Why Prison Forces Us to Ask Hard Questions (John J. Lennon)
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Why Prison Forces Us to Ask Hard Questions (John J. Lennon)

E 2026-03-10

John J. Lennon is a journalist, author of The Tragedy of True Crime, and a convicted murderer who joined Amanda for this conversation from prison, where he is currently incarcerated. In this challenging and deeply reflective episode, Amanda confronts Lennon about the limits of compassion, the ethics of true crime storytelling, and the danger of narratives that lock people into their worst moments.

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