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The FRONTLINE Dispatch

The FRONTLINE Dispatch

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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.

Produced 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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Episodes
  • The Rise of RFK Jr., Part 4: From Protest to Power

    The Rise of RFK Jr., Part 4: From Protest to Power
    Dec 19 2025

    RFK Jr. ascends to the top ranks of government. Raney Aronson-Rath and filmmaker Michael Kirk examine his alliance with President Donald Trump, his rise to Secretary of Health and Human Services, and his efforts to turn his long-held beliefs into federal policy—concluding FRONTLINE’s serialized adaptation of The Rise of RFK Jr.
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    26 mins
  • The Rise of RFK Jr., Part 3: A Movement Finds Its Moment

    The Rise of RFK Jr., Part 3: A Movement Finds Its Moment
    Dec 15 2025

    As COVID-19 upends daily life, RFK Jr. emerges as a leading voice of dissent. Continuing FRONTLINE’s serialized audio adaptation of The Rise of RFK Jr., Raney Aronson-Rath and filmmaker Michael Kirk examine how the pandemic unified his beliefs, expanded his audience, and propelled him from the fringes into the national spotlight.
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    45 mins
  • The Rise of RFK Jr., Part 2: Public Purpose, Private Turmoil

    The Rise of RFK Jr., Part 2: Public Purpose, Private Turmoil
    Dec 11 2025

    RFK Jr. emerges from a turbulent adolescence determined to reclaim his legacy. Raney Aronson-Rath and filmmaker Michael Kirk trace his rise as an environmental advocate—and the private contradictions that complicated his public mission—continuing FRONTLINE’s serialized audio adaptation of The Rise of RFK Jr.
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    40 mins
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