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Question Everything

Propagandist? Truth teller? Influencer? Question Everything unravels the contested work of journalists and the moral complexities surrounding the stories that impact us all.

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58:05

Blindfolded And Arrested On Assignment In Israel

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2025/01/16

Just a few months ago, Israel did something it has never done before. It arrested an American journalist. His name is Jeremy Loffredo.This is his story. Part one of a special, two-part series. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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56:21

Blindfolded and Arrested on Assignment in Israel

Question Everything ·

2025/01/16

Just a few months ago, Israel did something it has never done before. It arrested an American journalist. His name is Jeremy Loffredo. This is his story. Part one of a special, two-part series. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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49:49

When Hollywood Tells The Truth: with Tom McCarthy,...

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2024/12/19

Four Hollywood directors gather after hours at a wine shop to drink and commiserate about the perils – and power – that come when you’re straddling fact and fiction. With behind the scenes stories about documentary romance, regret, and pirates.Featuring Tom McCarthy, who won an Oscar for Spotlight; Antonio Campos, creator of The Staircase for HBO; Tina Satter, who directed and co-wrote Reality starring Sydney Sweeney; and Tobias Lindholm, director and writer of HBO’s The Investigation. As we know

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48:04

When Hollywood Tells The Truth: with Tom McCarthy,...

Question Everything ·

2024/12/19

Four Hollywood directors gather after hours at a wine shop to drink and commiserate about the perils – and power – that come when you’re straddling fact and fiction. With behind the scenes stories about documentary romance, regret, and pirates. Featuring Tom McCarthy, who won an Oscar for Spotlight; Antonio Campos, creator of The Staircase for HBO; Tina Satter, who directed and co-wrote Reality starring Sydney Sweeney; and Tobias Lindholm, director and writer

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31:38

8: Can AI tell us what stories to look out for? A...

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2024/12/05

Our team at Question Everything has been playing around with a new technology that sucks up tons of social media posts, and then uses AI to figure out what ideas are forming in the shadows of the internet before they hit the mainstream.Brian interviews a journalist who uses this tech, to see what conversations are brewing right now that we might want to keep an eye out for in the coming weeks. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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29:24

Can AI tell us what stories to look out for? A live...

Question Everything ·

2024/12/05

Our team at Question Everything has been playing around with a new technology that sucks up tons of social media posts, and then uses AI to figure out what ideas are forming in the shadows of the internet before they hit the mainstream. Brian interviews a journalist who uses this tech, to see what conversations are brewing right now that we might want to keep an eye out for in the coming weeks. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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40:41

7: Getting Ready to Interview Trump: An Exercise

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2024/11/21

We hire a freelancer to research every comment Donald Trump has made about the press. He ends up telling his wrestling buddy about the assignment, and using it to see if he can get him to trust in journalism.You can find more work by Sam Eagan here. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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38:57

Getting Ready to Interview Trump: An Exercise

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2024/11/21

A journalist tries to get his wrestling buddy to trust in journalism. You can find more work by Sam Eagan here. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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20:46

6: Special Election-Eve Episode: The Story of a Story...

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2024/11/05

A special election-eve episode from Brian: Ruminations on a story that never was, and a late night conversation with the source he was supposed to make it about. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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18:17

Special Election-Eve Episode: The Story of a Story...

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2024/11/04

A special election-eve episode from Brian: Ruminations on a story that never was, and a late night conversation with the source he was supposed to make it about. “Question Everything” is a production ofKCRWandPlacement Theory.

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39:48

5: When To Call A Thing What It Is

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2024/10/24

Brian stops doomscrolling and starts doom-living. He brings two journalists he saw duking it out on Twitter into a studio, where they debate how to report on lies and racism in the Trump era. Then he finds a journalist who’s putting their big theoretical questions into practice – at a personal cost – as she covers one of the most messed up stories of the election cycle. Watch the unedited conversation between Jeff Jarvis and David Folkenflik. Subscribe to the Question Everything newsletter:

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37:03

When To Call A Thing What It Is

Question Everything ·

2024/10/24

Brian stops doomscrolling and starts doom-living. He brings two journalists he saw duking it out on Twitter into a studio, where they debate how to report on lies and racism in the Trump era. Then he finds a journalist who’s putting their big theoretical questions into practice – at a personal cost – as she covers one of the most messed up stories of the election cycle. Watch the unedited conversation between Jeff Jarvis and David Folkenflik. Subscribe to the

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32:42

4: Can Journalism Save a Marriage?

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2024/10/10

A married couple finds themselves fighting miserably over the news. So they set out on a quest for the seemingly impossible: to find a news source that both a self-admitted “bleeding heart liberal” and a Trump supporter can trust.Check out Tangle News here. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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30:57

Can Journalism Save a Marriage?

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2024/10/10

A married couple finds themselves fighting miserably over the news. So they set out on a quest for the seemingly impossible: to find a news source that both a self-admitted “bleeding heart liberal” and a Trump supporter can trust. Check out Tangle News here. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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41:33

3: The Journalist and the Firefighter

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2024/09/26

How one of the most accomplished reporters of our time, Barton Gellman, lost his confidence in journalism.Sign up for our newsletter to hear the one outtake from the interview that Brian wished he could get into the episode, but couldn’t. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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39:49

The Journalist and the Firefighter

Question Everything ·

2024/09/26

How one of the most accomplished reporters of our time, Barton Gellman, lost his confidence in journalism. Sign up for our newsletter to hear the one outtake from the interview that Brian wished he could get into the episode, but couldn’t. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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52:39

2: Drinks for Five: Ira Glass, Zoe Chace, Jonathan...

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2024/09/12

Brian puts four journalists together in a room, gives them drinks, and starts rolling tape. Their only instructions: show up with questions for each other and be ready to talk candidly about the challenges in their jobs. Foremost on their minds: Why do people even share their stories with journalists in the first place?You can watch this whole episode on YouTube! And subscribe to the Question Everything newsletter. You can hear Ira Glass and Zoe Chace on “This American Life”. Astead Herndon

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49:53

1: The Critic

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2024/09/12

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 episode. You can listen to S-Town here. If you’re having thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help by dialing 988 or clicking here. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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49:54

Drinks for Five: Ira Glass, Zoe Chace, Jonathan Eig,...

Question Everything ·

2024/09/12

Brian puts four journalists together in a room, gives them drinks, and starts rolling tape. Their only instructions: show up with questions for each other and be ready to talk candidly about the challenges in their jobs. Foremost on their minds: Why do people even share their stories with journalists in the first place? You can watch this whole episode on YouTube [INSERT LINK]! And subscribe to the Question Everything newsletter too. You can hear Ira Glass and Zoe Chace on

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47:09

The Critic

Question Everything ·

2024/09/12

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 episode. You can listen to S-Town here. If you’re having thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help by dialing 988 or clicking here. “Question Everything” is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.

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