Updates from the sofa

In pretrial jail calls, Mackenzie Shirilla worries the attention has faded, debates changing pods and keeps circling back to one prize: access to an iPad. Paul breaks down what the calls reveal, and what they do not establish.

In additional Mackenzie Shirilla jail calls, she discusses a dream in which she was a model, reacts to NBC contacting her mother, reads messages from outside contacts and talks about a speech connected to the legal process. Paul breaks down what the audio shows, what stands out to him, and what the calls do not prove.

Mackenzie Shirilla Court Update: What Her Latest Federal Court “Win” Actually Means The Mackenzie Shirilla case is back in the spotlight after a recent federal court development gave her legal team a small—but potentially important—victory. But before we get carried away with the word “win,” there’s some important context. Mackenzie Shirilla has not had her conviction overturned. She has not been granted a new trial. And she is not being released from prison. What happened is