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The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions
After Derika Moses injured her back at work, she got her spine fused. But after surgery, her pain only got worse. She didn’t know why — until she got a letter in the mail telling her that some of the spinal hardware in her back might be counterfeit. Not sterile. Not FDA approved. Made in a machine shop in Temecula, California. Doctor Billions tells the story of the billion-dollar healthcare fraud that turned thousands of patients into unwitting cogs in a scheme involving dozens of doctors…
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My Fugitive Dad | 4. The Ringer
Tom was a scratch golfer. Good enough he could have gone pro. So why didn’t he? How did being a wanted man shape the seemingly perfect life he had? He ended up…
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My Fugitive Dad | 3. The Last Randele
At a social security office in Boston, Ted Conrad is reborn as Thomas Randele. It was the first time this surname was ever recorded. Then he went about making…
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My Fugitive Dad | 2. The Hunt
Introducing the Elliotts, the father-son pair who spent the better part of their lives with the singular mission of finding Ted Conrad. From the very start of…
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My Fugitive Dad | 1. Becoming Thomas Crown
The summer of 1968 one of the most iconic heist movies ever made came out. The Thomas Crown Affair starred Steve McQueen as a clever businessman who pulls off…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsIntroducing: My Fugitive Dad
Ashley’s Dad was her favorite person in the world. He drove fast cars and sold them for a living. He was a scratch golfer and the love of her Mum’s life…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsIntroducing *Crime Waves: Cold Truth*
How far would you go to save the world from itself? Dr. Eugene Mallove believed that a new form of world-changing free energy — cold fusion — was just around…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 8. Approximation of Justice
Chad is charged on a long list of counts related to corruption. He isn’t just going to plead guilty. He’s going to trial. In court, he’ll face his informants…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 7. Inside the War Room
FBI Agent Chip Hardgrave and Chad Scott have a lot in common – they even went to the same high school in Baton Rouge – but now it’s Chip’s job to investigate…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 6. Cops to Canaries
This is the story of how Chad’s team gets caught. Rose Graham is a grandmother who becomes Johnny’s unlikely peddler for the drugs he’s been stealing from…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 5. Deal at the DoubleTree
Boobie is an informant for Chad but all the while he’s making over $300,000 a month dealing cocaine. Some people say Chad lets him get away with it. When…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 4. A Sign of Good Faith
Chad’s luck is finally running out. The beginning of Chad’s downfall centers around Frederick “Boobie” Brown. He’s a high level drug trafficker who drives a…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 3. Kid Gloves
Ron Woods is a Black DEA supervisor who landed in New Orleans and found himself in the perils of the swamp. He’s the agent who could have stopped Chad Scott…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 2. The A-Team
Meet the A-Team, that’s what Chad called his ragtag group, also known as a DEA Task Force. Karl Newman is a real likable country dude with no moral quandaries…
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Betrayal on the Bayou | 1. The White Devil
Chad Scott made an incredible number of cases by getting drug dealers to work for him as informants. His phone number was written on jailhouse walls because…
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Introducing: Betrayal on the Bayou
For almost two decades, DEA Special Agent Chad Scott ruled the streets just North of New Orleans. He controlled a network of snitches by convincing people he…
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Assassins, Heists, & Nazis - The Untold Story of the Abortion Pill in America
You may have heard of the abortion pill, especially in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year. But the story of how the pill became legal in…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsJust Say You’re Sorry | 6. Closure Doesn’t Exist
Driskill’s lawyers discover that he is theoretically eligible for parole after serving seven years of his sentence. But this is a long shot — it's notoriously…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsJust Say You’re Sorry | 5. The Serial Killer Whisperer
A young law student called Ashely is the first to read Driskill’s letter and becomes obsessed with his story. The Innocence Project of Texas take his case and…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsJust Say You’re Sorry | 4. Memory, Taste and Odor
Driskill is in jail ahead of a potential court case when an informant comes forward with information that seems to blow a hole in his claims of innocence…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsJust Say You’re Sorry | 3. The Grand Canyon
It's Day 2 of Holland’s interrogation of Driskill. Over the course of several hours Holland uses a variety of extreme but legal tactics as he chases a…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsJust Say You’re Sorry | 2. The Word of God
Chammah investigates the cop at the centre of the story – James Holland is so celebrated as an interrogator that he’s known in the media as ‘the serial killer…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsJust Say You’re Sorry | 1. Not That I Recall
Texas Ranger James Holland approaches Air Force veteran Larry Driskill and asks him for help with a murder case. These are the first moments in a psychological…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsIntroducing: Just Say You're Sorry
Texas Ranger James Holland is celebrated as the ‘serial killer whisperer’, solving dozens of murders through his legendary interrogation skills. But how far…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 8. The Rattlesnake King
Genesis II has recently gained a significant following in some South American countries, according to local reports. Hundreds of buyers have been lining up…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 7. Doing Time
From prison in Colombia, to a detention facility in Texas to federal detention in Florida, the Grenons continue to fight for their freedom, and promote their…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 6. The Raid
In the summer of 2020, the government raided Grenon's compound and arrested two of Mark Grenon’s sons. But where in the world were Mark and his other son? This…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 5. Operation Quack Hack
As MMS continued its rise, so did the Federal Drug Administration’s attention on the so-called cure. But MMS would prove difficult to clamp down on. Between…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 4. The Limelight
Self-appointed archbishops Jim Humble and Mark Grenon begin hosting seminars around the world, and charging $450 per person to attend. But it wasn’t just…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 3. The Martyr
What starts for Daniel Smith as an attempt to regain trust in medicine quickly becomes "Project Green Life" – a top distributor of MMS. Then, the feds catch…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 2. The Bleach Hunters
Fiona O'Leary is a fearless firebrand, and mother of four autistic children. She is also an online vigilante who will stop at nothing to take down proponents…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsDeadly Cure | 1. Genesis
Meet Mark Grenon, Jim Humble, and the Genesis II church. Mark Grenon, a missionary in the Dominican Republic, contracts MRSA. He discovers the Miracle Mineral…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsIntroducing: Deadly Cure
Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure is a podcast about a family on the fringe who convinced tens of thousands of people across the globe to buy a miracle liquid made of…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsA New Investigation: The Last Days of the NXIVM Sex Cult
Behind every infamous news story is a journalist trying to hold power to account. Join reporters Vanessa Grigoriadis and Gabriel Sherman as they take an…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsGOING UNDERCOVER
Alex Schuman, host of Puppy Kingpin, spoke to Deborah Howard, the president of CAPS, the Companion Animal Protection Society, and an undercover investigator…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsA New Case: The Criminal Empire of Scam Calls
Chameleon: Scam Likely host, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat about the newest season of the blockbuster Chameleon franchise. The…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsA Q&A with Smoke Screen host Alex Schuman
Spectacle: True Crime host, Mariah Smith, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat all things about the newest season of Smoke Screen, Puppy Kingpin. She puts host…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 7. Consequences
Jolyn Noethe faces a class action lawsuit that accuses her of a federal crime and might cost her up to 5 million. The puppy pipeline isn’t going to change…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 6. License to Sell
The Iowa AG’s lawsuit against Jolyn comes to a conclusion as she faces challenges from multiple sides. Alex looks more closely at the USDA as a growing number…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 5. Small Town Secrets
Alex heads to Britt, Iowa where Jolyn Noethe grew up and her for-profit enterprise, J.A.K.’s Puppies, is headquartered. He discovers that a family dispute is…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 4. A Kind of Identity Theft
Multiple lawsuits now accuse Jolyn Noethe of creating rescues to sell commercially-bred puppies where they’ve been outlawed. Alex learns how the scheme reaches…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 3. Hobo K9
Authorities learn of unusual “rescue puppies” starting to turn up in Chicago and begin an investigation. Soon, they are on the trail of the secretive…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 2. Inside a Puppy Mill
Alex sets out to learn more about Jolyn Noethe, but ends up getting an inside look at a puppy mill and how they operate legally. We’ll hear audio of the day…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsPuppy Kingpin | 1. Follow the Puppies
When Mindi Callison finds out a local pet shop might be selling puppies from a puppy mill, she takes action. Soon, she’s tracking dogs being transported from…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsComing Soon: Puppy Kingpin
Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsBonus episode: Where's my money?
Last year, as the final episodes of The Sellout aired, LA TACO got a tip from a listener: for years, Jose Huizar had been awarding flashy scholarships to…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 9: There's A Fire
Mariah talks to the Boyle Heights residents who watched as FBI agents raided Huizar’s home and offices. Three months into the pandemic, he’s arrested and…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 8: The Downfall
Huizar’s carelessness starts to catch up with him. After more than a dozen all-expenses paid trips to Vegas with plenty of perks, Huizar gets played by one of…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 7: The Coverup
Huizar’s downfall started with a sexual harassment lawsuit. He didn’t have the hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle the suit on his own... so the Feds…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 6: The Heyday
Gentrification comes in waves. Over years, a piece of downtown LA transformed from Skid Row, to a bastion for young artists, to a hipster neighborhood with…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 5: How Downtown Was Won
No man is an island. Huizar couldn’t have pulled off the alleged corruption scheme without help. Host Mariah Castañeda tells the story of how Huizar allegedly…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 4. Progress Over People
When fancy new developments like The Gold Line expansion get proposed, residents of Boyle Heights wonder if it’s actually for them, or if these new new things…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 3. Red Flags
Alvin Parra worked for Huizar when he first got elected. He saw early warning signs that Huizar wasn’t the man of the people he made himself out to be. Parra…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 2. Gentrification is Warfare
A militant organization called Defend Boyle Heights protests encroaching gentrification, by any means necessary. We dig into two origin stories: how Huizar…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsThe Sellout | 1. The Gem of Boyle Heights
As a working-class Latinx neighborhood in Los Angeles faces gentrification, residents are ready to fight to defend their turf. Mariachis lead a rent strike and…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsIntroducing The Sellout and Smoke Screen Plus
Jonathan Hirsch, Neon Hum CEO and host of I Am Rama, introduces this season of Smoke Screen (it's called The Sellout!) and our new paid subscription service…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsComing Soon: The Sellout
Jose Huizar grew up in Boyle Heights – a working-class Latinx neighborhood in L.A. Eventually, he became their councilperson. And, for the most part, people…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsI Am Rama | 10. Legacy
In this episode, we explore all that Rama left behind: students, a charitable foundation, music, books, and a complicated legacy. A Neon Hum Media and Sony…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsI Am Rama | 9. Conscience Bay
Power trips to paradise and never-before shared knowledge -- were these golden times, or Rama’s way of saying goodbye? This episode explores the final years…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsI Am Rama | 8. Public Opinion
As Rama’s image took a hit in the public sphere, his students circled the wagons around their teacher. In something of a last ditch effort to win over the…
The Binge Cases: Doctor BillionsI Am Rama | 7. Accused
Multiple women accuse Rama of sexual misconduct and emotional manipulation. Many of Rama’s students defend their teacher. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music…