In 2019, Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, began communicating with Yutico Briley, an inmate at a prison in Jackson, La.
Mr. Briley first reached out to Ms. Bazelon after hearing her on the radio talking about “Charges,” her book on how prosecutors have historically used their power to increase incarceration.
At age 19, Mr. Bri ... Show More
Yesterday
Eating What You Kill This Thanksgiving
<p>Here at “The Daily,” we take our annual Thanksgiving episode very seriously.</p><p>A few years ago, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/podcasts/the-daily/thanksgiving-turkey.html" target="_blank">we rang up an expert</a> from the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, who told ... Show More
56m 52s
Nov 26
The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by ... Russia?
<p>When President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Ukraine was leaked last week, many felt as though Russia had written the proposal, and to a large degree, it reflected the Kremlin’s demands. The plan set off a global outcry that has forced American officials to revise their ... Show More
27m 59s
Dec 2021
The best-selling author and the man wrongly convicted of her rape
<p>In 1981, Alice Sebold gave evidence that sent a man she believed raped her to prison for 16 years. She wrote about her ordeal which took place in Syracuse, New York, and the subsequent trial in her memoir Lucky. When the book was turned into a film, producer Timothy Mucciante ... Show More
28m 40s
Feb 2023
How a 7-Year Prison Sentence Turns Into Over 100
<p>WBEZ reporter Shannon Heffernan brings us the story of Anthony Gay, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on a parole violation but ended up with 97 years added to his sentence. Gay lives with serious mental illness, and after time in solitary confinement, he began to act ... Show More
50m 34s
Jun 2023
Una storia di molestie sessuali nella redazione del Guardian. Ascesa e caduta di Elizabeth Holmes, la grande truffatrice della Silicon valle
Sette donne hanno detto di essere state molestate per anni da Nick Cohen, opinionista del quotidiano britannico. La fondatrice ed ex amministratrice delegata della Theranos è entrata in carcere, dove ha cominciato a scontare una pena di 11 anni per frode. <br /><br />Jennifer Gue ... Show More
21m 51s