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Question Everything
Question Everything is a weekly investigation into how the truth gets buried, distorted, and denied — and the ways people are fighting to make it matter again.
Hosted by Brian Reed, of S-Town and This American Life.
Winner of the Webby Award, Ambie Award, and a Signal Special Achievement Award for pushing “the boundaries of the medium.”
The Ragin’ Moderate Podcast – Unknown
Sick of ideologues, demagogues, and fact-twisting pundits with clear left/right bias? The folks at the Ragin’ Moderate are here to save the day. Each week, this podcast dissects a topic in American politics & policy, bringing us one step closer to the (more nuanced, complicated, and yes- moderate) truth.
Highly Conflicted with Hugo Lowell
Unpacking the news that’s consuming Trump and his inner circle, host Hugo Lowell — once kicked off Trump’s plane for reporting that displeased the former president — draws on his deep sourcing and special guests to be your guide each week to the Trump administration. Playing off one of Trump’s trademark insults for his enemies, Highly Conflicted offers an informed view on the state of Trumpworld, with the informal vibe of FaceTiming your best friend.
Let’s Talk Offline
Each week on Let’s Talk Offline, LinkedIn’s Gianna Prudente and Jamé Jackson Gadsden answer your unfiltered questions about work life, from negotiating pay to setting boundaries to navigating office friendships. Gianna – an early career development editor and resident Gen Zer – and Jamé – a community manager, workshop host and millennial – get real about their own career experiences (spoiler: they’re still figuring it out, too) and confide in expert guests who’ve been there, done that. Through it all, you’ll learn what it takes to thrive in the early years of your career — without sacrificing your values, sanity or sleep.
My Friend, the Serial Killer
In the 1970s, Steve Fishman was an intern at his local newspaper, when one day he hitched a ride back from Boston with Robert Carr III, better known as “Red.” Red seemed trustworthy enough, but he was hiding a secret: by the time he had picked up Steve, he had already killed three people—and all of his prior victims were hitchhikers themselves. This chilling car ride was the first time Steve would meet the man he came to call “Red”, but it wasn’t the last…Join Steve Fishman himself as un unravels and recounts this harrowing tale that is equally terrifying as it is fascinating, uncovering new revelations all these years later.
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Murder in the Orange Grove: The Troubled Case Against Crosley Green – CBS News
On a pitch-dark night in April 1989, a young man named Chip Flynn was shot in a Florida orange grove. His ex-girlfriend Kim was the only surviving witness and claimed a Black man had robbed, kidnapped, and killed Chip. A year later, Crosley Green was sentenced to death by an all-white jury for Flynn’s murder—a crime Green insists he didn’t commit. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty has followed this controversial case for 25 years, delving into inconsistencies — from coerced confessions to allegations of a racial hoax — that challenge the integrity of the verdict. Now, Moriarty shares exclusive recordings and new interviews with forensic experts, legal analysts, and Green himself from prison. Murder in the Orange Grove, an 8-episode series from “48 Hours,” offers the most comprehensive deep dive into this shocking case that leaves one man fighting desperately for his freedom.
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The Coldest Murder
The Coldest Murder is a true crime podcast hosted by Mike Missanelli and Vince Mola. In this podcast, they will explore the unsolved murder of Carol Ann Dougherty, a crime that’s haunted the community of Bristol Boro PA, for more than 60 years.
The Larry Elder Show
As a lawyer, author, political candidate, and media personality, Larry Elder has long been known as “The Sage from South Central”. His philosophy is to entertain, inform, provoke and to hopefully uplift. His calling card is “we have a country to save” and to him this means returning to the bedrock Constitutional principles of limited government and maximum personal responsibility.
Directly Current: EVs for All America
EV journalist and law student Max Patten speaks to experts in government and the auto business to de-polarize electric cars and learn about how they’re key for a renewal of American manufacturing and the survival of our auto industry.
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