text:  The Ear Witness podcast is a production of Lava for Good in collaboration with Signal Company No. 1. The Ear Witness team includes executive producers Jason Flom, Jeff Kempler, Kevin Wardus, and Beth Shelburne. Senior producer Kara Kornhaber, reporter and producer Maura McNamara, producers Hannah Beal and Jackie Pauley. Story editing was done by Marie Sutton and fact-checking by Catherine Newhan.