Best Tacon Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 243 Taconic Distillery: 2025, and It’s Di-Still in the Barrel 12:41

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6h ago12:41

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It’s our last podcast of 2025 already. In honor of what’s left in the barrel at the end of the year, the best way to enjoy both is to drink up with Paul and Pierce of Taconic Distillery. For this one, we have a video on the Backyard Green Films YouTube channel to go with this one, in case your imagination needs a visual boost. For the taste buds, y…

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The Taconic State Parkway Tragedy 52:51

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A frantic phone call from an eight-year-old girl is the last warning before a minivan carrying five children disappears into one of the deadliest crashes in New York history. What investigators uncovered afterward shattered the image of a perfect mother—and left a question so disturbing, it still has no answer. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-da…

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Exotic Alts (w/ SomeraRoad's Ian Ross) & Taconic's Lab Leak 33:06

13d ago33:06

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This week, we’re talking exotic alts – the far-flung corners of CRE that are starting to catch serious institutional interest. Think car washes, aviation hangars and the like. We're joined by Ian Ross, managing partner of SomeraRoad, to talk through the fascinating niche of aviation infrastructure and how it's been supercharged by the Big Beautiful…

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MURDER on Social Media: The Bianca Devins Case 49:22

4d ago49:22

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When a wave of frantic 911 calls revealed that a teenage girl’s murder was being broadcast online in real time, investigators realized the killer wasn’t running—he wanted to be seen. What followed was a horrifying portrait of obsession and entitlement, as Bianca Devins’ final moments were transformed into a spectacle that would scar the internet fo…

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Bluerock's Liquid Death, Soundstage Flops and OZK Walks the Plank 30:13

6d ago30:13

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This week, we talk illiquid death – the Bluerock listing debacle says so much about the mark-to-magic happening in the nontraded REIT market. We then head to Hollywood where showbiz is turning into badbiz for Hackman Capital, HPP and others who went all-in on soundstages. And finally, we head to Charm City to check in on Kevin Plank & Goldman Sachs…

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Episode 242 Susan's Shire: The Joy of Handmade Gifts 36:43

14d ago36:43

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On this episode Susan discusses the joy of making gifts. Whether that be a handmade felted ornament, a special song, or holiday memories. Links: https://youtu.be/fGmAekTPD5c?si=Sg45IZ3I5Ukd7HfL https://www.mosshollowhill.com/ Support the showBy agri-Culture

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The Damsel of Death 55:47

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Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of⁠ ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up for Premium here:⁠ ⁠patreon.com/crimehub⁠⁠ She hitchhiked along Florida’s highways, luring men into remote wooded areas where she killed seven victims, insisting each killing was a desperate act of self-defense. But as investigators uncovered her …

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Starchitects, Swedish Whales & an SF Hotel Heist 33:47

20d ago33:47

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This week, we look back at the skyline-shaping impact of 2 starchitects who’ve just left us – Robert A.M. Stern and Frank Gehry – and then jump into a broader discussion about the pros & cons of name-brand architects. We dive into the industrial deal of the year, EQT’s 9M sf sale to Aum gobbler Artemis. And we have an exclusive tick-tock of a hotel…

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The Perfect Heist 50:12

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For decades, “Thomas Randele” lived as the perfect husband, father, and neighbor—an ordinary man with nothing to hide. But when cancer came for him, a single confession exposed the extraordinary truth: he’d been running from a million-dollar heist since 1969. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. N…

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Mailbag: CRE Casting Couch, Return-Immune Investing & Best Dumb-Guy Sectors 20:06

25d ago20:06

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In our special mailbag episode, co-host Will Krasne tackles your most unhinged CRE questions: who'd be the dream cast of a CRE version of Million Dollar Listing, the best projects through which to launder funds, and which industry niches are IQ-optional. To advertise: Reach out to [email protected] For feedback: Write us at podcast@thepro…

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Sleepless in Seattle: The Martin Selig Story 29:45

27d ago29:45

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This week, we dive deep into the maverick career of Seattle skyscraper titan Martin Selig - a true man in full who at his pomp controlled more than a third of the city's downtown, but is now at risk of losing it all. As of this summer, Selig has lost 19 of his buildings to third-party managers or lenders. He’s been unable to make good on over $850 …

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Ep 241 Thankful This Thanksgiving For Our Farmers - so God Made a Farmer 4:32

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And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker" -- so God made a Farmer. --Paul Harvey Links: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/PDFFiles/Paul%20Harvey%20-%20God%20Made%20A%20Farmer.pdf https://www.collierswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013_02_Gazetteer.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ha…

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Devilishly Handsome | Charles Schmid “The Pied Piper of Tucson” 26:24

1M ago26:24

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Lured out of her home by a so-called friend, Alleen Rowe never suspected the “party” she was invited to was actually a death trap set by Tucson’s notorious Pied Piper, Charles Schmid. Her disappearance would unravel a chilling web of manipulation, teenage accomplices, buried bodies, and a killer who thought he was untouchable. Listen completely ad-…

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The Freezer Mom 49:06

1M ago49:06

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When an eviction crew opened a child’s sticker-covered deep freezer in a filthy Detroit apartment, they uncovered the frozen remains of two missing siblings—hidden in plain sight for nearly three years. What followed exposed a mother’s unimaginable brutality, a trail of ignored warnings, and one of Michigan’s most shocking failures of protection. L…

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Sonder's Mercy Killing and the Mooch's OZ Misadventure 31:06

1M ago31:06

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This week, we explore why more multifamily REITs are offering themselves up at the altar - there just doesn’t seem to be a real path forward for many of these midsize players in this capital-markets environment. We then look at Marriott’s mercy killing of Sonder and the lessons to take away from yet another high-profile proptech implosion. And fina…

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The Burger Chef Murders: A Well-Done Murder Mystery 38:04

1M ago38:04

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A late-night employee walks into his Burger Chef restaurant and finds only silence, chaos, and four co-workers missing. What happened next became one of the strangest and most unsettling mysteries in Indiana history. Listen completely ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠Crimehub Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. Sign up here: ⁠patreon.com/cr…

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Reston Peace, Senioritis & A Capstack Crisis 32:18

2M ago32:18

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This week, we chat about 2 big events in the senior housing space: Blackstone’s fire sale of a $1.8B portfolio and the Sonida-CNL merger. It’s a pretty gnarly business to operate, but there’s lots of room for creative structuring. Next, we look at the behind-the-scenes wrangling at one of Brooklyn’s buzziest projects: Jonathan Landau is attempting …

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Ep 240 Susan's Shire: NY State Sheep & Wool Festival 2025 (Rhinebeck I Love You!) 30:07

2M ago30:07

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For this month's podcast I travel to Rhinebeck, NY for the NY State Sheep & Wool Festival. I met so many wonderful and talented people...I was totally geeking out. With my cameraman Oscar in tow, the two of us interviewed some amazing talent, from rug hooking to fine art. So please sit back and enjoy this month's episode of Susan's Shire. Links: ht…

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Blood, Lies, and Lululemon Leggings 55:14

2M ago55:14

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Listen ad-free with a 7-day FREE trial of Crimehub Premium. Cancel anytime. No commitment. 👉🏼 patreon.com/crimehub Jayna Murray was a bright, ambitious young woman whose life was brutally cut short inside a Bethesda Lululemon store—a place she thought was safe. What began as a minor workplace dispute spiraled into one of the most shocking and savag…

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Blackstone Cubs, Secondaries Sizzle & Hines of Arabia 32:08

2M ago32:08

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In a world awash with capital, it’s the same names who are vacuuming up increasing shares of it: We dive into Blackstone alpha cub Chad Pike's take-private megadeal for industrial REIT Plymouth, his most significant deal since being shunted to the BX sidelines. We then discuss how major US players such as Hines and Brookfield are now heading to the…

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Burned Alive and Left for Dead: The Murder of Jessica Chambers 57:21

2M ago57:21

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In 2014, firefighters in small-town Mississippi raced to a blazing car—only to find 19-year-old Jessica Chambers staggering from the flames, barely alive and whispering the name of her killer. What followed was a years-long investigation mired in mystery, obsession, and two trials that left one haunting question unanswered: who really set Jessica o…

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Fugazi First Positions & Cracking Billionaires' Row 30:33

2M ago30:33

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This week, we look at explosive allegations of mortgage fraud that have caught up 2 prominent regional banks. Zions and Western Alliance woes stemming from shenanigans at a California CRE investor once again show how vital regional banks are to the industry’s capital markets – and how distress in that space can ruin the whole party. Next, we look a…

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Ep 239 Rhinebeck Farmers Market: We Run a Muck, Not Amok! 17:38

2M ago17:38

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Muck, glorious muck! Sounds funny, but it’s true. The “muck” found north of NYC and south of the capital city may look like black dirt to some, but it’s more like black gold to those who know – and that’s not a Clampett reference. The agricultural region known as the Hudson Valley grows almost everything like nowhere else, due to this phenomenal re…

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The Cannibal King of Scotland: Sawney Bean 26:37

2M ago26:37

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In the misty wilds of 16th-century Scotland, hundreds vanished without a trace—until body parts began washing ashore, gnawed clean and hacked like butchered meat. What followed was the unmasking of the most terrifying legend in British history: Sawney Bean and his inbred clan of cannibals, who may have feasted on more than 1,000 souls before vanish…

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The Skyscraper That Broke America 36:51

2M ago36:51

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This week, we have a special episode diving deep into the skyscraper that encapsulates our political and financial age: 666 Fifth Avenue. Now known as 660 Fifth Avenue, this tower brings together a dizzying array of characters – from Jared and Charlie Kushner to the former finance minister of Qatar and an imprisoned Chinese mogul – and elements suc…

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The Pizza Bomber: Brian Wells 40:04

2M ago40:04

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In 2003, a seemingly ordinary pizza delivery turned into one of America’s most shocking crimes when Brian Wells was forced to rob a bank with a live bomb locked around his neck. What followed was a bizarre and deadly chain of events that exposed a twisted web of deception, greed, and murder unlike anything the FBI had ever seen. Author: Mike Colucc…

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Fathers, Sons & Fast Fashion Tax Shields 30:45

3M ago30:45

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This week, we asked the taboo question about New York office to residential conversions. Do the numbers work? There's been enough distress from some of the OGs, including Nathan Berman, that it warrants that question amid all the private-credit billions flowing into the space. We then look at how a single man, Zara founder Amancio Ortega, can drive…

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Ep 238 Susan's Shire: From Yarn to Fiber to Rhinebeck 27:52

3M ago27:52

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This month Susan discusses the difference between a yarn festival, a fiber festival and everything in between. Susan just returned from the Lambtown Festival in Dixon, CA and will be heading to Rhinebeck, NY for the 45th annual New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. She gives us a little history about some of these festivals and what inspired her …

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The Girl in the Wardrobe: A Deadly Fantasy 1:00:45

3M ago1:00:45

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Rachel Barber was a gifted 15-year-old dancer from Melbourne whose future seemed destined for brilliance—until she mysteriously vanished after receiving a call from someone she trusted. That caller, 19-year-old former babysitter Caroline Reed Robertson, had become dangerously obsessed with Rachel’s beauty and success, lured her to her apartment und…

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SF Apartment Therapy & the Short King of Data Centers 31:46

3M ago31:46

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This week, we discuss an intriguing deal in the data-center space – TeraWulf is raising $3B in debt to build data centers for Google, in an intertwined transaction that's becoming a prototype for getting these massive developments going. We dive into the maverick mogul behind Terawulf, Paul Prager, who's using his heft to turn Maryland's Eastern Sh…

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Seven Years in a Box: Colleen Stan’s Harrowing Tale of Survival 41:57

3M ago41:57

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Brookfield's $10B YES! & RXR's OPM Masterclass 33:51

3M ago33:51

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This week, we dive into Brookfield's $10B mega-acquisition of manufactured-home player YES! Communities, and how it's emblematic of the next frontier of institutional CRE investing – we chop it up on the liquid debt markets for affordable housing, putting money to work at scale and Stockbridge's FAT upcoming promote. We then examine RXR's OPM maste…

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Ep 237 Nick Forrest: I’m Holding Out for an Gyro 41:35

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Sheep are cute and fluffy and produce that wonderful stuff from which many sweaters are born. But there’s another side to them that doesn’t get mentioned quite so often. Lamb is an incredibly common meat in most other countries of the world, but not so much in America. Nick Forrest is trying to change that direction, to capture the possibilities of…

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Slipping Justice | The Story of “The Serpent” Charles Sobhraj 1:03:33

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In 1970s Delhi, a charming French-speaking stranger lured a group of young travelers into his web with stories, drinks, and “medicine.” But the man they knew as “Daniel” was really Charles Sobhraj—The Serpent—a conman and killer whose final scheme was about to unravel. Author: Mike Colucci Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns…

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Sobrato's Silicon Sizzle & Macklowe Unfurled 32:21

3M ago32:21

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This week, we take a closer look at one of the biggest winners from Nvidia's Silicon Valley real estate rampage: The Sobrato Organization amassed a 12M sf portfolio through a combination of guts, vision and HEAVY leverage, and are now reaping the rewards as Nvidia goes shopping. We then look at how some big players, including Toll Brothers, are bow…

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The Luke Mitchell Case: From Teenager to Convicted Murderer 59:29

3M ago59:29

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In 2003, 14-year-old Jodi Jones was found brutally murdered in the woods near her Scottish hometown, and her boyfriend Luke Mitchell was swiftly cast as both the prime—and only—suspect. Convicted on circumstantial evidence after the longest trial in Scottish history, Luke has spent decades behind bars insisting on his innocence, fueling one of the …

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Ross takes his talents to [West Palm] Beach & Barnett Prefs Up 31:36

3M ago31:36

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Like a lot of older guys, Steve Ross moved to Florida. Unlike them, however, the billionaire real estate developer didn't go there to retire, but instead to take on an even more audacious skyline-shaping challenge: West Palm Beach. This week, we trace Ross' whirlwind of big-ticket dealmaking down south that combines real estate, private equity, edu…

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Ep 236 Susan's Shire: Introduction 27:07

3M ago27:07

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Exciting news for fiber enthusiasts! We're thrilled to announce a dynamic collaboration between Susan Shirley, a creative figure in the fiber arts community, and the creators of the popular agri-Culture podcast. Together, we're embarking on a journey each month to bring you captivating stories and insightful interviews from the diverse and fascinat…

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Canada’s Most Chilling Unsolved Murder: The Case of Lindsay Buziak 54:55

4M ago54:55

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In 2008, 24-year-old realtor Lindsay Buziak agreed to show a luxury home to a mysterious couple with an urgent, million-dollar budget. What should have been the biggest sale of her career became a carefully staged trap that ended her life. Author: Samantha Davis Huge thanks to our sponsors: Acorns: Sign up now and Acorns will boost your new account…

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Tupac vs Biggie, CRE Edition 38:02

4M ago38:02

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This week, it's Tupac vs Biggie, commercial real estate edition: We dive into a deal on each coast that brings together all the things that we think make CRE the greatest show on earth. Rapacious lenders, billion-dollar-dreams, broken capital stacks & creative financing. In New York, we look at the saga of 172 Madison Avenue, Yitzchak Tessler's moo…

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The Pope County Christmas Massacre | Ronald “Gene” Simmons 55:11

4M ago55:11

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In December 1987, Ronald “Gene” Simmons carried out the deadliest act of familicide in U.S. history, murdering 14 of his own relatives on his isolated Arkansas farm before killing two more and wounding four in a nearby town. A controlling abuser with dark family secrets, Simmons left behind only a chilling letter and a trail of bodies that revealed…

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The Deadliest School Massacre You’ve Never Heard Of 43:41

4M ago43:41

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On May 18th, 1927, a quiet Michigan farming town was torn apart when school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe wired a local school with dynamite, murdering 45 people—including 38 children—in the deadliest act of school violence in U.S. history. What began as a summer morning of finals and playground chants ended in fire, rubble, and screams that still e…

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Mormon Money & Cardone Waterfalls 26:47

4M ago26:47

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This week, we’re talking the Mormon real estate playbook – how the LDS church built a serious property portfolio and also run it like serious people. We then discuss syndicator Grant Cardone’s intricate plan to rescue a distressed Boca rental – with a Bitcoin twist. We also chop it up on how fund managers' courtship of retail money is leading to pu…

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Body in the Barrel: The Suspicious Death of Debbie Wolfe 45:03

4M ago45:03

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In 1985, 28-year-old nurse Deborah “Debbie” Wolfe vanished after a routine shift—only to be found days later submerged in a pond under chillingly suspicious circumstances. Officially ruled an accidental drowning, her death remains shrouded in vanishing evidence, conflicting accounts, and haunting questions that refuse to die. Author: Samantha Davis…

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Ep 235 Mark Winslow: Winslow is Not Just a Corner in Arizona 23:09

4M ago23:09

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Mark Winslow is from West Falmouth, Maine, where one member or another of his family has farmed on Marston Homestead since the 1790’s. That seems like a pretty traditional bunch, and moving around doesn’t seem to be applicable. But that’s not necessarily so. We met up with Mark and his oxen demonstration at the American Milking Devon conference in …

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Soho House Postgame And Billion-Dollar Capstacks 33:01

4M ago33:01

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We break down the puzzling $2.7B take-private of Soho House – what do Apollo, MCR, Ron Burkle and Ashton Kutcher think they can pull off by revitalizing the famed member's club? The discussion touches on everything from select-service hotels to Tyler Morse's start as "Barry's guy" to the perils of the hospitality business. We then break down the ca…

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Brotherly Love | The Story of the Wichita Massacre 40:10

4M ago40:10

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In December 2000, brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr went on a brutal weeklong crime spree in Wichita, Kansas—robbing, raping, and murdering five innocent people in what became known as the Wichita Massacre. Their sole surviving victim, Holly G, narrowly escaped execution and played a crucial role in bringing the brothers to justice, who remain on…