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Jun 2024
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The Burden - Bonus Episode | Blame the P...

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Steve and Dax are joined by journalist Ted Hamm who examines the conduct of the Assistant District Attorneys who worked on Louis Scarcella's wrongful convictions.

The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1

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