Reveal (podcast)

*Reveal*
Reveal
Presentation
Hosted by	Al Letson
Genre	Investigative reporting
Language	English
Updates	Active, weekly
Length	60 minutes
Production
Production	Al Letson
Audio format	MP3
No. of episodes	269 (as of December 2020)
Publication
Original release	September 28, 2013
Provider	PRX (radio), Center for Investigative Reporting

Reveal is a nationally broadcast public radio show and investigative reporting podcast hosted by Al Letson. The radio program is released on Saturdays on radio stations in the Public Radio Exchange network and the show is also available in podcast form. It is part of a growing trend of investigative reporting being disseminated through audio.^[1] Its first weekly season was ranked among the top 50 podcasts by The Atlantic.^[2]

Reveal has experimented with new modes of distribution,^[3]^[4] including using SMS to provide interactivity to its podcasts.^[5] The main website for Reveal contains links to each podcast episode, video, and multimedia story shared by the outlet. Each video is also available on their YouTube channel. The outlet also has a blog where the staff posts about internal updates and how they created data-driven stories.

Reveal showcases the work of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and other large and small newsrooms in the US.^[6] The show sued the Trump Administration under the Freedom of Information Act for access to records related to the cost of the border wall the administration is pursuing.^[7] Its reporting resulted in the shut down of unlicensed work camps being used as drug treatment facilities.^[8]

All of the CIR's digital reporting is available on Reveal's website where the CIR shares podcasts, videos, and many data-driven investigative projects. Reveal's CEO is Christa Scharfenberg.^[9]

Reveal's investigation into racial disparities in mortgage lending in 2018 was mentioned on the floor of the Senate by Senator Elizabeth Warren and was the subject of a lengthy op-ed in The New York Times.^[10]

In 2017, host Al Letson was photographed physically intervening to protect a right-wing protester at a rally that turned violent in Berkeley, California.^[11]^[12]^[13]

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