The FRONTLINE Dispatch

The FRONTLINE Dispatch

FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath sits down with journalists and filmmakers for probing conversations about the investigative journalism that drives each FRONTLINE documentary and the stories that shape our time. This work matters. At a time when deep-dive reporting is more vital than ever, your support ensures FRONTLINE can continue to hold power accountable. Join our community of supporters here by making a contribution to keep this work going. Produced by Joel Patterson at FRONTLINE’s headquarters at GBH and powered by PRX. The FRONTLINE Dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation Journalism Initiative.

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August 25, 2026 44 mins

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton talks with Martin Smith about U.S.-Saudi relations and balancing national security interests with human rights. The interview was originally filmed for Smith’s 2026 documentary The Crown Prince & the President and has been edited for length and clarity.

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Exiled Saudi national Khalid Aljabri discusses the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's crackdown on dissent and the impact on his family.

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Trump Organization lawyer turned Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt talks with Martin Smith about the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

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As many as one in three longtime miners in Appalachia have tested positive for black lung disease, according to new federal research. On this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch, a replay of reporter Howard Berkes' 2019 interviews with several miners experiencing varying stages of black lung disease about how it has irrevocably changed their lives.

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A year after historic flooding killed more than 130 people in the Texas Hill Country, another flood hits the region. Was the community prepared this time around?

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July 30, 2026 24 mins

Veteran correspondent and filmmaker Martin Smith discusses the evolution of the Saudi-U.S. relationship and how Trump and MBS bypassed diplomatic norms to form a new kind of alliance.

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July 22, 2026 5 mins

As the teams from The Texas Newsroom and FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiative were putting the finishing touches on the fifth and final episode of After the Flood, another devastating flood hit the Texas Hill Country. So, we decided to pivot.

How were these two floods different? Were elected officials better prepared? Did residents get timely information? That's going to take some time to figure out, so the release of the f...

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On July 5th, one day after the deadly floods in Kerr County, another flood hit the community of Sandy Creek 100 miles away. Nine people died and more than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. In the months that followed, survivors discovered what many disaster victims confront: just how complicated recovering can be.

After the Flood is a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The Texas Newsroom.

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In this episode, Camp Mystic families head to the Capitol in Austin to fight for stronger regulations around summer camps. And the Childress family finally learns what really happened the night their 18-year-old daughter Chloe died in the flood.

After the Flood is a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The Texas Newsroom.

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What makes the Texas Hill Country so vulnerable to flooding? And Matthew and Wendie Childress process earth-shattering news about their daughter, Chloe, a counselor at Camp Mystic.

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In this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch, an extended interview from the documentary The President vs. the Fed. Director James Jacoby sits down with prominent conservative economist Stephen Moore, a senior economic adviser during Donald Trump’s first administration and an architect of the 2017 Trump tax cuts. Moore offers an insider’s perspective on the friction between the Trump White House and the central bank, prese...

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Matthew Childress and his wife, Wendie, learn that their daughter, Chloe, an 18-year-old counselor at Camp Mystic, is missing. And residents in Kerr County recount how they survived the grueling initial hours of the flood.

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Former IMF Chief Economist Kenneth Rogoff on the importance of Fed independence.

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President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, Neel Kashkari, warns that Fed independence and inflation rates could be directly linked.

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FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the treatment of protesters and bystanders during the Trump administration’s recent immigration sweeps.

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April 30, 2026 21 mins

Something to ponder in connection with World Press Freedom Day: If you faced serious punishment for doing your job, would you quit and look for a new one? Or would you continue pursuing your chosen calling?

Releasing in the leadup to World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2026, this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch revisits the reporting at the center of the film The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador, and explores the ris...

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As the war with Iran intensifies, key questions remain unanswered about Iran’s nuclear capabilities, especially for the man tasked with monitoring them. A conversation with filmmaker and correspondent Sebastian Walker about his recent interview with Rafael Grossi, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. Grossi  says inspectors no longer have visibility into Iran&rsq...

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In an extended interview from 2008 that we’ve released for the first time, the Rev. Jesse Jackson offered a firsthand account of the political and cultural forces that shaped Barack Obama’s rise.

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March 6, 2026 25 mins

Filmmakers James Jacoby and Sebastian Walker discuss the dramatic escalation of the conflict between the U.S. and Israel and Iran, and the implications for the region.

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February 6, 2026 33 mins

A recent FRONTLINE documentary investigates the aftermath of the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran's nuclear program. In this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch, the filmmakers discuss combining on-the-ground reporting with cutting-edge visual forensics to understand the precision of the strikes, the civilian toll and the status of Iran's nuclear expertise.

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