As the Tupac murder trial continues, a look back at the cultural moment

NPR | By Jeffrey Pierre,

Juana Summers, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published August 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM MDT

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Joel Anderson, a host of the podcast Slow Burn, about the Tupac Shakur murder trial and the cultural moment around his murder.

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Jeffrey Pierre

Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk.

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Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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