakthrough: A Reporter Goes to Ground Zero for Today’s American HIV Epidemic

22:49 | Dec 1st, 2017

Linda Villarosa had spent decades covering the spread of AIDS. She thought she was done. Then, she visited Jackson, Mississippi.

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The Breakthrough: Used as ‘Guinea Pigs’ by the U.S. Military, Then Discarded

30:37 | Nov 17th, 2017

During World War II, the government subjected thousands of troops to mustard gas tests — and kept it a secret. More than 60 years later, an NPR reporter and researcher helped the men get justice.

The Breakthrough: How Journalists in the Virgin Islands Covered the Disaster Happening to Them

17:59 | Nov 10th, 2017

Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed the Virgin Islands within days of each other, leaving almost everyone without power, internet or phones. Still, The Virgin Islands Daily News pressed on.

The Breakthrough: Curiosity Drove Her to Call 1,000 People

27:44 | Oct 20th, 2017

BuzzFeed’s Rosalind Adams set out to learn why America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain was under investigation. Source by source, she built a case that Universal Health Services was locking up pe...Show More