Longshot: Payback Podcast
1) Introducing: Death Island
Hi, Payback fans! Listen to Death Island hosted by Conor Powell! The seemingly idyllic paradise of Koh Tao, Thailand, once known as Turtle Island, has turned from beauty to horror as a string of bruta...Show More
2) Introducing: Paper Ghosts
Hey Payback listeners! The newest season of another true crime pod, Paper Ghosts, is live. Go check out the beginning of Season 3!” About Paper Ghosts: When a young college student’s car was found...Show More
3) Introducing: Murder in Miami
In the 1980s crime journalist Phil Stanford dove into the decadent and dangerous world of Miami just as the city was becoming the cocaine- and murder capital of the United States. His path would place...Show More
4) Introducing: Cornbread Mafia
This is a story about Marion County, Kentucky, a place with farming, moonshine, and pride in its bloodline. It’s a place that laid the foundation for a network of marijuana-growing outlaws called the ...Show More
5) Introducing: Good Assassins
The unbelievable but true story of the greatest spy of World War II. The Nazis don't know her name, but they want this woman dead. A mysterious agent is strategically dismantling their violent grasp o...Show More
6) Part 10 Bonus: Dan Lust
Shortly after the publication of Payback, Part 10, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced it had ratified groundbreaking collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with both the U.S. men’s and women&...Show More
7) Part 10: Pay Up
In late 2020, something unusual happens: Jessica McDonald and her USWNT teammates lose—this time in court, as the players’ lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation suffers a major setbac...Show More
8) Part 9 Bonus: Dr. Leeja Carter
As listeners heard in Part 9 of Payback, the role of athletes acting as advocates has never been more prevalent—or more polarizing. That’s particularly true for women athletes of color. In...Show More
9) Part 9: Nasty Women
In early 2019, heated internal negotiations explode into public view as 28 USWNT players, including Jessica McDonald, file a landmark lawsuit against U.S. Soccer for “institutionalized gender di...Show More
10) Part 8: My Other Half
The unlikeliest of U.S. Women’s National Team journeys comes full circle in a doctor’s office. There, on a phone call during a routine checkup for her reconstructed knee, 31-year-old Jessi...Show More