'Scarelore,' urban myths and viral misinformation
We discuss “Scarelore” this week, as some urban myths and inaccuracies have been gaining traction and spreading on social media, including warnings against windowless white vans, zip-ties on windshiel...
20 Des 201923min
Alabama's 'Cupcake' McKinney case; Legal hijinks in Florida man's murder case
A Florida man accused of murdering his wife is also in trouble for legal shenanigans after allegedly hiding money and failing to hire a lawyer once his public defender was dismissed. An illegal cross-...
14 Des 201951min
Moms' boyfriends: 1 kills kids over cigarettes; 1 dismembered by girlfriend's son
A woman's live-in boyfriend shoots her kids dead after an argument about smoking in the house, the same house where their father committed suicide years earlier. A South Carolina man is sentenced to p...
6 Des 20191h
West Virginia wife recorded hiring hit on husband; Nevada love-triangle homicide
We sit down with writer-producer-director Adam Kassen and Williamstown Police Chief Shawn Graham to talk about West Virginia's Deatra "Sunny" Gun-Halley murder-for-hire case, the subject of the new Ox...
23 Nov 201945min
Discussing directions, real-world effects of online extremism with Andrew Marantz
In this week's bonus podcast, we sit down with author Andrew Marantz to talk about the current state of online discourse, real-world effects of social media manipulation, and his new book “Antisocial:...
19 Nov 201943min
Campus security: Discussing Saugus High School attack with school safety expert
After Thursday morning's attack at Saugus High School in Southern California, we discuss campus security, school safety issues, institutional response, law enforcement, and the media. Guest: Retired p...
15 Nov 201945min
Woman's OD death recorded on camera; Does Echo have murder data? Rodney Reed update
This week, a married couple is accused of tying up a woman in their Oklahoma home, shooting her up with meth, and recording her on video while she died. Search warrants for two Amazon Echo speakers ar...
8 Nov 201929min
Teen blames plot on FB hack; Girlfriend wanted in student suicide case. With guest Dr. Gail Saltz
This week, an 18-year-old Washington woman accused of conspiring to kill an ex-boyfriend blames the plot on a hacked Facebook account. A Boston College dropout is accused of coercing her boyfriend int...
1 Nov 201924min
