About this episode
Bryan Stevenson discusses his work in law, the fight against injustice, and the importance of hope and persuasive communication.
Bryan Stevenson is a public interest lawyer, the founder and director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and the author of Just Mercy. Bryan and his staff have rescued over 140 wrongfully condemned prisoners from death row. In this episode, Adam asks about the histories of injustice that drove Bryan to his work as a lawyer, the sources of hope when systems are broken, and three key flaws that allow 1 in 8 executions to be carried out against an innocent person. Bryan also shares wisdom on how to craft a persuasive argument and deliver a great speech. Featured guest Learn about the Equal Justice Initiative Buy Bryan's book Just Mercy Connect with the team Follow Adam on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at adamgrant.net/ Subscribe to Adam’s substack Granted Watch ReThinking videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard . Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Grant
Guest: Bryan Stevenson
Topics covered
- injustice
- law
- hope
- executions
- persuasive argument
- public interest
Keywords
- injustice
- lawyer
- death row
- wrongfully condemned
- hope
- persuasive argument
- Just Mercy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Equal Justice Initiative
Books & works: Just Mercy
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