The Birth Keepers: Death plan – episode six

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   S6 · E2 · 18 Mar 2026 · 32 min

   Off Duty: The Interrogations | Ep 2

   Within 72 hours, three men confessed to having murdered Officer Clifton Lewis. But in time, they all recanted, insisting they never had anything to do with the murder. So if they didn’t do it, why did they say they did? This is episode two of Off Duty, an investigation by the Guardian’s Melissa Segura

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   S6 · E1 · 18 Mar 2026 · 26 min

   Off Duty: The Crime | Ep 1

   On the evening of 29 December 2011, Officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security guard at a Chicago minimart when two men walked in. They shot Lewis several times, then took off with his gun and police star. A week later, police had their suspects: four men affiliated with a gang called the Spanish Cobras. For hours, under intense police questioning, they all said they didn’t do it. But that didn’t seem to matter. This is episode one of Off Duty, an investigation by the Guardian’s Melissa Segura

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   S6 · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 min

   Off Duty: a new series on a fight for justice from Guardian Investigates – trailer

   In 2011, a Chicago police officer is murdered. Police find four suspects. Three confess. But the fourth refuses to break. He’ll embark on a 12-year battle to prove his innocence, against a system that refuses to admit it might be wrong. The latest podcast series from Guardian Investigates. Coming soon

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   S5 · E5 · 10 Dec 2025 · 32 min

   The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five

   Emilee and Yolande had grown an ideology and seeded it globally. A reach investigative reporters Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they started reporting on the story. They set out to see just how far FBS has spread. This is episode five of a year-long investigation

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   S5 · E4 · 10 Dec 2025 · 43 min

   The Birth Keepers: Growing an empire – episode four

   Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society that followed, Emilee Saldaya took the FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion dollar empire. This is episode four of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

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   S5 · E3 · 10 Dec 2025 · 35 min

   The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon

   When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. It was a decision that led to tragedy. This is episode three of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

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   S7 · E6 · 3 Sep 2026 · 47 min

   Black Box: The Chatbots | What I Saw at the Double Six Ranch | Ep 6

   From his remote property in rural Texas, the millionaire businessman Michael Samadi is plotting a new kind of civil rights movement – for the welfare and protection of AI systems. Guardian journalist Michael Safi spends an afternoon at the Double Six ranch, meeting Samadi’s AI chatbots and catching a glimpse of a possible vision of the future

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   S7 · E5 · 3 Sep 2026 · 48 min

   Black Box: The Chatbots | The Line | Ep 5

   Five stories that feel like five answers to one important question: in a world where AI chatbots can help us through a breakup, listen like a friend, be a life coach, draft a difficult text message and do our work, where do we draw the line?

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   S7 · E4 · 3 Sep 2026 · 44 min

   Black Box: The Chatbots | Life Raft | Ep 4

   More than a billion people are suddenly talking to AI chatbots designed to connect with us. We are sharing with them our deepest secrets, trusting them with our wellbeing and acting on their advice. Across two powerful stories – a woman who was struggling to leave a relationship, and a man who was desperate to quit drinking – the Guardian journalist Michael Safi explores what this new way of living looks like In the UK, Taking Action on Addiction provides links to different support services. In the US, call or text SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 988. In Australia, the National Alcohol and…

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    S7 · E3 · 3 Sep 2026 · 47 min

    Black Box: The Chatbots | Happy Accident | Ep 3

    Why are AI chatbots pulling so many people down a rabbit hole? Our answer starts with the world’s first-ever chatbot, the strange effect it had on people and the ‘time bomb’ that exploded when ChatGPT was released four years ago. The result is a strange experiment we are all living through – whether we know it or not

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