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Vinnie Politan Investigates: Delphi Murders - Courtroom Chaos | Court TV Podcast

Court TV Podcast - March 24, 2024 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
It’s been seven years since 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German were killed in Delphi, Indiana. Join Closing Arguments host Vinnie Politan as he looks at all sides of the case against Richard Allen, including the pre-trial nightmare surrounding Allen’s case. Special Gues...

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United Kingdom Parliament, part 1

Civil Discourse - March 22, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie and Nia welcome Political Science professor Chris Burdett to discuss the way the United Kingdom's Parliament works, and whether the methods of lawmaking in the Parliament have anything in common with the United States Congress.

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Small-Town Secrets Murder Trial: Opening Statements

Court TV Podcast - March 21, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 880 ratings
It was a brutal double homicide in a small New England town. In January of 2017, police found Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini dead underneath the porch of a home in Farmington, New Hampshire. Prosecutors paint their accused killer, Timothy Verrill, as a paranoid drug dealer, alleging tha...

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U.S. Declaration of Independence

Civil Discourse - March 15, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie and Nia discuss the basis and history of the United States' Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.

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Killer or Cover-Up Murder Trial: Motions Argued in Case Against Karen Read

Court TV Podcast - March 14, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 880 ratings
In the early morning hours of January 29th, 2022 the body of Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found in the snow outside of a suburban home, now his girlfriend of over two years prepares to stand trial for his murder. Prosecutors allege Karen Read backed her SUV into O’Keefe after a night o...

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The Life and Death of Madeline Soto | Closing Arguments Podcast

Court TV Podcast - March 10, 2024 01:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
PODCAST: Days after the body of a missing 13-year-old girl was found in a wooded area of Kissimmee, Florida, no charges have been filed in her death; but her stepfather is facing charges that he sexually abused her, and that abuse may have gone on for years. Vinnie Politan and his guests dig int...

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In the News: SCOTUS, Trump, and the Colorado Ballot

Civil Discourse - March 08, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie explains the recent SCOTUS ruling in the case of Trump v. Anderson. In this 9-0 decision, the SCOTUS decided that Donald Trump could not be struck from the Colorado ballot based on the Insurrection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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In the News: SCOTUS Takes the Case: Donald Trump and Presidential Immunity

Civil Discourse - March 08, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie explains the reasoning by the Supreme Court in taking United States v Donald Trump, a case regarding Presidential immunity. Aughie also explores the potential fallout of the timing of this case.

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Baldwin Movie Shooting Trial: "Rust," Director Joel Souza Testifies

Court TV Podcast - March 07, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 880 ratings
While Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene for his movie “Rust,” tragedy struck the set. A firearm went off in the actor’s hand with a live round loaded. The bullet ended up taking the life of the film’s cinematographer Haleyna Hutchins and wounding the director Joel Souza. Now Alec Baldwin and t...

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Common Sense

Civil Discourse - March 01, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Nia and Aughie discuss Thomas Paine's best selling pamphlet Common Sense, and the effect it had on galvanizing American resistance to British rule.

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School Shooter Mom Trial: Jennifer Crumbley Takes The Stand

Court TV Podcast - February 29, 2024 05:00 - 3 hours ★★★★ - 880 ratings
On November 30th, 2021 the community of Oxford Township, Michigan was stunned by tragedy. Four young lives, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana, and Justin Shilling were taken at Oxford High School just days after students returned from Thanksgiving break. Now the teenage shooter has pl...

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The Basis of American Law

Civil Discourse - February 23, 2024 17:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie and Nia discuss the basics of the differences between European civil and British common law, and how those traditions apply in American law.

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The Murder of Harmony Montgomery Trial: Closing Arguments

Court TV Podcast - February 22, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Harmony Montgomery was living in a car with her father, her stepmother, and two other children when she was last seen alive. Nearly five years later, her father stands trial for her murder. After weeks of testimony, the state and the defense made their final pleas to the jury. Prosecutors claim ...

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The Murder of Harmony Montgomery Trial: Case Evidence

Court TV Podcast - February 21, 2024 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Vinnie Politan digs through the case evidence in the trial of Adam Montgomery, who is charged in the death of his five-year-old daughter, and the timeline of the “sick, morbid actions” he’s accused of doing to cover up her murder. Special Guests: Court TV Legal Correspondent Matt Johnson, Priva...

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The Murder of Harmony Montgomery Trial: Opening Statements

Court TV Podcast - February 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Little Harmony Montgomery’s life was filled with hardship and tragedy. Both of her parents suffered from addiction problems, these issues were addressed by a judge who gave sole custody to her father Adam Montgomery, a career criminal. Harmony was just five years old when she was last seen alive...

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The Case Against Donna Adelson

Court TV Podcast - February 12, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
In this riveting episode of "Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan," we delve into the shocking and complex case against Donna Adelson, a mother accused of conspiring with her son, Charlie Adelson, in an alleged plot to arrange the murder of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. The beloved Florida ...

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Is Book Banning Constitutional?

Civil Discourse - February 09, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie and Nia discuss how books arrive on school shelves, and whether there is a Constitutional right to ban books by School Boards. Spoiler: The U.S. Supreme Court controlling case had a 4-1-4 ruling, hardly settled law.

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Rampage Killers: A Court TV Special

Court TV Podcast - February 08, 2024 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
What motivates a rampage killer? Court TV sits down with psychologists, investigators, survivors and conducts a prison interview with a convicted mass shooter to find out. Five years after the Las Vegas shooting massacre, this provocative Court TV documentary explores why our understanding of th...

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The Case Against Adam Montgomery

Court TV Podcast - February 05, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
In this episode, we dig into the chilling case of Adam Montgomery, a New Hampshire man set to face trial this week for the alleged murder of his five-year-old daughter, Harmony. Join Court TV host and former prosecutor Vinnie Politan, along with Ted Rowlands and special guest Bob Ward, as they n...

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The School Shooter Mom Trial: Opening Statements

Court TV Podcast - February 01, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
suspect has since pleaded guilty to the charges from the shooting and has been sentenced to life without parole. In an unprecedented turn, the shooter’s parents have both been charged, with each of them facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter and standing trial separately. This week’s Cou...

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Trump's Insurrection Cases: Like Burning Down a House in the Name of Fire Safety

Civil Discourse - January 31, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie and Nia discuss the court cases that question whether former President Donald Trump can be on the 2024 Presidential ballot due to allegations of insurrection. They also discuss the question of whether the courts should be ruling on this topic.

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Accomplice to Murder: Missing Beauty Queen Murder

Court TV Podcast - January 25, 2024 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Former Georgia beauty queen and beloved high school teacher Tara Grinstead vanished in 2005, leaving a community stunned and without answers for over a decade until Ryan Duke, a former student at the school she taught at, was arrested and charged with her murder. Just weeks later, Ryan’s friend ...

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In the News: Missing Secretary Austin

Civil Discourse - January 24, 2024 20:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
 Nia and Aughie discuss the "disappearance" of General Lloyd Austin, Secretary of the Department of Defense, and the importance of a plan of succession within the Cabinet positions. 

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Accomplice to Murder: Family Execution

Court TV Podcast - January 18, 2024 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
In 2016 eight members of the Rhoden Family were all fatally shot at four different locations. These murders became known to many as the Pike County Massacre. Authorities were perplexed as to why someone would commit such a heinous act. A child custody dispute between Hannah Rhoden and Jake Wagne...

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Tortured Son Murder Trial: Shanda Vander Ark Cross Examination

Court TV Podcast - January 11, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Shanda Vander Ark testified in her own defense, facing child abuse and murder charges in the death of her fifteen-year-old son Timothy who had special needs. Prosecutors said that her and her older son Paul tortured and starved Timothy, who weighed only sixty-nine pounds when he died. On this we...

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Tortured Son Murder Trial: Shanda Vander Ark Direct Examination

Court TV Podcast - January 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Shanda Vander Ark was charged with murder and child abuse in the death of her fifteen-year-old son with special needs. Timothy was just sixty-nine pounds when he was found dead by his mom and brother in June of 2022. Prosecutors alleged that Shanda and her older son Paul tortured Timothy with ic...

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Accomplice to Murder: In Their Own Home

Court TV Podcast - December 21, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
The Koslow’s were an upper-class, socialite family, well known in the Fort Worth area, which is why their community was stunned when Jack and Karen Koslow were the victims of a brutal home invasion, leaving Karen dead and Jack critically injured. Authorities zeroed in on the two assailants and t...

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Accomplice to Murder: "Blue-Eyed Devil"

Court TV Podcast - December 14, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 880 ratings
Morgan Leppert was just fifteen years old when she ran away from home with Toby Lowry, her twenty-two-year-old boyfriend. As authorities searched for Morgan and Toby they made a haunting discovery: the last call to Morgan’s cell phone was made from a home belonging to an elderly disabled man who...

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Sandra Day OConnor

Civil Discourse - December 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Nia and Aughie celebrate the life and career of Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice O'Connor died on December 1, 2023.

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In the News: Santos Expulsion

Civil Discourse - December 12, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Aughie and Nia talk about the 6th expulsion of a member of the House of Representatives, George Santos, and the potential ramifications of this resolution.