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Alternate Realities: A Question for Listeners

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Alternate Realities: A Question for Listeners

After we released Alternate Realities, hundreds of listeners reached out, sharing stories about friends and family members who had also fallen under the spell of conspiracy theories. Many of them had tried everything they could think of to get that person back... and failed.

Alternate Realities: A Question for Listeners

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Behind the Scenes: Reporting on "The Network" in Latin America (Embedded+)

In this bonus episode of The Network, hosts Marta Martinez and Victoria Estrada discuss what it took to report this series from multiple countries. In this conversation, Marta and Victoria talk to Maria Hinojosa, the host of Futuro Media's Latino USA — Embedded's production partner for the series.

Behind the Scenes: Reporting on "The Network" in Latin America (Embedded+)

Behind the Scenes: Reporting on "The Network" in the US (Embedded+)

In this bonus episode of The Network, lead producer Abby Wendle discusses her years of reporting on the growth and acceptance of self-managed abortion in the US, even among doctors. In this conversation, Abby talks to Maria Hinojosa, the host of Futuro Media's Latino USA — Embedded's production partner for the series.

Behind the Scenes: Reporting on "The Network" in the US (Embedded+)

The Network: Déjà vu
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The Network: Déjà vu

Part 3: The network and its method took off in countries where women didn't have a legal option for abortion. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many Americans have found themselves in that very situation.

The Network: Déjà vu

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The Network: Breaking Bread
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The Network: Breaking Bread

Part 2: The network had developed a method that had the potential to get women widespread access to safe abortions. But to make that happen, a whisper network wasn't enough.

The Network: Breaking Bread

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The Network: Saint-o-tec
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The Network: Saint-o-tec

Part 1: In the mid-1980s, an OBGYN in Brazil noticed that far fewer pregnant women at his hospital were dying from abortion complications. It wasn't a coincidence.

The Network: Saint-o-tec

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Introducing "The Network" from NPR and Futuro Media
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Introducing "The Network" from NPR and Futuro Media

Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery that allowed them to have safe abortions without a doctor, regardless of the law. Now, as abortion restrictions rise across the United States, their method is shaping how American women have abortions, too.

Introducing "The Network" from NPR and Futuro Media

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Alternate Realities: Facing the Facts
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Alternate Realities: Facing the Facts

Episode 3: After a year of waiting, the bet is finally over. Reporter Zach Mack takes stock of his father's predictions and confronts him about the future of the family.

Alternate Realities: Facing the Facts

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Alternate Realities: Down the Rabbit Hole
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Alternate Realities: Down the Rabbit Hole

Episode 2: After reporter Zach Mack accepts a bet with his father over 10 politically apocalyptic predictions, he sets out on a journey to change his dad's mind.

Alternate Realities: Down the Rabbit Hole

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