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140 Joanna Schwartz – Qualified Immunity

May 22, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Joanna Schwartz about her book “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable” Full Episode My Guest – […]

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139 Bruce Western – Racism and Crime

April 10, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Bruce Western about his National Academies of Sciences report on Racism and Crime Full Episode My […]

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138 Kramer, Kramer, and Reed – “The First Step”

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Lance Kramer, Brandon Kramer, and Louis L. Reed about the documentary feature, “The First Step” Full […]

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137 Jeffrey Bellin – Mass Incarceration

February 27, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Jeffrey Bellin about his book “Mass Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons […]

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136 Sheena Meade – Clean Slate Initiative

February 13, 20232 Comments

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Sheena Meade about the Clean Slate Initiative Full Episode My Guest – Sheena Meade Sheena Meade […]

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135 Lisa Hajjar – Torture

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Lisa Hajjar about her book “The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture” Full […]

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134 Chesa Boudin

September 26, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Chesa Boudin about his time as District Attorney of SF and about his recall from that […]

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133 Dana Sussman – Dobbs

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Full Episode My Guest – Dana Sussman Dana Sussman (she/her) is the acting Executive Director of the National Advocates for […]

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132 Hugh Ryan – The Women’s House of Detention

August 1, 2022August 7, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews author Hugh Ryan about his book, “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a […]

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131 Keri Blakinger – Corrections in Ink

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Keri Blakinger about her book “Corrections in Ink.” Full Episode My Guest – Keri Blakinger Keri […]

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