In this episode: Sandeep “Sonny” Bharadia literally laughed when Georgia police served him an arrest warrant. He was a good person leading a good life. But Georgia convicted Sonny for robbery and sexual assault, sentencing him to life without parole, despite the fact that he had a solid alibi and had never even been to…
In this episode: Calvin Duncan epitomizes grace. In this episode, Donna and Noah Pines talk with Calvin and hear how he became “The Most Incredible Jailhouse Lawyer”. While serving a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit, Calvin helped hundreds of other inmates get the fair hearings they’d been denied. Then he got himself…
In This Episode: From the moment Donna’s daughter introduced her friend Heather to Donna, Donna and Heather bonded. Donna sensed another person with a life journey as harrowing as her own. Breaking silence is what this podcast is all about. Wait till you hear what that sounds like coming from the mouth of Heather -…
From the moment Donna’s daughter introduced her friend Heather to Donna, Donna and Heather bonded. Donna sensed another person with a life journey as harrowing as her own. Breaking silence is what this podcast is all about. Wait till you hear what that sounds like coming from the mouth of Heather – a remarkable, resilient…
THE BLURB: In this episode, we continue The Joey Watkins Story. Joey Watkins spent 22 years in prison on a life sentence for murder. Problem: Joey was demonstrably innocent! How Joey found justice, got out and – with a remarkable mental attitude – set about reclaiming his life. How Joey remained unbreakable and emerged from…
THE BLURB: Joey Watkins spent 22 years in prison on a life sentence for murder. Problem: Joey was demonstrably innocent! How legal stories co-host Noah Pines along with the Georgia Innocence Project helped right a terrible wrong. In this episode, what made Joey unbreakable?
THE BLURB: Growing up inside my lower tier crime family was a constant challenge. Though our neighbors in Levittown never felt the full effects of my family’s incredible criminality (they remained oblivious of the worst), they experienced it nonetheless. In this episode, meet Susan, one of our neighbors from back in the day. What did…
IIn This Episode: Donna introduces one of season two’s occasional cohosts, her good friend, defense attorney Noah Pines who works with the Georgia Innocence Project. In season one, we met Walter Ogrod and Herb Haak (Donna’s brother), two people who served serious time (Walter especially) for murders they didn’t commit. Those are the kind of…
IN THIS EPISODE: I told the story in season one about how, when I was six, my best friend Stacie told me she wasn’t allowed to play with me anymore – or even be my friend. That’s because of how bonkers my family was. For the first time in 45 years, Stacie and I catch…
IN THIS EPISODE: Season 2 begins with a testament to the healing power of storytelling and a therapeutic (therefore “the couch”) conversation between Donna and The Hall Closet’s other executive producer, Alan Katz. Both know from life experience how the Truth absolutely will set you free. How telling our truths – via podcast or merely…