Wrongful Conviction Podcasts
Based on the files of the lawyers who freed them, Wrongful Conviction features interviews with men and women who have spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit – some of them had even been sentenced to death. These are their stories.
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April 12, 2021 • 18 min
The Instagram account @soyouwanttotalkabout has amassed 2.5 million followers in just over a year while tackling nuanced issues through well designed and highly informative graphic slideshows. There has been some speculation about the identity behind the social media phenomenon...until now.
https://www.instagram.com/soyouwanttotalkabout/?hl=en
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April 7, 2021 • 37 min
A Nova Scotia man was targeted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend despite a rock solid alibi and evidence pointing toward a man later discovered to be a serial killer.
Learn more and get involved at:
http://innocencecanada.com/
https://www.instagram.com/innocencecanada/?hl=en
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April 5, 2021 • 17 min
Not only is Tony Goldwyn emotive on screen, but he also shows a lot of heart as an active philanthropist with organizations, spanning health, criminal justice, disaster relief, and the arts.
https://innocenceproject.org/
https://www.americares.org/
https://standuptocancer.org/
https://2st.com/
https://mptf.com/
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March 31, 2021 • 30 min
A night out in November 2002 turned deadly when Nicole Hubbard called for her protective older brother Cordell. Then, Ru-El Sailor took the fall for his best friend’s violence with the help of a vindictive vice detective.
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https://www.instagram.com/comma_club_clothing/?hl=en
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ruel-sailor039s-homecoming
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March 29, 2021 • 20 min
As the 72nd governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe championed civil rights and equal justice for all, reinstating the voting rights of 173,000 former felons despite rabid opposition. After his 1st term, he continued to support that agenda and fully intends to pass even more righteous reforms in his 2nd term.
https://terrymcauliffe.com/
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March 24, 2021 • 35 min
On April 9th, 1989, a fire took JoAnn Parks’ 3 children. Originally ruling the fire an accident, the nonscientific arson investigation - just as subjectively - switched directions to call her a monster and steal 29 years of her life.
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March 22, 2021 • 26 min
In the early days of the internet, Seth Godin invented part of how email marketing works, but this was just one chapter in an overarching story about the sharing of ideas.
https://akimbo.com/
https://www.akimbo.link/
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March 17, 2021 • 35 min
On March 28th, 1998, Nelson Cruz was celebrating his birthday over Chinese food with friends when they heard shots fired down the block. Police were immediately on scene to make an arrest, yet somehow, Nelson became the target of a notorious pair of NYPD detectives.
Learn more and get involved at:
https://www.change.org/p/brooklyn-district-attorney-eric-gonzalez-nelson-cruz-is-innocent
https://wrongfullyconvicted.info/
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March 14, 2021 • 18 min
Getting his first taste for organizing during the civil rights era in the South, Congressman Jim Clyburn continues to fight the good fight.
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March 10, 2021 • 32 min
On September 9th, 1985, Paul Hildwin went hitchhiking, stole and cashed a personal check, but did not murdered anyone. However, both the state and cancer found him very hard to kill.
Learn more and get involved at:
https://innocenceproject.org/
https://sunnycenter.org/
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March 8, 2021 • 20 min
Weary from fighting the system one case at a time in the most incarcerated city in the most incarcerated country in the world, Jason Williams decided to change New Orleans justice at the source.
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March 3, 2021 • 35 min
On August 23rd, 1984, Mary Anne Flynn was beaten and strangled to death in her bedroom, and investigators collected semen from her body. DNA testing set the man who painted her house free, yet somehow he’s still on death row.
Learn more and get involved at:
https://www.justice4apanovitch.com/petition-to-save-tony
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March 1, 2021 • 18 min
Jason speaks with Emily Bazelon whose upbringing in a family of super achieving sisters and politically active parents forged a journalist on a path to change the world with words. Coincidentally, that drive caused her path to cross Jason’s in a serendipitous way.
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February 24, 2021 • 35 min
On April 3rd, 2003, 3 men robbed a check cashing store in Houston, TX, killing the clerk and the responding officer. When it comes to convictions, getting 2 out of 3 right is still very wrong, especially when the state knew it before trial.
Learn more and get involved at:
https://www.innocenceproject.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvy14fdjj8&feature=emb_title
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Grace-and-J...
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February 22, 2021 • 21 min
On the 2nd episode of Righteous Convictions, Jason speaks with Rabia Chaudry who graduated law school only to find that both her little brother’s best friend and the entire Muslim American community needed her help. She rose to the challenges before her in many more ways than simply starring in Serial.
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February 17, 2021 • 30 min
On June 10th, 1993, Henry Gomez was wounded, and Manny Quintero was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem. Alleged ex coke dealer turned NYPD cop AJ Melino and repeat wrongful conviction offender Detective Mark Tebbens joined forces with members of the Yellow Top crack gang to spin a tale that sent Pablo Fernandez away for almost 25 years in exchange for leniency.
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February 15, 2021 • 23 min
On Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom, you’ve heard from people who have fallen victim to the gaping cracks in our criminal legal system. In doing this work, Jason crosses paths with so many people who are also fighting the good fight and whose good deeds need to be shared and supported.
In this inaugural episode of Righteous Convictions, Jason speaks with United States Senator Dick Durbin about the Senator’s efforts to pass a bi...
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February 12, 2021 • 1 min
Wrongful Conviction Podcasts' Jason Flom speaks with some of today's most prominent and active thought leaders and change makers in a new interview series from Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1.
Some of his guests include Senator Dick Durbin, Rabia Chaudry, Representative Jim Clyburn, Seth Godin, and many more.
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February 10, 2021 • 34 min
After a hot summer day - August 3rd, 1989, the DeLisle’s took their 4 children for ice cream along the Detroit River. A mechanical defect in their car caused the night to take a deadly turn that sent Larry DeLisle to prison for what should have been seen as a tragic accident.
Learn more and get involved at:
https://www.change.org/p/gretchen-whitmer-free-larry-he-lost-all-4-of-his-children-due-to-a-fatal-accident-is-falsely-in-pr...
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February 3, 2021 • 42 min
On the day after Easter 2001 in South Central, LA, a female 11 Deuce Hoover fired into a group of Blocc Crips, wounding one and killing another. Even though Kiera Newsome was in class at the time and avoided gangs entirely, the unending Crip-Hoover rivalry took both her boyfriend’s life and eventually 19 years of her own.
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