Soledad O'Brien Explores Stand Your Ground in Netflix True Crime Documentary The Perfect Neighbor

Soledad O'Brien Explores Stand Your Ground in Netflix True Crime Documentary The Perfect Neighbor

Author: iHeartPodcasts November 26, 2025 Duration: 52:19

It’s not every day Bridget gets to talk to one of her heroes! 

 

Soledad O’Brien has built her career on stories that hit hard and stick with you, winning multiple Emmys and Peabody awards along the way. Her work has inspired Bridget since she was a young girl, watching her coverage of the emerging Internet in the 1990s. 

 

In this wide-ranging interview, Soledad talks about her two new documentaries, both of which are the subject of considerable online discussion.

 

 'The Perfect Neighbor,' on Netflix, tells the tragic story of AJ Owens and examines the legal and systemic failures that almost allowed her death to go unpunished due in part to Florida's stand-your-ground law. 

 

'The Devil is Busy,' now streaming on HBO Max, follows a day in the life of Tracii, the head of security at a Georgia abortion clinic, and the relentless work she does to keep the clinic operating safely. The documentary offers a powerful, ground-level, humanizing view of the challenges faced by those working to provide reproductive healthcare in the current landscape. 

 

In addition to talking about the films, Soledad also shares her perspectives on journalism, online culture, and the roles of filmmakers and journalists in creating change. 

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If you watched The Perfect Neighbor, be sure to check out the impact campaign highlighting Stand Your Ground laws and racialized violence, Standing in the Gap: https://standinginthegapfund.org/

 

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