Why Prison Forces Us to Ask Hard Questions (John J. Lennon)

About this episode

Amanda Knox speaks with journalist John J. Lennon about the complexities of compassion and ethics in true crime narratives from his perspective as a convicted murderer.

John J. Lennon is a journalist, author of The Tragedy of True Crime, and a convicted murderer who joined Amanda for this conversation from prison, where he is currently incarcerated. In this challenging and deeply reflective episode, Amanda confronts Lennon about the limits of compassion, the ethics of true crime storytelling, and the danger of narratives that lock people into their worst moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Knox

Guest: John J. Lennon

Topics covered

• prison
• true crime
• ethics
• compassion
• storytelling

Keywords

• prison
• true crime
• John J. Lennon
• Amanda Knox
• ethics
• compassion
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Tragedy of True Crime

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