Shattering the System

Shattering the System

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This is Shattering The System, a podcast hosted by pioneering audio journalist Sonari Glinton. Drawing from his decades covering politics and the economy, Sonari exposes the systems making it possible for criminals of all kinds to get away with the unthinkable. Though it’s a podcast about crime, this is more than just another true crime podcast. Using expert interviews, evidence, and innovative sound, Sonari unveils the ugly truths baked into our society. This season, he tells the story of what happens in gay Hollywood when gay black men turn up dead. He’ll delve deep into the strange, twisted world of convicted criminal Ed Buck. It’s a case with implications reaching far beyond Hollywood. This is a story not to be missed. Join Sonari as he takes a hard look at what happens when the system isn’t just broken, but shattered.

1 hour 2 minutes

Ep. 10 - Shattering The System: "There Are A Lot Of Ed Bucks Out Here"

Ed Buck now serves a 30-year prison sentence. As this terrible era ends, a new chapter begins with voices from the heart of the community revealing their strategies to not only survive, but thrive.
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28 September 2023, 10:00 am
37 minutes 36 seconds

Ep. 9 - Shattering The System: "It Should Have Been More"

The verdict is in. Will Ed Buck's reign of terror end or will history repeat itself?
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21 September 2023, 10:01 am
30 minutes 50 seconds

Ep. 8 - Shattering The System: "Difficult to Defend"

With Ed Buck's trial officially underway, what will be his defense team attempts?
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14 September 2023, 10:59 am
28 minutes 12 seconds

Ep. 7 - Shattering The System: "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt"

782 days since the first victim, with an arrest finally made, the prosecution focuses on building a case against Ed Buck that they can win.
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7 September 2023, 2:21 pm
36 minutes 22 seconds

Ep. 6 - Shattering The System: "A Disturbing Pattern"

The LA District Attorney won't bring charges, so the Feds take over.
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31 August 2023, 10:30 am
28 minutes 27 seconds

Ep. 5 - Shattering The System: "The Wild Wild West... Hollywood"

Mobsters & Movie Stars. The Wild Origins of West Hollywood.
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24 August 2023, 10:30 am
28 minutes 46 seconds

Ep. 4 - Shattering The System: "He Had Demons In Him"

A second man dies in the apartment. His untimely death sparks more outcry within the city, but unbelievably, no charges are filed.
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17 August 2023, 10:30 am
34 minutes 45 seconds

Ep. 3 - Shattering The System: "Sympathy for Who?"

They say the devil's in the details... Politics. Drugs. Justice?
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10 August 2023, 10:30 am
35 minutes 18 seconds

Ep. 2 - Shattering The System: "They Told Him To Go Away"

What happens when Black LGBTQ lives don't seem to matter.
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3 August 2023, 10:35 am
27 minutes 57 seconds

Ep. 1 - Shattering The System: "A West Hollywood True Crime"

Host Sonari Glinton explores what happens when money, power, and fetishes lead to the demise of two Black men in the heart of West Hollywood.
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3 August 2023, 10:30 am
2 minutes 54 seconds

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This is Shattering The System, a podcast hosted by pioneering audio journalist Sonari Glinton. Drawing from his decades covering politics and the economy, Sonari exposes the systems making it possible for criminals of all kinds to get away with the unthinkable. Though it’s a podcast about crime, this is more than just another true crime podcast. Using expert interviews, evidence, and innovative sound, Sonari unveils the ugly truths baked into our society. This season, he tells the story of what happens in gay Hollywood when gay black men turn up dead. He’ll delve deep into the strange, twisted world of convicted criminal Ed Buck. It’s a case with implications reaching far beyond Hollywood. This is a story not to be missed. Join Sonari as he takes a hard look at what happens when the system isn’t just broken, but shattered.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 June 2023, 5:55 pm
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