Audio

Here are some samples of my work as a co-host and creator of audio stories for the Courthouse News podcast Sidebar:

“Exonerated”
Sidebar podcast episode released in January 2022.
Maurice Caldwell and Zachary Vanderhorst spent a collective 65 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. Hear how their wrongful convictions were overturned, the toll it took on their lives, and why a retired police officer still thinks Caldwell is guilty.

“Divided Court, Divided Nation”
Sidebar podcast episode released in October 2021.
Listen to legal experts weigh in on criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” rulings and how the court’s fall 2021 session could reshape the nation’s laws.

“International Intrigue, R. Kelly, Free Britney”
Sidebar podcast episode released in October 2021.
Hear about a former Peruvian president facing extradition for bribery, the federal sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly, and the push to free Britney Spears from a 13-year conservatorship controlled by her father.

“Medical Hesitance, Political Defiance”
Sidebar podcast episode released in August 2021.
Learn about the FBI’s efforts to track down Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, a First Amendment battle with Facebook over vaccine misinformation, and new Texas laws targeting voting rights and abortion.

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