Ep 56 - Dean Strang ”Making a Murderer”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Guest Bio: This week we speak with Dean Strang! If the name sounds familiar you probably remember him as half of the defense team for Steven Avery in the hit Netflix documentary called, “Making a Murderer.” Dean is a criminal defense attorney from Wisconsin who graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1982 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1985. Today, Dean currently runs his own law firm in Madison, Wisconsin. (Selected) Published Works: “Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a time of Terror.” Guest Website/Social Media: www.strangbradley.com Netflix: Making a Murderer Special guest music provided by: Noah Gunderson www.noahgundersonmusic.com Facebook: @noahgundersonmusic Twitter: @noahgunderson Instagram: @noahgunderson Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Blossom, Empty from the start, Halo (Disappear/Reappear), & Slow Dancer” from the album, Carry The Ghost. “The Sound” from the brand new album, “White Noise.” Noah Gunderson’s music is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, and anywhere good music is sold! Go grab the new album now! iTunes link here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/white-noise/id1250535517 Donation: If you enjoy what we’re doing consider supporting us by joining our Patreon family. You can link to our Patreon site via our website www.thedeconstructionists.com. We recently revamped the entire site! You can now connect with us on social media, email us, stream every episode directly from the website, donate, and buy merchandise! Website design by @ryanbattles. The Deconstructionists Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	When you get one kid excited about biology or algebra or world history or whatever,
0:08.5	and he stays in school and decides he wants to be in school and he wants to further his education and go on,
0:17.6	when you reach one kid and have that happen, have his, you know, sort of his
0:26.1	burners turn on and launch himself to a trajectory where he leads a really productive, happy life.
0:37.6	Think about all the crimes that don't get committed.
0:40.9	Think about all the dope that isn't sold, you know, on the street.
0:47.0	Think about the sexual assaults that don't happen,
0:50.1	the strong-arm robberies that don't happen,
0:53.0	the vandalism, you know, just the petty stupid stuff
0:56.9	that doesn't happen. Because, you know, most people don't get caught the first time they
1:04.6	committed crime, or they don't stop if they get caught the first time they commit a crime.
1:09.6	So, you know, if we want justice, the place by and large to seek it is not in a courthouse,
1:19.2	but out in the world, especially with young people and their families.
1:45.8	Welcome to the deconstructionist podcast, everybody. Give up, give back.
1:48.1	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast, everybody.
1:49.6	We are your host.
1:50.8	I'm Adam Norlock.
1:52.1	I'm John Williamson.
1:53.8	And it's making of a murderer time.
1:54.5	It is. So if you guys saw this episode pop up in your feed because you're subscribed,
1:59.2	like super awesome listeners, then you were probably like, wait, this guy's name sounds familiar and you would be right. You'd be right about that. Because everybody saw this thing on Netflix. Because it was so good. It was so good and I'm still so mad about it. I know. It's like, it's one of those things where you're like, this is a really good documentary. Then you have to check yourself because you're like, this is about real people, though. It's not just a fake TV show, but it's so crazy that you have to remind yourself that it's real. Dude, we can't even get into it right now. No. But you haven't seen making of a murderer.
2:35.0	Go on Netflix. Go on Netflix and watch it right now. One of the best uses of your time. And it's really happened.
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