The Hurricane Tapes

BBC World Service

4.7 (631)
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A triple murder. 40 hours of tape recordings. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Bob Dylan wrote a song about him. Hollywood made a movie. This is the full story.

01/04/2019

Ep 13. Black Angel

"I know who doesn’t belong in prison. I am an angel. The Black Angel" Plus a final account of Carter from someone who has never told her truth about her father #HurricaneTapes

53 min
25/03/2019

Ep 12. Stinkin’ New Jersey

John Artis on who he blames and Jonny Carter reveals who he thinks did it #hurricanetapes

39 min
18/03/2019

Ep 11. Joining the dots

Names are named, alibis crumble, as we reveal the details of a never before seen investigation into the case #HurricaneTapes

36 min
11/03/2019

Ep 10. Nineteen pages

"Nobody wanted my findings to come out". An investigator’s alternative theory, ignored… until now. #HurricaneTapes

44 min
04/03/2019

Ep 9. Take it to the judge

"Racism rather than reason." Judge Sarokin, the man who had the final say in the State of New Jersey v Rubin Carter and John Artis. #HurricaneTapes

44 min
25/02/2019

Ep 8. Boy wonder

How Lazarus and a Canadian 'army' took Carter from deep despair to the brink of freedom. #HurricaneTapes

32 min
18/02/2019

Ep 7. Racial revenge

'You’re turning the trial into a racial nightmare.' The defence team are heading for big trouble at the second trial. #HurricaneTapes

43 min
11/02/2019

Ep6. Muhammad Ali and Bob Dylan

Rubin Carter becomes a cause célèbre. Star power to the rescue? #HurricaneTapes

30 min

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631 Ratings

Great piece of journalism

01/06/2021

JB-rown

Devoured this podcast within hours. Well researched gem of a podcast
Very cool

04/11/2020

Mark silla

Stumbled across this via a social media recommendation and it’s stunning. I have a couple of episodes left to go but I’m saving them for a long drive, even though I’m desperate to find out how the story ends. I’m not American, but you can tell from the voices that so much of the racism in the 60s is being repeated now, or never went away. Well done Steve and Joe.
We have too

24/04/2021

tittyupthe life

We have a good
Captivating

03/11/2020

DickTracey344

Not been this engrossed in a podcast since the mind-blowing S Town. The presenters do a remarkable job telling this remarkable story.

A triple murder. 40 hours of tape recordings. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Bob Dylan wrote a song about him. Hollywood made a movie. This is the full story.