Why is America hooked on the death penalty?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The death penalty is a fixture of the American penal system – with 27 states still implementing it. Since it was reinstated in 1976, there have been 1,600 prisoners and counting executed as a punishment. Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, joins Gavin Esler to discuss the use of capital punishment in the United States. What is the history of this penalty – and what is its future? We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. • Get tickets for Levitation, the annual festival of electronic music and ideas presented by friends of the pod Castles In Space, at Bedford Esquires on Sat 5 Oct. And here’s a taster playlist of who’s on. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Art by James Parrett. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	Restrictions apply for certain countries. I'm Gavin Esler. Hello and welcome to the
0:34.0	I'm Gavin Esser.
0:36.0	I'm Gavin Essler.
0:42.0	Hello and welcome to the bunker. Everyone is familiar with the
0:47.0	American way of life. We're also sadly familiar with some of the peculiarities
0:51.6	of the American way of death.
0:54.0	Not in this episode at least, mass shootings, school shootings, and the American attitude to gun control.
1:00.0	Instead, a bizarre milestone.
1:03.0	In September this year, the 1600th person in the modern era of the American death penalty was executed.
1:10.0	The death penalty began to be enforced again in 1976 after a short break.
1:16.0	Our guest today is the death penalty information center's executive director, Robin Mayer.
1:22.0	She'll be talking about the complex past. executive director, Robin Mayer.
1:22.8	She'll be talking about the complex past, present,
1:25.8	and possible future of the death penalty
1:28.1	in the United States.
1:29.5	But first, some facts, and I'll report them
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