Chris Rattey, Boston.com’s Editorial Lead on the Aaron Hernandez trial, joined me in studio for some post-verdict analysis, including some interesting facts about the trial and Hernandez himself that you might have missed. More
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Mike Bello from the Boston Globe was in studio this morning with the latest updates on the Tsarnaev and Hernandez trials, as well as news on Boston Police Officer John Moynihan. Click through for the podcast. More
Comedian Daniel Tosh’s take-no-prisoners comic persona has alternately entertained and enraged audiences for years. His Comedy Central series, Tosh.0, has flourished with the tried and true formula of playing 5 seconds of YouTube videos and making jokes targeted at 14-year-old boys. So it’s no surprise that Tosh’s two-minute rant on the Patriots is full of sophomoric observations and Aaron Hernandez one-liners. More
Mike Bello from the Boston Globe Metro Desk joined us in studio this morning with that “smoking” Red Line story, the strange start to the Aaron Hernandez Trial, and more. More
In the arena of stats and measurables, the New England Patriots are one of the best teams in the post-merger NFL. However, they’re superlative in the realm of gossip and scandal. More
So much for a happy ending, or a clear ending at all. Yesterday, the first season of Serial, a wildly popular podcast that re-evaluated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed over a 12-week season, came to a close. Listeners hoping for a conclusive ending wrapped in a tight bow were disappointed, but they were also harboring unrealistic expectations. The show was presented and played out as an exploratory exercise. Creator Sarah Koenig was unsure how the story would unfold when she first started. Expecting a neat resolution was simply unrealistic. Instead, die-hard Serial fans will have to check back to see if an attempt to pin the murder on a now deceased serial killer through DNA testing will pan out. More
State department corruption, airport money smuggling, and the old “spilled drink” motive; this week’s local headlines are (mostly) about true crime. We know you’re still nursing your three-day-weekend hangover, so we consumed the news and digested it, then popped out some topical one-liners, relevant bar games, and of course, your weekly pickup line. As Scruff McGruff the Crime Dog would say, “Drink responsibly, use protection, and woof, I’m a dog!” (I never paid much attention to those PSAs). More