TCF Award Recipients

The Giant Pool of Money (INC)

This documentary, a special collaboration between This American Life and NPR News, deconstructs the current housing crisis.

The Diary of Leanne Wolfe

Leanne Wolfe, an 18-year-old schoolgirl in Cork, Ireland, committed suicide in March, 2007. On the morning of her funeral, her older sister Treena discovered Leanne's diaries.

2008
37:26
Ciaran Cassidy

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.

This Is Not A Drill

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

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.

Counted: An Oakland Story

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

Host's Fat

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

2017
38:49
Jonathan Zenti

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

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.

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

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

Heavyweight: Gregor

20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make him a famous rockstar.

Blink Once for Yes

When Mike comes home, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice.

The Accidental Gay Parents, Episode 5

After adopting their niece and nephew, Trystan -- a transgender man -- tells his partner Biff that he wants to expand their family and conceive a baby together. Which they do.