Is this your podcast?
Sign up
to track ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more
Serial Productions & The New York Times
The Kids of Rutherford County
From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South.
For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves, who try to do something about it.
Listen now
Ratings & Reviews
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
4.1 stars from 2,935 ratings
Important Story
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“The story is so sad and so important. The narrator has an odd cadence to her presentation that makes it a little hard to follow.”
weh04 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/04/24
Good story ruined by vocal fry
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“The vocal fry of the narrator is so annoying I almost gave up. I persisted and just tried hard to block it out.
The story started really well and the injustices made me suitably outraged, but it didn’t really go anywhere and at the end of episode 4, it just stopped. I guess they may do a second...”Read full review »
Melody77 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/04/24
Story well told
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Great show. Fantastic reporting. Engaging structure and pacing. I liked how it came with a healthy dose of humor.”
slamgranderson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/25/24
Recent Episodes
Published 11/09/23
The lawyers settle with the county, which agrees to pay the kids who were wrongfully arrested and illegally jailed; the hard part is actually getting the kids paid.
From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford...
Published 11/09/23
Wes Clark reads a telling line in a police report about how Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system really works. He and his law partner Mark Downton realize they have a massive class action on their hands.
From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and...
Published 11/02/23
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Links
Genres
Artwork or description wrong?
Request an update »
Updates may take a few minutes.
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
