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Filmmaker Matt Wolf on the making of "Pee-wee as Himself," plus Bloomberg’s report on one city's relationship with a private ICE detention center

Rachel Adams-Heard, Polly Mosendz, and Fola Akinnibi looked at local government agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants in New Mexico

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on the language of incarceration. Plus: Roxane Gay's syllabus, podcast budgets, and finding a story hook

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Solomon discusses The Language Project and collaborating with incarcerated writers.

Plus: Producer Nadia Reiman tells the story of a young woman discovering that her fiancé has been taken to CECOT prison in El Salvador

Kim Cross on reporting for narrative, and breaking down Mark Warren's Esquire story on the death of a beloved pastor

The author and writing instructor shares lessons from reporting for longform features and book projects and managing a freelance career

Plus: Texas Monthly comes to TV, Jelani Cobb tells a superhero story, and 10 tips for writing about family

The Spotlight team looked for great characters and scenes to build their "audio-first" reporting project

The producer and former executive editor at Pushkin Industries shares insights on how to produce stories for podcasts and radio