Pod Crashing episode 318 with Neil Strauss and Aliia Roza from the podcast To Die For Imagine you were a fly on the wall at a dinner between the mafia, the CIA, and the KGB. That's where this unprecedented podcast begins. Brought to you by the makers of the #1 podcast To Live and Die in LA, To Die For marks the first time a Russian-trained sex spy has told her story. All of it. Taught to seduce men for their secrets, and sometimes their lives, Aliia Roza was trained to believe that her body...

Pod Crashing episode 317 with Saleha Muhsin from the podcast                Big Take DC Bloomberg's Saleha Mohsin shares one reported story a week about how money, politics, and power shape Washington - and the consequences for people in America and all over the world.    Episodes here:   https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/big-take-dc/4822870 

Pod Crashing episode 316 with Dr. Lindsay Byron from the podcast Hooker Gate Truck-stop brothels run by a web of ex-cons. a commonwealth attorney wasted on whiskey and power. protection exchanged for cash and flesh. a brash local reporter exposing it all. HOOKERGATE: Criminals and Libertines in the South. Host Dr. Lindsay Byron is an author, historian, and lifelong wayward woman-and this forgotten scandal happened in her hometown. Join her as she uses crumbling news clippings, interviews, and...

Pod Crashing episode 315 with Miranda Hawkins from the podcast The Deep Dark Woods.  Most of our childhoods were filled with Brothers Grimm tales, whether we recognized it or not at the time. Cinderella. Snow White. Even Little Red Riding Hood. However, the versions of the stories most of us grew up on are watered down. They've been Disneyfied. The origins of these stories are much, much darker and not for the faint of heart.   Episodes here:  ...

Pod Crashing episode 314 with Lars Jacobson from the podcast Fodors Guide To Espionage Based on the true story of Eugene Fodor, the greatest travel writer in the world, who secretly used his profession as a cover to spy for the CIA. It's a globetrotting, jet-setting 60s era spy series, centered around the biggest events of the Cold War, that takes the audience on an exotic vacation and high stakes spy mission every week. Part Bond, Part Bourdain.   THE DAILY BEAST TRUE STORY ON EUGENE FODOR  ...

Pod Crashing Episode 313 with Tiffany D Cross from the podcast Across Generations. Tiffany D Cross leads ACross Generations, a plainspoken and candid conversation with Black women from different stages in life. Each episode convenes a seasoned elder, a middle-aged, and a younger Black woman to discuss a single topic ranging from changing perspectives on sex to what you wish you knew about money in your 20's to the collective state of our womanhood in these contemporary times. their unique...

Pod Crashing episode 312 with Chris Moody from the podcast Finding Matt Drudge In the world of media and journalism, few names hold as much sway and mystique as Matt Drudge, the elusive force behind The Drudge Report. Despite being perhaps the most important media influencer of the last generation, very little is known about him. While his Drudge Report acts as the unofficial assignment editor for major newspapers and cable news networks, Drudge is rarely seen. In the last decade, he has gone...

Pod Crashing episode 311 with Davis Miller from the podcast The Tao Of Muhammad Ali The Tao of Muhammad Ali from iHeartPodcasts and Imagine Audio is a riveting eight-episode series adapted from Davis Miller's best-selling book by the same name and explores the remarkable tale of an unexpected friendship, giving listeners profound insights into the life of the legendary Muhammad Ali beyond the boxing ring. The limited series podcast features exclusive firsthand stories from individuals who...

Pod Crashing episode 310 the paths leading up to Unplugged and Totally Uncut Longtime radio host Chuck Boozer is taking the time to share heartfelt conversations with the professional announcers he's met along the way. Chuck and I met for the first time in March of 1985.  A twenty three year old Montanan who told radio listeners in Billings that he was moving to Charlotte, SC.  

Pod Crashing episode 309 with Simon Sinek from the podcast A Bit Of Optimism The future is always bright.if you know where to look. Join Simon Sinek each week for A Bit of Optimism as he talks to inspiring people who teach him more about life, leadership and generally interesting things.   Episodes here:   https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-a-bit-of-optimism-63444439/ 

Pod Crashing episode 308 with Leah President and LeAlec Murray from The Anime Effect Anime – the Japanese cartoons that were once a little-known, niche entertainment form for the nerd set – has experienced a massive boom in popularity among American audiences and directly impacts most aspects of American pop culture. The anime industry is valued at more than $25 billion and last year, nearly 400,000 fans from 60 countries flooded Los Angeles to attend the annual Anime Expo. (Its first year in...

Pod Crashing episode 307 Jerry Clark from Storytime With Legendary Jerry It’s filled with true stories and interviews from the "Golden Age" of the Hip Hop culture and narrated by someone who witnessed it all from Atlanta. The podcast celebrates the culture by focusing on the sensational role Atlanta has played. Each week Jerry will sit down with a guest and swap stories that shaped the Hip Hop industry. They will explore the music, the business, the grind, and the culture. This show will...

Pod Crashing episode 306  Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein from Prison Breaking Watch along with Sarah Wayne Callies & Paul Adelstein as they revisit every episode of Prison Break and deliver their raw, unedited, unfiltered and in real-time commentary on every moment and detail. Come and join The Watch Party! Episodes here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-prison-breaking-with-sarah-146517712/

Pod Crashing episode 305 with Kate Mishkin from Hello John Doe The recently deceased Todd Matthews was a self-declared hillbilly and a self-taught detective, who for 20 years was the go-to guy for the US Department of Justice to reunite unclaimed and unidentified dead bodies with their loved ones. But one day, one of the missing children on Todd's database gave him a call . to let him know he is alive and well. Now Todd and this 45-year-old man embark on an investigation into who he really...

Pod Crashing Episode 304 With Aaron Mahnke From Consumed When budding journalist Sarah Simmons finds herself stranded in a small idyllic New England town for a weekend, her unexpected vacation turns into a nightmare she'll never forget. Steeped in history and with whispers of the legends and lore surrounding the woods near the centuries old cemetery, the residents of West Danville, New Hampshire, soon learn that the past is not always meant to be forgotten. Their quiet and tranquil lives will...

  Pod Crashing Episode 303 with Alex Campbell from Murder 101 In a small Tennessee town, a local serial killer was caught by the most unlikely investigators: A group of high school students, led by their teacher, Alex Campbell. Throughout the course of one school semester, the class pieced together a 30-year-old mystery and identified the killer behind at least six brutal murders. Shockingly, while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations publicly agrees with their theory, no charges have been...

Pod Crashing Episode 302 with Dana Schwartz from Very Special Episodes On Very Special Episodes, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, "this should be a movie." Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.   Sample audio here:   https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/l9m2p1bwm8ztq5at8g9it/h?rlkey=sumqf8n7bhy93dhmtgfd6kqt6&dl=0  

Pod Crashing Episode 301 With Nicole Perkins From The Podcast The God Mother In the 1930s, Lucky Luciano, the founder of the modern mafia, was finally taken down.   By a rookie prosecutor - Eunice Carter. Eunice was the first Black Woman to become Assistant District Attorney in New York. Immediately thrust into the limelight of American politics and criminal justice by this high profile prosecution.   But that was just the surface of her story. Underneath is a quest of ambition, of a writer,...

Pod Crashing episode 300 with Kathryn Nicolai From Stories From The Village Of Nothing In the Village of Nothing Much, everyday life is full of glimmers of ordinary magic. From the Inn on the Lake to the Farmer's Market, from the bookshop in downtown to the cabin in the woods, enjoy soothing stories that lean into small pleasures and celebrate community. Based on the enormously popular podcast Nothing Much Happens, these family-friendly stories are an antidote to anxiety and a dose of simple...

Pod Crashing Episode 299 with Dan and Reid from the podcast God’s Country God's Country with brothers Dan and Reid Isbell is a rollicking weekly podcast that sits at the intersection of country music and the great outdoors. Each episode explores how today's biggest and most talented country stars and songwriters pull inspiration from rugged, first-hand relationships with the natural world. Nashville songwriters by profession who spent their childhoods getting muddy in the wilds of Tennessee,...

Pod Crashing Episode 298 with Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni From Frugal Friends. It's the start of a new year. Good time to think about budgeting, new year financial goals, and practical financial advice. That's where Frugal Friends comes in. Controlling your spending is hard to do. On every episode of Frugal Friends, we'll try to help you gain a little more control on one aspect of the countless directions your money is being pulled toward through frugality and a few laughs. If you're trying...

Pod Crashing Episode 297 With Allison Flom From Erased: The Murder Of Elma Sands Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi Weeks, is accused of the barbaric offense. Weeks brings in the nation's best legal defense team - none other than Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr - to clear his name while a pandemic-stricken New York City buzzes with scandal. This six-episode true story unfolds over the...

Pod Crashing Episode 296 With Mary Kay McBrayer From The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told is an anthology podcast series of the most layered and engrossing true crime stories about female killers, cops, scientists, lawyers, scammers, activists, and more. Hosted by true crime writer Mary Kay McBrayer, this podcast tells the stories in which women aren't narrowly defined as victims, but instead are the protagonists. Episodes available here: ...

Pod Crashing Episode 295 with Mosi Secret from the podcast Radical On March 16, 2000, two police officers were shot in one of Atlanta's oldest neighborhoods. One officer died and the other claimed the shooter was Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, the leader of a local mosque. Once known as H. Rap Brown, a charismatic leader of the Black Panther Party, Al-Amin was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But was Al-Amin truly guilty? Or was it payback for decades of work against the establishment?...