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NPR's home for audio documentaries brings untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. We go to hidden corners of the headlines to explore what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or overlooked – and the people at the heart of those stories. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including early access and sponsor-free listening for Embedded (Embedded perks may vary between seasons).

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Where is Austin Tice?: A meeting in Muskat

#7 trending · Documentary

Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks. And, after years of failed promises, Austin’s mother Debra decides to go to Syria

Sep 24
39 min

Where is Austin Tice?: The video

#19 trending · Documentary

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”. It shows Austin bound, blindfolded and terrified, surrounded by armed men. But as Josh and Sara dig deeper, the

Sep 22
31 min

Where is Austin Tice?: The driver

#26 trending · Documentary

Josh and Sara piece together Austin’s final route into Damascus. They find the farm, where he celebrated his 31st birthday — the last place his mother spoke to him.  The

Sep 17
41 min

Where is Austin Tice?: The American journalist

#35 trending · Documentary

The Austin Tice files begin to give up their secrets. Josh and Sara uncover names, locations and new leads about what happened to Austin Tice. But to understand them, the

Sep 15
31 min

Where is Austin Tice?: A black box

#34 trending · Documentary

In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. Josh Baker and his fellow investigative journalist Sara Obeidat are in Damascus as bombs

Sep 10
40 min

Where is Austin Tice?: We believe he’s alive

#44 trending · Documentary

American journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for more than a decade. Nobody knows what happened to him. Austin’s mother and even the president of the United

Sep 8
33 min

Introducing “Where is Austin Tice?” from NPR and the BBC

This is the story of one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. It’s been more than fourteen years since American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria. Ther

Sep 1
1 min

We Keep Us Safe: Circles of Silence

EPISODE 8: As the lawsuit over Antonio Mays Jr.’s death goes to trial, more clues bring us closer to identifying the person who shot him at close range. Will Antonio’s fa

Jul 30
47 min

We Keep Us Safe: The Sentinels

EPISODE 7: The hunt for Antonio’s killer leads us to a mysterious security group called the Sentinels. For the first time, former members speak about their operation at C

Jul 16
41 min

We Keep Us Safe: Inside the White Jeep

EPISODE 6: An interview with a protester who witnessed the aftermath of the shooting leads to a tip that changes the entire investigation. Support journalism like this b

Jul 16
36 min

We Keep Us Safe: The Chase

EPISODE 5: What really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was killed? Protesters claim he was attacking CHOP and they had to defend themselves. But new evidence from tha

Jul 9
36 min

We Keep Us Safe: Pocket’s World

EPISODE 4: Who was Antonio Mays Jr.? What was he up to at CHOP? A deep dive into Antonio’s last few weeks leads to perplexing rumors, new details about the night he was k

Jul 2
38 min

We Keep Us Safe: This Ain’t Coachella

EPISODE 3: After police retreat from their precinct, protesters begin occupying roughly eight blocks of Seattle. It's their attempt at a police-free world. But as rumors

Jun 25
34 min

We Keep Us Safe: The Standoff

EPISODE 2: In the summer of 2020, protests are happening all across the country. But Seattle is different. A confrontation between protestors and police outside a precinc

Jun 18
39 min

We Keep Us Safe: Who Killed Antonio Mays Jr.?

EPISODE 1: When 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed inside Seattle's CHOP protest zone in 2020, protesters claimed self-defense. For years, that version of e

Jun 11
34 min

Introducing "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the

Jun 4
2 min

The Girls: “This is my story to tell”

Alleged victims of the Stoners find each other online and band together to demand justice. But they run up against police and prosecutors who have different ideas than th

May 21
56 min

The Girls: “If it was your daughter”

17-year-old Aryalle Stoner runs away from home and tells the police that her father, Ronnie Stoner, has been sexually abusing her for years. The cursory investigation tha

May 21
47 min

The Girls: “This isn’t ringing alarms to y’all?”

Allegations pile up, but Child Protective Services declines to investigate and the school district continues to promote Ronnie Stoner.  We include an update at the end o

May 14
44 min

The Girls: “I need to tell you something”

In 2023, 17-year-old Abbie Jones and her family accuse her high school football coach, Donnie Stoner, of child sex abuse. Another Louisville woman, Alexis Crook, says she

May 14
33 min

Chart trend

Position in the Documentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#1
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days in the top 3 since Jun 2026

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#4 — Documentary US
#21 ▼ 2 Society & Culture US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I am appreciative of the work this team did to uncover that which a local PD wanted to keep hidden. This is an exceptional doc about the unbearable loss of life of a 16 year old who tried to protest what he believed was injustice. I am glad I listened but wish the death of Antonio Mays Jr. had not happened.

SD-shopper · Jul 2026

Not just a thrilling investigation into a mysterious death, but also a thought-provoking look at what goes wrong when people have convinced themselves beyond any doubt that they are the good guys.

wind burial · Jul 2026

Years in the making, We Keep Us Safe should be required listening everywhere. Meticulously researched, written and brought to life by reporters Sydney Q Brownstone, Will James and David Gutman (and the team behind them) this is podcasting at its finest and most worthy.

Measured Calm · Jul 2026

I’m a practicing ob/gyn and still had never heard the whole background behind the start of using misoprostol for reproductive health purposes. This should be mandatory learning for any OB care provider. Misoprostol now has many life-saving uses in ObGyn including decreasing bleeding from uterine hemorrhage at the time of vaginal or cesarean delivery, uterine fibroid surgery, and miscarriage. These uses probably would never have been considered without these women first trying it on themselves and collectively tracking results.

Parajl · Nov 2025

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