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    Spectacle: True Crime

    Spectacle is a series that analyzes the cultural and societal implications of your guilty pleasures. From reality TV to true crime, Spectacle simultaneously celebrates and critiques the media, people and places that define us. For advertising opportunities, contact podcastadsales@sonymusic.com.

    SEASON 3: This season of Spectacle delves into the history of true crime — from the cases that shook us to our core, to its passionate audience, and what narratives and stereotypes it reinforces in our culture. From Sony Music Entertainment. Spectacle: True Crime is available June 23rd.

    SEASON 2: Las Vegas
    It’s a city that has defined popular culture. An oasis in the desert, a mirage — a playground for adults replete with casinos, showgirls, and all-you-can-eat buffets. But how did Vegas become “Sin City”? From the genesis of shotgun weddings, to film portrayals of the mob-era, to the social engineering behind mega-casinos…season 2 of Spectacle explores the fabulous, the incorrigible, Las Vegas.

    SEASON 1: Reality TV
    Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow… even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of Snooki, Lisa Vanderpump or Kim Kardashian. Over the past 30 years, reality TV has become a place to see the social and political moment play out in real time — from racial tensions on The Real World New York to gender dynamics on The Bachelor. On this season, join host Mariah Smith as she dissects the history of the genre one show at a time, revealing how it’s shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.

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    True Crime | 8. Soledad O'Brien Highlighting 'Black & Missing' Women Aug 11, 2022
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    On this week’s episode of Spectacle, our obsession with certain missing women. When Gabby Petito disappeared in September 2021, the world went crazy. It was covered on the news regularly and ordinary folks joined in the investigation as well, scouring her Instagram for digital clues. But why do women like Gabby get so much attention... while others, especially Black women, get little to none? We talk to HBO’s Black & Missing EP Soledad O’Brien and Natalie and Derrica Wilson of the Black & Missing Foundation.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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    True Crime | 7. From Dirty John to Anna ‘Delvey’ -- why we love a good con Aug 04, 2022
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    From tech bro scammers to fake heiresses, there’s a scammer story for everyone... nearly everywhere. In this week’s episode, Host Mariah Smith digs into our fascination with conartists with the podcast that kicked off the latest craze... Dirty John. Featuring interviews with Los Angeles Times Reporter Chris Goffard and Huffpost Reporter Caroline Bologna.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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    True Crime | 6. Citizen Sleuthing Gone Good… and Bad Jul 28, 2022
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    In this week’s episode, host Mariah Smith digs into the phenomenon of citizen sleuths. It’s nothing new but with the internet, it’s exploded in the last few years… most notably in 2021 with the disappearance of Gabby Petito. We’ll dig into how citizen sleuths work and the impact this work has on them with Don’t F**k with Cats’ Deanna Thompson. And ICYMI co-host Rachelle Hampton tells us the good and the bad of sleuthing in the internet age.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

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    True Crime | 5. If It Bleeds, It Leads Jul 21, 2022
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    When you turn on the nightly news, what usually leads? Often… It’s violence. A shooting. A 5-car pileup. The portrait of a missing girl. Sometimes it’s not even local. It’s 300 miles away. But the salacious details… they hook you. Host Mariah Smith digs into how violent headlines shape our views on culture and crime. And it doesn’t just hurt the people consuming these stories. It hurts the people making them too. Like the late Christine Chubbuck, a news reporter who killed herself on live TV in the 70s. Featuring interviews with journalist Soledad O’Brien and filmmaker Craig Shilowich.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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    True Crime | 4. Keith Morrison on How Dateline Cracked the True Crime Code Jul 14, 2022
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    In its 30 years and counting, the news magazine show Dateline has created an unbeatable formula for true crime. Its mysteries are stranger than fiction. Keith Morrison gently probes. Questioning if what we know… is really what we know. It’s a template that’s so reliable, it’s comforting. In this episode, host Mariah Smith digs into how the news magazine show set the template for true crime, including interviews with Morrison and LA Times TV critic Lorraine Ali.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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    True Crime | 3. How Televised Trials Of The 90s Turned Crime Into a Spectacle Jul 07, 2022
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    In the 1990s, a true crime phenomenon took over our lives – the televised trial. For the first time, we weren’t just getting snippets with takes from journalists and pundits. We were watching gavel-to-gavel coverage. Certain cases stuck with us, such as the 1994 trial of the Menendez Brothers and 1995 trial of OJ Simpson. In this episode, host Mariah Smith will dig into how these cases brought us into the courtroom, turning us into the 13th juror – featuring You’re Wrong About podcast host Sarah Marshall and Court TV’s Vinnie Politan.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.


    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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    True Crime | 2. "Hot Ted Bundy" Jun 30, 2022
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    In this week’s episode, we’ll dissect our problematic sexualization of serial killers. Yeah, it’s kinda sick that #HotTedBundy is a thing. We’ll talk to criminologist Dawn Cecil and Vox culture reporter Alissa Wilkinson on the fascination around Bundy, the Netflix film that broke Twitter and how we can do better in telling these stories. You won’t want to miss it.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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    True Crime | 1. In Cold Blood to Serial & true crime tropes Jun 23, 2022
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    Host Mariah Smith is back for season 3 to dissect a messy obsession. This is Spectacle: True Crime. In our pilot episode, we look at how the 2014 podcast Serial changed the true crime game. And how it’s a callback to an OG in the genre, the 1965 true crime novel In Cold Blood. We’ll dissect how Truman Capote got a wee bit too close with killer Perry Smith and how good Phillip Seymour Hoffman was in the 2005 film Capote. Plus, you’ll hear from true crime experts Jean Murley and Sarah Weinman. You won’t want to miss it.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.

    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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    Introducing Spectacle: True Crime Jun 09, 2022
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    Why is it that after a long, hard day of work we want to unwind with a glass of wine and… murder?


    From In Cold Blood to Serial, America is obsessed with true crime. The genre has simultaneously stoked our most primal fears, reaffirmed our safety, and transformed us into armchair prosecutors. As a culture we pay close attention, both to piece together the puzzle but also to understand the twisted humanity…What leads someone to commit a crime? And could we be the next victim?


    In this season of Spectacle, we’ll delve into the history of true crime -- from the cases that shook us to our core, to its passionate audience… and what narratives and stereotypes it reinforces in our culture.This is Spectacle Season 3: True Crime.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.


    Coming June 23rd. Listen & follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.


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    Las Vegas | 12. True Crime in Sin City: Mobsters, Murders and Thieves Apr 28, 2022
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    Host Brent Holmes brings S1 host Mariah Smith on to talk true crime. In this episode, the two dish on three outrageous true crime stories to come out of Las Vegas. They'll dig into Heather Tallchief’s $3.1 million dollar casino heist, the problematic valorizing of LV casino legend and alleged murderer Benny Binion, and the serial killer you probably have never heard of: Samuel Little. Plus, we get a sneak peak of what’s to come in season three.


    A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production.


    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes now or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.


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