Sometimes the pop culture we love just teens hits differently in retrospect.

Maybe it's a tabloid story we couldn't get enough of or an illicit student-teacher relationship

on our favorite show. We're Suzy Banna-Karim and Jessica Bennett,

posts of the new podcast in retrospect, where each week we'll revisit a cultural moment from

the past that shaped us and probably you to try to understand what it taught us about the world

and our place in it. You're the first person that I've talked to about this for years and years.

Listen to in retrospect on the iHeart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your

favorite shows. Everyone in our country has a voice. It's something that says not just where you

come from but who you are. Welcome to NPR's Black Stories Black Truths, a collection of podcasts

and a celebration of the hosts and journalism who've always spoken truth to power.

Our voices are as varied, nuanced and dynamic as the Black experience and stories should never

be about us without us. Find NPR Black Stories Black Truths on the iHeart Radio app or wherever

you get your podcasts. In 1995, Detective Tony Richardson was trying to figure out who killed

a fellow officer. The case comes down to who is believed and who is ignored.

Oh my goodness, we did connect to NPR. I'm Beth Schelburn from Lava for Good Podcasts.

This is Ear Witness. Listen to Ear Witness on the iHeart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you

get your podcasts. One of our listeners wrote in for a second date saying he hasn't seen or even

spoken to this person for over a decade. Wait 10 years? That's what a decade is, yes. Good job,

bro. I'm sorry, that's shocking. I needed to confirm the time here. I don't know why. Hopefully

he hasn't been in jail or something. But if he has maybe has a good reason, so let's just ask,

Adam, what were you in for? I was not in the slammer. I promise. Okay. It sounds like what people

in the slammer say though. That's the slammer. The people who have been in it. That's how you know

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