Kyle Swenson's guest appearances

Kyle Swenson

The Vince Coglianese Show

Cleveland Review of Books Podcast

PEN America Works of Justice

Jon Mooallem

Kaveh Akbar

Danny Trejo

Bryan Quinby

Marlon Peterson

Svetlana Alexievich

Josie Duffy Rice

Timothy Faust

Bruce Western

Erika Cohn

Caits Meissner

Sam Allard

David Sanchez

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Yukari Kane

OwlTail

Award-winning journalist Kyle Swenson joins us to discuss Good Kids, Bad City, his first book about the true story of the longest wrongful imprisonment in the United States to end in exoneration, and a critical social and political history of Cleveland, the city that convicted them. In an immersive exploration of race in America, Swenson investigates this disgraceful miscarriage of justice, and how the corruption and decay of Cleveland led to their wrongful imprisonment.Kyle Swenson is a reporter with The Washington Post‘s Morning Mix team. Prior to joining The Post in 2017, he covered South Florida for the New Times Broward-Palm Beach. His reporting on the criminal justice system and features have won several national awards, including the Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. In 2015 he was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. His work has appeared in The Village Voice, The New Republic, and Longreads. A graduate of Kenyon College, he lives in Washington, D.C. Good Kids, Bad City is his first book.Read our interview with Kyle Swenson at:https://pen.org/works-of-justice-kyle-swenson-interview/Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe hosts events throughout the year. Special thanks to Rosie Clarke who helped envision the first four events in this series and inspire this channel. See more about Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe at:https://www.housingworks.org/

Award-winning journalist Kyle Swenson joins us to discuss Good Kids, Bad City, his first book about the true story of the longest wrongful imprisonment in the United States to end in exoneration, and a critical social and political history of Cleveland, the city that convicted them. In an immersive exploration of race in America, Swenson investigates this disgraceful miscarriage of justice, and how the corruption and decay of Cleveland led to their wrongful imprisonment. Kyle Swenson is a reporter with The Washington Post‘s Morning Mix team. Prior to joining The Post in 2017, he covered South Florida for the New Times Broward-Palm Beach. His reporting on the criminal justice system and features have won several national awards, including the Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. In 2015 he was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. His work has appeared in The Village Voice, The New Republic, and Longreads. A graduate of Kenyon College, he lives in Washington, D.C. Good Kids, Bad City is his first book. Read our interview with Kyle Swenson at: <a href="https://pen.org/works-of-justice-kyle-swenson-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pen.org/works-of-justice-kyle-swenson-interview/</a> Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe hosts events throughout the year. Special thanks to Rosie Clarke who helped envision the first four events in this series and inspire this channel. See more about Housing Works Bookstore and Cafe at: <a href="https://www.housingworks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.housingworks.org/</a>

Eric Sandy

While Washington Post reporter Kyle Swenson (who formerly worked for Cleveland Scene) was in town promoting his new book ("Good Kids. Bad City"), we were joined by current and former Scene writers Sam Allard and Eric Sandy to discuss the importance of journalism in holding power accountable and uncovering and telling the truth in the pursuit of justice.We also discuss their respective times working at Cleveland Scene, their involvement in starting a new wave of journalism for the publication, and the importance of alt-weeklies both in small cities and as a wake-up call to journalists who stick to the coasts, rather than taking up crucial positions in local journalism in flyover country.The intro song for this episode is "Going to Canada" by Racket Man. You can find their music on Spotify or purchase their music on bandcamp (racketman.bandcamp.com/).The outro for this episode is a beat graciously shared by aLive of Muamin Collective. Find their music on their website (muamincollective.com/) and listen to them on Spotify.Show notes and relevant articles:1. "What the Boy Saw." Kyle's article in Scene that was the precursor to the book, and played a huge role in getting Ricky Jackson and Wiley Bridgeman freed. (www.clevescene.com/cleveland/what-…ent?oid=2598138)2. Find Sam's reporting here: www.clevescene.com/cleveland/Artic…?author=3130652. He tirelessly holds power in Cleveland accountable, and points out the absurdities that further demonstrate how poorly our city is run.3. Eric Sandy reviewed the book for our publication. Find the review here: www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/2019/2/…ids-bad-city.4. Purchase the book at your local bookstore or on IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250120236

While Washington Post reporter Kyle Swenson (who formerly worked for Cleveland Scene) was in town promoting his new book ("Good Kids. Bad City"), we were joined by current and former Scene writers Sam Allard and Eric Sandy to discuss the importance of journalism in holding power accountable and uncovering and telling the truth in the pursuit of justice. We also discuss their respective times working at Cleveland Scene, their involvement in starting a new wave of journalism for the publication, and the importance of alt-weeklies both in small cities and as a wake-up call to journalists who stick to the coasts, rather than taking up crucial positions in local journalism in flyover country. The intro song for this episode is "Going to Canada" by Racket Man. You can find their music on Spotify or purchase their music on bandcamp (<a href="http://racketman.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">racketman.bandcamp.com/</a>). The outro for this episode is a beat graciously shared by aLive of Muamin Collective. Find their music on their website (<a href="http://muamincollective.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">muamincollective.com/</a>) and listen to them on Spotify. Show notes and relevant articles: 1. "What the Boy Saw." Kyle's article in Scene that was the precursor to the book, and played a huge role in getting Ricky Jackson and Wiley Bridgeman freed. (<a href="http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/what-…ent?oid=2598138" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.clevescene.com/cleveland/what-…ent?oid=2598138</a>) 2. Find Sam's reporting here: <a href="http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/Artic…?author=3130652" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.clevescene.com/cleveland/Artic…?author=3130652</a>. He tirelessly holds power in Cleveland accountable, and points out the absurdities that further demonstrate how poorly our city is run. 3. Eric Sandy reviewed the book for our publication. Find the review here: <a href="http://www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/2019/2/…ids-bad-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.clereviewofbooks.com/home/2019/2/…ids-bad-city</a>. 4. Purchase the book at your local bookstore or on IndieBound: <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250120236" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250120236</a>

2 - Good Kids, Alt-Weeklies: An Interview with Kyle Swenson feat. Sam Allard and Eric Sandy