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Embedded

NPR's original documentary podcast unearths the stories behind the headlines. Police shootings. Towns ravaged by opioids. The roots of our modern immigration crisis. We explore what's been sealed off,... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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There Is No Playbook

There Is No Playbook

When a flash flood ripped through Old Ellicott City in Maryland, residents thought it was a freak occurrence. Instead, i... Read more

19 Dec 2019

37mins

Ranked #2

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The Terrorist

The Terrorist

Frazier Glenn Miller spent years spreading racist, violent rhetoric, training Ku Klux Klan-affiliated paramilitary group... Read more

31 Oct 2019

36mins

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Essential Mitch: The Judges

Essential Mitch: The Judges

Mitch McConnell has consistently rejected the rules and norms that once guided Supreme Court nominations. He says he's t... Read more

23 Dec 2020

32mins

Ranked #4

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Trump Stories: The Apprentice

Trump Stories: The Apprentice

Omarosa Manigault Newman has a new book. What about those tapes? We re-visit an episode from our "Trump Stories" season.

17 Aug 2018

37mins

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The Capital

The Capital

El Salvador is the murder capital of the world, by many estimates. It has the highest homicide rate anywhere outside of ... Read more

14 Apr 2016

33mins

Ranked #6

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Trump Stories: Scott Pruitt

Trump Stories: Scott Pruitt

As Donald Trump's EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt is popular with conservatives for his aggressive rollback of Obama-era... Read more

26 Apr 2018

59mins

Ranked #7

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The School

The School

It's happening all across the country, for complicated reasons: Schools are closing. And this is disproportionately affe... Read more

11 Jun 2016

40mins

Ranked #8

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Essential Mitch: The Interview

Essential Mitch: The Interview

Embedded heads to the U.S. Senate for an in-depth conversation with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

16 Dec 2020

20mins

Ranked #9

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Mitch Part 4: 'Not A Happy Choice'

Mitch Part 4: 'Not A Happy Choice'

Mitch McConnell says he never expected Donald Trump to become president. And during the campaign, he was openly critical... Read more

21 Jun 2019

32mins

Ranked #10

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Trump Stories: The Apprentice

Trump Stories: The Apprentice

13 years ago, one TV show changed how the world saw Donald Trump. Today, the story of how it became a hit, why it may ha... Read more

11 Oct 2017

37mins

Ranked #11

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Covering Covid: Essential

Covering Covid: Essential

The workers who produce pork, chicken, and beef in plants around the country have been deemed "essential" by the governm... Read more

8 May 2020

22mins

Ranked #12

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Essential Mitch: The Relationship

Essential Mitch: The Relationship

It looks very likely President-elect Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be "Washington's new powe... Read more

11 Nov 2020

23mins

Ranked #13

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Trump Stories: The Golf Course

Trump Stories: The Golf Course

When Donald Trump came to Rancho Palos Verdes in Southern California in 2002, he was greeted as a "white knight." Trump ... Read more

12 Oct 2017

43mins

Ranked #14

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Mitch Part 3: 'Darth Vader Has Arrived'

Mitch Part 3: 'Darth Vader Has Arrived'

Mitch McConnell continues his rivalry with John McCain, and dramatically changes the role of money in American politics.

13 Jun 2019

26mins

Ranked #15

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The Police

The Police

On Skid Row in Los Angeles, where thousands of poor, homeless people live — many of them black — questions of how police... Read more

21 Apr 2016

27mins

Ranked #16

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Trump Stories: Collusion

Trump Stories: Collusion

Embedded tells the story of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 electio... Read more

9 Feb 2018

1hr 6mins

Ranked #17

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Trump Stories: Bannon

Trump Stories: Bannon

Now that Steve Bannon has left the Trump Administration, he says he is waging #war against the Republican establishment ... Read more

19 Oct 2017

43mins

Ranked #18

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Trump Stories: Kushner

Trump Stories: Kushner

Jared Kushner has taken on a lot of responsibilities in the Trump White House, from tackling the opioid crisis to negoti... Read more

26 Oct 2017

42mins

Ranked #19

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The Arctic

The Arctic

Reporter Rebecca Hersher spent three months in Greenland trying to understand why that country has the highest suicide r... Read more

2 Jun 2016

26mins

Ranked #20

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The Waiver

The Waiver

President Trump's travel ban has been upheld by the Supreme Court. People from the seven banned countries can still come... Read more

4 Jul 2018

35mins

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