Ep. 439: The Human Tragedy and Exploitation of the "True Crime" Genre

The Chauncey DeVega Show by Chauncey DeVega

Oct 24, 202501:55:07Society & Culture

John J. Lennon is a prison journalist who is currently serving a 25-year sentence in Sing Sing prison in New York. His work has been featured by such leading publications as New York Review of Books, The New York Times M...

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