How can women be mothers, and leaders, and scientists all at the same time? What if those categories don't apply? Does the concept of motherhood need to adapt to our changing world? Go back to that fe...Show More
When the explosive tape of Donald Sterling broke, it came at a moment when power in the NBA was changing. Players, owners, and a new commissioner were faced with a major test that would re-shape the l...Show More
Enemies are put on trial as Ayatollah Khomeini consolidates his power, in the final episode of the drama. But is this justice, or a desire for revenge? #FalloftheShah
A story of murder, betrayal, and a man who fought the law for two decades. Calvin Buari, who once drove BMWs and dealt crack from a violent corner in the Bronx, has served 22 years of a life sentence....Show More
Elizabeth Holmes, once the darling of Silicon Valley, is under a different kind of spotlight. Now under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, she is forced to answer tough questions...Show More
In New Hampshire, presidential politics is kind of like a state sport…and just like football, it can get it a little rough. In just a few months, voters in New Hampshire will send some presidential ca...Show More
In 1974 a metal sphere was discovered on a prominent family’s property in Jacksonville, Florida. What at first was a mere curiosity soon seemed more otherworldly as, witnesses say, it rolled around on...Show More
We begin with a simple question: How did the queen of the boob joke become a feminist icon? Helen Morales, author of “Pilgrimage to Dollywood,” gave us a stern directive – look at the lyrics! So we di...Show More
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As someone who knows very little about Dolly Parton, this is incredibly informative and entertaining. I also think there is enough history and context to entertain hardcore Dolly fans too
In 2010, Democrats controlled everything, from the White House, to Congress, to the governor's office to the Wisconsin state Legislature. Republicans were pushing back, and the Tea Party was in full s...Show More
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Interesting story for news nerds! It feels like a local limited public radio series, which it kinda is!
Rob Ford’s colleagues laughed off his campaign for mayor. They shouldn’t have. They assumed the numerous scandals he’d already suffered through, and the fresh ones that would dominate his campaign, wo...Show More
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I can't believe this was already so many years ago. Great job to re-cap and energize the wild story of Toronto's infamous mayor. A real life wild ride
For 11 hours, Monica Lewinsky faced off against federal prosecutors who wanted her to help them take down the president and threatened her with decades in jail. Slate Plus members get a bonus episode ...Show More
Linda Taylor became the “welfare queen” in 1974 when the Chicago Tribune publicized her outrageous exploits. The reporter who introduced her to the world was a Pulitzer Prize winner named George Bliss...Show More
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn is one of the most iconic historically Black neighborhoods in the United States. But Bed-Stuy is changing. Fifty years ago, schools in Bed-Stuy's District 16 were so overc...Show More
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High quality local reporting/history of schools in Central Brooklyn. Made by activists and educators to boot! I know New York gets a lot of press already, but this is a great piece made by people who ...Show More
In the season’s finale, Jon reports back to Fabian and puts him in touch with a porn director who blames Fabian for the struggles in his life. And finally – one last visit with customs producers Dan a...Show More
Mike Thevis was the son of Greek Immigrants and a family man, living the American dream. He was also known as the Sultan of Smut, the king of a $100 million adult entertainment empire run out of all p...Show More
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Interesting topic about the porn industry decades ago. I think the narration was a bit flat, but worth a listen if the topic interests you.
International adoptions were a rarity in the Marshall Islands until the mid-'90s. Then came an adoption boom of such intensity that the remote island nation suddenly had one of the highest per-capita ...Show More
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Just discovered this great reporting series based in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. Makes me feel slightly more informed about a part of the US that I normally feel removed from.
A small town fights for internet justice by boycotting biscuits. 2:23 - LulaRoe Defective Fail on Facebook 3:29 - Biscuitville page on Wikipedia 4:51 - Petition: BRING ABED HASSAN BACK on Change....Show More
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Friends investigate interesting questions by doing advanced internet searches and reporting. I like the back and forth of the hosts and how they build stories out of little topics like cereal size and...Show More
Episode one. North Korean cargo ship the Pong Su comes dangerously close to Australia’s Great Ocean Road shoreline as part of a high-risk, high-reward operation to import a record amount of hero...Show More
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Australian journalists reporting on the hunt for a North Korean drug trafficing ship. I liked the story building and character, and I also think they did a really good job with Sound Design. Well done...Show More
Before the Grammys, before the platinum records, before Destiny’s Child, there was just a shy girl growing up in Houston. We follow Beyoncé Knowles from the stages of local talent shows to her first c...Show More
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There's two types of people: Beyoncé fans and Beyoncé Superfans. This show has something new for both. It's well produced and an interesting story.
Episode 5: A serial killer’s trial does not end the case for Detective Trapp. In its aftermath, she finds herself on a quest all her own.
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This show builds a case AND a character at the same time. I liked how they introduced Julissa Trapp and the case of a murderer simultaneously.
In a changing Reno, city boosters concoct a plan to force strip clubs out of downtown.
The investigative true crime podcast Accused has reexamined the mysterious case of David Bocks, who went missing 35 years ago.
Three boys kick over a mysterious barrel in the woods. A small town cop fishes for answers. Evidence is buried, and the case goes cold. Click here to donate $20 and get ad-free episodes of Bear Brook...Show More
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Great series althougher that tactfully weaves a complicated case together. I've been pretty excited about the, work coming from New Hampshire public radio
At the end of the 19th Century, African-Americans in the southern states of the US faced a wave of political and racial violence. Lynchings reached a peak. Black people were prevented from voting and ...Show More
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I like the whole Witness series. Good short stories and news clips from the BBC
The combat is on to rid single use plastics and create more sustainable energy sources.
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I like this newsy, npr esque Australian night time report show. It's quick and informative and gives me and idea of how other people tell world news. Also love the idea of GOOD NEWS
January 22, 1984. Apple launches the first Macintosh computer, with a showstopping Super Bowl commercial. The ad itself was revolutionary, but the product it launched almost single-handedly brought co...Show More
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The history channel tries its own weekly show, and it feels like they really put the work into getting good sources and producers. The show is informative and easy to listen to, even if you know some ...Show More
On October 3rd, five people are shot in one day. And a witness sees a vehicle.
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The 'Monster' series is creepy and really leans into a kind of horror version of true crime. But I also like how long this series lets sources talk sometimes. There are some powerful voices
In the United States, war is big business. The Department of Defense, led by Secretary Mark Esper since 2019, has a budget of $738 billion this year. And while many of those dollars pay for those who ...Show More
Kyrgyzstan stands at one of the most important decisions the country will ever make about its future, to look toward Moscow or to look toward Beijing.... The Kyrgyz people live upon some of the most ...Show More
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Similar to voxs worldly. Great topics, experts, and i learn something new each pod
Mike McCartney (@MikeMcCartney7), NFL agent at Priority Sports for stars such as Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins joins us to discuss Cousins’ new contract extension, the impact the new NFL CBA has h...Show More
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Interesting time for sports, and a good time to get creative with topics. I like how the hosts delve into the weeds, the money and the business
Part I: It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We hear the evidence against Abdul Latif Nasser -- at least the evidence that has been leaked or declassified -- and we meet Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, his attorney, who contests more or less every gover...Show More
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I don't often binge shows but this sucked me in. Really amazing job piecing together a person's story and story of several eras. There is a BIG wave of Bush era history shows coming in the 2020 electi...Show More
How did poop get cute? On this episode of Decoder Ring we trace the rise of cute poop from the original Japanese poop emoji to more modern poop toys which rely on the Youtube algorithm to get seen and...Show More
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Interesting deep dives into pop culture - kind of like a planet money for society
The story passed for years from tea sellers to rickshaw drivers to shopkeepers in Old Delhi. In a forest, they said, in a palace cut off from the city, lived a prince, a princess and a queen, said to ...Show More
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Perfect nytimes magazine feature to bring to life. Touching and intriguing story that feels right in audio
Invisibilia is a show that runs on empathy. We believe in it. But are we right? In this episode, we'll let you decide. We tell the same story twice in order to examine the questions: who deserves our ...Show More
"Going to the Movies in 2020" (Episode 287) by Indiewire: Screen Talk
In 1989, nine-year-old John Quinney accused his father Melvin of being a satanic cult leader and abusing him in satanic rituals. His father vehemently denied the charges. It was a case that tore their...Show More
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I can't believe how widespread this modern day witch hunt was. They did a really good job showing the scope and personal cost of Satanic Panic
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, 2011: The Scorpions’ song “Wind of Change” became the soundtrack to the end of the Cold War. But decades later, New Yorker investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe heard a rumo...Show More
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Crazy concept of CIA writing hit song that helped topple USSR. The show uses this story as a way to tell decades of history about CIA Covert action
EPISODE VI RYAN JOHNSON'S STAR WARS PREQUEL RUMORS It is a period of hope: the late 1990s! A student at the Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts, CONNOR RATLIFF is tasked with creating a we...Show More
Dr Ruja promised financial revolution. And then, two years ago, she disappeared. Why? The Missing Cryptoqueen is an eight-part series for BBC Sounds, with new episodes every Thursday. Presenter: Jam...Show More
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Just caught up, this story is truly crazy and I think more people will buy into tech schemes during quarantine
What happens when the employees of a French McDonald's take the corporate philosophy so deeply to heart, that it actually becomes a problem for the company? To listen to more Rough Translation, check ...Show More
Punjabi-Americans represent a large and fast-growing segment of the trucking community, especially among California’s Central Valley produce haulers. In this episode, Binda Atwal tells the story of ho...Show More
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This is a modern day story of Job. It starts with Garrard Conley, a young gay kid growing up in rural Arkansas, trying to find a place to stand between a devout father and unforgiving God, and ends in...Show More
A cabbie kills a key player, and investigators dither.
For most of his life Isadore Banks found ways to survive—and thrive—in the violently anti-black South. He became one of the largest land-owners on the Arkansas Delta, ran several businesses, and was a...Show More
Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? #HurricaneTapes
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Surprise true crime from history that I helped scratch my itch. I was skeptical, but I like the take from the BBC sports reporter
White parents in the 1960s fought to be part of a new, racially integrated school. Where’d they go?
Investigative reporter Alex Schuman hears about a guy accused of swindling millions who has travelled the Midwest for decades pretending to be a priest. Alex starts his journey talking to two people w...Show More
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Crazy story, that almost feels like a commonplace podcast about a cult like priest
Jeffrey MacDonald was the all-American boy. A green beret doctor with the perfect family. Joe McGinniss was a literary sensation - the youngest journalist to ever make the New York Times bestseller’s ...Show More
NYPD Detective Louis Napoli and FBI Special Agent John Anticev fear an attack is coming, but without their mole, Emad Salem, they’re blind to the machinations of the Brooklyn terror cell. Then on Febr...Show More
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Reminds me of 'the Other Latif', but a bit less personal. I think WNYC started leaning into war on terror shows
The core of the Superfund deal itself, and how it proposes to solve Butte’s lingering environmental problems forever, is really important and complicated, both legally and technically. And no wonder. ...Show More
Next stop, Philadelphia, specifically Delaware County, where the 2007 NBA betting scandal was hatched. “Delco”, as Delaware County is commonly known, is home to the Sixers, bookmakers, and Philly mobs...Show More
It was supposed to be a simple story about the California drought. Instead, reporter Emily Guerin became obsessed with the bizarre history of a sprawling, half-built desert city.
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This show made me go 'ooooh' now I see where those ads to make $1000 a week come from
On April 5, 2015, cosmetic dermatologist to the stars Dr. Fredric Brandt is found hanging from an electrical cord at his home in Coconut Grove, Florida. Who or what led to his untimely demise? Zola: ...Show More
Eddie, an aspiring film industry trainer, gets a call from a powerful producer offering him the opportunity of a lifetime -- a major film project, in Indonesia. But when Eddie gets to Jakarta, ther...Show More
A trove of secret documents received by BuzzFeed News reveals how banks profit off terror and organized crime — and the ways that governments fail to stop it. To learn more about listener data and o...Show More
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Great job translating skeevey financial crimes into an interesting story. Like the Big Short
A stranger attacks a jogger in D.C., sparking a four-year courtroom saga and a campaign for justice.
It’s not that we’re going to wake up tomorrow and there will be a nuclear war. It’s that if things don’t change, someday there will be. Content warning: This episode refers to Islamophobic sentime...Show More
To examine the start of the dot-com bubble, we go back to 1995, the year technology became a part of our popular culture, just as the Internet was changing. Two key events happened that year -- Window...Show More
Renee Bach was 19 when she decided to follow God's calling to Uganda. Ten years later, she's accused of impersonating a doctor and she's blamed for the deaths of more than 100 children. We look into t...Show More
In a bonus episode, we’re featuring stories that show how housing touches us all in different ways. Each one is a part of a bigger picture. Hear from people raised under one roof, friendships formed b...Show More
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Local reporting that unlocks great conversations about how to fix housing in America
Social Media is not just for modern folk. In ancient Pompeii, people also shared what they thought, who they met with, what they ate... It's just, they had to use different technology. For more inform...Show More
Could Atlanta’s homegrown version of Shaft save the hustler and solve the crime?
In 'Timber Wars,' we've talked about how the northern spotted owl took the blame for a lot of other things that cost jobs and hurt timber-dependent towns, like automation and international competition...Show More
In 1988 the Royal Shakespeare Company teamed up with the creators of Fame to turn Stephen King's horror novel ‘Carrie’ into a musical. The result was one of Broadway's most infamous disasters. For fan...Show More
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Narrative investigation into one of the biggest flops in Broadway history. Season one is about the adaption of Stephen kings 'Carrie' that took years to make, and was destroyed in weeks. Togas, Shakes...Show More
Penny Rawlings is relieved to finally get her brother into rehab at a place called Cenikor. She doesn’t realize that getting him out of treatment is going to be the bigger problem. This is the first...Show More
jhawthorne recommended:
One of those shows that really uncovers how the world (and rehab industry) works. Unfortunately makes me think twice about going in a lot of thrift stores
BER is the international airport code for Berlin Brandenburg Airport, nickname Willy Brandt. It has also become a signifier of failure, incompetence, corruption and Berlin’s general inability to get i...Show More
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Hilarious investigation into the bumbling plans for a Berlin Mega Airport. I love the background clips of Germans laughing at the whole concept
On the penultimate episode of Through The Cracks, we consider the role Shamika Young played in her daughter Relisha Rudd’s life. How was she blamed for Relisha’s disappearance and how much of that bla...Show More
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Nick Quah described this as kind of a reverse true crime. WAMU retells the disappearance of Relisha Rudd as a family and societal story, as opposed to a law enforcement story. I think the host does a ...Show More
This podcast is now the subject of a legal complaint by Nicole Daedone, Rachel Cherwitz, OneTaste Incorporated, the Institute of OM LLC and OM IP Co. In 2018, Bloomberg Businessweek published an art...Show More
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Crazy story, but a really good piece for talking a lot about sexuality, society and "wellness"
The graceful courtyards of Mexico and Puerto Rico aren’t the first places you’d go looking for a secret Islamic history. But a closer look at the tiles and teacups reveals a bloody, beauti...Show More
What about the games that never make it to market? Do they have stories worth telling, or lessons worth learning? These are the ghosts of games that never were. With help from The Video Game History F...Show More
A movie, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber attack. The story of the Sony hack. How the Lazarus Group hackers caused mayhem in Hollywood and for Sony Pictures Entertainment. And this is just the beg...Show More
In 2017, during the Battle for Mosul in Iraq, a young ISIS fighter is taken prisoner and brought to the SEALs of Alpha Platoon, SEAL Team 7. The prisoner dies in their custody—and the SEALs from Alpha...Show More
Howard goes underground and emerges as Gary Tredway. He gets married. There are dangerously close calls, but he gets away with it for decades -- until a reporter uncovers the truth. To learn more ab...Show More
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Look into fugitives around American and the world through the story of one mysterious man in the sixties
A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for mass graves begins. But as Tulsa contends with its past, questions about the future of Greenwood may divide the city even further.
The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists inside the German military and the p...Show More
The fates of Frank Carson and his co-defendants are decided, and jurors explain their reasoning. The DA’s office is sued for malicious prosecution, but prosecutors stand by their case. An interview wi...Show More
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Story of a suspicious accusation a famous defense attorney. The story I expected, but I enjoyed the way it was narrated
Picture this: thousands of wind turbines off the Atlantic coast, each one taller than the Washington Monument. Offshore wind is seen as an essential solution to climate change, and it’s poised for exp...Show More
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Excellent New Hampshire reporting on police misconduct lists, parole experience
Georgina meets a man who confesses to having poached, and he has a message for “the west”. And just as this story is about to take us to Vietnam, a virus begins shutting borders... The title of this ...Show More
After acquiring Victoria's Secret, Les Wexner creates his own idyllic fantasy town in New Albany, Ohio, drawing the interest of many members of the local elite. Soon, Wexner would attract a New York m...Show More
Craig Kielburger was the Greta Thunberg of the 90s – a 12 year-old kid from the suburbs who dreamed of freeing the world’s children from slavery. His activism made him famous, and he was endorsed by O...Show More
How Leonard buys his own warship, the Braveheart, complete with a mercenary army, and deploys it to help fight Al Qaeda. He secretly records orgies with Navy officers, causing one of the U.S.’s worst ...Show More
9/11 & Humor: When the staff of the satirical newspaper The Onion woke up on the morning after 9/12, they realized they had to do the impossible: write jokes about the news of the day. Can this group ...Show More
Smoke Screen. Love, bribes, lies and spies in the tobacco industry. Victoria Hollingsworth tells the true story of corrupt practices behind the scenes at British American Tobacco. We hear from the ver...Show More
Bruce Willis opens his biggest investment in Hailey yet—the two-story Mint bar and nightclub. Major acts draw modest crowds, but the real attraction is Willis and his band, who show up unannounced and...Show More
The claws come out at a major science conference in New York, throwing into question the field of animal language research and the future of Project Koko. To learn more about listener data and our p...Show More
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Re-investigating the story of ape language and how different experiments proved or disproved the concept
Mike Pardes has already had a colorful career before he ever hears about pay-per-call phone sex. He’s been on all sides of the transaction, so it makes sense that he would be the one to bring sexual f...Show More
Stories of transgressions multiply. Psychedelic therapists are meddling in marriages, dating their clients, and worse. Francoise Bourzat herself tells us what she thinks is going on, and how her psych...Show More
A strange letter appears outlining a plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate Birmingham schools. Hamza and Brian visit the supposed mastermind of the plot, and he tells them he did take over a bunch ...Show More
Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital of the World." Kough collected many souvenirs f...Show More
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Story of a mythic drug smuggler and his family through a possibly priceless piece of art
A new ritual called an honor walk is bringing solace to families who’ve lost a loved one and consented to have organs donated. Hospitals are organizing these walks as a way to honor the gift of life t...Show More
Hamza and Brian think the source of the Trojan Horse letter might be hiding in plain sight. After learning about the petty personnel dispute that probably gave rise to the letter, they’re even more be...Show More
The hostages may have made it home, but the psychological and emotional effects continue. Stephen begins his search for the truth. British Airways gave us the following statement: "Our hearts go out ...Show More
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British airways flight that was somehow allowed to fly into 1991 gulf war and the possible conspiracies surrounding it
Topi Emery and Marion Hilbers were among the 149 people in the CTV building when it collapsed. Their families kept vigil at the site for hours, hoping for a miracle.
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How and why one of the biggest buildings in Nz collapsed during earthquake
Even after the police raid Integrity House, the state still doesn’t shut it down. A new owner vows to turn the place around. But when his staff are caught practicing a bizarre form of “therapeutic dis...Show More
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What really goes on in Utah treatment facilities - some of biggest in nation
On an icy night in January, 1993, masked gunmen walk into a Brinks vault in Rochester, New York. They leave with $7.4m in cash and a hostage. It was one of the largest heists in American history. But ...Show More
The David and Goliath battle between an industry powerhouse and a family with a sick child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Reporting into the history of fertility industry through personal stories told over multiple episodes
Welcome to the world of real life superheroes- ordinary people who put on outrageous costumes and head out to fight crime. Journalist David Weinberg sets out to uncover the truth about Seattle’s maske...Show More
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Reporting on the real life trend of masked heroes with interviews the exceptional and normal people that become vigilantes
Face to face with a sheriff and a judge.
Brendan Francis Newnam was the host of a popular radio show, coasting through a happy adulthood when it all came crashing down. And so, like many before him, he decided to hit the road, but not on his...Show More
In Paris, a banker receives a bizarre call from her boss. He says she'll soon be contacted by a secret agent about a confidential government operation.The instructions provided by the agent are simple...Show More
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Story of a French scammer that became famous for going after rich and governments
Decades after Ted Kaczynski was caught, we wrestle with a question that still hangs in the air: Was Ted a prophet or simply a murderer who terrorized a nation and killed three people? Project Unabom...Show More
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Retelling of the unabom investigation with almost all the key people involved, including family
John and Amanda piece together their shattered reality while facing a possible lifetime in prison. As the full picture of Project Souvenir emerges in court, they start to wonder if the deception goes ...Show More
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Narrative story of the Canadian feds that supposedly caught home grown terrorists
Making her final visit to Warsaw, Helen learns about the aftermath of Operation Roadhouse. She discovers an uncertain, but hopeful future for this vulnerable fish and the communities who care about it...Show More
From the high speed train wreck that is Twitter 2.0, to the extradition of a fallen crypto kingpin and AI that can rewrite your dating profile, there’s a lot happening in tech right now. Nayeema Raza ...Show More
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The Rosenberg Case: A Tale of Murder, Corruption, and Conspiracy in Guatemala
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The investigation unearths a bombshell revelation. The contract killers are captured and upon questioning reveal the identities of who hired them — two brothers with a surprising connection to Rodrigo...Show More
Sugimoto-san is a driver for Saita-san’s yonige company. But he’s also a former client. Who built a huge golf course … and got in way over his head. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Th...Show More
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Tokyo vices jake adelstein investigates why and HOW people around Japan go missing
In the last episode of the series, the team finally hears from a man they’ve been chasing for months. And they return to Maine, to tell Christopher’s parents what they have discovered about their son'...Show More
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Twisting journey to try and find how and why a journalist was shot dead in Sudan
Meet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative. After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory. But why? And can...Show More
The feverish excitement around The Downtown Project begins to give way to frustration, confusion, and disappointment. Tony's utopian vision is concealing something toxic. And it isn’t just businesses ...Show More
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story of a Silicon Valley founder who promised the world and got people to actually believe it
When the fish met the bait. Roberto has a broken heart and lost thousands of dollars to scammers. Vanessa had her images stolen by scammers and her life fell apart. An emotional finale. Please note, t...Show More
On the outskirts of Hawkins, Texas, a couple found a problem in one of their kids’ school books. They didn’t have a background in education, but because they lived in Texas, their concern ignited a na...Show More
We answer our central question: What happened here? And we try to chart the path forward for “Havana Syndrome” victims. For ad-free listening, early access to new episodes and exclusive bonus content...Show More
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Really good use of sounds in audio to tell the mystery of Havana syndrome sound
Tina Onufer thought she was getting a plum gig at the newly reopened U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. Then she has a bizarre incident in her kitchen that makes her question everything. Reporters Jon Lee ...Show More
Native Americans once owned these lands, and they still treat the Columbia Basin as their sacred home. We’ve all benefited from that taken land, but now corporations are the West’s new settlers. Meanw...Show More
The shadow of Goliath is looming over St. James Parish, Louisiana, and it’s called The Sunshine Project. This $9.4 billion proposed petrochemical plant would sprawl across 2,400 acres, pushing up agai...Show More
Two young children make horrific allegations in a London police station, lighting the fuse on the most serious British conspiracy theories in decades.All six episodes are now available to listen for f...Show More
In 2016, a rookie NASCAR driver was arrested in one of the biggest police raids in Canadian history. Overnight, Derek White went from an unknown driver to a front page headline. See omnystudio.com/lis...Show More
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Narrative series about first indigenous nascar driver accused of smuggling tobacco
Three years ago a former private spy came to our newsroom at Tortoise. He told an incredible story about infiltrating a campaign group, deceiving people for years but all the while being a 'double age...Show More
It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again:...Show More
As the trial concludes, one name is on everyone’s lips. As a stunned community scrambles for answers, could he hold the key to this baffling crime? Producer, sound design and research: Meic Parry Nar...Show More
How did a peaceful transfer of power devolve into the first breach of the U.S. Capitol in over two centuries? Deleted Secret Service text messages may hold important answers about what happened on Jan...Show More
Karen Dunlap Graham recounts a daughter's worst nightmare, as her father Max Dunlap is accused of involvement in the assassination of investigative reporter Don Bolles, a scandal that immediately beco...Show More
As Coco Berthmann’s lies are exposed, survivors band together and ask why she wasn’t stopped sooner. Meanwhile, Coco makes her last appearance in court for lying about cancer, but the case against her...Show More
Crimes like this don't often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a cell phone camera shows a group of unarmed men at sea, possibly 15 of them, killed one by one by a semiauto...Show More
In fertility treatment, a successful outcome is defined as a healthy baby. In this story, the outcomes are complicated for everyone involved.
In the Spring of 2020, as COVID lockdowns hit the country, a family in South-Central Michigan formed a militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen. An Iraq War veteran joins and takes their skills to ...Show More
New information leads Mosi to some truths about what really happened during the shootout, and he tries to find a way out of the darkness. Follow Radical on Instagram @radicalpodSee omnystudio.com/...Show More
Episode 5 of 10 Derrick Hamilton, champion of the wrongfully convicted, claimed innocence since the day he was arrested by Scarcella. He claimed innocence in a previous murder conviction as well. But...Show More
This flood of roughly 1,300 people who’ve come forward all started with one man. How the widespread abuse at YDC finally came to light and how people are grappling with what justice and accountability...Show More
Even as I'm warned against digging up ghosts, I double down on my pursuit to uncover the identity of my real biological father by bringing in a professional.
Evan pushes the experiment one step further, sending his AI voice agent to talk to his closest friends and family — his buddies, his daughters, his dad. With their alternately joyful, skeptical, and p...Show More
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I’m mixed about this show: I go between being fascinated and laughing at the way bots talk…especially to scammers. And then I also question the point of this. Am I listening to a lark where a reporter...Show More
In the season finale, there’s a shocking twist just as the truth of the Pollock story seems to be becoming clear. An astonishing new version of events emerges. Stevenson gets a definitive chance to fi...Show More
When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission – to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her premiership. Onboard the nuclea...Show More
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Great local storytelling from Jacksonville Public Radio. Begins as 'Florida family finds Odd Ball', but the host goes really deep and gives you a whole story of Jacksonville and 1970s conspiracy theor...Show More