Prompted by a vision, it took
11 years to build, nearly destroyed
a marriage, and drew hundreds of thousands to tiny Crossville, TN. Then the government stepped in.
Mein Camp
The story of America's first major interrogation program,
at a top secret POW camp in suburban Virginia.
The
Search
After a journalist is kidnapped
by ISIS, friends and family search for him. We follow the hostage rescue mission for four years.
An Australian teenager tries to make the most boring Facebook group possible. Then the grown ups invade.
The Takeover
We explore America's wrestle with its most potent punishment – the death penalty.
Cruel & Unusual
How did my friend become Spider-Man – a burglar so prolific, with methods so unusual, the cops gave him a superhero nickname?
Climb Spree
Speechwriter's Lament
Reliving my worst professional walk of shame, live
on stage in NYC and broadcast on The Moth.
The Race
to Make Ventilators
When the difference between life and death came down to
whether a small auto parts
maker in Minnesota could churn out pistons small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
The Line
The story of a big group
of people with the same questions – complicated, heartbreaking ones.
Militia
Barbie
On the Spring 2017 Pop-Up Tour, I shared the
story of one woman I met during my foray into America's militia movement.
World's Largest Treehouse
Patent
Racism
Dr. Lisa Cook found a hole
in a major economic theory.
It took 10 years to get her
colleagues to listen.
George Washington Carver
The Mask Mover
One state's frantic scramble to get masks during the pandemic – shutting down the state's payment system, and taking a $3.5 million check on a roadtrip.