identity

Across Scandinavia, a growing body of investigative podcasts is exposing the invisible social structures that shape minority experiences. In Denmark, one series is using intimate storytelling to reveal how cultural expectations—rather than explicit laws—can marginalize entire communities.

L.A. Times Studios' podcast Room 20, which premiered July 30, follows investigative reporter Joanne Faryon as she attempts to uncover the identity of a man known only as "Sixty-Six Garage," who has remained in a nursing home for over 15 years following a Border Patrol chase car accident.