Philip Eil
Being a Journalist is Terrible for Your Mental Health
"It felt like the parts of my brain that contain motivation, energy, and the ability to arrange ideas had been injected with novocaine."
When Being a Journalist Is Terrible for Your Mental Health
"It felt like the parts of my brain that contain motivation, energy, and the ability to arrange ideas had been injected with novocaine."
What It's Like to Join a Revolution as a Five-Year-Old
Peter Andreas's memoir 'Rebel Mother' relates an incredible childhood of communes and coups across the US and Latin America.
Why Do So Many People in Rhode Island Try to Kill Themselves?
"Is my home state the most hopeless place in the US?"
The 'Written Inside' Podcast Offers a Unique Perspective Inside Prison Cells
A new podcast tells the stories of long-serving inmates who stay sane by playing cardboard pianos and killing roaches.
Lessons Learned from Investigating Your Mother's Brutal Murder
Leah Carroll's mother was strangled to death by a mob-connected drug dealer, and her dad succumbed to alcoholism. Now she's telling their story.
Watch Paralyzed People Control Machines With Their Thoughts
And feel a little better about the world.
Watch Paralyzed People Control Machines With Their Thoughts
And feel a little better about the world.
Why Protests Work
The author of a new book on direct action says the main goal of demonstration is to make people in power uncomfortable.
The Blurry Line Between Healing and Dealing
Eve Marson's documentary chronicles the ongoing opioid dilemma that sent Dr. William Hurwitz to jail.
The Corruption Podcast America Needs Right Now
The new podcast 'Crimetown' is about how public officials abuse power and enrich themselves. It seems especially timely now that Donald Trump is about to take over the White House.
This 1960 Jazz Film Shaped Concert Documentaries as We Know Them
With Newport Jazz Festival this weekend, we look back at 'Jazz on a Summer's Day' and the documentary's influence.