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Telephone Stories
Examine the many faces of Michael Jackson with host Brandon Ogborn. What starts as a simple question of guilt or innocence quickly turns into a searching chronicle of race, fame and abuse. Drawing on extensive interviews and relying on much-needed humor, Ogborn and co-host Omar Crook interview Jackson’s defense attorneys, the investigators and prosecutors who pursued him, and the writers and tabloid journalists who followed the cases and ferreted out leads. Through those interviews and their ruminations, Ogborn and Crook wander the hall of mirrors that was Jackson’s life, painstakingly,...
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4.6 stars from 72 ratings
Well done!!! Not only was this an extremely thorough investigation, the banter and levity between you both was the icing on the cake. Thank you!!
HollyBolly B via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/28/24
10/10
The narrator sounds just like Nathan Fielder and I picture him telling these stories.
layla novella via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/18/24
Great podcast
Love the hosts and style of the deep dive. I hope there is another season with a new story after this one!
MoreToronto via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 02/05/24
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