Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's award-winning podcast "Breakdown," tells deeply human stories about the Georgia justice system. Season 11 explores how a young military couple found themselves at the center of something neither expected. Something terrible. Something… criminal.

News
True Crime
Politics
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S10 Ep.1: How We Got Here
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman catch listeners up on the investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies over the 2020 election and look to the expected indictment that Fulton County prosecutors could hand up in the days ahead.
39 min
177
S10 Ep.2: The Enterprise
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman discuss the 41-count, 98-page indictment against former President Donald Trump and his allies by a Fulton County grand jury.
20 min
178
S10 Ep. 0: The Trump Indictment - Coming Wednesday
Hosted by Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman, from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2 min
179
S10 Ep34: The Cases for Keeping or Disqualifying
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and David Wickert talk with two legal experts – Norm Eisen and Andrew Fleischman – about why they think Willis should remain on the case or be kicked off it.
39 min
180
S10 Ep35: Fani's Choice
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert discuss Judge Scott McAfee’s decision as to whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the election interference case.
20 min
181
S10 Ep36: Merchant Speaks Out
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and David Wickert sit down for an interview with Ashleigh Merchant, the lawyer who filed the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
41 min
182
S10 Ep37: Your Burning Questions
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert answer several questions from listeners.
28 min
183
S10 E39: The Case is Submitted
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert break down the presidential immunity arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
30 min
184
S10 E40: Hello 2025?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert explore the ramifications of the Georgia Court of Appeals decision to hear the defense’s challenge to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case.
18 min
185
S10 Ep38: The Appeal
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert focus on a First Amendment challenge by former President Donald Trump’s lead attorney.
21 min
186
S10 Ep41: Goodbye For Now
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey look at the elections of two of the most prominent players in the racketeering conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump.
29 min
187
Breakdown Season 11: Three Days in May
1 min
188
Bonus: The Imperfect Alibi
58 min