About this episode
Elizabeth Bruenig discusses her experiences and reporting on the death penalty in America.
What does it feel like to be in the room when a death sentence is carried out? In this episode we talk to The Atlantic Reporter Elizabeth Bruenig about her reporting that took her deep into how death penalties are carried out in America and stories of the people on death row. WeCroak on YouTube Download our app, as featured in 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine and The New York Times, at WeCroak.com Support WeCroak on Patreon Ask Death Advice Column Sounds by James Mercer
People in this episode
Host: WeCroak
Guest: Elizabeth Bruenig
Topics covered
- death penalty
- reporting
- American justice system
- stories of death row
- journalism
- philosophy of death
Keywords
- death penalty
- Elizabeth Bruenig
- The Atlantic
- death row
- journalism
- American justice
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Organizations: The Atlantic, WeCroak, 10% Happier, Atlantic Magazine, The New York Times
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