25 Best Los Angeles Times | Wondery Podcasts
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25 Best Los Angeles Times | Wondery Podcasts
1. Dirty John
All episodes are available for free, with remastered ad-free episodes available for Wondery+ subscribers.Debra Newell is a successful interior designer. She meets John Meehan, a handsome man who seems to check all the boxes: attentive, available, jus...Show More
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39:41 | Oct 2nd, 2017
10 RECOMMENDATIONS
Debra Newell, an interior designer in Southern California, meets John Meehan on an over-50 dating site. His profile looks exciting: Anesthesiologist, divorced, Christian. She falls in love fast. But h...Show More
2. Dr. Death | S1: Dr. Duntsch
We’re at our most vulnerable when we go to our doctors. We trust the person at the other end of that scalpel. We trust the hospital. We trust the system.Christopher Duntsch was a neurosurgeon who radiated confidence. He claimed he was the best in Dal...Show More
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33:44 | Sep 4th, 2018
8 RECOMMENDATIONS
All physicians are taught, “First do no harm.” But what happens when a doctor does harm his patients? Dr. Robert Henderson was a veteran spinal surgeon in Dallas when he got an unusual phone call fro...Show More
3. The Generation Why Podcast
The Generation Why Podcast released its first episode in 2012 and pioneered the true crime genre in the podcasting world. Two friends, Aaron & Justin, break down theories and give their opinions on unsolved murders, controversies, mysteries and consp...Show More
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1:25:34 | Apr 29th, 2018
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
West Valley City, Utah. December 7th, 2009. Josh Powell took his two sons camping at 12:30am so they could have s'mores. This wasn't a typical trip to take during a snow storm and on a Monday morning,...Show More
4. This Is Actually Happening
What if your mother left to follow a cult… or you woke up in a morgue… or if your boat got caught in a storm and began to sink -- what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings you extraordinary true stories of life-changing ev...Show More
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1:08:35 | Aug 3rd, 2021
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
After surviving a brutal upbringing in the South Bronx, a man finds himself on the other side of death following a minor accident and returns with a profound awakening.
5. Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body is an anthology series about people who are pushed beyond their limits and do unspeakable things.Season 3: Fox Lake - A small town cop is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015. He quickly became a martyr in the national media...Show More
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37:03 | Feb 12th, 2019
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
What makes a good marriage? Dan is smitten when he meets Wendi. But after a lavish wedding and a move to Tallahassee for Dan’s job, cracks in their relationship start to appear. Dan is blindsided when...Show More
6. What Should I Read Next?
What Should I Read Next? is the show for every reader who has ever finished a book and faced the problem of not knowing what to read next. Each week, Anne Bogel, of the blog Modern Mrs Darcy, interviews a reader about the books they love, the books t...Show More
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Ep 162: The best bad ending you'll ever read
52:18 | Dec 4th, 2018
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Today’s guest Traci Thomas has had a hard time finding her niche in the online bookish community, because, as she puts it, she “reads like a dad”. But I have a hunch lots of listeners will relate to h...Show More
7. The Shrink Next Door
Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacation house. But one summer, Joe discovered that Ike ...Show More
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Introducing The Shrink Next Door
02:37 | May 6th, 2019
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. He’d host star-studded parties at his eccentric vacati...Show More
8. The Next Big Idea
The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join our host, Rufus Griscom — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just chang...Show More
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RANGE: Why Generalists Succeed in a Specialists’ World
47:37 | Oct 15th, 2019
17 RECOMMENDATIONS
You know Malcolm Gladwell's “10,000-Hour Rule.” But did you know that, according to David Epstein, it doesn't work? That's what Epstein argues in his new book, “Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Spe...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9. Business Wars
Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. Business Wars gives ...Show More
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Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1
27:02 | Feb 6th, 2018
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO. It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician fr...Show More
10. The Vanished Podcast
The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings yo...Show More
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41:18 | Mar 25th, 2018
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
On May 26, 1992, 13-year-old Brandy Myers disappeared after she had left her apartment to go door-to-door for a school fundraiser. Many years went by with no good leads until the Canal Killer was appr...Show More
11. American Scandal
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and am...Show More
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Enron - A Sense of Urgency | 1
44:22 | Aug 27th, 2019
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
In the mid 1990s, Enron Corporation solidifies its position as the number one energy company in America. Investment manager Sherron Watkins lands a dream job there, but quickly learns that Enron's off...Show More
12. Accused
Binge all of Season 4 early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+.Season 4: When Rhoda Nathan's lifeless body was discovered in her hotel room, it was assumed she'd had a heart attack. The autopsy proved otherwise: Nathan, 67, had been viciously bea...Show More
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36:07 | Sep 8th, 2016
1 RECOMMENDATION
Three days after Christmas in 1978, Elizabeth Andes was one of the few students on Miami University’s Oxford campus. Most students were home for winter break, but Beth – a recent graduate – was in tow...Show More
13. Man In The Window: The Golden State Killer
In Man in the Window, Paige St. John, a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter has uncovered never before revealed details about the man who would eventually become one of California's most deadly serial killers. From Wondery and the L.A. Time...Show More
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35:51 | Jun 18th, 2019
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Episode 4: Police believe they’ve identified the suspect. Then he ends up dead on a beach. Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/mitw
14. American History Tellers
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, ...Show More
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Tulsa Race Massacre - The Powder Keg | 2
39:41 | Jun 5th, 2019
1 RECOMMENDATION
As Dick Rowland sat in a jail cell at the Tulsa courthouse on Tuesday, the news of his arrest and rumors about his alleged rape of Sarah Page flew through town. Egged on by an inflammatory op-ed in th...Show More
15. The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
Ordinary people who do unthinkable things...The Minds of Madness is a True Crime Podcast that examines the most disturbing criminal minds and the impact violent crimes have on survivors of homicide.
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30:22 | Jan 27th, 2017
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
On the evening of July 30, 2008 the passengers of Greyhound Bus 1170 thought they were en-route to Winnipeg Manitoba. What they didn’t know was that one of their fellow passengers was on a mission fr...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.16. Blood Ties
Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shockin...Show More
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21:27 | Dec 17th, 2019
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
There’s no place like the Caribbean for the holidays. But then the storm hits. All episodes are available now. You can binge the series ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membersh...Show More
17. Good Life Project
What does it mean to live a good life? Is it about happiness, health, friendship, love, or meaning? What about work, wealth, purpose, service, or something else? Can you live a good life even when things are hard? These are the questions and topics w...Show More
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Brene Brown: On Gratitude, Vulnerability and Courage
51:59 | Nov 26th, 2014
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
This week’s episode is a replay of a powerful conversation I had with famed author and grounded theory researcher Brene Brown.Brene and I met a few years back while speaking at a conference together. ...Show More
18. Tides of History
Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children...Show More
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1:00:19 | Jan 10th, 2019
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
The Wars of the Roses brought what had once been Europe’s most stable and well-governed kingdom to its knees. Weakness at the center, in the form of the useless King Henry VI, reverberated outwards th...Show More
19. Real Crime Profile
Join Jim Clemente (former FBI profiler), Laura Richards (criminal behavioral analyst, former New Scotland Yard) and Lisa Zambetti (Casting director for CBS' Criminal Minds) as they profile behavior from real criminal cases.
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#1: Making a Murderer: The Arrest of Steven Avery
58:51 | Jan 26th, 2016
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Jim Clemente, formerly of the FBI, Laura Richards, formerly of Scotland Yard, and Lisa Zambetti, casting director of Criminal Minds on CBS, discuss the arrest of Steven Avery and other oddities of the...Show More
20. True Crime All The Time
Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting true crime stories. This is a true crime podcast that spares none of the details and delves into what makes these killers tick. Join us for a good mix of lesser known cases as...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
1:17:46 | Oct 1st, 2018
1 RECOMMENDATION
Sean Vincent Gillis is a serial killer who operated for a decade in and around Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He murdered 8 women during this time and the details of the murders are horrific. Join Mike an...Show More
21. The Black Dahlia Serial Killers
Hollywood and Crime is a ground-breaking true crime series about the most infamous murders in Tinseltown history.In The Black Dahlia Serial Killers, host Tracy Pattin investigates the sensational unsolved murder of ...Show More
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30:50 | Jan 20th, 2017
1 RECOMMENDATION
Two women are found mutilated and murdered in downtown Los Angeles. One woman’s body was lying in the doorway of the closet at the Barclay Hotel. Her leg had been hacked off at the knee; her ankle and...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.22. Bad Batch
Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dol...Show More
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42:52 | Oct 23rd, 2019
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
We’ll try anything to help our loved ones who are experiencing pain. John and Elaine both turn to a new medical treatment to help their mothers. But for one of them, it will go horribly wrong. Suppo...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.23. Legal Wars
The courtroom can be a battlefield over money, people’s rights, and even their lives. For some cases, the consequences can affect us long after the verdict is read.Based on extensive interviews and court transcripts, Wondery’s new podcast LEGAL WARS ...Show More
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26:14 | Dec 6th, 2018
1 RECOMMENDATION
Financial boy-wonder Martin Shkreli makes big bets with other people’s money, and loses—again and again. Support us by supporting our sponsors! Brooklinen - Get $20 off and free shipping by going to...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.24. The Apology Line
If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the line, and the man at the other end who became cons...Show More
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43:23 | Jan 26th, 2021
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Richie details his murders and answers Allan’s many questions on the Line. Allan wants to keep Richie talking. He wants to use the Apology Line as a space to reform and study violent criminals. But wi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.25. I, Survivor
Women get assaulted. Women get attacked. Women get harassed, manipulated, intimidated, but women are survivors. Time and time again, she persists, even against all odds. Hosts Jenna Brister and Wagatwe Wanjuki share their stories, and those of the me...Show More
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33:20 | Nov 6th, 2018
1 RECOMMENDATION
When Michele Simms was 23 she met the man she married. He was a sociopath and she couldn't escape. It took a stay in a really unlikely place for her to find the strength she needed to get out. Reminde...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.