Kary Antholis

This episode of Jury Duty features the conclusion of our exclusive interview with George Gascón, candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney. In Part Two, Mr. Gascón answers questions - from Crime Story Publisher and Editor Kary Antholis and Crime Story reporter Molly Miller - about his tenure as Police Chief in Mesa, Arizona and his conflicts with legendary xenophobe, Sheriff Joe Arpaio; his transition to Police Chief of San Francisco and subsequently to District Attorney in that City. We discuss his role as one of the architects of Proposition 47; how he might staff a Los Angeles D.A. Office,...

This is Jury Duty, a weekly podcast forum for the discussion of crime and justice storytelling news and narrative analysis brought to you by Crime Story Media. This episode features part one of our exclusive interview with George Gascón, candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney. In Part One, Mr. Gascón answers questions - from Crime Story Publisher and Editor Kary Antholis and Crime Story reporter Molly Miller - about his early life, his education, his business career and his years with the Los Angeles Police Department. You can find a transcript of Part One of the interview here.

Welcome to our weekly review of the events at crimestory.com. We dedicated this week at Crime Story to Amanda Knox, the legacy of her story, and the work that she has pursued as a voice for compassionate and restorative justice with her partner, Christopher Robinson, since she was exonerated by the Italian Supreme Court from any responsibility for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Since August of last year, Amanda and Chris have contributed four pieces to Crime Story. Each offers a unique perspective on how our society approaches crime, justice and punishment. The pieces are: The Injustice of Nancy Grace; Expressions...

On today’s podcast we have the second part of a two part interview with Crime Story contributors and producers and writers of the podcast series The Truth about True Crime, Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson. In part two of the interview, Amanda expresses her perspective on the tabloid journalists who covered her story, and where she takes inspiration for her own journalism. Amanda and Chris discuss how they approach their work on The Truth about True Crime, particularly the podcasts that they wrote and produced about the murder of Jessica Levin and the story of Jens Söring, both of which...

On today’s podcast we have the first part of a two-part interview with Crime Story contributors and producers and writers of the podcast series The Truth about True Crime, Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson. I met Amanda and Chris through Brian McGinn, one of the producer-directors of the Amanda Knox documentary that premiered on Netflix. I was very much interested in Amanda‘s perspective on the criminal justice system as an exoneree, a journalist and a public speaker. In part one of the interview, Amanda and Chris talk about the early influences on their perceptions of storytelling and on their...

Today’s podcast is part two of a two-part interview with Brian McGinn, Executive Producer and Director of the Netflix series Chef's Table and, our primary our primary focus in today’s conversation, the feature documentary Amanda Knox. The conversation was recorded as part of a series of classes that I taught at The University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Each week I would host an artist for a discussion that would help us better understand the values and aims of storytellers in the world of crime and justice. I connected with Brian through my USC colleague, Filmmaker Ted Braun who...