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Ultimul 08.06.2026

In August 2022, at a packed school board meeting in Grapevine, Texas, a mom accuses a teacher of convincing her child to change genders, claiming she lost her son. NBC News reporters Mike Hixenbaugh and Antonia Hylton investigate and uncover a different story involving a transgender child, a mother determined to put God first, and an English teacher caught in the middle. The podcast explores a fringe religious movement and the evangelical quest to remake American education based on biblical values. From NBC News Studios, Grapevine is a podcast about faith, power, and protecting children in an American suburb.

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Dateline Presents: Five Miles From Home 08.06.2026 2min

As a bonus for Grapevine fans, we’re sharing the trailer for Five Miles From Home, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky. If you like what you hear, just search Five Miles From Home to listen to the first two episodes now, completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com. Subscribers get early access to new episodes and can listen to all Dateline podcasts ad-free. swap.fm/l/fmfhlwfd
They Came for the Schools 14.05.2024 40min

An exclusive audio excerpt from Mike Hixenbaugh’s new book, “They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms.”
A Final Lesson 20.10.2023 49min

Grapevine votes in a school board election driven by religion and LGBTQ inclusion. The student and teacher at the center of it all decide how to move forward.
Open The Floodgates 18.10.2023 44min

Amid a battle at the Texas statehouse over religion and LGBTQ rights, three nonbinary students reflect on their Grapevine High experiences.
A Raging Fire 13.10.2023 43min

A man goes public about growing up gay in a fundamentalist Christian home in Texas. A teacher is at a loss after removing LGBTQ symbols from her classroom.
A Harvest Is Coming 11.10.2023 47min

A student in Grapevine, Texas, plans to escape her mother as she’s caught in an anti-trans battle involving her family, her English teacher and her school.
The Seven Mountains 04.10.2023 44min

Conservatives aim to embed fringe Christian values in schools. A cellphone company tries to win school board seats to that end, emulating Southlake.
The Girl And The English Teacher 04.10.2023 43min

A mother in Grapevine, Texas, accuses an English teacher of persuading her child to change genders. The teacher and her student tell a different story.
Introducing: Grapevine 26.09.2023 3min

Two years after conservative activists turned critical race theory into a right-wing rallying cry, the political fight has shifted. The team behind the Peabody Award-winning podcast Southlake tells the story of one family broken apart in the midst of a new anti-LGBTQ culture war, and the high school English teacher caught in the middle.