Ranked #1
Two days till execution: Death row interview with Larry Swearingen
Two days till execution: Death row interview with Larry Swearingen
Larry Ray Swearingen, a Texas death row prisoner, is scheduled for execution on Aug. 21, 2019. It's the sixth time the s... Read more
20 Aug 2019
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30mins
Ranked #2
Episode 3: Ever been toilet paper-jacked? No? Then you've never been in prison.
Episode 3: Ever been toilet paper-jacked? No? Then you've never been in prison.
Prison-beat reporter Keri Blakinger and former prison union chief Lance Lowry compare notes with Florida Times-Union rep... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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15mins
Ranked #3
Eleven years, 280 executions, one book
Eleven years, 280 executions, one book
In the more than a decade she spent working for the Texas prison system, former spokeswoman Michelle Lyons watched more ... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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32mins
Ranked #4
From Love Triangles to Secret Emails: A Courts Reporter Remembers
From Love Triangles to Secret Emails: A Courts Reporter Remembers
After long-time Houston Chronicle courts reporter left the paper last month, he came back to sit down and look back on t... Read more
10 May 2019
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34mins
Ranked #5
Bill Savoie's Second Chance Story
Bill Savoie's Second Chance Story
Bill Savoie joins Keri Blakinger to talk about his life before he started practicing law. Once upon a time, the now-resp... Read more
19 Jul 2019
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32mins
Ranked #6
Teeth, slavery and the case for independent oversight
Teeth, slavery and the case for independent oversight
In this episode of Behind the Walls, cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry sat down with Rep. Jarvis Johnson to talk ab... Read more
24 Apr 2019
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32mins
Ranked #7
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way From the Strip Club: A Texas Lege Wrap-up
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way From the Strip Club: A Texas Lege Wrap-up
With the Texas legislative session in the rearview mirror, Behind the Walls cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry sat d... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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31mins
Ranked #8
Color, death and progressive prosecutors: Talking criminal justice with Emily Bazelon
Color, death and progressive prosecutors: Talking criminal justice with Emily Bazelon
Keri Blakinger talks with attorney and New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon about progressive prosecutors, and w... Read more
30 Aug 2019
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27mins
Ranked #9
A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care
A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care
Co-host Keri Blakinger chats with CNN reporters Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, who just finished investigating the trou... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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26mins
Ranked #10
Blood, buckshot and gunpowder: A year later, a school police officer remembers Santa Fe
Blood, buckshot and gunpowder: A year later, a school police officer remembers Santa Fe
One year after ten people - students and teachers - died in the Santa Fe school shooting, campus police officer John Bar... Read more
18 May 2019
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30mins