Crimetown

Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug epidemic, political scandal, and innumerable other hardships, but they’re still here—and they have stories to tell.

https://www.gimletmedia.com/show/crimetown

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 35m. Bisher sind 60 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 8 hours 29 minutes

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episode 10: Right Here, Right Now


Several years after Coleman Young’s death, a mayoral race pits the old guard against the new.


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 June 27, 2019  33m
 
 

episode 11: The Hip Hop Mayor


As Kwame Kilpatrick takes office, rumors swirl about his outsized spending and hard-partying lifestyle.


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 July 4, 2019  37m
 
 

episode 12: Fake News


As scandals swirl around him, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces a tough re-election battle.


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 July 11, 2019  39m
 
 

episode 13: Gary Brown v. Mayor of Detroit


When a cop files a whistleblower suit against the city, Kwame Kilpatrick must take the stand.


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 July 18, 2019  30m
 
 

episode 14: The Affair


The revelation that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had an affair with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, rocks Detroit. But it’s only the beginning of their troubles.


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 July 25, 2019  44m
 
 

episode 15: The Murder of Tamara Greene


With Kwame Kilpatrick behind bars, a lawsuit pushes the killing of an exotic dancer back into the headlines.


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 August 1, 2019  39m
 
 

episode 16: Surrendered


After 99 days in jail, Kwame Kilpatrick gets a taste of freedom. But it won’t last long.


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 August 8, 2019  30m
 
 

episode 17: Operation Bombay Dreams


A massive corruption investigation threatens to put Kwame Kilpatrick behind bars for good.


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 August 15, 2019  42m
 
 

episode 18: United States v. Kwame Kilpatrick


Kwame Kilpatrick faces his most daunting challenge yet: a federal trial that could put him in prison for decades.


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 August 22, 2019  39m
 
 

episode 19: From the Ashes


With Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to 28 years in federal prison, Detroit tries to move on. But is the era of crime and corruption really over?


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 August 29, 2019  37m