Show Notes
We did not expect to be discussing the death penalty less than a month before midterm elections, but here we are. Today, Sarah and Beth discuss:
Our individual perspectives on the death penalty
Tennessee's failed attempt to execute Christa Pike
Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
Outside of politics: seeing leaves last week in New England and Quebec
Mentioned in the episode:
Still Listening, our free pop-up book club for the midterms
Pew Research polling on the death penalty
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery"
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