The Case of Kristie Metcalfe
The Daily13 Mar

The Case of Kristie Metcalfe

Warning: This episode contains strong language.

The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — founded to focus on fighting race-based discrimination — has drastically changed the kinds of cases it pursues, dropping or setting aside many already in progress.

Sarah Koenig from Serial Productions tells the story of Kristie Metcalfe — her civil rights case and how it was squandered.

Guest: Sarah Koenig, podcast host and producer for The New York Times’ Serial Productions.

Background reading: The Trump administration upended 60 years of civil rights in two months.

Photo: Imani Khayyam for The New York Times

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episoder(2849)

The Global Showdown Over Greenland

The Global Showdown Over Greenland

President Trump has been raising tensions around the world for weeks by claiming that he would stop at nothing in his quest to seize Greenland from Denmark.But on Wednesday, he appeared to back down, ...

22 Jan 33min

On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE

On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE

For weeks, protests around Minneapolis have caught nationwide attention as the city shows open defiance to a federal immigration crackdown.But behind the scenes, a quieter organized resistance has tak...

21 Jan 34min

Trump 2.0: A Year of Unconstrained Power

Trump 2.0: A Year of Unconstrained Power

In the 365 days since Donald J. Trump was sworn into his second term as president, he has fired, pardoned, prosecuted, tariffed, deployed, deposed, dismantled and deported his way to a new kind of Ame...

20 Jan 42min

Hollywood’s A.I. Moment

Hollywood’s A.I. Moment

There’s a lot of anxiety about artificial intelligence invading Hollywood; the general mood there right now could be called “doom and gloom.” But speculation about a future where A.I. actors perform A...

18 Jan 37min

'The Interview': Kílian Jornet on What We Can Learn From Pushing Our Bodies to Extremes

'The Interview': Kílian Jornet on What We Can Learn From Pushing Our Bodies to Extremes

The ultrarunner and mountaineer finds peace through doing unimaginably hard things. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite p...

17 Jan 43min

An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice

An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice

For millions of families, in vitro fertilization is a modern medical miracle. But the field is largely unregulated, and for a small number of parents, things can go terribly wrong.Susan Dominus discus...

16 Jan 46min

Trump’s D.O.J. Went After the Fed. It Backfired.

Trump’s D.O.J. Went After the Fed. It Backfired.

The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome H. Powell, has stunned the worlds of business and politics.Colby Smith and Glenn Thrush, ...

15 Jan 28min

Iran on the Brink

Iran on the Brink

Iran is experiencing expansive protests after economic grievances snowballed over the past two weeks into a broader challenge to the country’s authoritarian clerical rulers.In recent days, a full pict...

14 Jan 28min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
forklart
popradet
stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
fotballpodden-2
det-store-bildet
nokon-ma-ga
rss-gukild-johaug
hanna-de-heldige
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-ness
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
aftenbla-bla
rss-dannet-uten-piano
e24-podden
grasoner-den-nye-kalde-krigen
frokostshowet-pa-p5