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Junior: The Outlaws We Used To Understand

Junior: The Outlaws We Used To Understand

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 In this episode of The Fall of US, journalist Matt Pierce takes us back to his childhood to explore the life of a man named Junior—a small-time hustler, thief, and self-proclaimed professional cockfighter. Junior wasn’t well-respected, and he certainly wasn’t well-behaved, but he was part of the world nonetheless. He was the kind of character society used to tolerate, even if begrudgingly, before the world became too structured, too rigid, too unwilling to make space for people like him.

Through Junior’s story, we explore the concept of palilalia, a speech disorder that made him repeat his words in a whisper, perhaps contributing to his status as an outsider. We reflect on what it means to exist on the fringes of society, how we react to those who don’t fit in, and what we can learn from the ones we’re so quick to dismiss. In an era when America was truly great, we accepted the odd, the flawed, and the misunderstood. So what happens when we no longer do? Join us for a deep dive into the life of an outlaw we used to understand.

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