The Burden
The Burden is a documentary series that explores hidden places where justice is done and undone, focusing on heroes and villains. Season 7, 'Bad Cops,' investigates a Baltimore police sergeant leading a double life, involving armed robbery allegations and FBI wiretaps. Season 6, 'Lives of Crime,' examines what it's like to live on the edge and break the rules.
Episodes
Death & Deceit in Alliance - Bonus Episode | Face Off
The journalist and the best friend go at it. Pulitzer Prize winner and host of Death and Deceit in Alliance, Maggie Freleng set out to investigate what she believed to be the wrongful conviction of David Thorne for murder. The investigation took a twist. Maggie, David’s onetime champion, felt betrayed by David. Josh McComb doesn’t feel betrayed. He’s David's best childhood
Bad Cops | 7. The Golden Boy
Wayne Jenkins, now serving 25 years in prison, tells his side of the story. What do the crimes of the Gun Trace Task Force reveal about the city of Baltimore? A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bad Cops | 6. The Fallout
A shocking tragedy occurs. Conspiracy theories spread. The trial of the Task Force officers begins, but who will speak out? A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bad Cops | 5. The Takedown
Is the FBI's cover about to be blown? Agent Jensen suspects the Task Force is onto her. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bad Cops | 4. The Man Behind the Curtain
He earned a formidable reputation. But Sgt. Wayne Jenkins is leading a double life. Not all the drugs he's seized are making it to the evidence room. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bad Cops | 3. The Warning Signs
How many red flags were missed? Years of complaints come to light. Victims of Task Force members share their stories. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bad Cops | 2. The Wiretap
One name stands out as the FBI gets to work. Why does a member of the Gun Trace Task Force have links to a major heroin ring? A whole new level of criminality is revealed. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bad Cops | 1. The Tracker
Civil unrest spreads across Baltimore after 25-year-old Freddie Gray dies in police custody. Meanwhile, a detective makes a troubling discovery when he arrests a major heroin dealer. It’s time to call in the FBI. Presenter: Jessica LussenhopProducer: Ben Crighton A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac
Introducing - Bad Cops
Baltimore, Maryland likes to call itself Charm City. But you have to wonder: Is the nickname ironic? Consider one of the city's star cops, a sergeant so accomplished that he earned his own nickname, the Golden Boy. But Golden Boy led a double life. Said one of those who encountered him in the street. "I was robbed by the Baltimore City Police….with a gun … armed rob
Lives of Crime | 7. Frauds & Sons
Today we hear from Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme ever. Bernie made $65 billion disappear. Billion with a B. Madoff had been a Wall Street star, innovative, rich, honored. He was chairman of the NASDAQ. Also, he was quietly managing other people's money, or said he was. But in fact, he never invested. He paid returns to his clients with the money coming in from new investors
Lives of Crime | 4. Then You Get Got
Today's episode is the story of Mike Yard. Mike is now a successful comedian headlining shows around the country. But before that, he spent some time as a stickup man, toting around a big ass gun. Mike chose crime for very specific reasons. Some might call them laudable. Those reasons involved….his dad. Lives of Crime is a production of Orbit Media Inc. in association with Signal Co. No1.S
Lives of Crime | 3. Making Money
Today's episode is a first person account from Jeff Turner. He was one of the best counterfeiters of his generation. He was persistent, resourceful and very skilled. US Treasury agents couldn't believe how inventive he was. And he did it all for love. Lives of Crime is a production of Orbit Media Inc. in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lives of Crime | 2. Education of an Assassin Part 2
In part two of Education of an Assassin, young Larry Mazza comes of age. Killers may be born, they're also made. In this episode, the Grim Reaper takes Larry under his wing. Spoiler alert, it ends with a bang. For more on Larry's story, read his book, The Life, A True story about a Brooklyn Boy seduced into the Dark World of the Mafia. Lives of Crime is a production of Orbit Medi
Lives of Crime | 6. King of the Hippie Mafia
In this episode we feature Richard Stratton. The government called him a drug kingpin. But Richard preferred to be called, King of the Hippie Mafia, a band of counter-cultural cannabis lovers turned criminals. In this episode, there's another person you need to know, Norman Mailer, literary heavyweight of his generation who liked to think of himself as an outlaw. He was a vociferous critic
Lives of Crime | 5. Bad Business Kid
Meet Ian Bick. Ian was just 16 years old when the roots of his criminal enterprise were set. You might say he led a double life. A teenager sleeping in a twin bed in his parents' suburban house under his favorite music poster, and also, according to the FBI, a cunning criminal conducting a nefarious Ponzi scheme. Ian maintains he didn't even know what a Ponzi scheme was until the FBI charged him w
Lives of Crime | 1. Education of an Assassin Part 1
In part one of this two-part story, we meet Larry Mazza, a teenage delivery boy at the local supermarket; his customer, a beautiful older woman; and her husband, a mobster known as the Grim Reaper. Listen and find out why we call this episode the Education of an Assassin Part One? Lives of Crime is a production of Orbit Media Inc. in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for
Introducing - Lives of Crime
Ever wondered what it’s like to live on the edge? To not follow the rules? To live outside of the law? On Lives of Crime you'll hear true stories from criminals themselves, narrating moments from their lives and expounding upon the crimes they’ve committed. This first person narrative podcast series creates an intimate connection between criminal and listener. It’s
Introducing - Blood Will Tell
Sharing a special episode this week from a new podcast called Blood Will Tell. When a birthday party in suburban San Jose turns deadly, 18-year-old identical twins are arrested for suspected murder. One brother spends nearly two years in jail before the truth comes out: authorities locked up the wrong twin. How could one brother let his twin take the fall? And why would the other sacrifice his fre
Introducing - Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter, Part 1
Today we bring you the first episode of the new miniseries - Robert Pickton: The Final Chapter, from Canadian True Crime.Everyone knows about the Canadian pig farmer who confessed to murdering 49 women on his farm near Vancouver – many of them sex workers and Indigenous women. What you might not know is that Robert Pickton was recently murdered in prison in an act of vigilante justice.
Introducing - Earwitness: Chapter 1 | Behind the Crown
This is exclusive access to Earwitness: Chapter 1 | Behind the Crown Beth Shelburne dives into the shocking conviction of Toforest Johnson for the murder of Deputy William Hardy, following a case that never stopped bleeding questions. With former Attorney General Bill Baxley as her guide, she moves through a justice system wired for punishment over truth, uncovering a story built on fear, assumpti
Introducing - Killer Story | 1. A Rose for Mom
This is exclusive access to The Binge Cases: Killer Story. In this episode, Seventeen-year-old Sabrina Kidd goes missing, four years later reporter Lyndal Marks, decides to find her.Binge all episodes of Killer Story ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Cases on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access.Killer Story i
Introducing - Crying Wolf
Dax-Devlon Ross returns to the Orbit fold to drop the first episode of his new true crime series, Crying Wolf. Dax, a co-founder of Orbit, co-hosted Orbit's hit true crime series, The Burden. His new show is a gripping series about a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted, and his best friend, his former cellmate who spent a lifetime trying to prove his innocence.See omnystudio.com/
Introducing - The Jordan Harbinger Show: Joe Loya | Confessions of a Bank Robber Part Two
In this special preview of The Jordan Harbinger Show, former bank robber Joe Loya reveals how childhood trauma transformed him into a prolific criminal — and how he found his way back. We first met Joe in Season 4 of The Burden, Get the Money and Run. You can hear Part 2 of this interview at: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/joe-loya-confessions-of-a-bank-robber-part-two/And you can lis
Death & Deceit in Alliance Q&A with Maggie Freleng - Hosted by Steve Fishman
Maggie Freleng, Pulitzer prize winning producer, journalist and host of Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng sits down for a Q&A with Steve Fishman to chat about Death & Deceit in Alliance. In this special episode, Maggie is joined by private investigator Danny Wexler. Death & Deceit in Alliance is a production of Orbit Media Inc. in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.co
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 14. The Reckoning
In the season finale, Maggie gives David a chance to explain what happened when Danny and John visited and the guys make a decision on whether or not to take David's case. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscribe to True Crime Clubhouse on Apple podcasts. Death & Deceit i
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 13. The Circling
The team finally gets to speak with David Thorne himself and ask him about everything they've learned. However, the answers were not what they were looking for. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscribe to True Crime Clubhouse on Apple podcasts. Death & Deceit in Alliance
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 12. The Choir Boy
After speaking with Joe Wilkes, the team reckons with the possibility that David could have been involved after all. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscribe to True Crime Clubhouse on Apple podcasts. Death & Deceit in Alliance is a production of Orbit Media Inc. in assoc
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 11. The Best Friend
Maggie, John, and Danny search for Joe Wilkes' best friend who he allegedly confessed to that he killed Yvonne. Things take a turn to where no one thought the investigation would go. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscribe to True Crime Clubhouse on Apple podcasts. Death &am
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 10. The Shakedown
In order to understand a murder like this, you have to understand the victim. Maggie, John and Danny talk to some of the people closest to Yvonne to try to find out what was going on in her life in the months leading up to her murder. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscribe
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 9. The Others
Maggie, John and Danny set out in Ohio to speak with some top people of interest who have been named in the case. Jim, the allegedly creepy neighbor who was spying on Yvonne and Jeremy, someone close to the family and who the Psychic described as the perpetrator. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entir
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 8. The PIs
Jason Baldwin from the West Memphis 3 and his team of private investigators from Proclaim Justice team up with Maggie to look into David's case. They hit the ground in Ohio to find out: who really did kill Yvonne Layne? New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscribe to True C
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 7. The Psychic
Months into the investigation of Yvonne Layne's murder, police felt stuck, so they did something controversial: they went to a psychic. And the audio recordings we obtained from the visit give an incredible amount of insight into who may have killed Yvonne. However, it wasn't what the psychic said to detectives, but what they told her that is truly shocking. New episodes of Death & Deceit in A
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 6. The Witness
On April 1, 1999, the day Yvonne was found murdered in her home, a neighbor stopped by and told police he saw someone leaving her home, unbeknownst to him, after Yvonne was already dead. But this witness's statement was never turned over to the defense. Why? And who was the man he saw leaving Yvonne's home after her murder? New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 5. The Wife
David Thorne has spent over 20 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. Although he says his case is "Dead in the Water", he hasn't been alone. Sue Thorne, a retired postal worker turned amateur investigator, has kept his case alive all these years and uncovered new evidence that could point to David's innocence. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tue
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 4. The Trial
After David Thorne and Joe Wilkes were arrested for the murder of Yvonne Layne in April 1999, they went to trial in January 2000. What evidence was used to convict them? What kind of defense did David have in the face of Joe's confession? New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday and Friday wherever you get your podcasts. To binge the entire season, ad-free, subscr
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 3. The Murder
On the morning of April Fools Day 1999, Tawnia Layne went to pick up her grandkids at Yvonne's home. But instead, she stumbled upon a brutal crime scene, her daughter nearly decapitated in a pool of her own blood. Who could have done this to Yvonne? In this episode we look at the first hours and days of the investigation. New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available every Tuesday a
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 2. The Lovers
In this episode we learn about Yvonne, David and how the two came together and had their son, Brandon. But we also learn about the problems the couple had and issues in Yvonne's life ultimately causing the two to break up before her murder. Who was Yvonne Layne? What brought the young lovers together and ultimately caused their split? New episodes of Death & Deceit in Alliance are available ev
Death & Deceit in Alliance | 1. Dead in the Water
In 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Ohio home while her children slept. Her ex-boyfriend, David Thorne, was instantly a suspect as the father of one of her children, but he had a solid alibi. So the police found Joe Wilkes, a friend of David’s, who said David hired him to kill Yvonne. In 2000 with Joe’s testimony, David was sentenced to life without parole. But,
Introducing: Death & Deceit in Alliance - Trailer
On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sentenced to life without parol
Introducing - Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County: Preview
In Bone Valley Season 3 | GRAVES COUNTY, Maggie Freleng takes us to a small town in Graves County, Kentucky, where a terrible discovery on the front lawn of a middle school invites a string of amateur and professional investigators to try to solve a murder. Maggie is the latest investigator to get pulled in. And she’ll take all of us along as she teases out this complicated web of rumo
Get the Money and Run Q&A with Joe Loya - Hosted by Steve Fishman
Steve Fishman sits down for a Q&A with Joe Loya, the star of the new podcast Get the Money and Run. Listen in as Joe shares with Steve the answers to many questions from listeners and reveals some of the details that went into creating one of the finest podcasts of 2025. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnyst
Introducing: Dakota Spotlight - A Better Search for Barbara Episode 1
15-year-old Barbara Louise Cotton vanished from the streets of Williston, North Dakota, on April11, 1981, five blocks from her home. What happened to Barbara Cotton? In episode 1, while others called Barbara a 'runaway', a frustrated yet unyielding Sandee Evanson refuses to stop looking for her childhood friend. A Better Search for Barbara is a deep, investigative dive into one of North
Get the Money and Run | 7. Fatal Peril
Once out of prison, Joe is insulted by a stranger. His rage mounts. Will he lash out and spend the rest of his days in prison? Or will he find comfort in his once violent family? It’s his moment of fatal peril. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get the Money and Run | 6. Life on the Inside
Joe is sent to solitary confinement. Alone he starts to hear voices in his head and to hallucinate. He struggles with a question: Can he be a good person? Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get the Money and Run | 5. Two Too Many
Joe is on a spree, and even arrest won’t stop him. He hires a body double to do his bidding, but things backfire. He thinks he’s blending in on a college campus when students turn on him. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get the Money and Run | 4. Life and Crimes
Bank robbery is easy, profitable and…fun! But then Joe hears from a victim. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get the Money and Run | 3. The Hunter
Joe’s floundering until a thought occurs to him: Murder! With that, Joe changes the arc of his life. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Get the Money and Run | 1. First Time Out
Getting started as a bank robber isn’t easy for Joe Loya. It takes courage … and rage. But Joe does the math. Thousands of dollars gained for a few minutes work. That’s what he figures he deserves. Meanwhile at home, losses mount. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i
Get the Money and Run | 2. Who’s Your Daddy
Young Joe was cute as a bug. The rising bank robber was also a protector of the weak though he couldn't always protect the weak who he loved most. And then he picked up a knife. Get the Money and Run is a production of Western Sound and aCast Studios in association with Orbit Media Inc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: Get the Money and Run - Trailer
“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Joe was one of California’s most daring bank robbers. He used disguises, body doubles, speeding getaway cars…and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, even as the FBI was closing in. Joe was also a soul searcher, driven by a dark rage he s
Introducing: Get the Money and Run - Teaser
“Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the
Introducing: Finding Mom's Killer
Noreen Boyle goes missing, and her 11-year-old son is determined to find her. He teams up with a homicide cop to investigate his mother’s murder. In a shocking turn of events, together, they uncover evidence that brings the killer to justice. A killer who the son knows all too well. Finding Mom's Killer is the latest series from The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at o
Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | The TV Show
We know that after you listened to Empire on Blood: The Director's Cut, you immediately thought: Why isn't this a TV show? Remember, Malcolm Gladwell said the podcast was “The Wire” meets Shakespeare. Well, a prestigious production company thought the same thing, optioned the podcast and hired a writer to pen a pilot. In this episode we talk to the writer and his partner about th
Introducing: Someone Knows Something
Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine's family are left without answers. In Season 9 of the award winning podcast Someone Knows Something, David Ridgen, along with Christine's mother, reopen the investigation and come face to
Bonus Episode | Behind the Scenes of Avenger with Alexis Bledel and Fisher Stevens!
For Avenger, which takes place in Argentina, we recorded all interviews in Spanish, translated them into English and had them voiced by actors. Miriam, the "disappeared" who becomes a journalist and tracks down the pilots of the death flights, is voiced by Alexis Bledel, the Emmy-winning actor known for her role in Gilmore Girls and Handmaid's Tale. Her father is Argentine. Alexis is directed by O
Avenger | 8. The Bodies
After thirty years of government impunity, the amnesty laws that helped bury Argentina’s horrific past are overturned. The trials against the junta commanders are reopened, and slowly, one after another, they are brought to justice. The trial against the pilots begins with Miriam and Enrique Piñeyro as key witnesses. It is the moment Miriam had been waiting for. The culmination of the inves
Avenger | 7. The Pilots
It’s 1979, Miriam is free, but living in exile in New York City where she is surveilled by the junta. She’s among the few to survive imprisonment. In the years that follow, unidentified bodies start to wash up on the shores of Argentina. The bodies are swollen and bloated, but the perpetrators are unknown. Years later, democracy returns to Argentina, but still no one is held to account
Avenger | 6. Miriam in Court
The lack of media attention on the TV story is disheartening, but Miriam has a bigger plan up her sleeve and redirects all her energy to the courts. With the help of Nobel Laureate Adolfo Pérez Equivel, who himself survived a death flight, they file a formal accusation against the pilots at the federal prosecutor’s office. The evidence is mounting, the Argentine Navy hands over thousands of
Avenger | 5. The Flight Logs
One day, Miriam sits in her office when she gets a call from the stringer she hired to go look at one of the Skyvan planes which had been sold to a Florida businessman. The owner reveals that he has the flight logs dating back to the dictatorship. Those logs are a break. They could lead to the pilots of the death flights. With Enrique Pineyro’s help, who now joins the investigation, they dec
Avenger | 4. The Planes
Miriam and Giancarlo team up to search for the planes. She shows up at his tiny apartment every day after work at a TV station. They share pasta, cigarettes and scour the Internet for clues. One day, they stumble upon an obscure group of hobbyists who lead them to more details about the planes. Confident that they’re onto something, they try to enlist the help of a well-known Argentine pilot
Avenger | 3. The World Cup
It’s 1978. The World Cup, the most popular sporting event in the world, is hosted for the first time in Argentina. The Argentines are losing their minds with excitement. From a small cell in the middle of the city, Miriam can hear the cheers from the stadium a mile away. Her captors recruit her to work on the junta’s media propaganda machine; she must celebrate the very regime th
Avenger | 2. The Investigation
An Italian photographer with a specialty in the horror humans do named Giancarlo Ceraudo shows up in Argentina to learn about the death flights during Argentina’s military dictatorship. He’s obsessed. Who are the pilots who flew these homicidal missions? He knows the planes will hold clues. To find them, he needs Miriam’s help. If she accepts, she will have to confront pain
Avenger | 1. The Process
It’s 1977, Argentina. The military has seized power. Miriam Lewin is 19 years old, an activist, and a target of a brutal dictatorship. She’ll spend two years in prison. But Miriam is one of the lucky ones..... Her fellow prisoners will be tossed from airplanes to their deaths on the infamous “death flights.” Three decades later, Miriam is a respected investigative journalis
Introducing - The Burden: Avenger
Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades lo
Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | Father Frank Meets His Maker
He was the detective who could get the confessions other cops couldn’t. Thus the nickname, Father Frank. It was Father Frank who rescued the prosecution’s case against Cal—until that conviction was overturned. And it was Father Frank who helped put away a 16-year-old for murder—until that conviction was also overturned. So how good was Father Frank really? The DA reopened his cases, and some even
Empire on Blood - Bonus Episode | Calvin Buari: Family Guy
When we last heard from Calvin Buari his murder conviction had just been overturned. But he didn't have a place to live. A lot has changed in Cal's life since then -- for one thing, you won't believe where he lives now. And Cal has brand new priorities. He says he wants to be a "family guy." So Cal is looking for love after lock-up. Or maybe it's not exactly love he's looking for? Listen now and
Introducing - Deep Cover: George Santos
George Santos, the former Republican Congressman from New York, told a lot of stories about his life and his credentials. Many of which, it turns out, were not true. Deep Cover Producer Amy Gaines McQuade, who grew up in Santos’ congressional district, speaks with insiders and experts to try to answer the question: Who is George Santos… really? Listen to Deep Cover: George Santos wherever you get
Empire on Blood | 8. I Shot Him
Emel was a jailhouse legal maestro who had been locked up for 19 years for a murder he insisted he didn’t commit. Then he was forced to plead guilty to helping commit a murder in order to get home. But he clung to a letter. A letter that came from the real killer, and that one day might set him free. In body and mind. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No
Introducing - The Confessions of Anthony Raimondi
In 1978, Pope John Paul I was found dead in his bed just 33 days after he was elected. The official story is that he suffered a fatal heart attack. But in the years since his death, some have claimed he was murdered to cover up crimes in the Vatican. The question of the Pope’s death has never been definitively answered, but there is one man who claims to know the truth. A man from one of New York
Empire on Blood | 7. This Too Shall Pass
In the aftermath of the court’s decision, Cal must adjust to a new reality. Where can a man like Cal find peace? With a mother he hasn’t seen in a decade? In a heatless van in the dead of winter? His girlfriend has waited for Cal for a decade, but he can’t bring himself to sleep inside her house. Freedom is hard. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1Se
Empire on Blood | 6. Evilina on the Stand
Cal’s last-shot hearing finally arrives: his new lawyers are in place, the new witness ready to testify. Turtle Man has called their written affidavits worthless “toilet paper.” He threatens to come out of retirement to make sure Cal stays locked away. But the Bronx DA has other ideas. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1See omnystudio.com/listener for
Empire on Blood | 5. Joe Barry, Private Eye
Joe Barry,Cal’s private investigator, hired in desperation when Cal’s case seems all but dead. Joe’s a hard drinking, Bible-toting P.I. who’s not afraid to lie in the service of the truth. When he connects with a witness who claims she has the answer, she gives Cal a sliver of hope. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1See omnystudio.com/listener for pri
Empire on Blood | 4. Father Frank to the Rescue
Cal has been in prison for years as Dwight rules the Corner on Blood,which once belonged to Cal. Then Dwight “catches a body” and is sentenced to 25 years to life for murder. One day, Cal and Dwight, the man who testified against him, cross paths in a prison yard. Both Cal’s and Dwight’s worlds turn upside down, and alarmed prosecutors in the Bronx call in their ace. It’s all up to Father Frank no
Empire on Blood | 3. Dwight, Poet of Evil
Calvin Buari’s former protégé in the Bronx crack trade, Dwight Robinson, loved and admired Cal. But then, feeling shunned and nursing his own ambitions, Dwight charts his own course — first with guns, then with something even more lethal: his testimony. Empire on Blood is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Empire on Blood | 2. Turtle Man Will Get His Man
Allen Karen was one of the best homicide prosecutors in the Bronx. He devotes his life to fighting crime – and to rescuing the 20 turtles that roam his bachelor pad. Karen uses his considerable skills – and his power to offer deals – to land a conviction in a three year old case no other prosecutor even wanted to try. Calvin Buari is in his sights. And Turtle Man is determined to take him down.
Empire on Blood | 1. Calvin's Last Shot
Calvin Buari, who once drove BMWs and dealt crack from a violent corner in the Bronx, has served 22 years of a life sentence. The charge: double homicide. Cal insists he’s no murderer — someone else even confessed to the crime. Things are looking up for Cal when a legendary defense lawyer agrees to take on his final appeal. But then it all comes crashing down. Empire on Blood is a production of
Introducing - The Burden: Empire on Blood
The Burden: Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist
Introducing - The Gist: Birds Aren’t Real (SHHH … Don’t tell the Crested Warbler!)
Peter McIndoe is the founder of the Birds Aren't Real movement-slash-conspiracy theory. He is also the author of the book, Birds Aren't Real: The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in U.S. History. Peter doesn’t believe any of that, by the way, but he has good insights on the type of people who do. Plus, how public access to subway brakes, the inability to licens
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Justin Bonus for the Defense
Justin Bonus talks to Steve and Dax about his journey from hiphop entrepreneur to nationally acclaimed attorney for the wrongfully convicted. The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Burden - Bonus Episode | Admiring Louie
Did Steve and Dax get it wrong? Is Louie Scarcella as bad as his portrayal in the media? Steve and Dax speak with several of Scarcella’s colleagues who share their admiration for him and stand by his work as a detective. The Burden is a production of Orbit Media in association with Signal Co. No1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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