The Story: Reporting on the Rise and Fall of Netflix’s ‘Cheer’
In 2020, Netflix released a show about a ragtag team of competitive cheerleaders from a small-town Texas junior college under the direction of a tough but loving coach. Cheer became an instant cultura...
Inside the Episode: Bonus Video for ‘Shane and Sally’ Episode 7
The final episode of Shane and Sally ties up whatever loose ends are capable of being tied. But as Karen and Rob discuss in this closing interview, not all the questions have been answered. They ret...
The Story: The Mom Who Kidnapped a Kilgore Rangerette
The world of precision dance is that of intense athleticism and passion, and Kilgore is the heart of it all. But as staff writer Katy Vine discovered, when things don’t go quite as expected, some pa...
Inside the Episode: Bonus Video for ‘Shane and Sally’ Episode 6
The sixth episode of Shane and Sally explores a long-examined suspect, Heath Davis, and the unsolved burglary of Shane Stewart’s house shortly after the teens went missing. At the center of the myst...