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September 10, 2024:
    Lava for Good's Wrongful Conviction has returned for a fourth season. The series continues its mission of giving listeners unparalleled access to the harrowing stories of the wrongfully convicted, delivering intimate and powerful conversations that expose the devastating impacts of miscarriages of justice and the remarkable power of the human spirit.
July 17, 2024:
May 28, 2024:
    Wrongful Conviction is back for a new season, with a new host, Lauren Bright Pacheco. The show features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. It's from Lava For Good.
January 9, 2024:
    Wrongful Conviction returns for a new season this week, highlighting thirty new stories of innocent people behind bars. The cases underscore shocking systemic failures and outright biases within the legal system, and celebrate the triumph of the human spirit even in the face of overwhelming injustice. It's produced by Lava For Good.
October 19, 2023:
    Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands looks at the very first murder trial in America - reimagined in modern language, based on historical court records. And, the place where the body was disposed of still exists - a well, in the basement of a clothing store. It's from Lava for Good and iHeartPodcasts.

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Earwitness
Earwitness True Crime
One July night in 1995, Deputy Sheriff William G. Hardy was shot behind the Crown Sterling Suites hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. At the same time as the murder, at least ten people saw Toforest Johnson four miles away, at a popular nightclub called Tee's Place. But detectives zeroed in on him as a main suspect in Deputy Hardy’s murder anyway, ultimately resulting in Toforest being tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. For over a quarter century, Toforest has been confined to a 5’ by 8’ cell on Alab
Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom
Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom Society, Culture
Righteous Convictions features music executive, philanthropist, and activist Jason Flom in conversation with a diverse who's-who of advocates at the forefront of critical issues that will impact our future. Guests include Sir Richard Branson, Ashley Judd, Senator Dick Durbin, Sister Helen Prejean, Seth Godin, Congressman James Clyburn, and many more. His discussions with these thought leaders and change-makers uncover and inspire the most powerful actions we can take for reform, equal justice, and a better
The War on Drugs
The War on Drugs Society, Culture, History
In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse ‘public enemy number one’— the first salvo in America’s War on Drugs. Fifty years later, with drug overdoses in the US at a record high, are we any closer to ‘victory’? The War on Drugs has a more profound effect on society than any of us really understands. It is embedded in the fabric of our culture and permeates our daily lives in visible and invisible ways – perhaps the most daunting pandemic we face. Lava for Good’s The War on Drugs podcast,
Wrongful Conviction
Wrongful Conviction True Crime
Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languis
Bone Valley
Bone Valley True Crime
​​In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars. In this groundbreaking podcast, Bone Valley host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for a string
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands History, Podcasts
Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi Weeks, is accused of the barbaric offense. Weeks brings in the nation’s best legal defense team – none other than Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr – to clear his name while a pandemic-stricken New York City buzzes with scandal. This six-episode true story unfolds over the unbelievable two-day trial that laid the sexist roots of today’s justice system. Through flashba
Bone Valley
Bone Valley True Crime, Podcasts
​​In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars. In this groundbreaking podcast, Bone Valley host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for a string
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands History
Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi Weeks, is accused of the barbaric offense. Weeks brings in the nation’s best legal defense team – none other than Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr – to clear his name while a pandemic-stricken New York City buzzes with scandal. This six-episode true story unfolds over the unbelievable two-day trial that laid the sexist roots of today’s justice system. Through flashba
The Good Sport
The Good Sport Society & Culture, Podcasts
Join me, Ava like Lava, as I dive into the vibrant intersection of music, sports, and self-discovery on The Good Sport. It's a journey through the highs and lows with those who have etched their path to success, resonating more closely with our struggles than the untouchable legends of industry. This is for the starters, the stumblers, and the dreamers seeking that roadmap to resilience and self-realization. As a pop rap artist wrestling with perfectionism and self-image, I'm drawing the battle lines beside

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