LUIGI

While the narrator might be a little dramatic, to the point of being a caricature, I think they raise a number of interesting questions about the media’s reluctance to cover this news. Which is what it is. When you consider the corporate/private equity ownership of SO many of the pieces of this puzzle…and the number of people who die under our current medical system…you just have to ask some questions. I would recommend giving it a listen just to hear about a topic not being covered elsewhere. And personally I don’t feel as if they are making any presumptions about his innocence or guilt any more than is natural when someone is arrested and there seems to be a lot of incriminating evidence. It is my hope that the trial will get the coverage it deserves. And also that our broken healthcare system comes back from the upcoming collapse of the basic infrastructure quickly so that fewer people die needless deaths.

Good discussion of all the issues: public response, the brutality of murder, and overall frustration with the gold lined pockets of our healthcare industry. Well organized & good narration

Reactions to this podcast perfectly underline the hyper partisan mood in the US. You can be sympathetic to or even agree with someone while still believing that person should be held responsible to the full extent of the law for actions they chose to carry out. Humanizing the alleged perpetrator and learning about his stance does not lessen his crime, it merely explains his motive. I appreciate this network’s dedication to providing solid analysis of the legal issues at stake and their willingness to explore the media circus surrounding it. It helps de-mystify this story that has been funneled through a multitude of political meat grinders and sold as various brands of partisan hamburger depending on the bias of the organization presenting it. If you want a full airing of the story and issues around it, this show is for you.

Heavily biased toward law enforcement. The language and tone sounds like some determined and diligent cops tracked him down, when really it was just some narc at McDonald’s that delivered this suspect. The podcast creates drama where there is none. The people of NY and across the country were in no way fearful of some mad killer. Extraditing a suspect from PA to NY is a procedural thing that happens every day. Any person charged has the right to waive or fight extradition. This description made it seem like a big deal, but one sentence later, Mr. Mangione was wearing a maroon sweater in a NYC courtroom. So the extradition element was played up, but other than counsel for the defendant, suspiciously absent was any mention of the absolute clown show of a perp walk from a heliport on the Hudson. 50 men with serious expressions, an arsenal of weapons at hand, the mayor… they looked like a bunch of fishermen trying to claim credit for catching The Big One. Fools. Compounding that, they made the suspect seem like a comic book antihero. Everybody knows the Joker’s the coolest character. Luigi walking up the figurative plank wearing a slightly bored expression, jumpsuit blaring bright orange against the grey skies, a tumble of dark curls on top of his head, that’s the stuff of legends. No mention of that, though. The mayor/NYPD/FBI got what they deserved. They thought they were making him look like a criminal, but they made him a sensation instead.

I gave it two stars rather than one because some of the content was actually interesting, but Jesus! The host is a caricature, with his conspiratorial tone and excessive emphasis. I might’ve been able to last a little longer if he had calmed all that down some, but instead, it seemed to get worse as the series went on. The relentless tacky, tension music was also really annoying. I had to stop.