Hey! You like podcasts, right? Have you heard of a little podcast called Serial??? Yeah you have, and today we are getting into the conversation about the release of the protagonist of that very popular podcast, Adnan Syed. After over 20 years in prison, he was released after the prosecution determined they could no longer stand by the evidence of their original case.
To understand what this means, we take a look at both the history of the case, the multiple documentary projects that reported on it, and the 2018 Barry Jenkins film If Beale Street Could Talk. Based on the novel of the same name by James Baldwin, the film examines the improper incarceration of a young black man named Fonny and the efforts of his pregnant girlfriend Tish, along with her family, to get him free. We look into Baldwin's history as an author and orator, his influence on Jenkins as a writer and director, and why the same thing seems to happy over and over and over again in this broken country
But hey, all the millions of you who liked Serial, definitely listen to our podcast too!
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