Al Letson is the host of Reveal's Peabody Award-winning public radio program and podcast showcasing investigative stories. Letson is a playwright, performance poet and actor. He also is the host and executive producer of “State of the Re:Union,” a public radio program airing on more than 200 stations. In each episode, “State of the Re:Union” travels to an American city or town to tell stories about the people and explore how communities are being created. The program won a 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award in the news documentary category. Letson divides his time between Jacksonville, Florida, and Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.

Reveal: Teen Migrants: Kids Crossing Borders Alone

In a collaboration with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the United Kingdom and KQED in California, this episode of...

Reveal: Billion-Dollar Scam

California’s workers’ compensation program covers 15 million workers across the state. If you get hurt on the job – fall...

Reveal: New Day Dawning on The Night Shift

  Every day, invisible armies of men and women head to work, where they’re tasked with doing something that helps...

Reveal: Alleged Cult Leader Plays Shell Game with US Foreign Aid

You know those Planet Aid clothing donation boxes you see on the side of the road? Those clothes and over...

When Mad Men Meet Dark Money

Money in U.S. politics once was a straightforward thing. In 19th-century America, a politician running for office would pay to...

Pop Quiz: Unpacking Super PACs

    Julia B. Chan works at Reveal, a weekly radio program produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting and...

Mighty Ike

Texas is home to the Houston Ship Channel, one of the world’s busiest maritime waterways. Also in Houston, and along...

Glare of the “Spotlight”

Oscar season is upon us, and one of the Best Picture nominees is a film that hits pretty close to...

Another look at the perilous price of American energy

On this hour of Reveal, we take another look at three of our major investigations that explored energy production in...

Sick on the inside: Behind Bars in Immigrant-Only Prisons

  Anyone who serves time for a federal crime will end up in what prison experts say is the best-run...

Pumped on Trump

We’ve heard a lot from Republican candidate Donald Trump since he announced his bid for the presidency. With his celebrity...