SOMEBODY

When Shapearl Wells’s son Courtney is found outside a Chicago police station with a fatal bullet wound, Shapearl immediately distrusts the official narrative. So she launches her own investigation into her son’s murder and teams up with journalists from the Invisible Institute to confront the cops and find the truth about Courtney’s death. Somebody explores the racial disparities and turbulent relationship between law enforcement and citizens in one of America’s largest cities.

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︎Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Audio Reporting
︎Third Coast Award for Best Serialized Story
︎Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Radio/Podcast Coverage
︎IDA Documentary Awards’ Best Audio Documentary
︎American Society of Magazine Editors' Ellie Award for Podcasting
︎National Headliner Award for Best Criminal Justice Podcast
︎Gracie Award for Podcasting
︎Adweek’s Podcast Host of the Year
︎Peter Lisagor Awards for Best Investigative Reporting, Best Featur Series, Best New Podcast, Best Podcast, Best Podcast Single Episode