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The Intercept BriefingA Trumped Up Police State Is ComingDonald Trump’s all-caps executive order on policing — “STRENGTHENING AND UNLEASHING AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PURSUE CRIMINALS AND PROTECT INNOCENT CITIZENS” – is less about policy and more about intent. And that intent is clear: To give Trump direct control over local law enforcement and further shield police from accountability. As journalist and author of “Rise of the Warrior Cop” Radley Balko puts it, “It’s a statement of intent and whether or not Trump is able to do a lot of the more pernicious and unconstitutional things he wants to do.” The executive order calls for “military and...2025-05-0844 min
PEP with Chas and Dr DavePEP193 EXTRA! (PEEP 193) Even MORE of PEP193 + Interview with Radley Balko0:00 - Introducing PEEP 1:06 - LA Wildfires (Part 2) 34:46 - Dave’s Panama Homework 35:29 - Court Update (Porn Case) 43:20 - Court Update (Net Neutrality) 50:00 - Court Update (Judges Act) 54:25 - Immigration - The Difference Between Biden and Trump 1:06:06 - Immigration - H1B Visas 1:14:59 - Laken Riley Act 1:24:08 - Violence Against Women By Illegal Aliens Act 1:30:40 - Radley Balko Planet America Interview 1:52:05 - Radley Balko PEEP Extra Interview RADLEY BALKO'S SUBSTACK * https://radleybalko.substack.com/ DR DAVE'S HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES: *The article about the Panama Canal Dr Dave rated https://americasquarterly.org/article/why-the-u-s-should-not-take-back-the-panama-canal/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...2025-01-242h 57
Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler DawsonRadley Balko + Tucker Carrington: The Cadaver King and the Country DentistAfter two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, two innocent men were convicted and were in prison for decades. Meanwhile the real killer remained free. Today I’m talking to Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington about their fantastic book, The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfold...2024-12-231h 09
Public Defenseless261 | The Problems with Public Defense in Florida and Georgia w/Radley Balko Today, Hunter spoke once again with Radley Balko, a long-time investigative journalist, to discus his most recent reporting on public defense in Florida and Georgia. As has been discussed on the show previously, both states are struggling to meet the promises of Gideon. For Florida, the state has continued to move in a “tough on crime” direction and seems fine with leaving public defense ill equipped to handle the cases. In Georgia, the lack of independence leaves the system unable to properly advocate for its needs and the needs of their clients. Guests: Radle...2024-08-011h 19
Current AffairsThe Authoritarian Nightmare Donald Trump Is Planning (w/ Radley Balko)Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Radley Balko is one of America's leading journalists on policing and criminal punishment. His book The Rise of the Warrior Cop is a remarkable expose of the militarization of local police forces around the country. Recently, Radley has produced several excellent essays on the authoritarian promises of Donald Trump and those in his circles.Radley's pieces compile frightening evidence of what a 2nd Trump presidency might look like. In "Lines in the Sand," he discusses some of the possibilities like invoking the Insurrection Act, arresting or deporting...2024-07-2436 min
The Glenn ShowJohn McWhorter and Keith Ellison – Prosecuting Derek ChauvinPREORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 Why Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison wanted to come on TGS4:42 Keith’s defense of the George Floyd trials’ verdicts9:54 John: We weren’t wrong to ask the questions we asked, even if our answers came up short at first13:00: Keith: Liz Collin doesn’t seem to believe that police misconduct actually exists16:40 How Keith accounts for racial disparities in criminal behavior21:36 The emotional dimension of prose...2024-04-0558 min
Serious Inquiries OnlySIO436: They’re Retconning George Floyd’s Murder, but Radley Balko Is Fighting BackRadley Balko is the guest today as we discuss the Right's efforts to retcon George Floyd's murder and Derek Chauvin's responsibility in a "documentary" from Alpha News, The Fall of Minneapolis. We walk through some of the debunks together, and chat about the broader systemic circumstances that lead for calls of police reform. Radley has done an absolutely incredible series covering this in meticulous detail on his Substack (linked below as well). Be sure to check it out and subscribe; supporting independent journalism is critical! The retconning of George Floyd Part 1 - Part 2 - Interim...2024-03-2148 min
Just Asking QuestionsColeman Hughes vs. Radley Balko: Who's Right About George Floyd?Writer and podcast host Coleman Hughes published a column in The Free Press in January entitled, "What Really Happened to George Floyd?" in which he analyzes a documentary called The Fall of Minneapolis, which has racked up more than 6 million views on YouTube and Rumble. The documentary makes the case that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin may have been wrongly convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020. In his column, Hughes ultimately concluded that it's time for Americans to "consider the possibility that Chauvin was not a murderer, but a scapegoat." Later in January, investigative journalist and f...2024-03-142h 01
The Glenn ShowJohn McWhorter – "The Fall of Minneapolis" ReconsideredPREORDER Glenn's memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 What’s wrong with Rhapsody in Blue?7:26 Radley Balko’s response to The Fall of Minneapolis, Coleman Hughes, Glenn, and John17:26 Were Liz Collin and JC Chaix dishonest in their documentary about Derek Chauvin?19:55 Were Glenn and John too credulous about The Fall of Minneapolis?25:41 Hughes’s new book, The End of Race Politics28:26 The problem with colorblindness36:30 The interrelatedness of “black culture” and “Ameri...2024-02-1658 minPublic Defenseless200: The Problems with Public Defense in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, and California w/Radley Balko Today, Hunter is joined by longtime criminal justice investigative journalist Radley Balko to discuss his newest reporting on Public Defender systems around the country. Over his storied career covering everything from police misconduct to legislation like AEDPA, Radley noticed that at the heart of so many cases was poor access to competent counsel. This spurred him in the fall of 2023 to start an investigative series into the inner workings of each state’s public defender system. Today, Hunter and Radley discuss the first instalment that covered Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, and California. Guests: 2024-01-181h 08
Murder SheetA Conversation with Radley Balko About the "Cadaver King" and Wrongful ConvictionsWe recently got the opportunity to speak with the journalist Radley Balko about how two so called "experts" repeatedly gave evidence in criminal courts which may have led to a slew of wrongful convictions. It is a fascinating story — and one he and Tucker Carrington share in detail in the book Cadaver King And the Country Dentist.You can find Radley's substack at: https://radleybalko.substack.com/The Murder Sheet participates in the Amazon Associate program and earns money from qualifying purchases.Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Cadaver-King-Country-Dentist-Injustice-ebook/dp/B01NC...2023-12-0533 min
Decarceration Nation (with Josh and Joel)143 Radley Balko - Police AccountabilityJoshua B. Hoe talks to reporter Radley Balko about policing and accountability You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/
2023-07-241h 03Murder SheetGoing Ballistic with Radley BalkoA Chicago judge recently became the first judge in the country to bar the use of ballistics matching testimony in a criminal trial. What inspired him to make that ruling? What does it mean for other cases-- like Delphi-- where ballistics testimony seems to play a key role?To get some answers, we turn to Radley Balko-- a journalist whose coverage of the case first brought it to our attention.You can follow Radley Balko at his Substack: https://radleybalko.substack.com/If you are interested in other perspectives on this subject, you...2023-06-1343 min
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableRadley BalkoNoam Dworman, Dan Naturman and Periel Aschenbrand are joined by journalist, Radley Balko. Balko is the author of two books and has received numerous honors and awards for his work. 2023-06-091h 10
The Weekly Reload PodcastAuthor Radley Balko Explains Why Courts Are Starting to Reject Firearms Ballistic AnalysisOn this week's episode, The Watch's Radley Balko details the landmark decision of a Chicago judge not to allow firearm forensic experts to testify in a criminal case.
Balko said the court's decision comes after years of criticism aimed at the field of forensic pattern matching. He argues many of the techniques made famous on shows like CSI have little scientific basis. Many, he said, are based on little more than the best guesses of examiners who are mainly just eyeballing evidence.
He explained the idea that matching a mass-produced bullet to the mass-produced gun...2023-06-051h 19
The War on DrugsThe War At Your Door: No Knock WarrantsThe War on Drugs killed Breonna Taylor. Clayton and Greg sit down with journalist Radley Balko to talk about how the War on Drugs has steadily eroded our Constitutional rights and led to the militarization of the police. They zero in on the practice of no-knock warrants and discuss how deadly and unnecessary they are. Special attention is paid to the case of Breonna Taylor and how she was a tragic and innocent victim of America’s decade-long War on Drugs. To learn more and get involved, visit: Radley Balko’s The Watch: https://radleybalko.subst...2023-02-2232 min
You And The Law PodcastWhat Causes Police Misconduct with guest journalists and author Radley BalkoThis week's episode of You And The Law Podcast Show Co-hosts Chiefs along with their guest. Journalists and author Radley Balko, talk about police misconduct and his investigative reporting. Along with discussing his book Rise of the Warrior Cop. The Militarization of America's Police2023-02-2159 min
ReImagining LibertyMaking Criminal Justice More Just (w/ Radley Balko)We can argue at length about the proper role of government. But if we're to have any state at all, one of its clear jobs is to protect us from crime, and to punish criminals.And yet the American criminal justice system is anything but just, and a full accounting of just how bad it is can be pretty harrowing. The criminal justice system is the most direct application of violence by government on its citizens, and it's overrun by corruption, self-interest, racism, and brutality.To talk about just how bad things are...2022-08-2447 min
ReImagining LibertyMaking Criminal Justice More Just (w/ Radley Balko)We can argue at length about the proper role of government. But if we're to have any state at all, one of its clear jobs is to protect us from crime, and to punish criminals.And yet the American criminal justice system is anything but just, and a full accounting of just how bad it is can be pretty harrowing. The criminal justice system is the most direct application of violence by government on its citizens, and it's overrun by corruption, self-interest, racism, and brutality.To talk about just how bad things are and how...2022-08-2447 min
This Is NashvilleMeet the people who make Nashville laughWhat makes Nashville laugh? Where are the best places in town to catch a comedy show? What is it like to be a comedian in Music City?
To answer these questions and more, we’re joined by a panel of local comedians, producers, and booking managers. They’ll share their experiences on stage, and give us some insight into what it takes to put together a show.
The start the show, we’ll be joined by journalist Radley Balko to discuss his Nashville Scene report on Nashville Code enforcement and how its being abused.
Guests...2022-07-2950 minThe Weekly Reload PodcastThe Washington Post's Radley Balko on the Killing of Amir LockeAuthor and Washington Post Columnist Radley Balko joins the show this week to talk about how police militarization impacts gun rights.
Balko has spent a career documenting questionable police tactics, and he provides some unique insight into the Amir Locke case. Minneapolis Police killed Locke during a no-knock raid in February because he reached for a gun during the confusion caused by his apartment door being kicked in without warning. Locke wasn't the subject of the warrant and had no record, but he ended up dead.
Now, the police officer who shot him has been...2022-04-111h 19
Cato Daily PodcastHow the FBI Crime Lab Promotes and Defends Junk ScienceThe FBI's crime lab is considered one of the very best, but the agency also has a long record of scientific errors that have contributed to false convictions. Radley Balko details the latest scandal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2022-02-2424 min
The Intercept BriefingLittle Rock’s Black Police Chief and the Campaign Against ReformJust how strong are the forces arrayed against police reform — and how far are they willing to go? In April 2019, Keith Humphrey was appointed police chief in Little Rock, Arkansas, a Southern city with a fraught history of racial division. Among the growing number of Black police chiefs, Humphrey came in with a mandate from the new mayor to implement reforms and curtail abuses. Almost as quickly as he set about to do that work, the city’s “old guard,” the police union, and even cops under Humphrey’s own command struck back. The aim, to many observers, was simple: to...2022-01-2651 min
Supreme Court OpinionsThe Fourth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Third Amendment to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime. The amendment is a response to the Quartering Acts passed by the British parliament during the buildup to the American Revolutionary War, which had allowed the British Army to lodge soldiers in private residences.The Third Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1789 by James Madison as a part of the United States Bill of Rights, in response to Anti-Federalist objections to the new Constitution. Congress proposed the amendment to the...2022-01-1912 minSupreme Court OpinionsThe Third Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe Third Amendment to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime. The amendment is a response to the Quartering Acts passed by the British parliament during the buildup to the American Revolutionary War, which had allowed the British Army to lodge soldiers in private residences.The Third Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1789 by James Madison as a part of the United States Bill of Rights, in response to Anti-Federalist objections to the new Constitution. Congress proposed the amendment to the...2022-01-1809 min
The ConversationBlue Before BlackAdrienne Lawrence hosts. Washington Post Columnist Radley Balko joins to discuss tensions in the Little Rock Police Department over their black police chief. Progressive congressional candidate for NJ-10 Imani Oakley joins to discuss her campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-12-3025 min
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVRadley Balko on Big Trouble in Little RockWherein we are joined by Radley Balko to discuss his new piece in The Intercept -- "Big Trouble in Little Rock" -- describing the old guard in a police unit trying to take down a Black reformist police chief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-261h 01
Why Are They So Angry?A Night of Terror at the Algiers Motel RepriseDr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, the aunt and niece duo, are taking a self-care break, but until they return with a new episode of Why Are they So Angry? listen to this reprise of "A Night of Terror at the Algiers Motel". Citing the extensive research from Radley Balko’s compendium of studies about systemic racism in the criminal justice system and harrowing encounters with police brutality as detailed in the Algiers Motel incident, the pair trace the long history of policing and over policing starting as far back as America’s Colonial times.
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Mic'd UpMurdaugh, Inc.: The history of a family whose business is injusticeThe local coverage of the Murdaugh family and their innumerable scandals has been respectable. However, both national and area coverage has focused largely on presenting content that's heavy on "true crime" sensationalism and stingy with providing important historical framing as well as a critical race and class analysis. Here are my thoughts on how this historically unethical family was able to build-out an exclusive justice system that served to fiercely protect their white wealth and power.
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Free ThoughtsRise of the Warrior Cop (with Radley Balko)Radley Balko argues that over the last several decades, America's cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other—an enemy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-07-0255 min
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley BalkoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces Author: Radley Balko Narrator: Greg Baglia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As...2021-06-0103 min
Let Free Audiobook Transport You to New WorldsRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces Audiobook by Radley BalkoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 500317
Title: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
Author: Radley Balko
Narrator: Greg Baglia
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17:30:45
Language: English
Release date: 06-01-21
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Political Advocacy
Summary:
This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests.
The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries tha...2021-06-015h 30
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley BalkoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500317to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
Author: Radley Balko
Narrator: Greg Baglia
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 30 minutes
Release date: June 1, 2021
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyr...2021-06-015h 30
Access Must-Have Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley BalkoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces Author: Radley Balko Narrator: Greg Baglia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and...2021-06-0103 min
Connecting the DotsRise of the Warrior CopA great, independent, non partisan book that covers issues related to our way of policing, the war on drugs, and militarized policing. The author, Radley Balko, provides loads of research and exposes a lot of history and scenarios in which policing methods and tactics clearly run wild, hurting and killing people as a result. The author asserts that our militarized way of policing is contradictory to the professed values of a free society and America. This isnt just a book about cops though, Balko emphasizes that our politicians, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges all play a part in the emboldening...2021-03-2847 min
The Curious TaskShikha Dalmia — How Does Minority Activism Help Stop Authoritarianism?Alex Aragona speaks with Shikha Dalmia about minority groups as defenders of rights and freedoms, and the North American libertarian movement during and after Donald Trump's presidency.
References from Episode 83 with Shikha Dalmia
You can read Shikha’s articles published at Reason Foundation here and her articles in The Week here.
Here are some statistics of the the share of votes for Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential Election by ethnicity, produced by Statista.
This is the Washington Post article by Radley Balko that was referenced by Shikha during the podcast, titled, Meet the police chi...2021-03-031h 06
Success From WithinEpisode #3 - Mutual Aid in Communities. Police Abolishment and other Options.We are joined by Kamau Mshale, artist, activist, martial artist, and good human being. He is available at,
Our Book, for this episode is: " Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police ForcesRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces" by, Radley Balko ISBN 1610394577
We explore:
1. Police brutality, its legacy and trauma within Black communities.
2. Mutual Aide, alternatives to police systems
3. Preparedness, the need to do what we can to be better and ready
4. Systems of empowerment...2021-02-1954 min
The Constant: A History of Getting Things WrongHow to Solve a Murder (pt 3)We no longer make people walk hot coals, or swim witches, or touch dead bodies. But everything we know about solving crime is still wrong.The National Registry of Exonerations (https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx)2009 NAS Report (https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/228091.pdf)The Innocence Project (https://innocenceproject.org/)The Story of Gary Dotson (https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/gary-dotson.html)Leora Smith's excellent reporting on Herbert MacDonell and blood spatter (https://features.propublica.org/blood-spatter-analysis/herbert-macdonell-forensic-evidence-judges-and-courts/)Trial by Fire, David Grann for The New Yorker (https://www...2021-02-091h 27
The Great AntidoteRadley Balko on Criminal JusticeSend us a textRadley Balko, journalist, author, and criminal justice blogger, joins us this week to discuss the U.S. criminal justice system as a whole, the problems with crime labs, the militarization of the police, and the future of enforcement.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.2021-02-041h 02