A legal victory for Serial's Adnan Syed & A review of Empire on Blood

Published: April 6, 2018, 10 a.m.

b"This episode we breakdown the recent COSA decision affirming Adnan Syed's right to a new trial. Kevin asks Undisclosed's Colin Miller (aka Legal Siri) about how the winning and losing arguments were flipped, Adnan's chances on bail, and the local politics infused into the appeals process.\\n\\nToby talks about his new Patreon-exclusive book club podcast. He, Rebecca, Rabia Chaudry, and Patrick Hines discussed Michelle McNamara's I'll be Gone in the Dark. Also, there's some news about the TV adaptation of Dirty John (they have their John).\\n\\nMoving on, Panoply is out with a seven-part podcast called Empire on Blood. It\\u2019s magazine writer Steve Fishman\\u2019s seven-year relationship with crack dealer Calvin Buari, in jail for more than twenty years for a double homicide. To tell the story of Cal\\u2019s search for justice, Fishman meets Cal\\u2019s drug dealing frienamy; a prosecutor who rescues turtles; a cop who\\u2019s too good at getting confessions; and a private eye who carries a Bible, a gun, and a bottle of wine.\\n\\nTO SKIP PAST THE SPOILERS AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE REVIEWS, FAST-FORWARD TO 1:13:36.\\n\\nIn Crime of the Week - bird is the word.\\n\\nSPONSORS THIS EPISODE\\n\\nLegacyBox -\\xa0Visit Legacybox.com/crime and enter code CRIME to save 40% on your Legacybox\\n\\nHoney -\\xa0Add Honey to your browser at JoinHoney.com/crime\\n\\nYourMechanic - Go to YourMechanic.com/crime\\xa0or call 800-701-6230 to get $20 off your first service\\n\\nFabFunFit - Go to fabfunfit.comand use promo code CRIME to get $10 off your first box\\n\\nNamely - get a free demo by visiting namely.com/crime\\xa0\\n\\nBreakout games -\\xa0save 50% on your first box by going to breakoutdispatch.com/writers and use code WRITERS at checkout\\n\\nClick here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia"