A Failed Execution and the Future of the Death Penalty

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<p>Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug last week during a botched execution in Tennessee.</p><p>Pamela Colloff, who writes for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the waning public support for the death penalty and why despite it some states are doubling down.</p><p>Guest: <strong>Pamela Colloff</strong>, a reporter at ProPublica and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.</p><p>Background reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><strong>Pamela Colloff</strong>, a reporter at ProPublica and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.</li></ul><p>Photo: George Walker IV/Associated Press</p> <p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>