CNN Presents

CNN Presents

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CNN Presents is the home for powerful, narrative-driven audio storytelling, featuring in-depth reporting from CNN journalists. The new season, Tortured Justice with Omar Jimenez, follows the story of James Gibson, who was tortured by the Chicago Police Department and sent to prison for 30 years for a crime he was later cleared of. In this three-part series, Jimenez tells the story of how a CPD unit nicknamed “The Midnight Crew” violently produced wrongful convictions, the toll it took on survivors like Gibson and if — even with a massive public reckoning — justice can ever really be served.  Tortured Justice drops in this feed on S...

Episodes

Coming Soon: Tortured Justice
01September 10, 2025 5:16pm

Coming Soon: Tortured Justice

Imagine you were tortured by police and sent to prison for 30 years for a crime you didn’t commit. Is there anything that could make up for what was done to you? What would justice look like? Would it even be possible? In a new series, CNN'…

Persuadable: Scrolling Alone
02May 14, 2025 3:00am

Persuadable: Scrolling Alone

If loneliness and social isolation are part of what pushes people down the rabbit hole, what’s the cure? CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan sits down with a cult survivor who explains why conspiracy theories can have such a powerful hold on believers, …

Persuadable: Back Up the Rabbit Hole
03May 07, 2025 3:00am

Persuadable: Back Up the Rabbit Hole

What would you do if the person closest to you woke up believing something that sounded completely crazy? That’s what happened to Stephen Ghiglieri when his then- fiancée, Katrina Vaillancourt, became a Q-Anon believer overnight. But their …

Persuadable: Why Do We Believe Crazy S**t?
04April 30, 2025 3:00am

Persuadable: Why Do We Believe Crazy S**t?

Conspiracy theories are not new. They’re as old as time itself. But if you feel like they’re everywhere right now, you’re not alone. So, what do you do when somebody you love has fallen down a rabbit hole? CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan has been co…

All Over The Map: Why America Voted, From Actual Voters
05November 11, 2024 3:00am

All Over The Map: Why America Voted, From Actual Voters

As the dust settled in the wake of election day, the All Over the Map team started calling up some of the 86 swing-state voters John King has been visiting and revisiting over the last year and a half. Who they ultimately voted for — and wh…

All Over The Map: The Pennsylvania Voters Who May Decide the Race
06November 03, 2024 11:15pm

All Over The Map: The Pennsylvania Voters Who May Decide the Race

With just hours before election day, we’re returning to a handful of people who represent a crucial voter segment: unhappy Pennsylvania Republicans. John King interviews three people who voted for Nikki Haley in the state’s primary back in …

All Over The Map: Why the Race Is So Close in the Rust Belt
07October 27, 2024 11:15pm

All Over The Map: Why the Race Is So Close in the Rust Belt

Wisconsin and Michigan, the big bricks of the former Blue Wall, are considered must-wins for Kamala Harris. They’re also both toss-ups at this point. This week, John talks to voters in Milwaukee and Detroit who have a lot in common: They’re…

All Over The Map: In Purple Georgia, The Election Math Is Not So Simple
08October 13, 2024 11:30pm

All Over The Map: In Purple Georgia, The Election Math Is Not So Simple

Vice President Kamala Harris’ goal in Georgia is to turn out the coalition that barely tipped the newly purple state to Joe Biden in 2020. That means firing up the base, convincing the unconvinced, and driving turnout as high as possible. D…

All Over The Map: Why Nevada’s Economic Woes Make It an Election Wildcard
09September 29, 2024 11:15pm

All Over The Map: Why Nevada’s Economic Woes Make It an Election Wildcard

Nevada — especially Clark County, home to Vegas and almost 75 percent of the state’s population — is a political bellwether in a very specific way. The pandemic gutted the tourism-based economy, and the recovery has been slow. John King spe…

All Over The Map: Desert Demographics: Arizona in Play
10September 16, 2024 3:00am

All Over The Map: Desert Demographics: Arizona in Play

In a presidential race destined to come down to a handful of swing states, Arizona is a political puzzle: a Sun Belt state that’s historically gone red, but went for Biden in 2020. Do the changing demographics prime it for Harris, or will i…

All Over The Map: The Cracks in the Blue Wall
11July 08, 2024 3:00am

All Over The Map: The Cracks in the Blue Wall

Michigan and Wisconsin are Midwestern swing states with the power to make or break the election. They’re crucial bricks in the Democrats’ “Blue Wall” strategy, a wall that’s starting to crack. On this third installment of “All Over the Map,…

All Over The Map: Georgia’s Swing-State Spotlight
12July 01, 2024 3:00am

All Over The Map: Georgia’s Swing-State Spotlight

During the 2020 election, there was perhaps no bigger upset than Joe Biden carrying Georgia. This was the first time a Democrat had won the reliably red state in three decades — in years past, Democrats didn’t even think to campaign in the …

All Over The Map: The Key to Pennsylvania? Nikki Haley Voters
13June 24, 2024 3:00am

All Over The Map: The Key to Pennsylvania? Nikki Haley Voters

More than 158,000 Republicans cast Pennsylvania primary votes for Nikki Haley nearly two months after she quit the race for president. That’s enough votes to swing a state critical to victory in November – and Haley had similar showings in …