The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history…Read more
Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. The show is produced and hosted by John Biewen, along with collaborators, and distributed by PRX.
Our latest: Our Season 7 series, Capitalism, tells the story of the world’s dominant economic system – how it emerged and evolved over the centuries – and explores how it might be transformed, now that a growing number of people see capitalism as the problem, not the solution. Produced by John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt and story editor Loretta Williams.
Scene on Radio is created and produced by John Biewen, the Kenan Institute for Ethics’ Director of Storytelling and Public Engagement, and distributed by PRX.