The FRONTLINE Dispatch
FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath sits down with journalists and filmmakers for probing conversations about the investigative journalism that drives each FRONTLINE documentary and the stories that shape our time.
GBH
Show overview
The FRONTLINE Dispatch has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 155 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 22 min and 37 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 22 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 29 episodes published. Published by GBH.
From the publisher
FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath sits down with journalists and filmmakers for probing conversations about the investigative journalism that drives each FRONTLINE documentary and the stories that shape our time.This work matters. At a time when deep-dive reporting is more vital than ever, your support ensures FRONTLINE can continue to hold power accountable. Join our community of supporters here by making a contribution to keep this work going. Produced by Joel Patterson at FRONTLINE’s headquarters at GBH and powered by PRX.The FRONTLINE Dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation Journalism Initiative.
Latest Episodes
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National Interest vs. Human Rights: John Bolton on U.S.-Saudi Ties
Saudi Exile Khalid Aljabri on the Rise of MBS and the Cost of Dissent
Former Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt on U.S.-Saudi Relations
Black Lung Rates Rise Among Veteran Appalachian Coal Miners
After The Flood, Episode 5: The Flood After the Flood
Inside the Trump-MBS Alliance
After The Flood: A Note on Episode 5
After The Flood, Episode 4: Feeling Forgotten
After The Flood, Episode 3: Who, When, Where … and Now What?
After The Flood, Episode 2: A Place Where Memories Are Made
Economist Stephen Moore's Supply-Side Critique of the Fed
After The Flood, Episode 1: The Day Of
Economist Kenneth Rogoff on the Threat to the Federal Reserve
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari on the Importance of Fed Independence
Inside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
“Silence Is Not an Option”
The Unanswered Questions After Strikes on Iran
As the war with Iran intensifies, key questions remain unanswered about Iran’s nuclear capabilities, especially for the man tasked with monitoring them. A conversation with filmmaker and correspondent Sebastian Walker about his recent interview with Rafael Grossi, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. Grossi says inspectors no longer have visibility into Iran’s nuclear program.
From the Archives: Jesse Jackson on the Rise of Barack Obama
In an extended interview from 2008 that we’ve released for the first time, the Rev. Jesse Jackson offered a firsthand account of the political and cultural forces that shaped Barack Obama’s rise.
The Escalating War With Iran
Filmmakers James Jacoby and Sebastian Walker discuss the dramatic escalation of the conflict between the U.S. and Israel and Iran, and the implications for the region.