Full episode 452: Poultry Slam 2011 Act One Witness for the Barbecue-tion Share a clip ByIra Glass Scharlette Holdman's story continues, in which she and the rest of a legal defense team try to save a man on death row by finding a star witness — a chicken with a specific skill. (10 1/2 minutes) More in Criminal JusticeView all 658: The Unhappy Deciders Oct. 5, 2018 Act Two: Jury Jonathan Goldstein talks to Sven Berger, a juror still hung up over an assignment he served ten years ago. 648: Unteachable Moment June 8, 2018 Act Two: Throw the Book at Them A group of kids is told that “education is the door to their futures.” But these kids are in jail, facing adult sentences. 604: 20 Years Later Dec. 9, 2016 Act Two Samantha continues toward McFadden, and talks to an inmate who knows something about the case that she never knew before. More by Ira GlassView all 734: The Campus Tour Has Been Cancelled Mar. 19, 2021 Act One Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs. 731: What Lies Beneath Feb. 12, 2021 Act Four: Boiling Under Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years. 730: The Empty Chair Jan. 22, 2021 Act Three: There’s a German Word for That Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about a political lie from 1920s Germany and the lessons it holds for 2020s America.
658: The Unhappy Deciders Oct. 5, 2018 Act Two: Jury Jonathan Goldstein talks to Sven Berger, a juror still hung up over an assignment he served ten years ago.
648: Unteachable Moment June 8, 2018 Act Two: Throw the Book at Them A group of kids is told that “education is the door to their futures.” But these kids are in jail, facing adult sentences.
604: 20 Years Later Dec. 9, 2016 Act Two Samantha continues toward McFadden, and talks to an inmate who knows something about the case that she never knew before.
734: The Campus Tour Has Been Cancelled Mar. 19, 2021 Act One Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs.
731: What Lies Beneath Feb. 12, 2021 Act Four: Boiling Under Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years.
730: The Empty Chair Jan. 22, 2021 Act Three: There’s a German Word for That Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about a political lie from 1920s Germany and the lessons it holds for 2020s America.