Best Botched A D Amp D Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Death & Deceit in Alliance | 4. The Trial 33:25

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After David Thorne and Joe Wilkes were arrested for the murder of Yvonne Layne in April 1999, they went to trial in January 2000. What evidence was used to convict them? What kind of defense did David have in the face of Joe's confession? New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcast…

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Death & Deceit in Alliance | 3. The Murder 26:39

3d ago26:39

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On the morning of April Fools Day 1999, Tawnia Layne went to pick up her grandkids at Yvonne's home. But instead, she stumbled upon a brutal crime scene, her daughter nearly decapitated in a pool of her own blood. Who could have done this to Yvonne? In this episode we look at the first hours and days of the investigation. New episodes of Death & De…

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Death & Deceit in Alliance | 2. The Lovers 26:46

3d ago26:46

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In this episode we learn about Yvonne, David and how the two came together and had their son, Brandon. But we also learn about the problems the couple had and issues in Yvonne's life ultimately causing the two to break up before her murder. Who was Yvonne Layne? What brought the young lovers together and ultimately caused their split? New episodes …

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Death & Deceit in Alliance | 1. Dead in the Water 33:33

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In 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Ohio home while her children slept. Her ex-boyfriend, David Thorne, was instantly a suspect as the father of one of her children, but he had a solid alibi. So the police found Joe Wilkes, a friend of David’s, who said David hired him to kill Yvonne. In 2000 with Joe’s testimony, David was …

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Introducing: Death & Deceit in Alliance - Trailer 2:46

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On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sente…

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Introducing - Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County: Preview 12:34

2M ago12:34

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In Bone Valley Season 3 | GRAVES COUNTY, Maggie Freleng takes us to a small town in Graves County, Kentucky, where a terrible discovery on the front lawn of a middle school invites a string of amateur and professional investigators to try to solve a murder. Maggie is the latest investigator to get pulled in. And she’ll take all of us along as she t…

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Get the Money and Run Q&A with Joe Loya - Hosted by Steve Fishman 36:18

6M ago36:18

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Steve Fishman sits down for a Q&A with Joe Loya, the star of the new podcast Get the Money and Run. Listen in as Joe shares with Steve the answers to many questions from listeners and reveals some of the details that went into creating one of the finest podcasts of 2025. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in as…

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Introducing: Dakota Spotlight - A Better Search for Barbara Episode 1 44:55

6M ago44:55

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15-year-old Barbara Louise Cotton vanished from the streets of Williston, North Dakota, on April 11, 1981, five blocks from her home. What happened to Barbara Cotton? In episode 1, while others called Barbara a 'runaway', a frustrated yet unyielding Sandee Evanson refuses to stop looking for her childhood friend. A Better Search for Barbara is a de…

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Get the Money and Run | 7. Fatal Peril 29:30

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Once out of prison, Joe is insulted by a stranger. His rage mounts. Will he lash out and spend the rest of his days in prison? Or will he find comfort in his once violent family? It’s his moment of fatal peril. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener f…

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Get the Money and Run | 6. Life on the Inside 24:48

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Joe is sent to solitary confinement. Alone he starts to hear voices in his head and to hallucinate. He struggles with a question: Can he be a good person? Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Get the Money and Run | 5. Two Too Many 32:46

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Joe is on a spree, and even arrest won’t stop him. He hires a body double to do his bidding, but things backfire. He thinks he’s blending in on a college campus when students turn on him. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Get the Money and Run | 4. Life and Crimes 33:48

7M ago33:48

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Bank robbery is easy, profitable and…fun! But then Joe hears from a victim. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Orbit Media

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Get the Money and Run | 3. The Hunter 31:08

7M ago31:08

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Joe’s floundering until a thought occurs to him: Murder! With that, Joe changes the arc of his life. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Orbit Media

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Get the Money and Run | 1. First Time Out 30:44

7M ago30:44

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Getting started as a bank robber isn’t easy for Joe Loya. It takes courage … and rage. But Joe does the math. Thousands of dollars gained for a few minutes work. That’s what he figures he deserves. Meanwhile at home, losses mount. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnys…

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Get the Money and Run | 2. Who’s Your Daddy 25:47

7M ago25:47

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Young Joe was cute as a bug. The rising bank robber was also a protector of the weak though he couldn't always protect the weak who he loved most. And then he picked up a knife. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Introducing: Get the Money and Run - Trailer 2:08

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“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Joe was one of California’s most daring bank robbers. He used disguises, body doubles, speeding getaway cars…and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, even as the FBI was closing in. Joe was also a soul searcher, driven by a d…

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Introducing: Get the Money and Run - Teaser 30:24

8M ago30:24

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“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped …

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Introducing: Finding Mom's Killer 25:39

9M ago25:39

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Noreen Boyle goes missing, and her 11-year-old son is determined to find her. He teams up with a homicide cop to investigate his mother’s murder. In a shocking turn of events, together, they uncover evidence that brings the killer to justice. A killer who the son knows all too well. Finding Mom's Killer is the latest series from The Binge - subscri…

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Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | The TV Show 31:17

10M ago31:17

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We know that after you listened to Empire on Blood: The Director's Cut, you immediately thought: Why isn't this a TV show? Remember, Malcolm Gladwell said the podcast was “The Wire” meets Shakespeare. Well, a prestigious production company thought the same thing, optioned the podcast and hired a writer to pen a pilot. In this episode we talk to the…

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Introducing: Someone Knows Something 36:26

11M ago36:26

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Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine's family are left without answers. In Season 9 of the award winning podcast Someone Knows Something, David Ridgen, along with Christine's…

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Bonus Episode | Behind the Scenes of Avenger with Alexis Bledel and Fisher Stevens! 29:30

12M ago29:30

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For Avenger, which takes place in Argentina, we recorded all interviews in Spanish, translated them into English and had them voiced by actors. Miriam, the "disappeared" who becomes a journalist and tracks down the pilots of the death flights, is voiced by Alexis Bledel, the Emmy-winning actor known for her role in Gilmore Girls and Handmaid's Tale…

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Avenger | 8. The Bodies 31:53

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After thirty years of government impunity, the amnesty laws that helped bury Argentina’s horrific past are overturned. The trials against the junta commanders are reopened, and slowly, one after another, they are brought to justice. The trial against the pilots begins with Miriam and Enrique Piñeyro as key witnesses. It is the moment Miriam had be…

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Avenger | 7. The Pilots 37:09

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It’s 1979, Miriam is free, but living in exile in New York City where she is surveilled by the junta. She’s among the few to survive imprisonment. In the years that follow, unidentified bodies start to wash up on the shores of Argentina. The bodies are swollen and bloated, but the perpetrators are unknown. Years later, democracy returns to Argentin…

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Avenger | 6. Miriam in Court 34:18

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The lack of media attention on the TV story is disheartening, but Miriam has a bigger plan up her sleeve and redirects all her energy to the courts. With the help of Nobel Laureate Adolfo Pérez Equivel, who himself survived a death flight, they file a formal accusation against the pilots at the federal prosecutor’s office. The evidence is mounting…

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Avenger | 5. The Flight Logs 23:06

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One day, Miriam sits in her office when she gets a call from the stringer she hired to go look at one of the Skyvan planes which had been sold to a Florida businessman. The owner reveals that he has the flight logs dating back to the dictatorship. Those logs are a break. They could lead to the pilots of the death flights. With Enrique Pineyro’s hel…

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Avenger | 4. The Planes 20:10

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Miriam and Giancarlo team up to search for the planes. She shows up at his tiny apartment every day after work at a TV station. They share pasta, cigarettes and scour the Internet for clues. One day, they stumble upon an obscure group of hobbyists who lead them to more details about the planes. Confident that they’re onto something, they try to enl…

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Avenger | 3. The World Cup 30:22

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It’s 1978. The World Cup, the most popular sporting event in the world, is hosted for the first time in Argentina. The Argentines are losing their minds with excitement. From a small cell in the middle of the city, Miriam can hear the cheers from the stadium a mile away. Her captors recruit her to work on the junta’s media propaganda machine; she m…

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Avenger | 2. The Investigation 27:39

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An Italian photographer with a specialty in the horror humans do named Giancarlo Ceraudo shows up in Argentina to learn about the death flights during Argentina’s military dictatorship. He’s obsessed. Who are the pilots who flew these homicidal missions? He knows the planes will hold clues. To find them, he needs Miriam’s help. If she accepts, she …

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Avenger | 1. The Process 33:14

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It’s 1977, Argentina. The military has seized power. Miriam Lewin is 19 years old, an activist, and a target of a brutal dictatorship. She’ll spend two years in prison. But Miriam is one of the lucky ones..... Her fellow prisoners will be tossed from airplanes to their deaths on the infamous “death flights.” Three decades later, Miriam is a respect…

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Introducing - The Burden: Avenger 3:28

1y ago3:28

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Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp…

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Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | Father Frank Meets His Maker 32:42

1y ago32:42

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He was the detective who could get the confessions other cops couldn’t. Thus the nickname, Father Frank. It was Father Frank who rescued the prosecution’s case against Cal—until that conviction was overturned. And it was Father Frank who helped put away a 16-year-old for murder—until that conviction was also overturned. So how good was Father Frank…

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Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | Calvin Buari: Family Guy 33:42

1y ago33:42

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When we last heard from Calvin Buari his murder conviction had just been overturned. But he didn't have a place to live. A lot has changed in Cal's life since then -- for one thing, you won't believe where he lives now. And Cal has brand new priorities. He says he wants to be a "family guy." So Cal is looking for love after lock-up. Or maybe it's n…

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Introducing - Deep Cover: George Santos 13:07

1y ago13:07

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George Santos, the former Republican Congressman from New York, told a lot of stories about his life and his credentials. Many of which, it turns out, were not true. Deep Cover Producer Amy Gaines McQuade, who grew up in Santos’ congressional district, speaks with insiders and experts to try to answer the question: Who is George Santos… really? Lis…

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Empire on Blood | 8. I Shot Him 37:14

1y ago37:14

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Emel was a jailhouse legal maestro who had been locked up for 19 years for a murder he insisted he didn’t commit. Then he was forced to plead guilty to helping commit a murder in order to get home. But he clung to a letter. A letter that came from the real killer, and that one day might set him free. In body and mind. Empire on Blood is a productio…

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Introducing - The Confessions of Anthony Raimondi 33:59

1y ago33:59

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In 1978, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his bed just 33 days after he was elected. The official story is that he suffered a fatal heart attack. But in the years since his death, some have claimed he was murdered to cover up crimes in the Vatican. The question of the Pope’s death has never been definitively answered, but there is one man who cla…

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Empire on Blood | 7. This Too Shall Pass 41:33

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In the aftermath of the court’s decision, Cal must adjust to a new reality. Where can a man like Cal find peace? With a mother he hasn’t seen in a decade? In a heatless van in the dead of winter? His girlfriend has waited for Cal for a decade, but he can’t bring himself to sleep inside her house. Freedom is hard. Empire on Blood is a production of …

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Empire on Blood | 6. Evilina on the Stand 56:07

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Cal’s last-shot hearing finally arrives: his new lawyers are in place, the new witness ready to testify. Turtle Man has called their written affidavits worthless “toilet paper.” He threatens to come out of retirement to make sure Cal stays locked away. But the Bronx DA has other ideas. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association w…

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Empire on Blood | 5. Joe Barry, Private Eye 42:59

1+ y ago42:59

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Joe Barry,Cal’s private investigator, hired in desperation when Cal’s case seems all but dead. Joe’s a hard drinking, Bible-toting P.I. who’s not afraid to lie in the service of the truth. When he connects with a witness who claims she has the answer, she gives Cal a sliver of hope. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with…

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Empire on Blood | 4. Father Frank to the Rescue 44:56

1+ y ago44:56

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Cal has been in prison for years as Dwight rules the Corner on Blood,which once belonged to Cal. Then Dwight “catches a body” and is sentenced to 25 years to life for murder. One day, Cal and Dwight, the man who testified against him, cross paths in a prison yard. Both Cal’s and Dwight’s worlds turn upside down, and alarmed prosecutors in the Bronx…

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Empire on Blood | 3. Dwight, Poet of Evil 38:48

1+ y ago38:48

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Calvin Buari’s former protégé in the Bronx crack trade, Dwight Robinson, loved and admired Cal. But then, feeling shunned and nursing his own ambitions, Dwight charts his own course — first with guns, then with something even more lethal: his testimony. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1 See omnystudio…

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Empire on Blood | 1. Calvin's Last Shot 39:13

1+ y ago39:13

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Calvin Buari, who once drove BMWs and dealt crack from a violent corner in the Bronx, has served 22 years of a life sentence. The charge: double homicide. Cal insists he’s no murderer — someone else even confessed to the crime. Things are looking up for Cal when a legendary defense lawyer agrees to take on his final appeal. But then it all comes cr…

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Empire on Blood | 2. Turtle Man Will Get His Man 38:27

1+ y ago38:27

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Allen Karen was one of the best homicide prosecutors in the Bronx. He devotes his life to fighting crime – and to rescuing the 20 turtles that roam his bachelor pad. Karen uses his considerable skills – and his power to offer deals – to land a conviction in a three year old case no other prosecutor even wanted to try. Calvin Buari is in his sights.…

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Introducing - The Burden: Empire on Blood 2:26

1+ y ago2:26

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The Burden: Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he…

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Introducing - The Gist: Birds Aren’t Real (SHHH … Don’t tell the Crested Warbler!) 50:30

1+ y ago50:30

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Peter McIndoe is the founder of the Birds Aren't Real movement-slash-conspiracy theory. He is also the author of the book, Birds Aren't Real: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in U.S. History. Peter doesn’t believe any of that, by the way, but he has good insights on the type of people who do. Plus, how publi…

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The Burden - Bonus Episode | Justin Bonus for the Defense 14:50

1+ y ago14:50

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Justin Bonus talks to Steve and Dax about his journey from hiphop entrepreneur to nationally acclaimed attorney for the wrongfully convicted. The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Orbit Media

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The Burden - Bonus Episode | Admiring Louie 18:58

1+ y ago18:58

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Did Steve and Dax get it wrong? Is Louie Scarcella as bad as his portrayal in the media? Steve and Dax speak with several of Scarcella’s colleagues who share their admiration for him and stand by his work as a detective. The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Burden - Bonus Episode | Coney Island of the Mind. Louie’s Mind 19:55

1+ y ago19:55

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Louie Scarcella takes Steve to Coney Island where he moonlighted as a carnival barker and fixed games of chance. The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Orbit Media

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The Burden - Bonus Episode | Blame the Prosecutors 33:29

1+ y ago33:29

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Steve and Dax are joined by journalist Ted Hamm who examines the conduct of the Assistant District Attorneys who worked on Louis Scarcella's wrongful convictions. The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Orbit Media

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Introducing - American Criminal: The Menendez Brothers 11:48

1+ y ago11:48

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From Airship, the studio behind American Scandal, American History Tellers, and History Daily, comes a new true crime history podcast that takes you inside the minds of some of our most notorious felons and outlaws, exploring the dark side to the American dream. The debut season tackles one of the country’s most sensational cases: The Menendez Murd…

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Introducing - My Friend the Serial Killer: Local Man 30:23

1+ y ago30:23

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What would you do if someone you knew turned out to be a serial killer? In the 1970s, Steve Fishman was an intern at his local newspaper. One day, he hitched a ride back home from Boston with a kind stranger who graciously picked him up and dropped him off at his destination. What Steve didn’t know however, was that this stranger was hiding a dark …