Radical One Year Later: Go Inside the Tent with Host Mosi Secret

This is an episode of Inside the Tent, a podcast going behind the scenes of Campside’s award winning shows.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.On March 16, 2000, two police officers were shot in one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods.One officer died and the other claimed the shooter was Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, the leader of a local mosque. Once known as H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin was a charismatic leader of the Black Power Movement, and an honorary officer in the Black Panther Party.He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But was Al-Amin truly guilty? Or was it payback for decades of work against the establishment?Secret, a former reporter for The New York Times and ProPublica, speaks with Matt about learning to write for audio and his personal connection to the case at the center of Radical.He singles out producer Johnny Kauffman’s relentless pursuit of public records and how reporters can be blocked from accessing what they have a legal right to review.It’s been one year since the release of the show, and Secret reflects on investigating what really happened the night of the shootout in Atlanta and who really deserves to be called ‘radical.’Thanks for listening. Let us know what you think: [email protected] hope to see you inside the tent again soon. Subscribe now for updates on Radical and all of Campside’s hit shows.Radical is a production of Campside Media, Tenderfoot TV, and iHeart Podcasts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit join.campsidemedia.com