In the Dark
By The New Yorker
In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and Condé Nast. “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away, came out in January.
In the Dark is a two-time Peabody Award winner and, in 2019, became the first podcast to win a George Polk Award, one of the top honors in journalism. The program has also received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
Latest episode
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Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the Future of American War-Crimes Prosecutions
Donald Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense caught the attention of the In the Dark team. Hegseth, formerly a weekend co-host of “Fox & Friends,” is a longtime supporter of accused American war criminals, and has ca… -
Presenting “Sold a Story”
In the Dark presents the first episode of “Sold a Story,” an award-winning investigative podcast that is changing how children are taught to read. In this episode, “The Problem,” a mother watches her son's first-grade lessons during Zoom sch… -
Bonus: Your Season 3 Questions, Answered
Was it scary to knock on all those Marines’ doors? What was it like to report in Iraq? Is it still possible for any Marines to face consequences for what happened in Haditha? The In the Dark team sits down to answer your questions. To vi… -
Bonus: “Cleared by Fire”
For the past year, the Interactives Department at The New Yorker has been working alongside In the Dark on a remarkable visual exploration of what happened that day in Haditha. Sam Wolson, who co-directed the project, joins the podcast to ta… -
Episode 9: Patient #8
For years, we’d thought what everyone thought: that there were twenty-four civilians killed by Marines in Haditha on November 19, 2005. But maybe everyone was wrong. To find online-only features, visit newyorker.com/season3. -
Episode 8: On Trial
The case against the squad leader, Frank Wuterich, finally goes to trial. To find online-only features, visit newyorker.com/season3. And to get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark. -
Episode 7: Innocent in My Eyes
The conflicting narratives about what happened in Haditha make their way through the opaque inner workings of the military justice system, until they reach a top commander who decides which story to believe. To find online-only features, vis… -
Episode 6: The Full Picture
Startling new information emerges from deep within the investigation files. Then the In the Dark team gets a big break. To find online-only features, visit newyorker.com/season3. And to get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dar… -
Episode 5: Four Brothers
Was it a face-off with insurgents or the murder of four innocent brothers? We investigate what happened in the final house the Marines entered that day. To get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark. -
Episode 4: What They Saw
Two conflicting stories about what happened that day emerge—one from the Marines involved in the killings, and another from a very different perspective. To get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark.
