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Introducing: “In The Dark”

March 9, 2023·19 min·1 clip
The New Yorker just acquired In the Dark, the podcast that freed a man from death row after six wrongful trials.
David Remnick announces The New Yorker's acquisition of the investigative podcast In the Dark, interviewing hosts Madeline Barron and Samara Fremark about their groundbreaking work. They discuss the origins of the show, including the Jacob Wetterling case and Curtis Flowers' wrongful conviction, highlighting their methods of deep investigative journalism and collaborative storytelling.

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A serious, concise introduction to In The Dark, strongest when it shows how investigative audio turns uncertainty into accountability.

Introducing: "In The Dark" works as a compact handoff rather than a full New Yorker: Fiction story. David Remnick announces The New Yorker's acquisition of the investigative podcast and speaks with host Madeleine Baran and managing producer Samara Freemark about the reporting…

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