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jack
Apr 19, 2024
great content!
The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them.
Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood
Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question.
This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago.
Season 1 - The Burden
In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname.
Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance.
For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast.
Welcome to The Burden.
Episode | Date |
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Bonus Episode | Father Frank Meets His Maker
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Oct 09, 2024 |
Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | Calvin Buari: Family Guy
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Oct 02, 2024 |
Introducing - Deep Cover: George Santos
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Sep 25, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 8. I Shot Him
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Sep 19, 2024 |
Introducing - The Confessions of Anthony Raimondi
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Sep 18, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 7. This Too Shall Pass
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Sep 11, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 6. Evilina on the Stand
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Sep 04, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 5. Joe Barry, Private Eye
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Aug 28, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 4. Father Frank to the Rescue
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Aug 21, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 3. Dwight, Poet of Evil
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Aug 14, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 1. Calvin's Last Shot
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Aug 07, 2024 |
Empire on Blood | 2. Turtle Man Will Get His Man
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Aug 07, 2024 |
Introducing - The Burden: Empire on Blood
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Jul 31, 2024 |
Introducing - The Gist: Birds Aren’t Real (SHHH … Don’t tell the Crested Warbler!)
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Jul 26, 2024 |
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Justin Bonus for the Defense
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Jul 24, 2024 |
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Admiring Louie
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Jul 16, 2024 |
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Coney Island of the Mind. Louie’s Mind
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Jul 03, 2024 |
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Blame the Prosecutors
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Jun 26, 2024 |
Introducing - American Criminal: The Menendez Brothers
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Jun 21, 2024 |
Introducing - My Friend the Serial Killer: Local Man
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Jun 18, 2024 |
Introducing - Slaycation: My Big Fat Greek Murder
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Jun 14, 2024 |
The Burden - Bonus Episode | David Ranta and the Murder of the Century
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Jun 11, 2024 |
Introducing - Deep Cover: The Nameless Man
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Jun 07, 2024 |
Introducing - On Our Watch: New Folsom from KQED
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May 31, 2024 |
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Teresa Gomez Speaks!
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May 28, 2024 |
Introducing - The Jordan Harbinger Show
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May 24, 2024 |
The Burden | 10. A Reckoning
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May 14, 2024 |
The Burden | 9. Vindication
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May 07, 2024 |
The Burden | 8. Judgment
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Apr 30, 2024 |
The Burden | 7. Shabaka’s Last Shot
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Apr 23, 2024 |
The Burden | 6. Does a New D.A. Mean a New Day?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
The Burden | 5. The Derrick Dilemma
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Apr 09, 2024 |
The Burden | 4. The Crazy World of Murder
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Apr 02, 2024 |
The Burden | 3. The Actual Innocence Team
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Mar 26, 2024 |
The Burden | 2. The Confessions of Louis Scarcella
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Mar 19, 2024 |
The Burden | 1. The Scoop
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Mar 19, 2024 |
Introducing: The Burden
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Mar 12, 2024 |