A look back at the life of Internet activist Aaron Swartz as told through the Freedom of Information Requests he filed. And a few that were filed on him.

S1E2: The FOIAs of Aaron Swartz

For nearly seven decades, General Vang Pao served as a warrior for his people in a campaign that spanned from his native Laos to California. But for this war hero, a new life in a new land just wasn't enough.

S1E3: Vang Pao, the general who wouldn't give up the battle

The Drone Census

The Star Spangled Banner, or To Endor with Love, Beyonce

In today's episode, Michael and Shawn Musgrave, MuckRock's project editor, run through the second Drone Census, why NYPD is so bad with public records and the slice of seasonal cheer the NSA sent home with employees.

Do we have a drone policy for you!

For years, a dedicated public servant found himself on the wrong end of an FBI investigation. They had been tracking his overseas movements, his reading materials, his family connections. The only problem was that the interrogations, the tails, and the leads were all chasing after the wrong guy.

Who watches the watch lists?

Feel like your public records request is taking forever? You’re not alone: MuckRock contributor Anais Vaillant crunches the numbers to look at just how much of a waiting game public records have become. Listen in to this week's episode.

FOIA by Numbers

What's in a name? Potentially, quite a lot of trouble, particularly in the 1940s when the Red Scare was at its height. This is the story of two men, both named Irving Adler, which were investigated by the FBI, and how MuckRock accidentally got its hands on their files.

Seeing Red: A Cold War case of mistaken identity

On August 9, 1990, two U.S. Embassy employees trying to enjoy a beer at the Mezhdunarodnaya Hotel in Moscow were interrupted by a stranger. What wouldn't come out until much later: This stranger was Edward Lee Howard, who slipped past federal agents to defect to the Soviet Union years before. This is the story of how.

The spy who stayed in the cold

FOIA-side Chat returns (again), as a podcast this time. Shawn and JPat discuss long-overdue FOIA reform in Massachusetts, and how we might have to wait even longer.

FOIA-Side Chat Ep. 5:

Circus

EDITED 13101004 - Capt Nathan Ward Co SO.MP3

Watch Your Step

THE TRAIN WILL NOT STOP HERE

Terminate!!!

Taking The Family On An Outing

Honeysuckle

Holiday - National Boss Day

Earthquake

Pleasant Boop

Control tower recording of the United Airways 553 crash, released via an FBI FOIA request: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/united-airlines-flight-553-federal-bureau-of-investigation-22787/

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