Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
5.0/5
Critic Rating
“Blindspot: The Road to 9/11” (Season 1) brings to light what happened before the 2001 terrorist attacks – 10 years of botched leads, near misses, and bureaucratic inertia. Host Jim O’Grady draws on interviews with FBI agents, high-level bureaucrats, security experts, and people who knew the terrorists personally to create a gripping, serialized audio experience. “Blindspot: Tulsa Burning” (Season 2) transports listeners to the thriving Greenwood District in 1921 – a Black city within a city – and its destruction by a mob of white supremacists. Host KalaLea tells the story of this remarkable neighborhood through the stories of survivors, descendants, and inheritors of its legacy. The series is a co-producti...
Critic Reviews
Score: 4.9
PR Staff • PodcastReview.org • Jun 9, 2021
"...where Blindspot excels is indeed in its unhurried focus on historical detail. Fans of shows like Slow Burn and Floodlines will be rewarded by Blindspot’s measured pacing. …"
Score: 5
Fiona Sturges • Financial Times • Jun 6, 2021
"The details of what took place in Tulsa are horrifying, but equally unsettling is how KalaLea draws a line between then and now. In the starkest way possible, Tulsa Burning illustrates how the past informs the present and how meaningful change for black Americans is yet to arrive."
