Hard Knox with Amanda Knox

For today's episode of Labyrinths we are stepping outside the studio to bring you a live recording of Amanda discussing her new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning Recorded at the Puget Sound Zen Center, Amanda offers an unflinching look at the lasting impact of wrongful conviction and the complex work of rebuilding a life in the public eye. https://www.amandaknox.com⁠ Bluesky: @⁠amandaknox.com⁠ | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: ⁠@amamaknox⁠ | ⁠@emceecarbon⁠ Free: My Search for Meaning: ⁠https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda was accused of orchestrating a sex-game gone wrong that ended in murder. But what does a sex-game gone right look like? Amanda and Chris connect with Mistress Cyan and enter the world of BDSM. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson⁠ ⁠https://www.amandaknox.com⁠ Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: ⁠@amamaknox⁠ | ⁠@emceecarbon⁠ Free: My Search for Meaning: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Chris dive deep into the messy, meaningful, and often awkward realities of adult friendship—from ghosting to bro weekends to birthdays. Is it weird to prioritize your friends with a ranking system? Should friendships come with breakup rituals? Tune in for a heartfelt exploration of how we connect, drift apart, and find our people. We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on Patreon. ⁠https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re sharing an episode of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans that Amanda recently appeared on. On A Slight Change of Plans, Dr. Maya Shankar blends storytelling with science to help us better understand how to navigate the changes, big and small, we face in our lives. In this episode, Amanda tells Maya about reaching out to the lead prosecutor in her case, Giuliano Mignini, to understand why he had been so determined to vilify her. Find A Slight Change of Plans wherever you get your podcasts. You can hear Amanda’s first episode with Maya here. https://www.amandaknox.com⁠ Bluesky: @⁠amandaknox.com⁠ | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: ⁠@amamaknox⁠ | ⁠@emceecarbon⁠ Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: ⁠https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist Ashleigh Banfield has survived war zones, 9/11, and the brutal churn of network news. But her most disorienting challenges have been deeply personal. In this episode, Ashleigh opens up about being cast out—by teachers, by a career she loved, by people she trusted most—and how those experiences shaped her view of belonging, resilience, and reinvention. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Chris debate dopamine addiction, digital identity, parenting without smartphones, and the existential question: are we just curated content with a pulse? It's a hilarious, heady, and honest conversation about quitting (or not quitting) the apps that run our lives. We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Order Free: My Search for Meaning https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True crime has become a massive industry that takes real life suffering as grist for the content mill. Is it possible to tell such stories in an ethical way? How did we even get here? To answer these questions, we're diving into history to see where true crime came from, how it evolved, and where it is today. Along the way, we'll be talking with victims, podcasters, filmmakers, critics and other true crime luminaries. This is part 1 of Blood Money, a five-part miniseries. "Packington's pound" music courtesy of Valery Sauvage aka Luthval on youtube. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative journalist Mike Rothschild recently lost his home in the L.A. Fires. Drawing from his personal experience, he joins us to discuss how misinformation spreads during crises, the real-world consequences of conspiracy theories and how the history of conspiracy culture has shaped society. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The psychedelic renaissance is here, but will it last? In this 7-part series, Amanda and Chris deep dive into the history, neuroscience, politics, and power of psilocybin mushrooms, along with their relationship with mindfulness and the fabric of life on earth. Michael Pollan, author of How to Change Your Mind, and This is Your Mind on Plants, gives us the lay of the land, from the dangers of therapy abuse to the potential for personal and societal transformation. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Chris wade into the murky waters of family loyalty. From sibling drama to parental duty, they unpack messy dynamics, moral instincts, and why sometimes, chosen family matters more than blood. We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Order Free: My Search for Meaning : https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The murder of JonBenét Ramsey shocked the world—but in the rush to find answers, the truth was buried beneath media spectacle and police missteps. In this episode, we speak with JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, along with author Mark Olshaker (Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit) and documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey), to unravel the lasting impact of the investigation, the unfounded accusations against the Ramsey family, and the ongoing fight to uncover what really happened that night. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to succeed when you fail? Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton did just that, and so has modern adventurer and mountaineer Alison Levine, leader of the First American Women's Everest expedition, Levine has survived subzero temperatures, hurricane force winds, and sudden avalanches. She's had plenty of triumphs, but she's learned just as much, if not more, from her failures. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” I have often been accused of not moving on from my most traumatic experience. Let me explain why I still talk about it and how I'll know when its time to let go. Hopefully this can help you in your own post-trauma journey. We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist Mandy Matney exposed the Murdaugh family's corruption before the world knew their name. But as her reporting gained national attention, she found herself battling not just a powerful dynasty—but the media machine itself. You can hear more of Mandy on the Cup of Justice podcast Cupofjusticepod.com FB: cupofjustice IG: @cojpod Web: LunaSharkMedia.com Liz: @ElizFarrell Mandy: @Mandy_Matney https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Ballew never expected or even particularly wanted mainstream success. But when his band, the Presidents of the United States of America, hit it big, he had to reckon with what success meant to him and figure out how to say no when everyone around him wanted him to say yes. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” When, if ever, is it ok to lie? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon\ Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Bulfin was a banker living an ordinary life—until a chance encounter with a fugitive cartel financier upended everything. Framed, imprisoned, and coerced into an undercover operation, he found himself laundering money for the Mexican and Colombian cartels while secretly working for the DEA. But when a mission went sideways and his cover was blown, he had to rely on his wits—and his cartel connections—to survive. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when freedom of religion and feminism clash? Amanda and Chris traverse the cultural minefield of radical Islam with Yasmine Mohammed, who escaped an arranged marriage to an Al-Qaeda operative to become a feminist and atheist advocate. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Do dreams having meaning? Or are they just random brain activity? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Thompson’s life changed forever in 1984 when she was raped at knifepoint—and then again when she mistakenly identified an innocent man as her attacker. After Ronald Cotton spent 11 years in prison, DNA evidence proved his innocence, forcing Jennifer to confront an unbearable truth. In this episode, she shares her journey through trauma, guilt, and ultimately, redemption, as she and Ronald built an unlikely friendship and fought for justice together. https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Amanda and Chris step through a crack in the space-time continuum with LeVar Burton, who is simultaneously Kunta Kinte, Geordi La Forge, and the host of Reading Rainbow. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” On today's episode, Chris and Amanda attempt to answer a question facing families for centuries: should we get a dog? Or, alternatively, a duck? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Plantan’s world was upended when he was accused of an unthinkable crime. The evidence? A statement attributed to his nonverbal daughter, produced through the widely debunked practice of facilitated communication. After 10 months in jail, Kevin was acquitted, but his fight isn’t over. In this episode, he shares his harrowing journey through the justice system, the devastating power of pseudoscience, and his ongoing battle to reunite with his daughter. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Amanda knows what it's like to be judged by decade-old distortions of her behavior. But how does that kind of thinking shape society? Join Amanda and Chris as they untangle crime, racial prejudice, and judgment with best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Italy’s highest court upheld Amanda’s wrongful conviction for slander. With raw emotion, she reflects on the implications of the ruling, her ongoing battle for justice, and the weight of being wrongly convicted. For more information on the slander conviction visit https://www.amandaknox.com/legalupdates.html https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Seefried risked everything to help repeal 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,' finally allowing LGBTQ service members to serve openly in the military. But after years of advocacy, Josh found himself on the other side of the system—wrongly accused, entangled in a years-long legal battle, and face-to-face with the deeply flawed mechanics of military justice. In this episode, he shares his remarkable journey of resilience, the price of challenging the system, and his new mission to reform the very system that nearly destroyed him. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. People in power have secrets, and sometimes, nefarious schemes. But how should we calibrate our skeptic’s filter? Amanda and Chris are guided into the land of conspiracy by author Jon Ronson, who once tracked down the secret rulers of the world. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Chris and Amanda choose their "Word of the Year" and explain their picks. What would yours be? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After losing her son Jesse in the Sandy Hook massacre, Scarlett Lewis could have easily lived the rest of her life in a labyrinth of grief and anguish. Instead, Lewis founded the Choose Love Movement in Jesse's name. In her work addressing the root causes of violence, she found purpose and joy. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now presenting one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Guitar legend Dave Navarro lost his mother to a murder when he was 15 years old. The trauma has been haunting him ever since, but there's hope in connecting with other members of the Trauma Club. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” How far is too far for an ugly Christmas sweater? How do you manage the holidays with an unpleasant family member? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guilt, shame, an inability to trust--these are just some of the scars for those who have been coerced into making false confessions. But, luckily, there are solution to prevent this from happening. In this final episode of False Confessions, a 6-part miniseries, the experts we've spoken to show us how to improve the system, and how you can protect yourself. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most false confessors sign their statements to simply escape the pressure of the interrogation room, trusting that the evidence will prove them innocent. But there is an even more disturbing form of false confession: after hours of psychological manipulation and destabilization, some innocent suspects begin to believe they may actually be guilty. This is part 5 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one thinks it can happen to them, until it does. There are many factors, such as age, that may put you at risk for falsely confessing, but perhaps the most surprising is innocence itself. Innocent people are more likely to waive their rights, and to fall prey to the pressures that police use to coerced compliance. This is part 4 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It isn’t just a few bad cops using psychological coercion. It’s a part of the manual. Used globally and by officers in all fifty states, the Reid Technique works. It reliably gets suspects to confess. Whether those confessions are reliable, though, is a trickier question. This is part 3 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It doesn't take a beating with a rubber hose to push an innocent person past their breaking point. Now, police employ psychological methods and forms of deception to break a suspect's will and elicit a confession. This is part 2 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us believe we would never confess to a crime we didn’t commit. But by our best estimates, there are are upwards of 5,000 innocent people locked up in our prison system who falsely confessed. What is happening inside interrogation rooms to break the will of so many innocent people? To answer this question, we’re speaking to world’s foremost experts in the psychology of false confessions and police interrogation methods, as well as the innocent people, like Amanda, who've found themselves in the unimaginable position of confessing to something they didn't do. And to begin, we're going back to the seed out of which modern interrogations grew, the brutal third degree treatment that stretches back to the Inquisition. This is part 1 of False Confessions, a six-part miniseries. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Free: My Search for Meaning Preorder Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-knox/free/9781538770719/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now presenting, one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Two parents struggle to support their 20 year old son after he's accused of something terrible. But are the authorities in the wrong here? They turn to Amanda and Chris for guidance. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com/ Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Although slightly creepy, can household robots revolutionize our lives? Where's the best place to charge them? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Edmondson's harrowing journey with the NXIVM cult eventually led her to a court room where she helped convict it's leader, Keith Raniere. Escaping that world of manipulation, coercion, and control included the painful process of rebuilding trust in herself after years of self-deception and betrayal. You can find Sarah at https://alittlebitculty.com/ IG: @sarahedmondson | @alittlebitculty Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Bluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.social IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of election night in less than a week, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Author, blogger, and cartoonist Tim Urban of WaitButWhy.com helps us dissect what's causing the political, social, and tribal dysfunction in our society with the help of golems, genies, the thought ladder, and the speech curve. Check out Tim's new book, What's Our Problem? Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com/ Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Is Halloween in America really about morality? How much should it be? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first sentence of Stephanie Land’s “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive” reads “my daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter.” That life of struggle transformed when Land wrote Maid, which inspired a Netflix original series, but with the success came a new Labyrinth - one of PTSD, imposter syndrome, and misunderstanding. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of the upcoming presidential election, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Humanity itself is stuck in a labyrinth. And an Asian man who likes math is determined to help us navigate the blind corners ahead. Join Amanda and Chris as they dig into universal basic income, media incentives, and election madness with Andrew Yang. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Are there certain gender roles that hold true? Why do we have them in the first place? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tia Levings is a former trad wife and self-described “anti-fundamentalist,” who for decades was trapped in a cycle of domestic abuse and further indoctrination into the Independent Baptist church cult which groomed her from a young age and sanctioned her abuse. Now free, Levings is an author and content creator - one who’s open to secular influence, curiosity, and is more comfortable being lost than found. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Wrongful Conviction Day, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Justin Brooks is the author of You Might Go To Prison, Even Though You're Innocent. He is also the director of the California Innocence Project, which has freed 36 wrongly convicted people from over 570 years of wrongful imprisonment. But what sort of toll does that work take on the people who do it? And what do you learn along the way? Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Do we give people enough time to grieve in America? How do we grieve things other than deaths? Is a college graduation a grief ritual? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Westchester University, Professor of creative writing, Kristine Ervin teaches her students how to process their experiences through words. For her, this catharsis is personal. Her memoir, "Rabbit Heart, A Mother’s Murder, a Daughter’s Story," is a book she had been shaping since her mother was abducted and murdered when she was eight years old. While Kristine found herself lost in the wake of that brutal event, processing that loss and that trauma became its own labyrinth, and one in which she at first found her footing with poetry. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson https://www.amandaknox.com Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” How does anonymity affect free speech? How will AI and bots manipulate our virtual "town squares?" We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.com Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon. https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinson Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridge IG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices