Podcast appearances and mentions of barbara bradley hagerty

No witnesses. No physical evidence. An ironclad alibi. Nevertheless, a Texas jury sentenced Ben Spencer to life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares what it took to set Spencer free.

I'm Joe Riley with KWBU, and this is Likely Stories.Every couple of weeks, I visit the Waco McLennan County Library and browse the New Book shelves. That's where I saw Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, A Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice. Actually, it was the author's name that first caught my eye – Barbara Bradley Hagerty is currently a contributing writer at The Atlantic. Before that, she spent 19 years reporting on justice issues and religion for NPR. I checked the book out because I've always been impressed by her work.

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written a riveting and important new book about the wrongful murder conviction of a man named Ben Spencer. Ben's experience in the criminal justice system and his decades-long struggle for justice expose the desperate need for criminal justice reform.In her book, "Brining Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice", Barbara tells Ben's story, shining the harsh light of truth on a system that often seems more intent on closing cases and winning convictions than complying with the legal and constitutional rights of defendants.I had the privilege of providing a blurb for "Bringing Ben Home":"As someone who spent three decades as a trial court prosecutor, I was horrified by the casual callousness that led to many of the wrongful convictions detailed in this important, beautiful, and infuriating work."To purchase "Bringing Ben Home": https://a.co/d/ab3BknOEvents for Ben Spencer and Barb Bradley Hagerty: March 15 and 16, 2025: Tucson Festival of Books (Barb only)1209 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721Event #1 March 15: 11:30 True Crime: The Path to Prison and from PrisonLocation: Student Union Santa RitaDescription: True crime authors Lisa Belkin and Barbara Bradley Hagerty will a discuss a caseof one man being murdered ... and another of a man who was wrongly convicted of murder.Event #2: March 16: 2:30-3:30 True Crime: Exploring the Criminal MindLocation: Integrated Learning Center Room 150Description: Why were highway serial killers so prolific? Why did investigators lie to convict aninnocent man? What led to the cocaine boom - and bust? March 19, 2025: Notre Dame law school. Time TBA1100 Eck Hall of LawNotre Dame, IN 46556See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written a riveting and important new book about the wrongful murder conviction of a man named Ben Spencer. Ben's experience in the criminal justice system and his decades-long struggle for justice expose the desperate need for criminal justice reform.In her book, "Brining Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice", Barbara tells Ben's story, shining the harsh light of truth on a system that often seems more intent on closing cases and winning convictions than complying with the legal and constitutional rights of defendants.I had the privilege of providing a blurb for "Bringing Ben Home":"As someone who spent three decades as a trial court prosecutor, I was horrified by the casual callousness that led to many of the wrongful convictions detailed in this important, beautiful, and infuriating work."To purchase "Bringing Ben Home": https://a.co/d/ab3BknOEvents for Ben Spencer and Barb Bradley Hagerty: March 15 and 16, 2025: Tucson Festival of Books (Barb only)1209 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721Event #1 March 15: 11:30 True Crime: The Path to Prison and from PrisonLocation: Student Union Santa RitaDescription: True crime authors Lisa Belkin and Barbara Bradley Hagerty will a discuss a caseof one man being murdered ... and another of a man who was wrongly convicted of murder.Event #2: March 16: 2:30-3:30 True Crime: Exploring the Criminal MindLocation: Integrated Learning Center Room 150Description: Why were highway serial killers so prolific? Why did investigators lie to convict aninnocent man? What led to the cocaine boom - and bust? March 19, 2025: Notre Dame law school. Time TBA1100 Eck Hall of LawNotre Dame, IN 46556See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What do true faith and forgiveness look like in the face of wrongful conviction?  Host Curtis Chang is joined by award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty and Ben Spencer, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 34 years. They share Ben's powerful story of faith, resilience, and redemption in the face of wrongful incarceration. Curtis and Barbara explore the systemic failures of the American justice system and reveal how the innocence movement and investigative journalism were crucial in securing Ben's exoneration. Ben reflects on how his belief in truth and forgiveness transformed his life, offering hope to others facing adversity. Send written questions or voice memos for “Ask Curtis” episodes to: askcurtis@redeemingbabel.org   Send Campfire Stories to: info@redeemingbabel.org   Resources from this episode: Barbara Bradley Hagerty's Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice Jim McCloskey and Centurion Ministries Read about Ben at The National registry of Exonerations Read the news of Ben's exoneration Listen to Barbara's early reporting on Ben's case Read about Judge Rick Magnis' belief in Ben's innocence Read about Ross Perot's secret witness payout Read John 16:33 More From Barbara Bradley Hagerty: Read Barbara's work in The Atlantic Check out Barb's website Buy Babara's books Contact Ben Spencer & Barbara Bradley Hagerty about speaking engagements: https://www.barbarabradleyhagerty.com/contact Learn more about Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission's Advocacy Day   Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook   Sign up: Redeeming Babel Newsletter

In 1987, Ben Spencer, a young black man from Dallas, Texas was convicted in the killing of a white businessman. He was sentenced to life in prison by an all-white jury. There was no physical evidence linking him to the crime and he had an alibi. Over the years, eyewitnesses recanted their testimony and a judge, after reviewing all the prior evidence, declared Spencer to be an innocent man. Nonetheless, Spencer remained in prison for more than three decades. For seven of those years, former NPR correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty follows and followed the twists and turns of this case. Her dissection of wrongful convictions and the criminal justice system is at the heart of her new book, Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, A Conviction And The Fight to Redeem American Justice. Today on The Sunday Story from Up First, part one of a two-part series looking at why it is so hard to get a conviction overturned even when evidence of innocence is overwhelming. Part two is also available now on the Up First podcast feed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In part two of our story about Ben Spencer, a man sentenced to life in prison for a crime he said he didn't commit, former NPR correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty begins her own investigation. She returns to the scene of the crime and reinterviews witnesses. Hagerty finds new evidence of Spencer's innocence. And yet, the courts refuse to release him. In this episode of The Sunday Story from Up First, a look at what finally happens to a man who pinned his hopes on the idea that the truth would eventually set him free.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A panel of experts explores the relationship between incarceration and race. The panelists are Jeffrey Abramowitz, CEO of the Petey Greene Program; Yusuf Dahl, CEO of The Century Promise; author Barbara Bradley Hagerty; and Marc Howard, a Georgetown University professor. UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, introduced the event, and Professor Gerard Robinson moderated the panel. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 18, 2024)

The Media Project's Jody Hassett Sanchez speaks with author and journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty about her new book, Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice.

In 1987, a Black 22-year-old named Ben Spencer was convicted of murdering a white man in Texas. In 2021, he was cleared of those charges and released from prison. A new book by former NPR reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Bringing Ben Home, dives into what went wrong within the Texas legal system for Spencer to serve so much time in prison for a crime he has always said he did not commit. In today's episode, Bradley Hagerty speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about her own investigation into the case and the kind of criminal justice reform she says is necessary to prevent this from happening again.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

No witnesses. No physical evidence. An ironclad alibi. Nevertheless, a Texas jury sentenced Ben Spencer to life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares what it took to set Spencer free.

In this episode, meet poet and playwright Vincent Toro, New York Times correspondent Thomas Fuller, and journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty. Hear how reading his audiobook helped Vincent Toro experiment with poetry performance, learn what special food Thomas Fuller ate before his recording sessions, and hear Barbara Bradley Hagerty describe the visceral experience of reliving her book as she read it. Hivestruck by Vincent Toro: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722306/hivestruck-by-vincent-toro/audio The Boys of Riverside by Thomas Fuller: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724060/the-boys-of-riverside-by-thomas-fuller/audio Bringing Ben Home by Barbara Bradley Hagerty: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677738/bringing-ben-home-by-barbara-bradley-hagerty/audio

In 1988, Benjamine Spencer, a young black man in Dallas, TX, was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Jeffrey young, a young white man, the son of a prominent Ross Perot supporter, by prosecutors trained by Henry Wade, the Wade in Roe v Wade. Washington DC journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty, whose 2018 reporting led to Spencer's release has now written a book, Bringing Ben Home, (https://a.co/d/6w5uHll) and talks with Sunil Dasgupta about the case and its implications. Music by Alexandria alt-rock band Jackie and the Treehorns.

In this episode, we speak with Barbara Bradley Hagerty about navigating the midlife crisis. Barbara is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including Life Reimagined. An award-winning journalist, she spent nearly two decades as a correspondent for NPR and has contributed to publications such as The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Vogue. Additionally, she has been honored with the Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship in Science and Religion, and a Knight Fellowship at Yale Law School.  Midlife often brings a curious shift. Around the age of 40, our youthful idealism begins to fade, replaced by a heightened awareness of mortality and life's finite nature. This period can feel like a monotonous grind, characterized by the repetitive "Groundhog Day" effect, where days seem largely unchanged and dreams of what life could become start to dwindle. This is what many refer to as a midlife crisis—a time when, according to research, life satisfaction tends to reach its lowest point, around age 40 for women and 50 for men, before climbing again later in life. Barbara is an excellent guest for exploring this topic, offering insights that not only help us understand the midlife crisis but also inspire hope that things do improve. Personally experiencing a midlife reevaluation myself, I found this conversation incredibly uplifting and a rejuvenation of my optimism for what lies ahead. Host: Brent Franson, Founder & CEO, Most Days Guest: Barbara Bradley Hagerty Music: Patrick Lee Producer: Patrick Godino

After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond by Bruce Greyson. ACU Sunday Series.  Watch this interview at- https://www.vabook.org/2021/06/17/iafter-i-dr-bruce-greyson-on-near-death-experiences/ Or on YouTube at-  https://youtu.be/IXJ54zkM8f0 Dr. Bruce Greyson, author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond, offers a scientific perspective of near-death experiences using his forty years of research and clinical experience. His lifelong journey to understand what happens with near-death experiences results in a book about dying, but also about life and living. In conversation with Barbara Bradley Hagerty. Presented as part of the SHELF LIFE series of virtual events from the Virginia Festival of the Book, a program of Virginia Humanities. Learn more at VaBook.org.   About the Book- After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond by Bruce Greyson M.D.  March 2, 2021 The world's leading expert on near-death experiences reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consciousness. Cases of remarkable experiences on the threshold of death have been reported since ancient times, and are described today by 10% of people whose hearts stop. The medical world has generally ignored these “near-death experiences,” dismissing them as “tricks of the brain” or wishful thinking. But after his patients started describing events that he could not just sweep under the rug, Dr. Bruce Greyson began to investigate. As a physician without a religious belief system, he approached near-death experiences from a scientific perspective. In After, he shares the transformative lessons he has learned over four decades of research. Our culture has tended to view dying as the end of our consciousness, the end of our existence―a dreaded prospect that for many people evokes fear and anxiety. But Dr. Greyson shows how scientific revelations about the dying process can support an alternative theory. Dying could be the threshold between one form of consciousness and another, not an ending but a transition. This new perspective on the nature of death can transform the fear of dying that pervades our culture into a healthy view of it as one more milestone in the course of our lives. After challenges us to open our minds to these experiences and to what they can teach us, and in so doing, expand our understanding of consciousness and of what it means to be human.   Purchase the book at your favorite book seller or from Amazon/Audible at- https://www.amazon.com/After-Doctor-Explores-Near-Death-Experiences/dp/B089YWZXWF/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=   HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD!  Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Forward this show to friends. Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime …And Many Other Podcast Aggregators and sites   Please help ACU by submitting your Show ideas. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Help CSI Stamp Out Slavery In Sudan Join us in our effort to free over 350 slaves. Listeners to the Eric Metaxas Show will remember our annual effort to free Christians who have been enslaved for simply acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Savior. As we celebrate the birth of Christ this Christmas, join us in giving new life to brothers and sisters in Sudan who have enslaved as a result of their faith. https://csi-usa.org/metaxas   https://csi-usa.org/slavery/   Typical Aid for the Enslaved A ration of sorghum, a local nutrient-rich staple food A dairy goat A “Sack of Hope,” a survival kit containing essential items such as tarp for shelter, a cooking pan, a water canister, a mosquito net, a blanket, a handheld sickle, and fishing hooks. Release celebrations include prayer and gathering for a meal, and medical care for those in need. The CSI team provides comfort, encouragement, and a shoulder to lean on while they tell their stories and begin their new lives. Thank you for your compassion  Giving the Gift of Freedom and Hope to the Enslaved South Sudanese

Harley Rustad recounts the life of Justin Alexander Shetler, an American man who vanished in India’s Parvati Valley in 2016.

There are times when people of faith feel, for a while, far from God. Former NPR religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty sits down with two spiritual scholars to talk about their experiences with "the dark night of the soul".

We speak to  Harley Rustad about his book, Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Death in the Himalayas. Then Barbara Bradley Hagerty considers the "mid-faith crisis."

Divorce is hard on anyone, and sometimes the children of divorce become pawns in their parents' game of revenge. But what happens when that goes too far? It’s known as ‘parental alienation.' One parent uses tactics to make the children hate or fear the other parent so much that they begin to reject them as a parent altogether.That’s what happened to Olivia  (her name has been changed to protect privacy) and her brother. Olivia shares with Katie how she became a puppet to her father, whose only goal was to turn his children against his ex-wife.This isn’t just run of the mill bitterness engendered by divorce. ‘Parental alienation’ is a term recognized by courts and mental health professionals, and for Olivia and her brother, it took years before they understood exactly what their father had done.Olivia and her brother truly believed their mother didn’t love them. In return, they treated her with disdain and disrespect, always lamenting how much they’d rather be with their father.In this episode, Katie hears about this long journey and how Olivia now considers her mom her best friend.Read the original article in The Atlantic here. And you can listen to an interview on NPR with the author here.Artwork by Paula Mangin (@PaulaBallah)Music composed and performed by Andrea PerryProducer: Alice HudsonExecutive Producer: Katie HafnerSocial Media: Sophie McNultySpecial thanks to Barbara Bradley Hagerty, for putting us in touch with Oliva.Mother Word Cloud: Please contribute the one word that best describes your mother to the Mother Word Cloud at www.ourmothersourselves.com

This episode, Liza and Kara cover “Conscience” (Season 6, Episode 6), adolescent murderer Eric M. Smith, and chat with SVU executive producer and showrunner (seasons 2-12), Neal Baer.  SOURCES: CBS News The New York Times Democrat & Chronicle The Steuben Courier Advocate Wikipedia WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: “When Your Child is a Psychopath” - Story by Barbara Bradley Hagerty: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/ Next week’s episode will be “Institutional Fail” (Season 17, Episode 4).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the age of 53, Barbara Bradley Hagerty was experiencing chronic vocal cord pain along with losing her voice.  It was hindering her work as an on-air reporter at NPR.  Other life experiences also had her thinking she might be headed for a midlife crisis.  As any good reporter would do, she decided to follow the story and spent the next couple of years examining that stage of life called “midlife” and how we might thrive.  Hundreds of interviews with brain scientists, researchers and psychologists came together in a book titled Life Reimagined where she also examined her own midlife journey. What she found is that we’ve bought into a myth that midlife brings with it the inevitable midlife crisis. Instead, she found that midlife can be a time to “refocus our energies, and transform the ways we think about the world and ourselves.”

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Hare Krishnas are often seen as joyous, harmless people, dancing their way through the streets, chanting to bells in their colourful robes. But in one particular Australian offshoot, a young woman named Lina told me about her not-so-harmless experiences. Full research sources listed on each episode page at www.ltaspod.com. You can support the creation of this independent podcast at www.patreon.com/ltaspod. With thanks to Audio-Technica, presenting partner for season 3 of Let's Talk About Sects. If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com).Australian bushfire crisis appeals: Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery, WWF's Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund, and Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities. Please donate if you can. Credits:Written and Hosted by Sarah SteelResearched by Haley Gray and Sarah SteelMusic by Joe Gould Links:About ISKCON — background at Krishna.com, accessed November 2019What You Need to Know About Hare Krishnas — by Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR, 22 May 2008Wollumbin — Geographical Names Extract, Geographical Names Board, accessed November 2019Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track — NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service listing, accessed November 2019Hardly Krishna — by Sushi Das, The Age, 2 June 2003Judge Rejects Charges of ‘Brainwashing’ Against Hare Krishna Aides — by Murray Schumach, The New York Times, 18 March 1977Krishna Expels Leader of Group Under U.S. Probe — UPI, Los Angeles Times, 18 March 1987

Ep. 26 — A Christian Scientist forsakes her religion after taking meds for the stomach flu and takes a life detour to uncover the science of spiritual experiences / Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic and Author, Fingerprints of God. Barbara Bradley Hagerty found herself at a crossroads one day when she got the stomach flu and realized she could no longer abide by the rules of her religion, Christian Science, banning the use of any medications. “I just lay there and this flashing in my head went off, Tylenol, Tylenol, Tylenol, so I got out of bed and I practically crawled to the medicine cabinet and pulled myself up by the sink, took one Tylenol, not two, just one and crawled back to bed. I lay there and about five minutes later I'm thinking wow I feel pretty good,” Hagerty remembers. “Now that was the beginning of the end for Christian Science for me.” Though Hagerty’s short-term health conundrum was resolved, it was only the beginning of a long-term spiritual crisis. She had to confront a much bigger issue that no meds could solve and it had to do not with her body, but with her soul. So she went on a quest and the answers she found were surprising, even shocking and resulted in her fascinating book, Fingerprints of God, about how what and why of spirituality and spiritual experiences. Join me on this journey to the center of the soul, with award-winning journalist and author, Barbara Bradley Hagerty. Transcript Download the PDF Chitra Ragavan:   Barbara Bradley Hagerty caught the stomach flu one day. It was no ordinary bug. It was a bug so bad that it set off a short-term health conundrum and a long-term spiritual crisis. Bradley Hagerty was a Christian Scientist and the religion forbids medications, but she felt so awful that she took her first Tylenol ever. Even after Hagerty beat back the stomach flu, there was a bigger issue that no meds could solve. It had to do not with her body, but with her soul. So she went on a quest and the answers she found was surprising, even shocking. Chitra Ragavan:   Hello everyone I'm Chitra Ragavan and this is When It Mattered. This episode is brought to you by Goodstory, an advisory firm, helping technology startups find their narrative. I'm joined today by Barbara Bradley Hagerty. She is an award-winning formal journalist for the Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio. Hagerty currently is a contributing writer to The Atlantic Monthly. She's the author of Fingerprints of God: What Science is Learning About the Brain and Spiritual Experience. Chitra Ragavan:   Barb welcome to the podcast. Barbara Hagerty:   It's great to be here. Chitra Ragavan:   There you were. You were 34 years old in a hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, never having taken a pill of any kind as a Christian Scientist and you had the stomach flu. Barbara Hagerty:   I sure did. It with three days of just being so, so sick. I remember coming home from I think, from exams at Yale. I was on a fellowship there, every year Yale invites five journalists to go through their first year of law school. I was doing this fellowship. I got incredibly sick. I remember going into bed and putting every piece of clothing, blanket, everything I had on top of me because I was so sick. I was shivering. I was shaking. Suddenly, I remembered that my boyfriend at the time who lived in Washington had left a bottle of Tylenol in the medicine cabinet. Barbara Hagerty:   I just lay there and this flashing in my head went off, Tylenol, Tylenol, Tylenol, so I got out of bed and I practically crawled to the medicine cabinet and pulled myself up by the sink, took one Tylenol, not two, just one and crawled back to bed. I lay there and about five minutes later I'm thinking wow I feel pretty good. I'm getting warm. Let me get all of these covers off of me. I'm hot, hot. About 15 minutes later I'm sitting there. I'm at the stove. I'm making some tomato soup and I feel terrific...

A healthy mindset is crucial when you are starting over or even starting your second half! Don't let the “not good enough” or “imposter syndrome” take over! At every stage you should be engaged and intentional. Life Reimagined by Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a great book to read. Don't stop thinking about the future and keep up with current events. Read, garden and take time for you! Denise Park, neuroscientist at the University of Texas says, “You've reached a stage in your life where you have both cognitive resource—that is speed and memory, and at the same time, knowledge, experience and judgment.” She asserts that it's the most efficient, effective time of your life! This should be such an encouragement for those at the halftime of life! Most are focusing on happiness and satisfaction to enjoy every day as Father Time moves quickly on. Affirm your valuable network as well as transferable skills and experience. Then, don't be afraid of making a change, but also embrace your limitations! You can hire those areas out! A quality coach could be one of your very best investments as you face your second half. Don't hesitate to start--you are worth it!

Why do women love true crime? Wait, no—why do people love true crime? Author Rachel Monroe comes on the podcast to deconstruct our appetite for horrifying true stories. Also covered: relating to the Manson girls, why true crime is not the same as a bowl of oatmeal, the ethics of crime scene photos, and the murky side of the victim's rights movement. Check out Rachel’s new book, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsessiontoday! Want more #content? 1) Subscribe to the new podcast I’m hosting, Why Women Kill, from CBS All Access. 2) Come see me + the host of DIE-ALOGUE talk about female cult leaders in NYC on October 30. Tickets here! *** SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Become a Patreon supporter and get a cool postcard. Get a free month of courses at The Great Courses Plus at thegreatcoursesplus.com/broads. Check out Harlequin Suspense’s new line of creepy fall books at bit.ly/mustreadsuspense.*** Sources: Interview with Rachel Monroe: August 28, 2019Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession, by Rachel MonroeRachel’s con-man article in the Atlantic: “The Perfect Man Who Wasn’t,” April 2018 issueThe article about serial rapists we discuss: “An Epidemic of Disbelief,” by Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, August 2019 issue Music: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer“Can You Tame Wild Wimmen?” by Billy Murray, licensed under a Public Domain / Sound Recording Common Law Protection License“Shake It and Break It” by Lanin's Southern Serenaders, licensed under a Public Domain / Sound Recording Common Law Protection License  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the foundational practices of faith, prayer is an essential part of Christian life. But what is prayer? How does it work? Can we see its effects? Does science have anything to tell us about prayer? In this episode on prayer, Language of God producer Colin Hoogerwerf explores the relationship between science and prayer with Dr. David Myers, journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty, author Philip Yancey, and Dr. Jimmy Lin. They discuss a 1997 Harvard experiment meant to measure the effects of prayer, the findings of neurotheology, and why we should pray at all. By melding their personal prayer lives with their research, our guests find a more robust understanding of the sacred practice. Read David Myers’ response to the Harvard Prayer Experiment here. Find a conversation about this episode at the BioLogos Forum.

“The bear is dinner”:  Barbara Bradley Hagerty, author of “Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife” on two big secrets to midlife happiness, balancing a short- and long-term life outlook, and a French concert that wasn’t. The post Ep 37 Journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty appeared first on Midlife Mixtape .

In part one of our three-part series "No Way Out," Barbara Bradley Hagerty told the story of how Benjamine Spencer was convicted for the murder of Jeffrey Young, and how much of the evidence that led to that conviction has fallen apart under scrutiny. But if Spencer did not kill him, who else could have? And if the evidence does point to another assailant, is that enough to free Spencer? In this episode, part two of three, Barbara explores an alternate theory of the crime. She talks with two friends of another man they say boasted about committing it. Their story, coupled with the shoddiness of the evidence that convicted Spencer, was enough to secure a recommendation that Spencer be given a new trial, "on the grounds of actual innocence." --- Key individuals mentioned in this story (listed in order of appearance): From Part I:Benjamine Spencer, the prisoner, convicted in October 1987, retried and convicted in March 1988, given life in prisonJeffrey Young, the victim, murdered in Dallas in March 1987Jay Young, Jeffrey’s son, the elder of twoCheryl Wattley, Spencer’s current attorneyTroy Johnson, a friend of Jeffrey Young’s, who tried calling him the night of his murderHarry Young, Jeffrey’s father, a senior executive in Ross Perot’s companyJesus “Jessie” Briseno, a detective for the Dallas Police Department, the lead investigator on the murder of Jeffrey YoungGladys Oliver, the prosecution’s star eyewitness in the trials of Benjamine SpencerRobert Mitchell, another man convicted a week after Spencer in a separate trial for the same crime, now deceasedFaith Johnson, the current district attorney in DallasFrank Jackson, Spencer’s defense attorney in the original trialAndy Beach, the prosecutor in the trial that sent Spencer to prisonAlan Ledbetter, the foreman of the jury that convicted SpencerDanny Edwards, the jailhouse informant who testified in Spencer’s original trials that Spencer had confessed to himDebra Spencer, Benjamine Spencer’s wife at the time of his convictionChristi Williams, the alibi witness who testified in Spencer’s defense at his trialsJim McCloskey, the founder of Centurion Ministries, the group that has aided Spencer's quest for exonerationDaryl Parker, a private investigator who has helped re-examine Spencer’s case and Young’s murderJimmie Cotton, one of three eyewitnesses for the prosecution in Spencer’s original trialsCharles Stewart, another of three eyewitnesses for the prosecution in Spencer’s trials, now deceasedSandra Brackens, a potential witness in Spencer’s defense who was not called to testify at his trialsNew to Part II:Michael Hubbard, an alternative suspect in Young's deathFerrell Scott, a childhood friend of Hubbard'sKelvin Johnson, a friend of Hubbard's who claims to have committed robberies with himCraig Watkins, a newly-elected District Attorney interested in reinvestigating claims of innocence Judge Rick Magnis, the judge of Texas' 283rd DistrictSubscribe to Radio Atlantic to hear part three in the “No Way Out” series when it's released. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Jazzed About Work, Bev talks with award-winning religion correspondent for National Public Radio and a former reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, about new research that explores fable that midlife is a time when things start to go "downhill". Barbara will explain how midlife can be a great new adventure when you can embrace fresh possibilities, purposes, and pleasures.

Some people believe life goes downhill after 40, but Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares stories and thoughts about reimagining life after 40 and using that as an opportunity to pivot and spend time and career doing things that a more meaningful. www.jenriday.com/23

If you've ever wanted a second chance at life, to be on fire, in passion, excited about what you're doing, or at least turn your life in a new direction, then do we have the Life Reimagined show for you! Today I'll be talking with Barbara Bradley Hagerty, award winning journalist, 20 year correspondent for NPR, and the new York Times bestelling author of Fingerprints of God and a book I found dumbfoundingly inspirational, and motivational, Life Reimagined. It's a book I'll be recommending to my friends, family, parents, and yes, even my wife Jessica. So today we'll talk about a life Reimagined, about shifting your life, whether you're middle-age, golden age, or even just getting started from version 1.0 to 2.0 or in my case 3.0 and above! That plus we'll talk about Stampede the Pokey white poney, fareed zakaria, GPS, hookups, rain and RV's, and what quantum mechanics and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle has to do with mom, the bunny hop criterium, who has social security #111-11-1111 and what the hee-hee, haa-haa, and hoo-hoo center has to do with anything. Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: How she's getting into cycling. How to get a second lease on life What happened Sept 5th, 2012 How her higher-self gave her a wake-up call How she rounded a turning point to a re-imagined life How wake-up calls commonly happen if a job's not-quite right for you What happened to her mom and how that influenced her Why we're having to re-invent ourselves sooner than ever (more uncertain career future) Why you have to choose meaning and purpose over short-term happiness What's the importance of a purpose much larger than yourself Why experience is so important What's the importance of being a mentor of having a mentor Why having kids later keeps you younger longer What's the importance of having a ‘little purpose' What's the importance of having friendships Why friends are more important to your health than family What was the electro-shock treatment she did for the book! What's the decathalon of flourishing? Why crossword puzzles aren't the answer What Barb is doing to conquer fear What's the spiritual component to all of this How she doesn't meditate well, but how she used meditation on her pain to strip away the emotional component – how she learned that thinking changes her brain function How she wrote a book on the science of spirituality Fingerprints of God For her how jesuit prayer and meditation and meditation help What's the law of karma? What's the immortality in investing outward and downward What is a mid-faith crisis? How she met her husband on match.com barbarabradleyhagerty.com Barbara Bradley Hagerty from NPR shares how to reinvent yourself & reimagine your life at any age! Inspirational | Motivational | Career | Self-Improvement | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Inspiration | Happiness | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Barbara Bradley Hagerty joins us to talk about her new book “Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife” She says: “When I was in my early 50s, I became quite convinced I was having a midlife crisis. I was an on-air correspondent for National Public Radio -- with a partly paralyzed vocal cord that left me without a voice for days or weeks at a time and with chronic pain that dominated my every waking hour. I wondered if my career at NPR had reached its peak as I observed the new opportunities going, understandably, to younger journalists."

Barbara Bradley Hagerty is an award-winning journalist and former NPR correspondent. She's also the author of Life Reimagined​, a new book aimed at helping readers navigate the trials and opportunities of midlife.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barbara Bradley Hagerty is an award-winning journalist who spent nearly 20 years as a correspondent for NPR, covering law and religion. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Fingerprints of God, a recipient of the Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship in Science and Religion and a Knight Fellowship at Yale Law School. Before joining NPR, she was a reporter at The Christian Science Monitor. She lives in Washington, D.C with her husband and dog. https://www.facebook.com/bbradleyhagerty

It just keeps getting better! Tune in to hear my conversation with author Barbara Bradley Taggerty - boy did we laugh! From dogs to DC, RVs and back again. This is one of those books that you'll read and want to go back to again...and share with your friends. Loved it!! I have 2 copies to share. US residents only and the giveaway ends on 3/28. To enter please comment below with your midlife ideas -whatever that means.

We've all heard it before. Sixty is the new fifty, fifty is the new forty, etc. It's all in the service our fear, or dread of aging; of death and the lost endless possibilities of youth. We believed that as we turned the corner onto the proverbial back nine, that a kind of midlife crisis would overtake us. For a generation of narcissistic baby boomers, it seemed like the logical step. But a surprising thing happened along the way.  Many of those same baby boomers began to appreciate age and its companions of wisdom and calmness Some boomers actually began to thrive in midlife and that's the story that Barbara Bradley Hagerty tells in Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife My conversation with Barbara Bradley Hagerty: 

"If I wasn't reading my book, I could see Diane Keaton reading it because I really relate to her Annie Hall character."