If Curtis Flowers wins his appeal, it would be the sixth time he’s done so, and could lead to a seventh trial — for the same crime, brought by the same prosecutor — over the 22 years since it occurred. The extraordinary case is the subject of Season Two of “In The Dark,” an award-winning podcast produced by American Public Media, the national arm of Minnesota Public Radio. Lead reporter Madeleine Baran and senior producer Samara Freemark offered a behind-the-scenes look at their investigative journalism at an event Thursday night at Arrowwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes in Baxter.
The MPR Connects! event offers listeners a chance to meet public radio staff, learn more about their work and ask questions. About 75 people attended, including Melanie Cole, who traveled from Fergus Falls to take part.
“I absolutely admire the work that they did on both of the podcast (seasons), so I wanted just to see if I could get any insight into what makes them tick, and how they come up with…
