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"Hogan v. Gawker: A Guide to the Trial for the Perplexed" is from the March 17 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ravi Somaiya and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

In 1961 the Congo was in crisis, fragmented and at war with itself. The streets of Leopoldville, the capital, were crawling with CIA operatives, MI6 agents and Soviet infiltrators. Belgian colonialists, Rhodesian white supremacists and corporate mercenaries massed in the south of the country. The chaos conspired to make it one of the most dangerous places on earth. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, the man John F. Kennedy called 'the greatest statesman of our century' flew into the maelstrom. He was an idealist. The Congo's best hope for peace and independence.

"The Drug Lord and the Actor: A Secret Huddle in the Jungle" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Ravi Somaiya and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"The Making and Ethics of an Outlaw’s Interview" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ravi Somaiya and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.