Best Jonathan Glisson Podcasts (2026)

Early on the morning of January 18, 1989, a security guard found the body of Michael Francke lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the North Portico of the Dome Building of Oregon State Hospital in Salem, OR. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a stab wound to the heart. Michael Francke - who had a background as a military man, former p…

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A Song that Echoes Through The Home

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#554 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Pablo Velez 37:41

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In the early morning hours of July 14, 2004, 19 year-old Adrian Payan and 18 year-old Emerson Bojorquez were ambushed at a nightclub in Houston, TX. A man named Jason Wooley fired the first shot of the shootout, and a man waited outside in a Cadillac, wearing a blue shirt and firing shots from an assault rifle. Bojorquez was killed, but Payan survi…

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A Song That Begins in the Heart

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#553 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Jeff Smith 45:34

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On July 9, 2006, at Club Crystal in Waterloo, IA, an individual later identified as Tonye Jackson was shot multiple times and killed on the property. The shooting occurred during active nightclub hours, with multiple patrons present at the scene. Three gunshots along with Jeff Smith’s nickname were audible on a recorded Black Hawk County Jail phone…

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Engage Your City

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#552 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Robert Bintz 28:54

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In August 1987, the body of 44-year-old single mother of two, Sandra Lison, was found in the Machickanee Forest in Green Bay, WI. She went missing from her bar the night prior. An autopsy showed that she was strangled and evidence suggested she was raped. Investigators interviewed the bar’s patrons, including brothers, 32-year-old David Bintz and 3…

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Think Multiply

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#551 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Marvin Grimm Jr. 39:21

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On November 22, 1975, a mother reported her three-year-old son missing after seeing him roaming in the vicinity of a wooded area behind their apartment complex in Richmond, VA. His body was found in the river nine miles from his home four days later. The murder garnered tremendous media attention and public outrage, yet the police failed to find a …

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Stick Together Because Relationships Matter

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#550 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Oscar Eagle 35:54

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On March 14, 1998, 16-year-old Benjamin Urias was shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA. The shot was not fatal, but Urias was hospitalized for two days. Urius was member of the 18th Street Gang, and told investigators that the shooter walked with a limp and shouted “Burlington Locos,” the name of another Los Angeles gang. Four day…

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Deepened Devotion

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Introducing - Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco | Season 2 1:52

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Six new, inspiring episodes of Wrongful Conviction, hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco, that celebrate the potential of human connection to empower ordinary people to overcome extraordinary odds and injustices. Real individuals who unexpectedly became one another’s personal heroes by turning tragedy into triumph. Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright…

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#549 Lauren Bright Pacheco with James Soto 48:47

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Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco is back November 13th with all new episodes. So today, we’re revisiting one of the most memorable episode from her last season, episode #454, James Soto: James “Jimmy” Soto was wrongfully convicted at age 20 for a 1981 double homicide in Chicago’s Little Village despite no physical evidence and multipl…

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Leverage Your Life

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#458 Jason Flom with Jeff Boppre 41:46

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On September 19, 1988, drug dealer Richard Valdez and his pregnant girlfriend Sharon Condon were shot in their house near Scottsbluff, NE. Police quickly focused on Jeff Boppre based on a purported “dying declaration” that Valdez, after being shot multiple times, wrote parts of Boppre’s name in engine grease on the ground next to him. The investiga…

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Finishing Well

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#547 Jason Flom with John Restivo 43:46

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On December 5th, 1984, the naked body of Theresa Fusco was pulled out of a wooded area in Lynbrook, NY - the 3rd in a string of recent disappearances, putting pressure on police to find the monster among them. The medical examiner determined that a rape lkely occurred and the cause of death was ligature strangulation. Dennis Halstead had been linke…

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The God Who Fights For Us

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#546 Jason Flom with David Smith 50:49

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On October 15, 2015, Quortney Tolliver was attacked with a hammer in her home in Ravenna Township, OH. She woke up from a medically induced coma weeks later with absolutely no recollection of the incident. Nevertheless, Portage County detectives pressed her to identify the person they “found out who did this” – 47 year old David Smith. Ms. Tolliver…

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The High Price of Hidden Sin

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#545 Jason Flom with Fredrico Lowe-Bey 36:27

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On May 21, 1988, about 5:00 a.m., the victim, after an argument with her boyfriend, left his parked car and walked alone toward her home in St. Louis, MO. Shortly thereafter, three males pulled their car alongside her, jumped out of the car, grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled her into an alley, pushed her to the ground, and tore her dress. Two …

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When God Makes War

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God's Strategy, Our Obedience

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#544 Jason Flom with Maggie Freleng on Quincy Cross and Graves County 20:21

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Jason Flom sits down for an interview with Maggie Freleng, the Pulitzer prize-winning producer, journalist and host of Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County. In this special episode, Maggie talks with Jason about her experiences reporting this show from a small town in Kentucky for over 2 years, and how truth and justice can get lost in the pursuit …

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#543 Jason Flom with Jonathan Parker 43:00

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On April 9, 1997, shortly after midnight in Buffalo, NY, Officers Charles “Skip” McDougald and Michael Martinez were patrolling near Northampton and East Parade in Buffalo’s East Side when they observed what they described as a “suspicious person.” According to police accounts, when they approached, the individual produced a handgun and fired. Offi…

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Grace Behind Enemy Lines

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Never Forget

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#542 Jason Flom with Nicholas Allen 39:03

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On the night of February 4, 2011, Avalisa Morris was shot and killed at a birthday party in the basement of a two-family home in Queens, NY. The fatal gunshots were fired from outside the party, through the closed door of the entrance to the basement. Even though no eyewitnesses placed Allen at the door with a weapon, he was tried under an acting-i…

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Courage For Crossing

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The “Highlight Reel” of Joshua reminds us that God’s promises still stand. Our God is a faithful God-He is always faithful to His people.

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#541 Guest Host Maggie Freleng with Quincy Cross 45:22

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18-year-old Jessica Currin’s burned and decomposing body was discovered on August 1, 2000 behind Mayfield Middle School in Mayfield, KY. Jessica had lacerations on the back of her head, nose and chin, and stab wounds. The medical examiner also believed she had been strangled but there was no evidence to support this theory. The case went cold for a…

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Suit Up!

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#540 Jason Flom with Joe Berlinger on the West Memphis 3 1:15:42

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In the late 80’s and early 90’s, the US found itself wrapped up in the “Satanic Panic” - a general state of fear revolving around Satanism and satanic ritual, real or imagined. On May 5th, 1993, in West Memphis, AR, three 8-year-old boys—Steven Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers—were reported missing. Their lifeless bodies were found the …

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Bryan's Charge to the Church

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Bryan Glisson's final charge to the church upon his retirement

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#539 Jason Flom with Cal Harris 43:36

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Calvin "Cal" Harris was charged with the murder of his estranged wife Michele Harris, who disappeared in September 2001 from their home in Spencer, NY. Despite no body being found, Cal was tried four times and eventually acquitted in 2016. He later filed federal and state lawsuits alleging malicious prosecution and evidence fabrication. His case hi…

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The Working Relationship

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The workplace has the potential to build or destroy a person’s testimony. Paul in the passage today is instructing us in how we are to conduct ourselves in the workplace. He begins with God’s expectations of employees and then he moves to God’s expectations of employers.

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#538 Jason Flom with Kendrick Gillum 40:31

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On February 1, 1997, Charles Newsome, a member of the 18th Street Group was murdered while driving through the Mayfair Apartments in West Memphis, AR. The city was caught in a wave of retaliatory violence between two groups: Foxwood and 18th Street. Kendrick Gillum, who was loosely affiliated with Foxwood, became a suspect based on inconsistent and…

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Family Bonds - Parents & Children

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Introduction: The biggest deterrents to dysfunction in the home are love, honor, and respect. The fruits of love, honor and respect are obedience and discipline.

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#537 Jason Flom with Johnny Berry 29:43

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On August 10th, 1994, a man and a woman were in a van in West Philadelphia, when two males approached. One blocked the passenger door, while the other shot the man before he could get out of the van. The witness identified 16 year old Johnny Berry from a photo, but rescinded the ID at a preliminary hearing. Inexplicably, Johnny was re-arrested and …

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Marriage 101

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Marriage should resemble the relationship between Christ and the Church. God’s plan for marriage is that two become one. (Matthew 19:6)

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#536 Jason Flom with the Virginia 3 34:53

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On July 12, 1994, 19-year old Steven Smith was killed after being struck by a single bullet to the head in Newport News, VA. Within weeks three individuals, two teenage boys, and one in his twenties, were arrested for the crime. Darryl Hunter, his older brother Nathaniel Pierce, and his friend Reginald Fletcher, were each tried and convicted solely…

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Walk Wisely

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The way you walk Determines your Destination. One wrong step can make the difference between life and death.

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#535 Ben Bowlin with Reynaldo Munoz 41:29

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On September 8, 1985, dozens gathered on Keeler Avenue in Chicago, IL for a friend's birthday party. In the early morning hours, while walking back to the party after getting cigarettes, 19-year-old Ivan Mena and 21-year-old Bouvier "Bobby" Garcia broke up a fight between 16-year-old Reynaldo “Scooby" Munoz and another partygoer. Munoz walked home …

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Fleeing The Darkness

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The Church in America is rapidly losing its influence. Many have speculated that it is because the light of the Church is diminishing. Simply put, there is a dark world but a dimly lit Church. The world needs a Church—made up of God’s people—that reflects the brilliance of His light.

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#534 Ben Bowlin with Robert Johnson 34:43

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In the evening of April 14, 1996, Edward Binion was shot in the head during a home invasion in Chicago, IL. After a series of arrests, since-disgraced Cook County Detectives William Moser and James O’Brien were led to 16-year-old Robert Johnson. Johnson was with his grandmother at the time of the shooting and no physical evidence implicated him. Ne…

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The Transformed Imitator

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Paul continues his narrative of taking off and putting on. Here in this passage, he starts with what needs to be put on and ends with what needs to be taken off. It appears that Paul is taking us on a journey to find the true meaning of love and its counterfeit sexual sin.

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#533 Maggie Freleng with Selma Butler 38:36

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This week, we are bringing to you a special episode of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng featuring Selma Butler. Maggie has returned to share this remarkable story with you, and to set the stage for another special announcement next week alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning author and creator of the Bone Valley podcast, Gilbert King. So please ma…