Spiral | 2. Wrong Place, Wrong Time?

Samantha Woll’s ex-boyfriend calls 911 in a panic. He tells the police he thinks he might have killed her. When they bring him in for questioning, he explains he was having a drug-induced temporary break. --- Become a paid subscriber to The Free Press to binge the full series tod ...  Show more

The prosecution believes the case is airtight, but when the defendant takes the stand, the case takes a turn. With alternate suspects introduced, the jury must decide what they believe really happened to Samantha Woll. --- Become a paid subscriber to The Free Press to binge the f ...  Show more

Journalist and fan Aja Romano examines their decision to close the books on the boy wizard and hears different viewpoints toward Harry Potter and contemporary readership.Aja Romano has been a Harry Potter fan for many years, but after personally disagreeing with statements by the ...  Show more

Megan Phelps-Roper is a social activist, public speaker and author known for her insights into religious extremism. Harry Potter is the most banned book of the 21st century. Firstly frowned upon by far Right Christian groups for its promotion of witchcraft, the controversy has re ...  Show more

C’est l’histoire d’un rêve américain qui a viré en cauchemar anglais. Depuis leur rencontre en 2016, le couple formé par l’actrice Meghan Markle et le prince Harry a suscité la passion et le rejet, mais surtout l’interrogation. Leur mariage à Windsor, en 2018, a fait rêver le ...

Best-selling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gives the first of four 2022 Reith Lectures, discussing freedom of speech. She argues that it feels like freedom of speech is under attack. Cancel culture, arguments about “wokeness" and the assault on Salman Rushdie have prod ...  Show more