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Mitch McConnell continues his rivalry with John McCain, and dramatically changes the role of money in American politics.

A lot of us don't pay much attention to money in politics. But Mitch McConnell does. And unlike most politicians, he speaks bluntly in favor of more political spending, not less. That stance led to a ...Show More

Mitch McConnell knows that he is not popular. But, he says, the only judgment that really matters is on election day. And of the people who have challenged him, he says, "so far, there have been nine ...Show More

Mitch McConnell says he never expected Donald Trump to become president. And during the campaign, he was openly critical of Trump's rhetoric. So how are these two very different men working together n...Show More

In this episode, we discuss the supposed Ancient Greek origins of Hysteria, a common psychiatric diagnosis of females from the 18th to the early 20th century. We also cover how the symptoms of hysteri...Show More

In this episode, we discuss hysteria as a common psychiatric diagnosis of females from the 16th to the 20th century, including the ideas of Charcot, Freud and the contested diagnosis of male hysteria....Show More

In celebration of our 50th episode, we bring you our longest, most detailed episode yet on one of the most mysterious incidents in history. In January of 1959, 9 hikers mysteriously perished on the fr...Show More

In celebration of our 50th episode, we bring you our longest, most detailed episode yet on one of the most mysterious incidents in history. In January of 1959, 9 hikers mysteriously perished on the fr...Show More

New York City cops are in a fight against their own police department. They say it’s under the control of a broken computer system that punishes cops who refuse to engage in racist, corrupt policing. ...Show More

New York City cops are in a fight against their own police department. They say it’s under the control of a broken computer system that punishes cops who refuse to engage in racist, corrupt policing. ...Show More

A young woman at a bar is slapped on the butt. So why’s she the one in jail?

When a judge believes he knows you better than you know yourself.

The smell of raw marijuana + acting nervous + hands in pockets = ?

What happens when the right evidence points to the wrong man?

Don’t tell the judges, but the prosecutors have the most power in the building.

Life after you put a cop in jail.

If you listen closely to the trash-talking, you start to get the message.

A teenager decides to cooperate.

The state of Ohio decides where Joshua belongs.

Sarah takes us inside her journey with NXIVM, from signing up for a personal growth workshop to becoming a star recruiter for the group she now calls a cult.

Uncover: Escaping NXIVM - Episode 1. Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret women's group called DOS leads her to do something s...Show More

Those who knew Keith Raniere intimately reveal his early life, how he started NXIVM and ended up being accused by the FBI of running a criminal enterprise.

What happens when you leave NXIVM? Those who have left or spoken out reveal the price they paid.

Sarah and her husband try to escape NXIVM and take it down while warning others who are still inside.

Sarah faces criticism about her role in NXIVM and tries to come to terms with the 12 years she spent as a high-level member of the group.

Josh speaks to one of Keith Raniere's lawyers, Marc Agnifilo, and hears a different point of view on NXIVM and DOS.

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss Hitler's Priestess, Savitri Devi.FOOTNOTES: Hitler's Priestess Twitter Photo Savitri Devi: The strange story of how a Hindu Hitler worshipper became an a...Show More

Part Two: Savitri Devi: The Woman Who Turned Nazism into a Religion

Robert is joined by Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight to discuss the story of how one man made a billion dollars for no discernible reason at all. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...Show More

Part Two: The Idiot Who Made, And Destroyed, WeWork

Since 9/11, the fear of terrorism has centered on what we call Islamic extremism, but this two-part episode will instead explore a topic that is becoming more and more prevalent in our news cycle: dom...Show More

In part one of Terrorism, we looked at the history of domestic extremists on both the left and the right, from the slave revolts of the 1700s up through the formation and then rebranding of the Ku Klu...Show More

Part One: The Eternal Fascist

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for a reading of Chapter Two of Robert's. 'The War on Everyone.' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudi...Show More

Part Three: The Apostle of Fascism

Part Four: How To Build An Army

Part Five: The Hidden Civil War

Part Six: The Perfect Soldier

Part Seven: The Digital Reich