Original audio documentaries from around the globe.
The On Spec Podcast brings you independently produced, unvarnished, and transparent field reporting that goes beyond clickbait.
Each season has a distinct theme: we take you from Mexico to Malawi, Iran to China, Armenia to the United States, offering unexpected deep dives into the everyday lives of people behind international news headlines. These stories —so personal to the reporters on the ground— will give you a nuanced and intimate perspective beyond your own borders.
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Lethal Dissent: Iran’s hunt for its citizens abroad
On Spec’s 18-month investigation takes you inside the secret war waged on Iranian dissidents in exile. We follow poets, soldiers, politicians and ordinary folk who have escaped the Islamic Regime but still live in fear of being hunted down and forced back to Iran to be imprisoned or executed.
Lethal Dissent is produced in partnership with The World, with funding from the Pulitzer Center and Radio Zamaneh.
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Season 5: Lethal Dissent
On Spec’s 18-month investigation takes you inside the secret war waged on Iranian dissidents in exile. We follow poets, soldiers, politicians and ordinary folk who have escaped the Islamic Republic but still live in fear of being hunted down and forced back to Iran to be imprisoned or executed.
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Season 4: The Walls We Build
On Spec explores the stories behind borders in France, Peru, Zambia, along the Mediterranean Sea, the frontiers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, and between the United States and Mexico — how they divides and defend us, who’s profiting from them, and how they impact communities.