The FRONTLINE Dispatch
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.This work matters.
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The Weight of Dust: 25 Years After 9/11 (opens the original)
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Amy Gaines McQuade’s 2018 story about her dad, Scott. An NYC police officer and first responder to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Scott was later diagnosed with what he was convinced was Ground Zero-related cancer — and Amy set out on a search for answers.
National Interest vs. Human Rights: John Bolton on U.S.-Saudi Ties (opens the original)
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Former National Security Adviser John Bolton talks with Martin Smith about U.S.-Saudi relations and balancing national security interests with human rights. The interview was originally filmed for Smith’s 2026 documentary The Crown Prince & the President and has been edited for length and clarity.
Saudi Exile Khalid Aljabri on the Rise of MBS and the Cost of Dissent (opens the original)
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Exiled Saudi national Khalid Aljabri discusses the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's crackdown on dissent and the impact on his family.
Former Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt on U.S.-Saudi Relations (opens the original)
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Trump Organization lawyer turned Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt talks with Martin Smith about the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Black Lung Rates Rise Among Veteran Appalachian Coal Miners (opens the original)
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As many as one in three longtime miners in Appalachia have tested positive for black lung disease, according to new federal research. On this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch , a replay of reporter Howard Berkes' 2019 interviews with several miners experiencing varying stages of black lung disease about how it has irrevocably changed their lives.
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