Behind the Scenes with Andrew Jarecki

About this episode

Malcolm Gladwell interviews Andrew Jarecki about his documentary 'The Alabama Solution' and its connections to the series 'The Alabama Murders'.

Since Andrew Jarecki’s latest documentary The Alabama Solution debuted on HBO, it has stunned viewers with a story about a group of men seeking justice. The film shows the egregious abuse and systemic failure of Alabama’s prison system, largely through footage shot by incarcerated men on contraband cellphones. In this conversation, Malcolm sits down with Andrew Jarecki to discuss the making of the Oscar-nominated film and how it resonates with The Alabama Murders, the seven episode series Revisionist History released last year.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Malcolm

Guest: Andrew Jarecki

Topics covered

• documentary
• prison system
• justice
• systemic failure

Keywords

• HBO
• The Alabama Solution
• The Alabama Murders
• Oscar-nominated film

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Alabama Solution

Books & works: Behind the Scenes, The Alabama Solution, Oscar, The Alabama Murders, Revisionist History

Places: Alabama

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