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Half the AnswerPrison Reform, Mass Incarceration, and the History of ICETrent and Caitlin speak with Professor John Pfaff, author of "Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration—and How to Achieve Real Reform." They talk about prisons, militarized police, and ICE in today's political climate.Resources:John's book https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/john-pfaff/locked-in/9780465096916/?lens=basic-books ICE accidentally gasses everybody https://newrepublic.com/post/202443/portland-police-chief-donald-trump-protest-tear-gas-accident Mutual aid supplies cleared https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/portlands-ice-protest-camp-was-suddenly-cleared-by-police-after-months-of-routine-removals-heres-why.html John's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jo...
2025-11-121h 21
Everyday InjusticeEveryday Injustice Podcast Episode 265: Author Jill Leovy Discusses GhettosideIn 2015, Jill Leovy wrote a book: Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America.”
“Ghettoside,” a blend of street reporting and scholarship, introduced and elaborated the idea that high-crime communities are simultaneously under-policed and over-policed. It further broke ground by locating the causes of urban violence in problems of law, not in family structure, culture, psychological differences or other familiar scapegoats. “
Listen as Jill Leovy talks about her book nearly a decade later, talks about crime reporting and the problems of policing urban violence.
2024-12-1642 min
St. John's College (Santa Fe) LecturesWar and Beefs: Gang Violence in The Illiad (Jill Leovy)
Audio recording of a lecture given by Jill Leovy on December 2, 2022 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "The Iliad supplies a detailed and recognizable description of what the Italian mafia scholar Maurizio Catino has dubbed “horizontal” governance -- that is, lateral rule by peers rather than top-down rule by a centralized authority. The same style of order is found the world over -- in feud societies, bandit cultures, and the various small-scale and “stateless” societies studied by anthropologists. It’s also the surprisingly uniform ordering principle of street gan...
2024-12-1053 min
The Curious TaskJonathan Blanks - What Is Systemic Racism?Sabine speaks with Jonathan Blanks about why and how systemic racism exists in society, and what can potentially be done to curb it in various aspects of institutional life.
Episode Notes:
- The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity: https://freopp.org/
- An article by Jonathan on defining systemic racism: https://freopp.org/what-systemic-racism-is-and-isnt-1213c1c972ff
- Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America (2015) by Jill Leovy https://a.co/d/8f9JGqB
- 13th trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IXQbXPO3I
2024-06-191h 30
Another Finger29. 2023 Book ReportSend us a textThis episode I decided to share some of my favorite books I read or listened to in 2023.Here's a list of all the books mentioned in this episode.Fiction:Tenth of December - George SaundersLiberation Day - George SaundersA Swim in a Pond in the Rain - George SaundersNorse Mythology - Neil GaimanPhilosophy:The Creative Act - Rick Rubin The Wisdom of Insecurity - Alan Watts.Be Water, My Friend - Shannon Lee Pure Meditation - Pe...
2024-01-2221 min
We Defy AuguryGhettoside vs. MurderbotMurder . . . in South Central and Deep Space.Thoughts inspired by Jill Leovy's Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America and Martha Wells' locked-room-deep-space-robot-detective-murder-mystery Fugitive Telemetry.Cameos by Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin and N.W.A.
2022-07-3039 min
The Lightly Literary PodcastGhettoside - Part 2This episode is a book analysis for the second half of GHETTOSIDE, a nonfiction narrative by Jill Leovy.
2022-04-291h 23The Lightly Literary PodcastGhettoside - Part 1This episode is a book analysis for the first half of GHETTOSIDE, a nonfiction narrative by Jill Leovy.
2022-04-251h 23The Lightly Literary PodcastBook Rec: Ghettoside by Jill LeovyThis episode is a book recommendation for GHETTOSIDE, a nonfiction narrative by Jill Leovy.
2022-04-2527 min
The Book ReviewLife at Seven Miles Below the SeaIn her new book, “The Brilliant Abyss,” Helen Scales writes about the largely unseen realm of the deepest parts of the ocean. On this week’s podcast, she talks about the life down there — and how long it took us to realize there was any at all.“It wasn’t so long ago, maybe 200 years ago, that most people — scientists, the brightest minds we had — assumed that life only went down as far as sunlight reaches, so the first 600 feet or so,” Scales says. “But what’s so fascinating is that life does go all the way to the very, very bott...
2021-08-2055 min
Podkast amerykański50. O książkach na wakacjeOstatni odcinek przed przerwą wakacyjną poświęcamy książkom o Stanach Zjednoczonych, które ostatnio przeczytaliśmy i które Państwu – w mniejszym lub większym stopniu – polecamy. Trzy po polsku, trzy po angielsku, trzy od Łukasza, trzy od Piotra. Mówimy o epidemii przemocy i zabójstwach czarnych Amerykanów w Los Angeles i Chicago (Jill Leovy,„Wszyscy wiedzą”; Alex Kotlowitz, „Amerykańskie lato”) i o wydanym dopiero co po polsku głośnym eseju Ta-Nehisiego Coatesa („Między światem a mną”) o doświadczeniu byciu Afroamerykaninem. O tym dlaczego zdaniem historyczki Heather Cox Richardson Konfederacja niekoniecznie przegrała wojnę secesyjną („How the Sou...
2021-07-101h 03
The ArgumentPolice Reform Is Coming. What Should It Look Like?Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. But whatever bittersweet feelings the rare outcome elicited were short-lived, since instances of police brutality compound almost daily. There’s no debate: Policing is broken in America. But how do we fix it?To answer that question, Jane brings together a round table to debate solutions ranging from modernizing training, stronger ties between police misconduct and financial culpability, and divesting from policing to invest in community-based services.Joining Jane is Randy Shrewsberry, a former police officer and the executive director of the Institute fo...
2021-04-2833 min
Political GabfestFind Something NewEmily, David and guest host James Forman Jr. discuss the pandemic catastrophe, the racial justice movement, and “cancel culture.”Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment James, David, and Emily discuss the program James has started at Yale Law School to help individuals from the New Haven area to get law degrees, who wouldn’t otherwise be able to.Here are some notes and...
2020-07-161h 17Political GabfestFind Something NewEmily, David and guest host James Forman Jr. discuss the pandemic catastrophe, the racial justice movement, and “cancel culture.”Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment James, David, and Emily discuss the program James has started at Yale Law School to help individuals from the New Haven area to get law degrees, who wouldn’t otherwise be able to.Here are some notes and...
2020-07-161h 19
RestoreOKC Q&A PodcastWhat, Why, and How RestoreOKC?Ernest and Caylee answer what RestoreOKC is and why it exists. Listen to the incredible story of this organization's founding, as it demonstrates the power of asking good questions and a community's ability to restore itself from within.
Book Suggestions:
The New Jim Crow: https://newjimcrow.com/
Waking Up White: https://debbyirving.com/the-book/
Ghettoside: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/100077/ghettoside-by-jill-leovy/
Website and Socials:
https://www.restoreokc.org/
https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/
https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/
https...
2020-06-2439 min
Shelve Under: PodcastShelve Under: True Crime"I've tried to, at every step of the way, reject the traditional true crime lens. Whether it was the podcast, the book I'm working on, any of the stories I worked on, it was always supposed to be one that put the police process and the victims first."- Justin Ling, journalist, author and host of Uncover: The VillageContent Warning: this episode discussed violent crimes. The topics are sensitive in nature and may be difficult for some people.Books discussed:In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMissing from t...
2020-04-0600 min
Elevate MarylandEpisode 44: Propublica Reporter Alec MacGillisThis week, Candace and Tom sit down with award-winning journalist Alec MacGillis to discuss the darker side of Amazon HQ2, the widening gap between rich cities and poor cities, and the days when Howard County had 24 reporters covering the local beat. Thank you to La Palapa in Ellicott City for hosting! Small Talk: Book: Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy Movie: Sorry to Bother You Music: Indie Music (Kurt Vile, War on Drugs) Unpopular Benign Opinion: “I like oatmeal” Podcast: Sarah...
2018-11-1456 min
Explain It to MeIt’s surprisingly easy to get away with murder in America
Senior criminal justice reporter German Lopez joins Dara and Matt to talk about the high number of unsolved homicides in America.
References and further reading:
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
German's reporting on the violent crime clearance rate in America
Study referenced by Dara that looked at community cooperation from Secure Communities (a massive federal immigration enforcement program)
In-depth reporting on the low murder clearance rate across the US from The Washington Post
Anthony Braga study on Boston's approaches to solving homicides mentioned by German
Learn more about your...
2018-07-2049 min
With That Being Said#10 It Takes a Village with Sequoia BlodgettToday we are joined by entrepreneur Sequoia Blodgett, star of ABC Family's StartUp U and founder of 7AM Life. Check out episodes of StartUp U online be sure to visit www.7am.life. You can also follow Sequoia on Twitter and Instagram. Show Notes RLW {Read Listen Watch}: Read Erica's pick- Ghettoized by Jill Leovy THERAPIST PROBLEMS: Interested in the article Esther mentioned about swearing? Here it is... 5 Reasons I Don’t Give An Eff About Swearing In Front Of My Kids by...
2017-08-2550 min
Guys with Feelings#7 - How to Switch Careers in 9 Months (w/ Peter Krouse)Jaemin and Gabe welcome Peter Krouse to discuss becoming a software engineer in just 9 months, conscious dog parenting, ethical men’s fashion, the virtues of slow reading, and more!
Send us thoughts, feedback, and Quick Picks of your own at guyswithfeelingsshow@gmail.com.
Show Notes
(2:47) What Are You Bringing to the Table?
• Peter: How he went from working in a travel company to being a software engineer in just 9 months!
– (8:39) Advice: do self-exploration first. It’s a lot of money to invest in a bootcamp or any kind of transition without knowing if you’ll be genuinely interested in it.
– (10:50) The most suc...
2017-05-131h 11
The Gray Area with Sean IllingChris Hayes on the crisis of elites and the politics of orderI could describe this podcast, and I will. But the tl;dr is this is one of my favorite conversations so far, and you’re going to enjoy it. So just go listen. Chris Hayes is, of course, the host of the MSNBC primetime show, “All In.” He’s also the author of the new book “Colony in a Nation,” as well as (the extremely prescient) Twilight of the Elites. But beyond the bio, Chris is a crazily smart and insightful thinker on US politics and society, and he's in rare form here. Among our topics:• The way Donald Trump’s succes...
2017-04-041h 43
LA Review of BooksLARB Radio: Simon Reynolds' Glam Rock History Shock and Awe + Denise Levertov & Hortense PowdermakerHost Evan Kindley talks with Simon Reynolds about his new book "Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Century." David Bowie may be Glam's greatest superstar, but figures as diverse as Roxy Music, Alice Cooper, and LA's own Sparks are also central to this most colorful and still-influential 1970's pop movement. The LA Times Jill Leovy drops by to recommend anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker's After Freedom, a study of 1920'as Mississippi; and which remains a stunning reminder of the severe oppression suffered by Black Americans under Jim Crow. This week's poetry reading is of...
2016-11-1035 min
Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content#42 - Racism and Violence in AmericaGlenn C. Loury is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at Brown University. He has taught previously at Boston, Harvard and Northwestern Universities, and the University of Michigan. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics (Northwestern University, 1972) and a Ph.D. in Economics (MIT, 1976). Professor Loury has published mainly in the areas of applied microeconomic theory, game theory, industrial organization, natural resource economics, and the economics of race and inequality. He has been elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Econometric Society, Member of the American Philosophical...
2016-08-082h 06
Library TalksJill Leovy on Murder in AmericaThis week, we bring you a conversation with the 2016 winner of The Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Each year the award is given to journalists whose books have brought clarity and public attention to important issues, events, or policies. This year's winner, Jill Leovy, explores the country's murder epidemic and the long-standing plague of black homicide in her bestselling book, "Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America." In this conversation with NYPL's Jessica Strand, Leovy talks about race, violence, and the search for justice in the face of tragedy.
2016-06-0746 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeGhettoside: Investigating a Homicide Epidemic by Jill LeovyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghettoside: Investigating a Homicide Epidemic Author: Jill Leovy Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 5, 2015 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Why would you kill your neighbour? Based on the best part of a decade embedded with the homicide units of the LAPD, this groundbreaking work of reportage takes us onto the streets, inside the homes and into the lives of a community wracked by a homicide epidemic. Through the gripping story of one particular murder – of an eighteen-year-old boy named Bryant Tennelle, gunned do...
2015-03-0505 min
Discover Popular Authors Audiobooks in Nonfiction, True CrimeGhettoside Audiobook by Jill LeovyPlease visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/160 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghettoside Subtitle: A True Story of Murder in America Author: Jill Leovy Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1418 votes Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime Publisher's Summary: Audie Award, Non-Fiction, 2016 A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in America. On a warm spring evening in South Los Angeles, a young man is shot and killed on...
2015-01-2706 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeGhettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill LeovyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/226173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America Author: Jill Leovy Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 3.57 of Total 7 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, USA TODAY, AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE • A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in America NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST...
2015-01-2710 min
Embark On An Breakthrough Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Ghettoside by Jill LeovyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/165906to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Ghettoside
Author: Jill Leovy
Narrator: Rebecca Lowman
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
Release date: 01-27-15
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 1,897 ratings
Genres: Criminology
Publisher's Summary:
On a warm spring evening in South Los Angeles, a young man is shot and killed on a sidewalk minutes away from his home, one of the thousands of Black Americans murdered that year. His assailant runs down the street, jumps into an SUV, and vanishes, hoping to join the scores of killers in American cities who are never arrested for their crimes...
2015-01-271h 24
The Book ReviewInside The New York Times Book Review: Jill Leovy’s ‘Ghettoside’This week, Jill Leovy discusses “Ghettoside”; Patton Oswalt talks about his memoir “Silver Screen Fiend”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Anita Shapira discusses “Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...
2015-01-2342 min