Free Current Events Documentaries

You asked; we listened. FRONTLINE presents audio versions of select full-length episodes for listening on the go.

The documentary unit of APM Reports (formerly American RadioWorks) has produced more than 140 programs on topics such as health, history, education and justice.

Every day. somewhere in the world, a bribe changes hands.

From the PBS investigative series FRONTLINE - a new narrative podcast that expands the series’ tradition of tough, fair and deeply reported long-form journalism.

Supermax prisons are icons of America?s tough penal system....

After an historic, generation-long prison expansion, American prisons are now releasing more than 600,000 inmates each year.

For many, globalization has meant rich countries getting richer at the expense of the poor. Today, it's not that simple.

Most states separate prisoners by genitalia alone, so pre-op, transgender women are placed in men's correctional facilities, where they find themselves vulnerable and preyed upon. CRUEL AND UNUSUAL is a frank, often unsettling documentary, that portrays the challenges faced by these women.

Why are so many mentally ill Americans behind bars....

In the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, the U.S. government has embraced new tools and new powers to track the movements of people within America's borders...