Episode Details

From the reality of prison to the battle over free speech on campus. Jesse Crosson shares how addiction led him to a 32-year sentence, what life inside prison is really like, and how he turned his life around before being unexpectedly pardoned after 19 years. Then filmmaker Ric Bienstock joins the show to talk about her documentary Speechless and what she saw firsthand on university campuses, from protests and identity politics to the growing tension around open conversation.