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Season 4 | After Hotel Rwanda

An investigative look at how Rwanda’s national hero became its most famous political prisoner.


Season 3 | The Queen

Linda Taylor committed abhorrent crimes. She became a legend for the least of them.


Season 2 | Charged: A True Punishment Story

Brooklyn's gun court promised safer streets—but for whom?


Season 1 | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge?

How a deadly siege fueled the far-right movement.

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Season 4 | After Hotel Rwanda

An investigative look at how Rwanda’s national hero became its most famous political prisoner.


Season 3 | The Queen

Linda Taylor committed abhorrent crimes. She became a legend for the least of them.


Season 2 | Charged: A True Punishment Story

Brooklyn's gun court promised safer streets—but for whom?


Season 1 | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge?

How a deadly siege fueled the far-right movement.

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]]> false Slate Podcasts info+69614f7db2f95918425eca27@mg-eu.acast.com 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 charged-plus https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SLT1216693400 serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69614f7db2f95918425eca27/1775761357843-665f0bab-98f8-43ee-bdfd-c7bb3b257f37.jpeg https://slate.com/podcasts Slate Presents Plus https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69614f7db2f95918425eca27 yes yes The Homecoming | After Hotel Rwanda The Homecoming | After Hotel Rwanda Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT 33:57 6a074920a8fad4c1be2ea83c false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/6a074920a8fad4c1be2ea83c 6a074920a8fad4c1be2ea83c 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 4 4 As pressure on the Rwandan government mounts, Paul Rusesabagina signs a pardon request, expressing some contrition and agreeing to refrain from political activities if he’s released. But back at home, he finds it difficult to honor the pledge.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> As pressure on the Rwandan government mounts, Paul Rusesabagina signs a pardon request, expressing some contrition and agreeing to refrain from political activities if he’s released. But back at home, he finds it difficult to honor the pledge.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> The Campaign | After Hotel Rwanda The Campaign | After Hotel Rwanda Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT 34:18 6a0748e5d98ee73f6337af0b false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/6a0748e5d98ee73f6337af0b 6a0748e5d98ee73f6337af0b 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 4 3 A Rwandan court convicts Paul Rusesabagina on terrorism charges and sentences him to 25 years in prison. As he comes to terms with the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars, a team of lawyers, negotiators, and advocates works up a strategy to win his release.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> A Rwandan court convicts Paul Rusesabagina on terrorism charges and sentences him to 25 years in prison. As he comes to terms with the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars, a team of lawyers, negotiators, and advocates works up a strategy to win his release.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> The Backstory | After Hotel Rwanda The Backstory | After Hotel Rwanda Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT 27:34 6a074898d98ee73f63379e2e false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/6a074898d98ee73f63379e2e 6a074898d98ee73f63379e2e 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 4 2 Tensions between ethnic Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda began long before the 1994 genocide—a vestige of Belgian colonial rule in the country. On this episode, we trace the events leading up to the mass killing—and how they affected Paul and his wife.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> Tensions between ethnic Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda began long before the 1994 genocide—a vestige of Belgian colonial rule in the country. On this episode, we trace the events leading up to the mass killing—and how they affected Paul and his wife.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> The Trap | After Hotel Rwanda The Trap | After Hotel Rwanda Wed, 08 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT 30:39 6a07469c3fd6979bfc7f7013 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/6a07469c3fd6979bfc7f7013 6a07469c3fd6979bfc7f7013 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 4 1 An old friend persuades human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina to travel from his home in San Antonio to Burundi for a speaking engagement. But the friend turns out to be collaborating with the Rwandan government, and the journey is a trap.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> An old friend persuades human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina to travel from his home in San Antonio to Burundi for a speaking engagement. But the friend turns out to be collaborating with the Rwandan government, and the journey is a trap.


After Hotel Rwanda tells the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a human rights activist who in 2020 was lured from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to his former country of Rwanda, where he was tried on terrorism charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rusesabagina had been a national hero in Rwanda for saving the lives of more than twelve hundred people during the 1994 genocide there. A decade later, his story was told in the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda. Our four-part series describes how Rusesabagina went from hero to dissident in Rwanda—and how a team of supporters in Washington and elsewhere managed eventually to bring him home. The story is reported by Foreign Policy staff writer Robbie Gramer.

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]]> An Audiobook Preview | The Queen An Audiobook Preview | The Queen Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:29:00 GMT 23:55 2e50db62-d9db-11f0-9a12-db41bf5282be false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8888da0c07c1bbde6b 69614f8888da0c07c1bbde6b 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Listen to the first chapter of The Queen. bonus 3 7 Listen to the first chapter of the audiobook version of The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth. Narrated by January LaVoy.

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]]> Listen to the first chapter of the audiobook version of The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth. Narrated by January LaVoy.

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]]> How to Write This Book | The Queen How to Write This Book | The Queen Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT 1:05:52 2e5078fc-d9db-11f0-9a12-ef7a611cd487 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f85b2f95918425ece01 69614f85b2f95918425ece01 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 David Grann, Eliza Griswold, and James Forman Jr. on what it takes to write a reporting-intensive book. bonus 3 6 Killers of the Flower Moon; James Forman Jr., winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America; and Eliza Griswold, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for her book, Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America.

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]]> Killers of the Flower Moon; James Forman Jr., winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America; and Eliza Griswold, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for her book, Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America.

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]]> The Kidnapping of Baby Fronczak | The Queen The Kidnapping of Baby Fronczak | The Queen Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:46:00 GMT 27:34 2e503810-d9db-11f0-9a12-6799c8bab992 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f85b2f95918425ece06 69614f85b2f95918425ece06 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 What connects the woman who was vilified as the “welfare queen” to a much graver crime. bonus 3 5

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]]> Bobbie and Diana | The Queen Bobbie and Diana | The Queen Fri, 07 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT 27:55 2e507230-d9db-11f0-9a12-d7ce8f049eb4 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8923ce58f14624ae8f 69614f8923ce58f14624ae8f 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 3 4 Linda Taylor had a tendency to emerge from out of nowhere, upend everything in her path, then vanish without leaving a forwarding address. The final episode of The Queen focuses on two different stories about the lives Taylor changed. In one case, she helped a vulnerable family escape the degradations of the Jim Crow South. In the other, she kidnapped a child and may have been responsible for her own husband’s death.


This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> Linda Taylor had a tendency to emerge from out of nowhere, upend everything in her path, then vanish without leaving a forwarding address. The final episode of The Queen focuses on two different stories about the lives Taylor changed. In one case, she helped a vulnerable family escape the degradations of the Jim Crow South. In the other, she kidnapped a child and may have been responsible for her own husband’s death.


This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> Constance | The Queen Constance | The Queen Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT 23:43 2e5069a2-d9db-11f0-9a12-eb21a334821e false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8423ce58f14624ad8d 69614f8423ce58f14624ad8d 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 3 3 A decade before she became known as the “welfare queen,” Linda Taylor put herself at the center of a different Chicago scandal. Upon the death of gambling kingpin Lawrence Wakefield, Taylor posed as the heir to his sizable fortune. The ensuing court proceeding was full of lies and surprise witnesses. That heirship hearing would ultimately reveal Taylor’s real identity and offer a window into her troubled past.


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]]> A decade before she became known as the “welfare queen,” Linda Taylor put herself at the center of a different Chicago scandal. Upon the death of gambling kingpin Lawrence Wakefield, Taylor posed as the heir to his sizable fortune. The ensuing court proceeding was full of lies and surprise witnesses. That heirship hearing would ultimately reveal Taylor’s real identity and offer a window into her troubled past.


This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> An Incredible Con | The Queen An Incredible Con | The Queen Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT 22:29 2e5061be-d9db-11f0-9a12-a706104cd979 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f821f21449d6dfa2205 69614f821f21449d6dfa2205 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 3 2 In the 1970s, a pair of very different men fought to define Linda Taylor’s image. For presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Taylor epitomized the brokenness of the federal bureaucracy and the broader trend of poor people getting rich off the public dime. Taylor’s defense lawyer, the civil rights attorney R. Eugene Pincham, believed she was a scapegoat, and that her actions were crimes of survival.


This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> In the 1970s, a pair of very different men fought to define Linda Taylor’s image. For presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Taylor epitomized the brokenness of the federal bureaucracy and the broader trend of poor people getting rich off the public dime. Taylor’s defense lawyer, the civil rights attorney R. Eugene Pincham, believed she was a scapegoat, and that her actions were crimes of survival.


This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> Coronation | The Queen Coronation | The Queen Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT 21:44 2e50598a-d9db-11f0-9a12-ff8f3f47145e false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f88b2f95918425ece9a 69614f88b2f95918425ece9a 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 3 1 Linda Taylor became the “welfare queen” in 1974 when the Chicago Tribune publicized her outrageous exploits. The reporter who introduced her to the world was a Pulitzer Prize winner named George Bliss. He stumbled into the Taylor story while investigating waste and fraud in the public aid system, and his fixation on a single welfare recipient may have been more damaging than he ever realized.

This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s new book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> Linda Taylor became the “welfare queen” in 1974 when the Chicago Tribune publicized her outrageous exploits. The reporter who introduced her to the world was a Pulitzer Prize winner named George Bliss. He stumbled into the Taylor story while investigating waste and fraud in the public aid system, and his fixation on a single welfare recipient may have been more damaging than he ever realized.

This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s new book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.

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]]> Slate Presents... The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth Slate Presents... The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:07:00 GMT 7:25 2e503ff4-d9db-11f0-9a12-7bd693b43ffb false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8823ce58f14624ae4c 69614f8823ce58f14624ae4c 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 trailer 3

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]]> A Conversation With Stacey Abrams | Charged: A True Punishment Story A Conversation With Stacey Abrams | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 22 May 2019 09:10:00 GMT 1:17:01 69dffc5d501ebe6715bce119 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dffc5d501ebe6715bce119 69dffc5d501ebe6715bce119 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 The former Georgia House Democratic Leader sits down with Emily Bazelon to discuss criminal justice reform. bonus 2 6

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]]> The Other Side | Charged: A True Punishment Story The Other Side | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 22 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT 27:33 2e509e72-d9db-11f0-9a12-9be33a92a62e false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8c23ce58f14624af29 69614f8c23ce58f14624af29 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 2 6 We check in with Tarari and others as they complete their time in the diversion program and look toward their futures. We hear from the people inside the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office about their plans to reshape their slice of the criminal justice system.

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]]> We check in with Tarari and others as they complete their time in the diversion program and look toward their futures. We hear from the people inside the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office about their plans to reshape their slice of the criminal justice system.

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]]> Probation | Charged: A True Punishment Story Probation | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 15 May 2019 09:10:00 GMT 17:33 69dffa362fdc372bd18ee246 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dffa362fdc372bd18ee246 69dffa362fdc372bd18ee246 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Emily Bazelon discusses the issues with probation and supervised release. bonus 2 5

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]]> The Long Tail | Charged: A True Punishment Story The Long Tail | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 15 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT 39:31 2e50f476-d9db-11f0-9a12-df2d842e21db false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f9123ce58f14624b068 69614f9123ce58f14624b068 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 An unexpected detour about long half-life of punishment. full 2 5 A standalone episode about one of the voices featured in our series who is introduced to listeners as an expert but who goes through his own harrowing experience with the system when he’s sent to Rikers a few days shy of completing his parole. We document his ordeal and its surprising aftermath.


Additional music for this episode by Lee Rosevere. 

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]]> A standalone episode about one of the voices featured in our series who is introduced to listeners as an expert but who goes through his own harrowing experience with the system when he’s sent to Rikers a few days shy of completing his parole. We document his ordeal and its surprising aftermath.


Additional music for this episode by Lee Rosevere. 

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]]> Diversion | Charged: A True Punishment Story Diversion | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 08 May 2019 09:10:00 GMT 46:12 69dff919907e5a7cc21d4b85 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dff919907e5a7cc21d4b85 69dff919907e5a7cc21d4b85 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Emily Bazelon talks alternatives to incarceration with Adam Mansky from the Center for Court Innovation. bonus 2 4 ⁠Adam Mansky⁠ from the Center for Court Innovation. They discuss the possible alternatives to incarceration or conviction, like the CCI’s pioneering program at the ⁠Red Hook Community Center⁠ in New York, and how they work.

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]]> ⁠Adam Mansky⁠ from the Center for Court Innovation. They discuss the possible alternatives to incarceration or conviction, like the CCI’s pioneering program at the ⁠Red Hook Community Center⁠ in New York, and how they work.

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]]> The Escape Hatch | Charged: A True Punishment Story The Escape Hatch | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 08 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT 29:17 2e4ee30c-d9db-11f0-9a12-bf768bbbb52d false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f93b2f95918425ed21b 69614f93b2f95918425ed21b 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 2 4 Tarari enters a diversion program which saves him from jail but puts his life — and the lives of other defendants like him — on a knife’s edge. We hear from social workers who run the program about the many ethical quandaries of trying to help their clients inside of a system built to punish them.

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]]> Tarari enters a diversion program which saves him from jail but puts his life — and the lives of other defendants like him — on a knife’s edge. We hear from social workers who run the program about the many ethical quandaries of trying to help their clients inside of a system built to punish them.

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]]> Plea Bargaining | Charged: A True Punishment Story Plea Bargaining | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 01 May 2019 09:10:00 GMT 47:17 69dff72a2fdc372bd18de367 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dff72a2fdc372bd18de367 69dff72a2fdc372bd18de367 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Emily Bazelon goes deeper into the issue of plea bargaining with Adam Foss of Prosecutor Impact. bonus 2 3 ⁠Charged⁠ every week. This week, Bazelon goes deeper into the issues of plea bargaining with Adam Foss, founder and president of ⁠Prosecutor Impact⁠. They discuss how plea bargaining works, the culture of prosecutors versus public defenders, and what he’s trying to teach to young prosecutors now.

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]]> ⁠Charged⁠ every week. This week, Bazelon goes deeper into the issues of plea bargaining with Adam Foss, founder and president of ⁠Prosecutor Impact⁠. They discuss how plea bargaining works, the culture of prosecutors versus public defenders, and what he’s trying to teach to young prosecutors now.

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]]> The Ghost of Tyrone Howard | Charged: A True Punishment Story The Ghost of Tyrone Howard | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 01 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT 25:57 2e50983c-d9db-11f0-9a12-dbb9f51ae8aa false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f9088da0c07c1bbe082 69614f9088da0c07c1bbe082 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 The limits of mercy in Brooklyn. full 2 3 Tarari faces a very long prison sentence before he’s offered the chance at mercy — with many strings attached. An episode from Eric’s past comes back to haunt him as he campaigns for D.A. and thinks through the consequences of extending mercy to people like Tarari.


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]]> Tarari faces a very long prison sentence before he’s offered the chance at mercy — with many strings attached. An episode from Eric’s past comes back to haunt him as he campaigns for D.A. and thinks through the consequences of extending mercy to people like Tarari.


Additional music for this episode by Lee Rosevere. 

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]]> Bail | Charged: A True Punishment Story Bail | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:10:00 GMT 34:09 69dff48de733e47189694101 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dff48de733e47189694101 69dff48de733e47189694101 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Emily Bazelon goes deeper into the issues of bail with Insha Rahman of the Vera Institute. bonus 2 2 ⁠Insha Rahman⁠ of the Vera Institute. They discuss the history of bail in the United States, how bail bond companies work, and the current movements to end cash bail in several states.

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]]> ⁠Insha Rahman⁠ of the Vera Institute. They discuss the history of bail in the United States, how bail bond companies work, and the current movements to end cash bail in several states.

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]]> Criminogenic | Charged: A True Punishment Story Criminogenic | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT 30:39 2e50ed5a-d9db-11f0-9a12-0334235ed199 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f863a409cca49f2860a 69614f863a409cca49f2860a 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 One of the most infamous jails in the country and the battle to close it. full 2 2 As his family and friends hustle to come up with his bail money, Tarari ends up at one of the most infamous jails in the country: Rikers Island. Eric runs for his own term as district attorney just as the demands to close Rikers heat up.

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]]> As his family and friends hustle to come up with his bail money, Tarari ends up at one of the most infamous jails in the country: Rikers Island. Eric runs for his own term as district attorney just as the demands to close Rikers heat up.

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]]> Born In Brooklyn | Charged: A True Punishment Story Born In Brooklyn | Charged: A True Punishment Story Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT 28:07 2e50922e-d9db-11f0-9a12-6f768e4b3578 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8723ce58f14624ae19 69614f8723ce58f14624ae19 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 full 2 1

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]]> Slate Presents... Charged: A True Punishment Story Slate Presents... Charged: A True Punishment Story Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:10:00 GMT 3:06 2e5081da-d9db-11f0-9a12-53513764ad58 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8823ce58f14624ae64 69614f8823ce58f14624ae64 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 trailer 2 Season 1 of Slate Presents brought you the story of Ruby Ridge, and Season 2 brings you a fight to transform one big-city justice system.

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]]> Season 1 of Slate Presents brought you the story of Ruby Ridge, and Season 2 brings you a fight to transform one big-city justice system.

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]]> Where Are They Now? | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Where Are They Now? | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:52:00 GMT 46:32 69dfea336f0d582d7ac6250a false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dfea336f0d582d7ac6250a 69dfea336f0d582d7ac6250a 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Ruth Graham describes what happened after the standoff, and talks to writer Tara Westover. bonus 1 4

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]]> Afterlife | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Afterlife | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:55:00 GMT 1:14:59 2e4ecdb8-d9db-11f0-9a12-6b4c89a6db45 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8423ce58f14624ad83 69614f8423ce58f14624ad83 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 How did a brief incident become an enduring myth on the far right? full 1 4 In the final episode of Standoff, our narrative miniseries on the story of Ruby Ridge, host Ruth Graham recaps the prosecution of Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris, and explores how the story of the standoff became legendary among the modern far right.

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]]> The Investigation After | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? The Investigation After | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:34:00 GMT 18:48 69dfe6f22fdc372bd187ad31 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dfe6f22fdc372bd187ad31 69dfe6f22fdc372bd187ad31 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Ruth Graham talks with a deputy sheriff who was on the scene of the Ruby Ridge standoff. bonus 1 3

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]]> The Wisdom of the Crowd | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? The Wisdom of the Crowd | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:32:00 GMT 25:57 2e4ed592-d9db-11f0-9a12-336b42397f00 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8988da0c07c1bbdf3c 69614f8988da0c07c1bbdf3c 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 As the Weaver family stayed holed up inside their cabin, their story attracted droves of supporters and rabble-rousers to rural Idaho. full 1 3 Host Ruth Graham describes what happens for the bulk of the 11-day siege on the Weaver family property. As the surviving Weavers stayed holed up inside their cabin, their story attracted droves of supporters and rabble-rousers to rural Idaho.

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]]> Women in White Power | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Women in White Power | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 07 Nov 2018 21:42:00 GMT 41:36 69dfdee42fdc372bd185141d false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dfdee42fdc372bd185141d 69dfdee42fdc372bd185141d 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 How Vicky Weaver became a martyr for the white power movement after Ruby Ridge. bonus 1 2 Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America, about the distinctions between white power, white supremacy, and white separatism, and the surprisingly prominent role of women within these movements.

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]]> Rules of Engagement | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Rules of Engagement | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 07 Nov 2018 21:33:00 GMT 30:26 2e4edc2c-d9db-11f0-9a12-0f5489f32614 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f891f21449d6dfa2453 69614f891f21449d6dfa2453 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 The tense situation on the Weaver family compound erupts into violence. full 1 2 Ruth Graham breaks down what led to a shootout on the Weaver family property on Aug. 21, 1992, that left three people dead.

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]]> Who Were the Order? | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Who Were the Order? | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:35:00 GMT 43:23 69dfaef02fdc372bd1742ea1 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69dfaef02fdc372bd1742ea1 69dfaef02fdc372bd1742ea1 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 More about the white supremacist group that went on a violent criminal spree in the 1980s. bonus 1 1 The Politics of Righteousness, about The Order, a violent criminal group that formed out of the Church of Jesus Christ-Christians, Aryan Nations in the 1980s.

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]]> Two Shotguns | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Two Shotguns | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:29:00 GMT 29:37 2e4ec2aa-d9db-11f0-9a12-f312c8989ec0 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f87b2f95918425ece54 69614f87b2f95918425ece54 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 Ruth Graham explores the ideologies and influences that led to the deadly siege at Ruby Ridge in 1992. full 1 1

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]]> Slate Presents... Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Slate Presents... Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Tue, 23 Oct 2018 17:30:00 GMT 2:31 2e4eafcc-d9db-11f0-9a12-63e383881681 false https://shows.acast.com/charged-plus/episodes/69614f8423ce58f14624ad7c 69614f8423ce58f14624ad7c 69614f7db2f95918425eca27 trailer 1 In 1992, hundreds of armed federal agents surrounded a family of white separatists in a ramshackle mountaintop cabin. Eleven days later, three people were dead—and the story of Ruby Ridge was just beginning. Journalist Ruth Graham explores a tragedy that’s become a foundational myth for the modern right, and finds some frightening lessons about power and paranoia. 

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]]> In 1992, hundreds of armed federal agents surrounded a family of white separatists in a ramshackle mountaintop cabin. Eleven days later, three people were dead—and the story of Ruby Ridge was just beginning. Journalist Ruth Graham explores a tragedy that’s become a foundational myth for the modern right, and finds some frightening lessons about power and paranoia. 

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