Episode

Wright Thompson on 'The Barn' and Emmett Till

Podcast: Karen Hunter Is Awesome!
Published: Aug 28, 2026
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Summary

On the anniversary of Emmitt Till's lynching, Karen speaks with author Wright Thompson about his book 'The Barn,' confronting the chilling history of the Mississippi shed where Till was tortured and the decades-long conspiracy of silence that followed.