<p>Bryan Stevenson is a public interest lawyer, the founder and director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and the author of <em>Just Mercy. </em>Bryan and his staff have rescued over 140 wrongfully condemned prisoners from death row. In this episode, Adam asks about the histories of injustice that drove Bryan to his work as a lawyer, the sources of hope when systems are broken, and three key flaws that allow 1 in 8 executions to be carried out against an innocent person. Bryan also shares wisdom on how to craft a persuasive argument and deliver a great speech.</p><br><p><strong>Featured guest</strong></p><ul><li>Learn about the <a href="https://eji.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Equal Justice Initiative</a></li><li>Buy Bryan's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Story-Justice-Redemption/dp/081298496X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just Mercy</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with the team</strong></p><ul><li>Follow Adam on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and at <a href="https://adamgrant.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">adamgrant.net/</a></li><li>Subscribe to Adam’s substack <a href="https://adamgrant.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Granted</a></li><li>Watch ReThinking videos on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TEDAudioCollective" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TEDAudioCollective</a></li><li>Follow TED on <a href="https://x.com/TEDTalks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TED" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>ReThinking is produced by </em><a href="https://www.cosmicstandard.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cosmic Standard</em></a><em>. Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith.</em></p><br><p>For the full text transcript, visit<a href="http://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>