Missing in the Amazon

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In one of the most remote corners of the Amazon jungle, a journalist and an indigenous defender disappear without a trace. Missing in the Amazon – our new six-part investigative podcast series uncovers what happened to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Told for the first time by the people closest to them.

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Episode four: the ambush

The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment that he and others on the search team found Dom and Bruno’s belongings in a hidden area of flooded forest. The team finally discover what has happened to the men

25 min
JUN 9

Episode three: the protector and the poacher

Bruno Pereira was considered one of the great Indigenous protectors of his generation. And this made him an enemy of a man called Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, also known as Pelado. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, reports on the story of the two men and what happened when their paths collided

35 min
JUN 5

Episode two: the journalist and the president

What took British journalist Dom Phillips from the club nights of the UK dance scene as editor of MixMag to one of the most remote, and dangerous, corners of the Amazon rainforest? In 2022, Dom set off on a reporting trip with Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on uncontacted tribes, into the Javari valley, to investigate the criminal gangs threatening this region. And then they vanished

30 min
JUN 5

Episode one: the disappearance

Three years ago, British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remote Javari valley. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, investigates what happened in the first episode of a new six-part investigative podcast series

27 min
JUN 4

Coming soon: Missing in the Amazon – a new Guardian investigative series

In one of the most remote corners of the Amazon jungle, a journalist and an indigenous defender disappear without a trace. Missing in the Amazon – our new six-part investigative podcast series uncovers what happened to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Told for the first time by the people closest to them

1 min
03/21/2024

Black Box: shut it down? – episode 7

For decades, Eliezer Yudkowsky has been trying to warn the world about the dangers of AI. And now people are finally listening to him. But is it too late?

41 min
03/18/2024

Black Box: the white mask – episode 6

In January 2020, Robert Williams was arrested by Detroit police for a crime he had not committed. The officers were acting on a tip not from a witness or informant. In fact, not from a person at all

36 min
03/14/2024

Black Box: Bing and I – episode 5

Two stories about the way AI could – in fact, already is – making the world better. In Montana, when Lee Johnson discovered his wife, Yokie, had cancer, he turned to AI – and was surprised by the answers he got. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts Prof Regina Barzilay’s experience with cancer has led her to build an AI system that can detect the disease years before a human

42 min

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Michael Safi

Host

4.7

out of 5

148 Ratings

Brilliant!

Jun 5

Andrew7892

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
Super Informative Reporting

Jan 26

Kozmo 702

Loved this deep dive into AI. VERY informative series. When will there be more?
Black Box!

09/23/2024

mtpianist

Fantastic investigation and report! Congrats!
Strong start, but weak overall

12/25/2024

LL 5th

With three episodes to go, I’m not sure I’ll finish. The series’ foundational episodes were very compelling. After that, we were hit with an unimpressive “investigation” and overmuch anecdotal episodes. It feels like this was prepared on a deadline, and was rushed more and more each episode.

In one of the most remote corners of the Amazon jungle, a journalist and an indigenous defender disappear without a trace. Missing in the Amazon – our new six-part investigative podcast series uncovers what happened to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Told for the first time by the people closest to them.