Episodes

  • Death Penalty Cases - Examine the verdict with Miles Mercer

    Death Penalty Cases - Examine the verdict with Miles Mercer
    Apr 9 2026
    Join host Miles Mercer as he examines America's most controversial punishment through landmark Supreme Court cases, death row realities, and execution procedures. This unflinching series explores race, poverty, and botched executions while confronting the ultimate question: is capital punishment justice or something darker?

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    1 min
  • Death Penalty Cases - The Needle, the Chair, and the Lie of a Clean Kill

    Death Penalty Cases - The Needle, the Chair, and the Lie of a Clean Kill
    Apr 9 2026
    Host Miles Mercer examines America's 200-year struggle to find a "humane" execution method, from Thomas Edison's electric chair marketing campaign to the 43-minute death of Clayton Lockett. This episode covers Supreme Court cases like Glossip v. Gross and Bucklew v. Precythe, exploring whether truly painless execution is possible—and why every method produces its own catalog of horrors.

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    30 mins
  • Death Penalty Cases - Who Gets to Die and Why

    Death Penalty Cases - Who Gets to Die and Why
    Apr 9 2026
    Join host Miles Mercer as he examines landmark Supreme Court cases—Atkins, Roper, and McCleskey—revealing how race, poverty, and geography determine who faces execution in America. This episode dissects the "evolving standards of decency" doctrine and exposes systemic inequalities that persist in capital punishment despite constitutional protections for intellectually disabled defendants and juveniles.

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    30 mins