Lauren Spohrer
Lauren Spohrer (@laurenspohrer) is the co-creator of Criminal .
Previously, she was a producer at NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday and Bryant Park Project , and APM’s The Story with Dick Gordon . She has a Master’s degree in fiction writing from Columbia University, and is the founder of the online literary magazine Two Serious Ladies .
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How does a victim's family cope, hours after a violent crime, when they are thrust into a national spotlight?
This hour two mysteries: one involving an obscure novel and Britney Spears, and the other a real life murder most fowl.
This hour stories of black lives caught in the cross hairs of injustice.
Police officer John Edwards was patrolling a quiet neighborhood in Bellaire, Texas, when he saw an SUV driven by two young African-American men.
The 2015 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.
This hour, rabbit holes — stories that start exploring one small thing and unexpectedly end up telling a much richer story.
What is Criminal ?
This hour, amateur detectives, spiritual revelations and other stories of dogged perseverance.
This hour: lawyers-turned-pinball wizards, two extraordinary minds meeting in a field of poetry and, forty years after the phrase was coined, the skinny on 420.
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The 2017 Third Coast/RHDF Competition awards the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention and Directors' Choice), Best New Artist, Radio Impact, Best News Feature, Skylarking and Best Foreign Language.