You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life. In Labyrinths, Amanda Knox and her partner Christopher Robinson delve into stories of getting lost and the resilience and personal growth it takes to find your way again. Through compassionate interviews, philosophical exploration, and playful debate, Amanda brings experience and wisdom born from international infamy and hard fought exoneration to conversations with fascinating people from all walks of life. Get ea ...
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»Judging Amanda Knox« erzählt in acht Folgen von der Frau, die als »Engel mit den Eisaugen« berühmt wurde. Die US-amerikanische Studentin verbringt ab September 2007 ein Auslandssemester im italienischen Perugia – dann wird sie plötzlich beschuldigt, gemeinsam mit ihrem Ex-Freund und einem weiteren Mann ihre Mitbewohnerin getötet zu haben. Brutal und eiskalt. Die Meldung geht um die Welt, Medien stürzen sich auf die Geschichte der »schönen Studentin«, hinter deren perfekter Fassade angeblich ...
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In 1986, the body of affluent, beautiful, 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found dead in Central Park. Her killer: Robert Chambers, a tall, handsome prep from the Upper East Side. He claimed she attempted to rape him and her death was an accident. Join host Amanda Knox as she deconstructs the stories behind the victim-blaming, privilege and media sensationalism that surrounded this murder and trial, as seen in the SundanceTV docu-series The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park. The views, info ...
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#116 - Picking Cotton (Jennifer Thompson)
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1:04:42On July 29th 1984, Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. A day later, Ronald Cotton was arrested wearing gloves and a blue shirt with white stripes on the sleeves, an identical outfit to Thompson’s attacker. He was sentenced to life in prison. After identifying Cotton in a physical lineup, …
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Best Of: Three Jewels in the Crown (LeVar Burton)
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1:02:47Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Amanda and Chris step through a crack in the space-time continuum with LeVar Burton, who is simultaneously Kunta Kinte, Geordi La Forge, and the host of Reading Rainbow. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social I…
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Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” On today's episode, Chris and Amanda attempt to answer a question facing families for centuries: should we get a dog? Or, alternatively, a duck? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandak…
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#115 - Facilitated Communication (Kevin Plantan)
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1:05:18At one point, Kevin Plantan thought facilitated communication would be the cure which enabled his non-verbal autistic daughter to communicate. But as he sat in an interrogation room, reading the accusations his daughter supposedly made, Plantan realized the widely debunked practice would soon land him in jail. Get early access to ad-free episodes, …
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Best Of: The Half-life of Prejudice (Malcolm Gladwell)
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58:44Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Amanda knows what it's like to be judged by decade-old distortions of her behavior. But how does that kind of thinking shape society? Join Amanda and Chris as they untangle crime, racial prejudice, and judgment with best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobin…
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Today Italy’s highest court upheld Amanda’s wrongful conviction for slander. With raw emotion, she reflects on the implications of the ruling, her ongoing battle for justice, and the weight of being wrongly convicted. For more information on the slander conviction visit https://www.amandaknox.com/legalupdates.html https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobins…
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#113 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell (Josh Seefried)
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51:30At one point, veteran Josh Seefried was living three lives: one as an openly gay man at home, another as a closeted member of the United States Air Force, and a third as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal advocate JD Smith. After a long and tumultuous career, in which he helped repeal DADT, got blackmailed, sexually assaulted, and faced trial himself thre…
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Best Of: A Humorous Journalist Out of His Depth (Jon Ronson)
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48:34Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. People in power have secrets, and sometimes, nefarious schemes. But how should we calibrate our skeptic’s filter? Amanda and Chris are guided into the land of conspiracy by author Jon Ronson, who once tracked down the secret rulers of the world. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bon…
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Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Chris and Amanda choose their "Word of the Year" and explain their picks. What would yours be? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bs…
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#112 - Nurturing, Healing, and Love (Scarlett Lewis)
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54:51After losing her son Jesse in the Sandy Hook massacre, Scarlett Lewis could have easily lived the rest of her life in a labyrinth of grief and anguish. Instead, Lewis founded the Choose Love Movement in Jesse's name. In her work addressing the root causes of violence, she found purpose and joy. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, a…
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Best Of: It's OK to Not Be Fine (Dave Navarro)
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58:50Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Guitar legend Dave Navarro lost his mother to a murder when he was 15 years old. The trauma has been haunting him ever since, but there's hope in connecting with other members of the Trauma Club. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on p…
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Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” How far is too far for an ugly Christmas sweater? How do you manage the holidays with an unpleasant family member? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.c…
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#111 - False Confessions Part 6: Scars and Solutions
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1:10:41Guilt, shame, an inability to trust--these are just some of the scars for those who have been coerced into making false confessions. But, luckily, there are solution to prevent this from happening. In this final episode of False Confessions, a 6-part miniseries, the experts we've spoken to show us how to improve the system, and how you can protect …
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#110 - False Confessions Part 5: What If I Did It?
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1:10:41Most false confessors sign their statements to simply escape the pressure of the interrogation room, trusting that the evidence will prove them innocent. But there is an even more disturbing form of false confession: after hours of psychological manipulation and destabilization, some innocent suspects begin to believe they may actually be guilty. T…
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#109 - False Confessions Part 4: Whatever You Say
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1:06:36No one thinks it can happen to them, until it does. There are many factors, such as age, that may put you at risk for falsely confessing, but perhaps the most surprising is innocence itself. Innocent people are more likely to waive their rights, and to fall prey to the pressures that police use to coerced compliance. This is part 4 of False Confess…
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#108 - False Confessions Part 3: The Reid Technique
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50:36It isn’t just a few bad cops using psychological coercion. It’s a part of the manual. Used globally and by officers in all fifty states, the Reid Technique works. It reliably gets suspects to confess. Whether those confessions are reliable, though, is a trickier question. This is part 3 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access …
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#107 - False Confessions Part 2: How To Break the Mind
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47:26It doesn't take a beating with a rubber hose to push an innocent person past their breaking point. Now, police employ psychological methods and forms of deception to break a suspect's will and elicit a confession. This is part 2 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting …
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#106 - False Confessions Part 1: The Third Degree
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52:50Most of us believe we would never confess to a crime we didn’t commit. But by our best estimates, there are are upwards of 5,000 innocent people locked up in our prison system who falsely confessed. What is happening inside interrogation rooms to break the will of so many innocent people? To answer this question, we’re speaking to world’s foremost …
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Podcast-Tipp: Geteiltes Leid (Ganze Episode)
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45:02»Geteiltes Leid« erzählt die Geschichte einer jungen Frau: Leonie. Mit 19 bekommt sie eine schockierende Diagnose: Dissoziative Identitätsstörung. Sie hat also multiple Persönlichkeiten. Die Ursache dafür soll in jahrelangem rituellem Missbrauch liegen. Nur: Erinnern kann sie sich daran nicht. Erst als sie auf eine Therapeutin und ihr Netzwerk trif…
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Best Of: One Bite of the Elephant at a Time
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1:09:41Now presenting, one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Two parents struggle to support their 20 year old son after he's accused of something terrible. But are the authorities in the wrong here? They turn to Amanda and Chris for guidance. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. www.…
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Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Although slightly creepy, can household robots revolutionize our lives? Where's the best place to charge them? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Get early access to ad-fre…
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#105 - Out and Awake (Sarah Edmondson)
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53:56Sarah Edmondson's harrowing journey with the NXIVM cult eventually led her to a court room where she helped convict it's leader, Keith Raniere. Escaping that world of manipulation, coercion, and control included the painful process of rebuilding trust in herself after years of self-deception and betrayal. You can find Sarah at https://alittlebitcul…
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Best Of: What's Our Problem? (Tim Urban)
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1:01:42In honor of election night in less than a week, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Author, blogger, and cartoonist Tim Urban of WaitButWhy.com helps us dissect what's causing the political, social, and tribal dysfunction in our society with the help of golems, genies, the thought ladder, and the speech curve. Check out Tim's…
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Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Is Halloween in America really about morality? How much should it be? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbo…
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#104 - Business Casual (Stephanie Land)
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52:02The first sentence of Stephanie Land’s “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive” reads “my daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter.” That life of struggle transformed when Land wrote Maid, which inspired a Netflix original series, but with the success came a new Labyrinth - one of PTSD, imposter syndrome, and misunderstandin…
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Best Of: Andrew Yang: Money Is Winning; Humans Are Losing
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58:41In honor of the upcoming presidential election, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Humanity itself is stuck in a labyrinth. And an Asian man who likes math is determined to help us navigate the blind corners ahead. Join Amanda and Chris as they dig into universal basic income, media incentives, and election madness with Andr…
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