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Episode 115: Prosecuting Discretion – Transcript

by Marylee Williams

• August 8, 2017

HOST INTRO: The word law has its roots in old English. It basically means to regulate and it basically has the same root meaning today. When we say law, we share this idea that we’re…

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Inside San Quentin – To Be Heard

by Shadeed Wallace-Stepter

• July 25, 2017

It’s been more than 45 years since a thousand inmates at Attica Prison (Correctional Facility) in New York took control of the prison. In her 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning book, Blood in the Water: The…

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In-Studio: Locking People Up

by Life of the Law

• July 11, 2017

America is a nation that locks up more people per capita than any other country in the world.  The Sentencing Project reports 2.2 million people are incarcerated in America’s prisons. That’s a 500% increase over…

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NBA Champions GS Warriors vs SQ Warriors

by Life of the Law

• June 13, 2017

It’s official! The Golden State Warriors are the 2017 NBA Champions! Life of the Law honors the team and each of the players with this special episode. One day a year, the Golden State Warriors’ coaches,…

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In-Studio San Quentin: Unequal Protection

by Life of the Law

• June 2, 2017

What does color of skin have to do with equal access to justice in America? The Equal Protection Clause, part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution which took effect in 1868, provides that no…

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Unequal Protection – Part 2

by Sarah Marshall

• May 23, 2017

Last time on Life of the Law we presented Unequal Protection – Part 1, the story of Warren McCleskey’s unsuccessful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. McCleskey argued that his death sentence by the state of Georgia…

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Episode 109: Unequal Protection – Part 2: Transcript

by Sarah Marshall

• May 23, 2017

HOST INTRO: Last time on Life of the Law we presented Unequal Protection – Part 1, the story of Warren McCleskey’s appeal to the US Supreme Court that his sentence of death had been prejudiced…

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In Studio: Radio Silenced

by Nancy Mullane

• February 21, 2017

What do radio silence, the FCC, net neutrality, President Trump’s first solo press conference, and Richard Wagner have in common? Welcome to In-Studio from Life of the Law. Each month we present an investigative feature report…

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Radio Silenced

by Ian Coss

• February 7, 2017

In April of 2014, federal agents raided the studios of 106.1 TOUCH FM in Boston, Massachusetts. They took turntables, microphones, transmitters, pretty much everything. The reason was simple: the radio station was operating without a…

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Episode 102: Radio Silenced – Transcript

by Ian Coss

• February 7, 2017

HOST INTRODUCTION: You’re listening to a podcast that you probably downloaded straight onto your phone. And what we do with our podcast — the interviews, conversations, reporting, production — owes a lot to a thing…