Murders in the Middle of Nowhere – Ep. 66
A nature reserve and popular party place in the middle-of-nowhere becomes the scene of mass murder in the fall of 1973: four teens are killed; a fifth escapes death but is victimized in other ways – b...
2 Maj 202549min
A Very Matter-of-Fact Murder – Ep. 65
A familiar face on the streets of Grand Junction, Colorado, goes missing in February 2021. Known as “The Reading Man,” Warren Barnes is described as kind and helpful by those who saw him daily at his ...
25 Apr 202545min
Protecting Our Kids, Pt. 2 – Ep. 64
“You can trust your kid all you want, but do you trust the world with your kid?” Back by popular demand, Hollie Strand of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force returns to The Escape Pod to ...
18 Apr 20251h 3min
The Wrong Kind of TLC – Ep. 63
In the spring of 2023, police in the U.K. found the most unlikely of overdose victims: a well-liked, well-respected couple in their 60s. Initially, investigators considered that the deaths might be th...
11 Apr 202535min
Spiritual Enlightenment, My A$$ – Ep. 62
In 2022, the “self-help” industry in the U.S. alone raked in more than $13B. (That’s BILLION, with a capital B.) There is no shame in wanting to better oneself – personally, professionally, or both. W...
3 Apr 20251h 19min
Delicious Deception: How ‘Big Food’ keeps us hungry for more – Ep. 61
It’s not exactly “breaking news.” America has an obesity problem, and we all know it. But, historically speaking, it is a relatively new problem that dates back only about 50 years. That’s when some ...
28 Mars 202558min
OH, BABY! Unhappily married with no escape – Ep. 60
Even with morning sickness and other side effects, the nine months of anticipating a newborn baby is often an exciting and joyful time for women. But for those in dysfunctional or – worse – abusive re...
21 Mars 202549min
I DO?! But what if I don’t?? – Ep. 59
A marriage license before a driver’s license? In some states in the U.S. – YES – it's totally legal, even today. And if you think these unions are simply young lovers who can’t wait to “make it offici...
14 Mars 202551min
