331: THE LUIGI MANGIONE "FANGIRLS" & THE MACKENZIE SHIRILLA TRIAL ("THE CRASH" ON NETFLIX)

About this episode

Corinne discusses the media frenzy surrounding true crime, the Mackenzie Shirilla trial, and various social issues.

Corinne dives into the absolute circus surrounding Luigi Mangione’s courtroom “fangirls,” the disturbing media frenzy around true crime, and the problem with Netflix's The Crash documentary and why the Mackenzie Shirilla deserves a fair trial even if she crashed the car. Plus: Chick-fil-A being problematic in Harlem on Malcolm X Day, the new Free Press podcast about the Lindbergh kidnapping, Elon Musk’s OpenAI legal loss, PCOS gets a new name, animal welfare news, the mosque shooting in San Diego, where the Kars4Kids money really goes, and internet manipulation. 00:00 Intro & welcome 01:58 Trump approval ratings drop 04:30 Chick-fil-A protests in Harlem over Malcolm X Day 12:37 Free Press criticism & Lindbergh kidnapping podcast 19:38 Netflix’s The Crash documentary review 20:53 The Mackenzie Shirilla case explained 23:21 Did Mackenzie get a fair trial? 27:01 Why the premeditated murder charge feels wrong 33:10 Bench trial vs jury trial discussion 35:33 Judge controversy & legal system failures 39:08 Why the documentary crossed the line 43:20 “Enemy of the State” — Mackenzie’s parents 44:52 Wacko Mailbag: voter research tool 46:35 PCOS officially renamed to PMOS 53:06…

People in this episode

Host: Corinne Fisher

Topics covered

• courtroom drama
• true crime media
• fair trial
• Netflix documentary
• social issues
• animal welfare
• internet manipulation

Keywords

• Luigi Mangione
• Mackenzie Shirilla
• Chick-fil-A
• Netflix
• true crime
• fair trial
• PCOS
• media frenzy
• courtroom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chick-fil-A, Free Press, Netflix

Books & works: The Crash, Rocky Horror, Enemy of the State

Places: Harlem, San Diego

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