TCF Award Recipients

Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq

The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged.

2017
49:19
Annie Brown

Overnight in the E.R.

For most of the past decade, if a child or teenager got shot in Miami–Dade County, they would be taken to one place: the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

2018
09:10
Sammy Mack

Man Choubam (I am good)

Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve.

2017
39:57
Sharon Mashihi

John Thompson vs. American Justice

When police showed up to question John Thompson, he was worried that he had sold drugs to an undercover cop.

Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley

Since its founding 15 years ago, Tesla has become one of the most valuable car companies in the country. Tesla is worth tens of billions of dollars, and its all-electric cars have achieved cult status among enthusiasts.

Ear Hustle: Dirty Water

Ear Hustle is a unique creative partnership between Earlonne Woods, who is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and outside collaborator Nigel Poor. Together, along with other men at the prison, they produce stories about daily life behind the walls.

God + The Gays

In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships.

2018
30:54
Phoebe Wang

Host's Fat

Meat podcast’s host Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man (technically “obese").

2017
38:49
Jonathan Zenti

Counted: An Oakland Story

During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers followed every homicide in Oakland, CA for the entire year.

Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo

Where is Cleo? It’s a mystery her family has been trying to unravel for decades after the young Cree girl was apprehended by child welfare workers in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1970’s.

Espera / Wait

Two lovers share an intimate conversation on the eve of their breakup, exploring loneliness and intimacy.

2018
13:16
Sayre Quevedo

This Is Not A Drill

An emotional dive into the personal impact of the false missile alert that was sent out across Hawaii.

Change Intolerance

In 2014, the province of British Columbia switched nearly 15,000 methadone patients to a new formulation of the drug called Methadose.

Death in Illinois Prisons: He Didn't Have a Death Sentence, But That's What He Got

For the last year, Shannon Heffernan has been trying to figure out how and why people in Illinois prisons are dying.

2019
06:50
Shannon Heffernan

Mardi Gras is a State of Mind

A homosexual reflection on an effort to release ourselves from misshapen containers.

2019
11:32
Mara Lazer

Punks

Once upon a time, Kai Wright saw a movie called Punks. A romantic comedy about black gay men, it was like nothing he'd ever seen before. But then it disappeared.

The Return

Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador and his grandparents still live there. But visiting them didn't feel like the home he once knew.

2019
31:10
Sayre Quevedo

A Sense of Quietness

Four women face the unexpected consequences of talking about abortion.

No Feeling Is Final

Usually when we talk about suicide we say those four magic words: "Just ask for help." But Honor Eastly knows it’s not that simple.

In the Dark: Season Two

Over the course of two decades, prosecutor Doug Evans tried the same man six times for the same crime. But that man, Curtis Flowers, maintained his innocence throughout.