The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Quality of Mercy

The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Quality of Mercy

In the conclusion of this three-part series on lethal injection, Steve Monacelli and Dr. Michael Phillips interview Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim who was shot and blinded in one eye by a white supremacist on a killing spree in Dallas following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Bhuiyan explains why he campaigned to prevent the execution of his attacker, Mark Stroman. His efforts led European companies that produce lethal chemicals to stop selling them for executions in states like Texas. The episode then looks at how states have evaded such bans by buying the drugs on the black market. Finally, we’ll hear from a from a priest, the Rev. Jeff Hood, who has held the hands of more than 10 condemned prisoners and witnessed their prolonged, tortured deaths. The series ends with a discussion of the uncertain future of the death penalty in this country.

Note: The Rev. Jeff Hood wanted to clarify that he began corresponding with condemned prisoners in 2010 and has has offered counseling to more than 100 prisoners on death row. After our interview, he accompanied Anthony Boyd during his nitrous hypoxia death in Alabama on October 23. That was the eleventh execution he has attended in person.

Sources:

Breanna Ehrlich, “The Last Face Death Row Inmates See,” Rolling Stone, March 29, 2025 (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/death-row-reverend-jeff-hood-1235305460/)

Anand Giridharadas, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2014.)

Corinna Barrett Lain, Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection (New York: New York University Press, 2025.)

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Squatting with Andrew

Squatting with Andrew

Andrew and James discuss the history and political function of squatting Sources: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-hidden-histories-of-resistance https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anders-corr-anarchist-squatting-and-land-use-in-the-westSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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CZM Book Club: Two Tales of Classic Horror, by Saki and Bierce

CZM Book Club: Two Tales of Classic Horror, by Saki and Bierce

Margaret reads you "The Open Window" by Saki and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" by Ambrose BierceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It Could Happen Here Weekly 204

It Could Happen Here Weekly 204

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day - CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 2: Migrant Stories - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 3: The Mutual Aid Response - CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 4: The Border Patrol You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Loka 20253h 53min

CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 4: The Border Patrol

CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 4: The Border Patrol

In the final episode James explains some of the history of the border and how CBP grew into an agency that operates without oversight across the USA and the world. Original Air Date: 6.2.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Loka 202549min

CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 3: The Mutual Aid Response

CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 3: The Mutual Aid Response

In the third part of the series on the end of Title 42, James speaks to volunteers who gave their time and resources to help the people detained in the open air by CBP. Original Air Date: 6.1.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Loka 202546min

CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 2: Migrant Stories

CZM Rewind: Title 42, Pt 2: Migrant Stories

In part two of James' series on Title 42, we hear from asylum seekers in San Ysidro and learn about the human impact of CBP’s inhumane detention practices. Original Air Date: 5.31.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Loka 202553min

CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees

CZM Rewind: Title 42: How a Public Health Law Kills Refugees

In the first of a four-part series, James discusses the last three years of immigration policy and what they mean for people seeking refuge in the USA. Original Air Date: 5.30.23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Loka 202534min

CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day

CZM Rewind: Indigenous Peoples Day

Daliyah Killsback joins us to do a (brief) walk through of the history of settler policy in America and introduce the concept of Land Back. Original Air Date: 10.10.21See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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