Episodes

  • Death Row - The Final Hour with Ava Grey
    Jan 28 2026
    Death Row – The Final Hour is a three-part investigative podcast series that examines what happens when capital punishment moves from theory to reality. Hosted by Ava Grey, the series explores notorious executions that defined an era, cases where executions went catastrophically wrong, and the final words, meals, and moments of those facing death. Through meticulous research and clinical analysis, the series confronts questions of justice, vengeance, mental illness, innocence, and human error. The Final Hour offers an unflinching, deeply unsettling look at the machinery of execution—and what it reveals about society itself.
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    1 min
  • Death Row - The Final Hour - “Final Words”
    Jan 28 2026
    “Final Words” explores the last hours before execution—final meals, last statements, and the psychological state of those facing death. The episode examines remorseful apologies, defiant denials, claims of innocence, and moments of unsettling absurdity, revealing how individuals confront their own execution in radically different ways. Through cases like Troy Davis, Karla Faye Tucker, and others, the episode questions whether executions provide closure, justice, or moral clarity. By focusing on humanity at its most extreme edge, Episode 3 exposes the irreversible weight of capital punishment and the doubts that linger long after the final breath.
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    28 mins
  • Death Row - The Final Hour - “When Executions Go Wrong"
    Jan 28 2026
    “When Executions Go Wrong” investigates the most disturbing failures in the history of capital punishment—executions that became prolonged, chaotic, and deeply inhumane. The episode examines botched electrocutions, gas chamber deaths, and lethal injection failures, including cases where prisoners burned, suffocated, or remained conscious for extended periods. Through detailed analysis of these breakdowns, the episode exposes how human error, faulty equipment, and untested protocols turn state executions into acts of torture. By confronting these moments head-on, Episode 2 challenges the claim that any execution method can be reliably humane.
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    27 mins
  • Death Row - The Final Hour - “Monsters at the End”
    Jan 28 2026
    “Monsters at the End” examines some of the most notorious criminals in American history who were ultimately executed by the state. This episode explores the final hours of Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Aileen Wuornos, and Timothy McVeigh, focusing on how their executions unfolded and how the public reacted to their deaths. Through detailed case analysis, the episode interrogates whether capital punishment delivered justice, vengeance, or spectacle, and how these executions shaped cultural memory. By confronting crimes of unquestionable guilt, the episode asks a haunting question: even when execution “works,” what does it truly achieve?
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    31 mins