Catalyst is a specialty unit within the KXAN investigative team focused on "digital-first” storytelling that aims to spark positive change in society. The group takes a multi-platform, innovative approach to each project, including this KXAN Catalyst Podcast.
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KXAN newsroom leaders and Francisco Vara-Orta of Investigative Reporters & Editors discuss overcoming blind spots and personal bias when covering controversial topics.Av KXAN Investigates
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KXAN journalists share the inner challenges they face when reporting on issues intersecting with their identities and the communities to which they belong.Av KXAN Investigates
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Catalyst Host Josh Hinkle shares how the murder of a gay college student shaped his early reporting and how he now approaches LGBTQ+ coverage.Av KXAN Investigates
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KXAN explores proposed laws impacting LGBTQ+ Texans. Our journalists share how they make fair, objective coverage decisions and how their experiences shape the reporting, including the murder of a gay college student. This season is part of our “OutLaw” investigation.Av KXAN Investigates
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Families of a Texas missing persons law’s namesake react to the discovery that police might not have complied with potentially thousands of cases.Av KXAN Investigates
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S1 Update: Close Those Gaps to Help People Comply
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One woman’s search for her missing brother leads to the streets of Austin, as a legislator considers strengthening a new state law.Av KXAN Investigates
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S5 Special: Transparency to the Healthcare Marketplace (Analysis)
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Jeanne Pinder of ClearHealthCosts speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer about medical debt challenges across Texas and the U.S.Av KXAN Investigates
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New police transparency bills are up against the clock, as Texas journalists testify about challenges with late and incomplete custodial death reports.Av KXAN Investigates
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S1 Update: Help Texas Families Have Closure
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A father’s two-year search for his missing Marine son leads a state lawmaker to file legislation, requiring police to report to NamUs.Av KXAN Investigates
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S4 Bonus: Not a Gotcha or Anti-Policing Sentiment (Analysis)
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Eva Ruth Moravec of the Texas Justice Initiative speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on custodial deaths.Av KXAN Investigates
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Texas police agencies file hundreds of custodial death reports late or incomplete, including the case of Herman Titus.Av KXAN Investigates
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S4 E4: Like They Have Something to Hide
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Herman Titus’ mother takes her fight for police transparency before Texas lawmakers, as opponents voice their open records concerns.Av KXAN Investigates
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Video surfaces of the moments after Herman Titus collapsed in jail. WARNING: This episode depicts death, and listeners may find it disturbing.Av KXAN Investigates
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We uncover recordings and documents detailing Herman Titus’ severe pain and jailers releasing him from lockdown just days before his death.Av KXAN Investigates
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Following a car crash, a 21-year-old man dies in a Texas jail, leaving his mother wondering if staff ignored signs of a serious injury.Av KXAN Investigates
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Hear the custodial deaths trailer now.Av KXAN Investigates
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S3 Bonus: Lives Get Shattered (Analysis)
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Karen Ranus of NAMI-Central Texas speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on inmate mental health.Av KXAN Investigates
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A schizophrenic murder suspect waits 20 years for a trial, a case with a legal connection to a jailed Marine.Av KXAN Investigates
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A family tragedy and wartime take their toll on a Texas man, ending in a four-year loop between jail and state hospitals.Av KXAN Investigates
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A Texas veteran’s PTSD spiral ends in violence and his mother learning he’d wait for help in jail for months – maybe longer.Av KXAN Investigates
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Hear the mental competency trailer now.Av KXAN Investigates
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A little girl is among the victims of a teacher’s deadly attack, and a Texas mother finds forgiveness for her son’s killer.Av KXAN Investigates
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Following a Texas church shooting, survivors reflect on the heroes of that day and the signs leading to the attack.Av KXAN Investigates
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Texas lawmakers hold emotional hearings following mass shootings and explore suspicious behavior in the state.Av KXAN Investigates
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A father and son endure separate attacks, as Texas leaders look to train more civilians before future shootings.Av KXAN Investigates
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We trace Texas’ timeline of mass shootings to a nightclub in El Paso, nearly 40 years before another attack in the same city.Av KXAN Investigates
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Hear the mass violence trailer now.Av KXAN Investigates
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S1 Update: Something’s About to Open Up
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Tips pour in following our investigation, leading our team to track down the remaining “suspect” in Jamie Mayberry’s case.Av KXAN Investigates
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S1 E6: Sometimes They’re Hiding in Plain Sight
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Another man’s kidnapping involves a key "witness" in Jamie Mayberry's case, a woman investigator track down for answers.Av KXAN Investigates
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Jamie Mayberry is entered into a national database of missing and unidentified persons, a system severely underutilized by Texas police.Av KXAN Investigates
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Rumors lead search teams and police to a cemetery on the edge of town, as “suspects” are revealed in Jamie Mayberry’s case.Av KXAN Investigates
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S1 E3: They Even Brought In the Texas Rangers
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State law enforcement helps investigate Jamie Mayberry’s case, as families face challenges in publicizing missing loved ones.Av KXAN Investigates
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As new details emerge in the investigation into Jamie Mayberry’s disappearance, questions linger about initial police response.Av KXAN Investigates
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S1 E1: Then There Was a Knock at the Door
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A stranger’s late-night visit to a young “cross-dresser’s” home in Kenedy, Texas, leaves a family searching for answers 20 years later.Av KXAN Investigates
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KXAN Catalyst premieres Monday, April 29. Hear the missing persons trailer now.Av KXAN Investigates
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