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The Appeal

End of Season Note to Listeners

Jul 25, 2019

Thanks for all your support! We'll be back in September.

Episode 47: The Media's Misguided Fentanyl Hype

Jul 18, 2019

In recent years, lawmakers and the media have dusted off the 1980’s War on Drugs script to respond to an uptick in overdoses caused by a new, potent, heroin-like substance called fentanyl. Military officials are considering classifying it as a “weapon of mass destruction,” and highly regarded media outlets like...

Episode 46: Pleading Guilty Just to Go Home

Jul 11, 2019

Approximately half a million people are currently in jail awaiting trial across the United States, the vast majority because they are unable to pay bail. A 2018 study of Philadelphia and Miami-Dade found that people being held on bail earned roughly $4,500 per year on average. Many of them will plead guilty just to get...