{"id":3579,"date":"2021-11-05T06:43:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T05:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/05\/best-podcasts-of-the-week-slow-burn-shines-a-light-on-the-la-riots\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T06:43:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T05:43:48","slug":"best-podcasts-of-the-week-slow-burn-shines-a-light-on-the-la-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/05\/best-podcasts-of-the-week-slow-burn-shines-a-light-on-the-la-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"Best podcasts of the week: Slow Burn shines a light on the LA riots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joel Anderson takes us back to 1992, unpicking the events leading up to Rodney King\u2019s brutal beating and historic unrest. Plus: Hugh Hefner\u2019s rise and fall, and northern writers tell the stories of their home counties<\/p>\n

Slow Burn<\/a>
<\/strong>The sixth run of Slate\u2019s podcast on pivotal moments in history focuses on the LA riots of 1992. Joel Anderson expertly guides listeners through Rodney King\u2019s brutal beating at the hands of the LAPD in 1991 and the chaos that erupted the following year, drawing powerful parallels with the current moment. Interviewees include King\u2019s family and friends, and the man responsible for capturing the infamous footage of him. Hannah J Davies<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got Cop26 and the climate emergency on the brain, you could do worse than listening to Amy Westervelt\u2019s insightful investigate series Drilled<\/a>. The environmental journalist has also recently launched a separate series, Rigged<\/a>, looking at the murky history of disinformation.<\/p>\n

Why not try: Anxiety Bites<\/a> | Nice Try<\/a> | The Negotiators<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nJoel Anderson takes us back to 1992, unpicking the events leading up to Rodney King\u2019s brutal beating and historic unrest. Plus: Hugh Hefner\u2019s rise and fall, and northern writers tell the stories of their home counties
\nSlow BurnThe sixth run of Slate\u2019s podcast on pivotal moments in history focuses on the LA riots of 1992. Joel Anderson expertly guides listeners through Rodney King\u2019s brutal beating at the hands of the LAPD in 1991 and the chaos that erupted the following year, drawing powerful parallels with the current moment. Interviewees include King\u2019s family and friends, and the man responsible for capturing the infamous footage of him. Hannah J Davies
\nIf you\u2019ve got Cop26 and the climate emergency on the brain, you could do worse than listening to Amy Westervelt\u2019s insightful investigate series Drilled. The environmental journalist has also recently launched a separate series, Rigged, looking at the murky history of disinformation.
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Joel Anderson takes us back to 1992, unpicking the events leading up to Rodney King\u2019s brutal beating and historic unrest. Plus: Hugh Hefner\u2019s rise and fall, and northern writers tell the stories of their home counties Slow BurnThe sixth run of Slate\u2019s podcast on pivotal moments in history focuses on the LA riots of 1992. …<\/p>\n

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