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Motive

by WBEZ Chicago
Society & Culture

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Each season WBEZ takes on a different corner of crime and punishment in Illinois, from the white supremacist movement to life inside small prison towns.

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  • 6: Aftermath

    March 2, 2023 · 40 min

    Host: Patrick Smith Producer: Marie Mendoza

  • 5: Collateral Damage

    February 23, 2023 · 38 min

    A 14-year-old boy whose father was wounded in a gang shooting faces down threats of violence and the temptations of joining a gang. Meanwhile, a person who killed one woman and wounded another will avoid criminal charges.

  • 4: Getting In And Getting Out

    February 16, 2023 · 33 min

    The gang murder of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams shook Chicago and affected many of the anti-violence workers on the West Side. As former gang members they sympathized with Jaslyn’s dad, Jontae, his desire to spend time with his daughter and how…

  • 3: Underpaid And Underappreciated

    February 9, 2023 · 35 min

    Host: Patrick Smith Producer: Marie Mendoza

  • 2: De/Escalation

    February 2, 2023 · 35 min

    Host: Patrick Smith Producer: Marie Mendoza

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  • 1: After The Gunfire

    January 26, 2023 · 37 min

    Host: Patrick Smith Producer: Marie Mendoza

  • 'Motive' Season 5 Podcast Trailer

    January 17, 2023 · 2 min

    Producer: Marie Mendoza Host: Patrick Smith

  • Update: The Trial, and Other News

    April 25, 2022 · 2 min

    A short update on Motive Season Four.

  • 4: No Justice in Politics

    April 18, 2022 · 44 min

    A man goes into prison with a 7 year sentence. But ends up getting 97 more years. How does that happen? And what do small town politics have to do with it?

  • 3: The Major and Her Crew

    April 11, 2022 · 46 min

    State investigators interrogate a high-ranking prison guard, who is accused of coordinating attacks on prisoners.

  • 2: Us and Them

    April 4, 2022 · 41 min

    Damaria Bates and Jimia Stokes started their jobs as mental health workers, full of hope. But soon, they saw signs of severe abuse-- mentally ill prisoners with injuries, drenched in tear gas. When they tried to report the problems, they…

  • 1: The Blind Spot

    March 28, 2022 · 40 min

    Men in an Illinois prison said they were beaten in a spot with no security cameras. But no one took action, until someone died. Exposing violence and cover ups, Season 4 of Motive investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small…

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