About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Nobody is Above the Law | 6" from Chasing Cosby covers the tense final stretch of Bill Cosby's retrial, as the case moves full speed ahead toward a conclusion. Survivors take the stand to confront Cosby face to face in the courtroom, and after more than a decade of allegations, the episode arrives at the moment of truth.
The case behind the episode
This episode connects to Bill Cosby dømt for seksuelt overfald efter årtiers påstande, the case detailing how Bill Cosby, known for 'The Cosby Show', was convicted in 2018 of sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in Pennsylvania. In 2026, a California jury separately found him liable for assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972. The courtroom tension and survivor testimony described in this episode sit at the heart of that long legal reckoning, spanning both the criminal conviction and the later civil finding.
Hosts and release
Nicki Weisensee Egan hosts the show, which is published by the Los Angeles Times and investigates Bill Cosby's rise and fall through the accounts of women who say they were assaulted by him. This episode runs 32 minutes and was released on February 11, 2020. Listeners can find Chasing Cosby on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, where the weekly series continues to trace the courtroom proceedings and their aftermath.
