Tapes from the Darkside

The intricacies of international diplomacy and political power-plays unravel while a young man's life hangs in the balance.While Otto Warmbier faces 15 years in a North Korean prison camp, the tension...

25 Sep 202329min

If convicted of this alleged crime what kind of punishment was awaiting Otto Warmbier? Allow me to introduce you to the North Korean "re-education" prisons; a network of concentration camps that perpe...

8 Sep 202324min

It was the last time his family would hear him speak. This is Otto Warmbier's confession.Support the show and get bonus content...https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside—Lead writer this season: ...

31 Aug 202334min

Calvin says that the first thing you noticed right away was the low ceilings. It was half that of the other floors. This truly felt like a nonexistent floor. Built between the crawlspaces of two actua...

22 Aug 202326min

The story of Otto Warmbier, an all-American boy with an adventurous spirit. A former high school standout who would decide to take a daring vacation to North Korea during his college years.This episod...

17 Aug 202324min

"It is undoubtedly the most hideous and dastardly crime I have ever known," the medical examiner, Dr. Weisman, said, as he left the autopsy room. Sheriff Ludwick agreed. "[It’s] the worst thing that’s...

13 Juli 202335min

You have heard bits and pieces of this audio already in the Jacob Jeremiah Landin season. But this is the full uncut interview. I actually recorded this as a sort of "aftershow" before the season was ...

5 Juli 202343min

I think this is one of the most fascinating pieces of audio you could ever hear. It's Eric's raw conversation with his mother. The first time they've ever discussed Jacob's death.Thank you to Eric for...

27 Juni 20231h 5min