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New York Times Podcasts — A Failed Execution and the Future of the Death Penalty
Scout ratingSCOUT· 57%31m·2026-10-08·News Politics

A Failed Execution and the Future of the Death Penalty

New York Times Podcasts

Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug last week during a botched execution in Tennessee. Pamela Colloff, who writes for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the waning public support for the death penalty and why despite it some states are doubling down. Guest: Pamela Colloff, a reporter at…

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“The death penalty is barbaric and serves no purpose but to satisfy some sick sense of vengeance and bloodlust and has ZERO to do with justice. ZERO.”

— @PhokenKuul · YouTube comment

“I never thought much about the death penalty until a few years ago when I read an article that discussed an aspect of it that wasn’t really covered here- the trauma that people who are tasked with carrying out the death penalty have to endu…”

— @SageHonu · YouTube comment

“Interesting how this is focused on the Murderer. Wanting people to feel empathy for a convicted murderer. Can we put More stories out Focusing on the victim who was Murdered & Tortured so many years ago.”

— @IndigoBellyDance · YouTube comment

“It is one thing to believe that theoretically you can commit a crime so horrible you deserve to die. It is another to trust the government with the power and responsibility to discern the difference and carry out the act with any level of c…”

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