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Ronnie Hipshire, credit: Andrew Lichtenstein

Ronnie Hipshire, credit: Andrew Lichtenstein

This Short Life

A conversation with photographer Andrew Lichtenstein on his new book, This Short Life.

Detained: The Last Columbia Protester

Detained: The Last Columbia Protester

Detained: The Last Columbia Protester

Last year, over 100 protesters were arrested outside Columbia University. Leqaa Kordia is the last of these protesters in detention.

An older white man sits on a couch underneath some mounted deer heads. He is wearing a white tank top and has his head in his hands.

An older white man sits on a couch underneath some mounted deer heads. He is wearing a white tank top and has his head in his hands.

The Last Man on the Mountain

In the 1990s, Arch Coal began mountaintop removal mining in a corner of West Virginia called Pigeonroost Hollow. There used to be dozens...

A young white woman with short brown hair and glasses is holding a yellow flow and pretending to eat its petals.

A young white woman with short brown hair and glasses is holding a yellow flow and pretending to eat its petals.

My So-Called Lungs

Laura has cystic fibrosis and has spent most of her life knowing she was going to die young.

A young black man wearing a white t-shirt stares off to his right. He is holding his palms together.

A young black man wearing a white t-shirt stares off to his right. He is holding his palms together.

Prison Diaries (Series)

Our four-part series documenting life inside the criminal justice system.

A young hispanic man with short hair and a mustache stares at the camera, he is wearing a white tank top and has tattoos on his shoulder and chest.

A young hispanic man with short hair and a mustache stares at the camera, he is wearing a white tank top and has tattoos on his shoulder and chest.

Deported: Weasel's Diary

Weasel was 26-year-old when he was deported to El Salvador, which he has not seen since the age of five.

Text reads Hunker Down Diaries, next to an image of

Text reads Hunker Down Diaries, next to an image of

Hunker Down Diaries (Series)

Stories of people thrown into unusual circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, produced in collaboration with NPR. Episode 1:...

An elderly white woman, wearing glasses, a purple dress and stockings sits beside an indoor pool. She is staring at the camera with a slight smile on her face.

An elderly white woman, wearing glasses, a purple dress and stockings sits beside an indoor pool. She is staring at the camera with a slight smile on her face.

The Last Place: Diary of a Retirement Home

Audio diaries of life in a retirement home—the last place.

Teenage Diaries (Series)

Teenage Diaries (Series)

Teenage Diaries (Series)

Five teenagers carried tape recorders to document their lives in this award-winning audio series.

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