Question Everything

Brian Reed

Question Everything is a weekly investigation into how the truth gets buried, distorted, and denied -- and the ways people are fighting to make it matter again.

Hosted by Brian Reed, of S-Town and This American Life.

Winner of the Webby Award, Ambie Award, and a Signal Special Achievement Award for pushing "the boundaries of the medium."

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76 episodes
Updated Thursday

Episodes76

Newest first

February 26 · 53 min
A Reporter Fights for His Freedom (Part Two)
The story of how the U.S. government targeted a reporter who had his eyes on ICE.
February 19 · 43 min
Why did ICE Lock Up this Pro-Trump Reporter? (Part One)
The story of an idiosyncratic reporter trying to free himself from US government detention.
February 12 · 6 min
The Dangers of Being a Journalist
What the Question Everything team is reporting on, and living through.
January 31 · 23 min
A Minnesota Dad Takes on ICE
A dispatch from a former journalist and local dad who's taking action in the Twin Cities.
January 29 · 45 min
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on How He Fought ICE’s Messaging War
How do you combat government trolls and memes?
January 22 · 27 min
Inside ICE’s Push to Go Viral
ICE is filming arrests in an effort to control the narrative, recruit officers, and shape public sentiment.
January 15 · 38 min
How One Tweak to the Internet Led This Guy to a BDSM Dungeon
A change to Section 230 drives an OnlyFans creator to dangerous work IRL.
January 8 · 40 min
When Lies Spread Like Wildfire
Journalists remember covering the 2025 LA wildfires and what they revealed about preparedness, cleanup, and who gets left behind.
January 1 · 48 min
Host Brian Reed Confronts his Toughest Critic
Brian Reed talks to a fellow journalist who called his most well-known work “morally indefensible.”
Dec 25, 2025 · 46 min
When Hollywood Tells The Truth - with the directors of Spotlight, The Staircase, Reality, and The Investigation
Behind the scenes Hollywood stories about romance, regret, and pirates.
Dec 18, 2025 · 39 min
The Scammers and Smut that Sparked the Modern Internet
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill call for the repeal of Section 230, we return to the moment it was spawned.
Dec 11, 2025 · 44 min
The Loophole That Could Keep the Epstein Files Hidden
The DOJ must release its Epstein files by December 19th. But loopholes in the law may leave the most revealing material hidden.
Dec 4, 2025 · 22 min
‘Let Him Hang Himself’
Journalists react to the ethics of cozying up to a source. Especially when that source is the known sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
Nov 27, 2025 · 54 min
Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins
Friend of Question Everything Sam Sanders, talks with The Onion’s CEO about what fact-based journalists can learn from a fake newspaper.
Nov 25, 2025 · 11 min
Call 202-225-3501 To Fix The Internet
Congress is about to debate new online safety bills for kids, but not Section 230. Make a call and help push the issue forward.
Nov 20, 2025 · 37 min
How Meta Is Making Billions From Scam Advertising
Meta is making billions from ads they know are scams. Section 230 is one reason why it doesn’t have to stop running them.
Nov 13, 2025 · 46 min
'We Don't Hate Journalists Enough': The Story of an F-ed Up Deepfake
When a deepfake porn video of journalist Julia Mengolini goes viral, the president of Argentina joins the pile-on with vicious attacks on social media.
Nov 6, 2025 · 40 min
A Government Whistleblower Trusts a Newsroom, Ends Up in Prison
A whistleblower trusted the press, and got burned. Reality Winner tells Ira Glass how The Intercept’s mistake changed her life.
Oct 30, 2025 · 40 min
How Trump is Capturing America’s Media – Without a Coup
In Russia, journalists who don’t go along with the regime could “fall out of a window.” But you don’t need violence to take over the press.
Oct 23, 2025 · 38 min
TikTok Stars on the Politicians Begging Them for Exposure
TikTok creators are booking presidents and pop stars, while legacy late night gets canceled. What’s happening behind the scenes?

Question Everything

A Reporter Fights for His Freedom (Part Two)

Why did ICE Lock Up this Pro-Trump Reporter? (Part One)

The Dangers of Being a Journalist

A Minnesota Dad Takes on ICE

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on How He Fought ICE’s Messaging War

Inside ICE’s Push to Go Viral

How One Tweak to the Internet Led This Guy to a BDSM Dungeon

When Lies Spread Like Wildfire

Host Brian Reed Confronts his Toughest Critic

When Hollywood Tells The Truth - with the directors of Spotlight, The Staircase, Reality, and The Investigation

The Scammers and Smut that Sparked the Modern Internet

The Loophole That Could Keep the Epstein Files Hidden

‘Let Him Hang Himself’

Can Satire Save Democracy? w/ The Onion CEO Ben Collins

Call 202-225-3501 To Fix The Internet

How Meta Is Making Billions From Scam Advertising

'We Don't Hate Journalists Enough': The Story of an F-ed Up Deepfake

A Government Whistleblower Trusts a Newsroom, Ends Up in Prison

How Trump is Capturing America’s Media – Without a Coup

TikTok Stars on the Politicians Begging Them for Exposure