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Published 04/17/24
Published 04/17/24
From the co-creator of The Ballad of Billy Balls, Crimetown and host of Morally Indefensible comes a new podcast, Firebug. In the early 1990s, a manuscript for a novel called “Points of Origin” lands at literary agencies across the country. It tells the story of a fictional serial arsonist who lights up southern California. The thing is… the fires described in the novel may actually be real. Was Points of Origin a work of fiction, or the confessions of a prolific arsonist and murderer? Host...
Published 07/23/21
1979 is the year that Ex-Green Beret Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald is convicted of the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. It’s also the year he meets a new friend in famous journalist Joe McGinniss. Joe agrees to write a book about Jeff’s case. That book becomes a smash bestseller and a TV limited series watched by over 65 million people, but the story it tells isn’t quite the story Jeff expected and that sets off a series of events that ruin both men’s lives…Who’s the real bad...
Published 08/18/20
1979 is the year that Ex-Green Beret Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald is convicted of the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. It’s also the year he meets a new friend in famous journalist Joe McGinniss. Joe agrees to write a book about Jeff’s case. That book becomes a smash bestseller and a TV limited series watched by over 65 million people, but the story it tells isn’t quite the story Jeff expected and that sets off a series of events that ruin both men’s lives…Who’s the real bad...
Published 08/18/20
iO, Austin, and Zac sit down for a very special behind-the-scenes bonus episode.
Published 08/15/19
iO, Austin, and Zac sit down for a very special behind-the-scenes bonus episode.
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Published 08/15/19
iO and Austin pay a final visit to everyone's favorite lawslinger, Ron Kuby.
Published 08/08/19
iO and Austin pay a final visit to everyone's favorite lawslinger, Ron Kuby.
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Published 08/08/19
From the same team behind The Ballad of Billy Balls comes Crimetown, Season 2. This season, Crimetown heads to Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as the Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug...
Published 08/01/19
From the same team behind The Ballad of Billy Balls comes Crimetown, Season 2.
This season, Crimetown heads to Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as the Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, and our universal desire for a savior. Detroit’s a tough town, and its residents are even tougher. They’ve weathered riots, a drug...
Published 08/01/19
iO returns some of the many compelling listener calls, while Austin checks in with old friends.
Published 07/18/19
iO returns some of the many compelling listener calls, while Austin checks in with old friends.
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Published 07/18/19
In the afterglow of the season, we play some voicemails we've received from our wonderful listeners.
Published 07/11/19
In the afterglow of the season, we play some voicemails we've received from our wonderful listeners.
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Published 07/11/19
As the show comes to an end, iO tries to figure out what the wisdom of it is.
Published 07/04/19
As the show comes to an end, iO tries to figure out what the wisdom of it is.
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Published 07/04/19
The elusive character at the center of the mystery is found, and iO gets his story.
Published 06/27/19
The elusive character at the center of the mystery is found, and iO gets his story.
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Published 06/27/19
iO takes Rebecca on a trip 37 years in the making.
Published 06/20/19
iO takes Rebecca on a trip 37 years in the making.
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Published 06/20/19
iO's upbringing pushes him to a life or death moment, and his path toward healing leads straight to Billy.
Published 06/06/19
iO's upbringing pushes him to a life or death moment, and his path toward healing leads straight to Billy.
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Published 06/06/19
Rebecca's grief in the years following Billy’s death leads her to an unlikely source of comfort, and a big surprise.
Published 05/30/19
Rebecca's grief in the years following Billy’s death leads her to an unlikely source of comfort, and a big surprise.
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Published 05/30/19
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