The Burden

A podcast by Orbit Media - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

33 Episodes

  1. Empire on Blood | 7. This Too Shall Pass

    Published: 9/11/2024
  2. Empire on Blood | 6. Evilina on the Stand

    Published: 9/4/2024
  3. Empire on Blood | 5. Joe Barry, Private Eye

    Published: 8/28/2024
  4. Empire on Blood | 4. Father Frank to the Rescue

    Published: 8/21/2024
  5. Empire on Blood | 3. Dwight, Poet of Evil

    Published: 8/14/2024
  6. Empire on Blood | 1. Calvin's Last Shot

    Published: 8/7/2024
  7. Empire on Blood | 2. Turtle Man Will Get His Man

    Published: 8/7/2024
  8. Introducing - The Burden: Empire on Blood

    Published: 7/31/2024
  9. Introducing - The Gist: Birds Aren’t Real (SHHH … Don’t tell the Crested Warbler!)

    Published: 7/26/2024
  10. The Burden - Bonus Episode | Justin Bonus for the Defense

    Published: 7/24/2024
  11. The Burden - Bonus Episode | Admiring Louie

    Published: 7/16/2024
  12. The Burden - Bonus Episode | Coney Island of the Mind. Louie’s Mind

    Published: 7/3/2024
  13. Introducing: There and Gone: South Street

    Published: 7/1/2024
  14. The Burden - Bonus Episode | Blame the Prosecutors

    Published: 6/26/2024
  15. Introducing - American Criminal: The Menendez Brothers

    Published: 6/21/2024
  16. Introducing - My Friend the Serial Killer: Local Man

    Published: 6/18/2024
  17. Introducing - Slaycation: My Big Fat Greek Murder

    Published: 6/14/2024
  18. The Burden - Bonus Episode | David Ranta and the Murder of the Century

    Published: 6/11/2024
  19. Introducing - Deep Cover: The Nameless Man

    Published: 6/7/2024
  20. Introducing - On Our Watch: New Folsom from KQED

    Published: 5/31/2024

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The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them.  Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood  Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question.  This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago. Season 1 - The Burden  In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast.  Welcome to The Burden.