Betrayal on the Bayou | 3. Kid Gloves
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Woods is a Black DEA supervisor who landed in New Orleans and found himself in the perils of the...
Betrayal on the Bayou | 2. The A-Team
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the A-Team, that’s what Chad called his ragtag group, also known as a DEA Task Force. Karl Ne...
Betrayal on the Bayou | 1. The White Devil
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Scott made an incredible number of cases by getting drug dealers to work for him as informants....
Introducing: Betrayal on the Bayou
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For almost two decades, DEA Special Agent Chad Scott ruled the streets just North of New Orleans. He...
Assassins, Heists, & Nazis - The Untold Story of the Abortion Pill in America
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You may have heard of the abortion pill, especially in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade la...
Just Say You’re Sorry | 6. Closure Doesn’t Exist
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Driskill’s lawyers discover that he is theoretically eligible for parole after serving seven years...
Just Say You’re Sorry | 5. The Serial Killer Whisperer
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A young law student called Ashely is the first to read Driskill’s letter and becomes obsessed with...
Just Say You’re Sorry | 4. Memory, Taste and Odor
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Driskill is in jail ahead of a potential court case when an informant comes forward with information...
Just Say You’re Sorry | 3. The Grand Canyon
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Day 2 of Holland’s interrogation of Driskill. Over the course of several hours Holland uses a...
Just Say You’re Sorry | 2. The Word of God
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chammah investigates the cop at the centre of the story – James Holland is so celebrated as an int...
Just Say You’re Sorry | 1. Not That I Recall
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Texas Ranger James Holland approaches Air Force veteran Larry Driskill and asks him for help with a ...
Introducing: Just Say You're Sorry
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Texas Ranger James Holland is celebrated as the ‘serial killer whisperer’, solving dozens of mur...
Deadly Cure | 8. The Rattlesnake King
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Genesis II has recently gained a significant following in some South American countries, according t...
Deadly Cure | 7. Doing Time
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From prison in Colombia, to a detention facility in Texas to federal detention in Florida, the Greno...
Deadly Cure | 6. The Raid
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 2020, the government raided Grenon's compound and arrested two of Mark Grenon’s s...
Deadly Cure | 5. Operation Quack Hack
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As MMS continued its rise, so did the Federal Drug Administration’s attention on the so-called cur...
Deadly Cure | 4. The Limelight
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Self-appointed archbishops Jim Humble and Mark Grenon begin hosting seminars around the world, and c...
Deadly Cure | 3. The Martyr
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What starts for Daniel Smith as an attempt to regain trust in medicine quickly becomes "Project Gree...
Deadly Cure | 2. The Bleach Hunters
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona O'Leary is a fearless firebrand, and mother of four autistic children. She is also an online v...
Deadly Cure | 1. Genesis
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mark Grenon, Jim Humble, and the Genesis II church. Mark Grenon, a missionary in the Dominican ...
Introducing: Deadly Cure
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure is a podcast about a family on the fringe who convinced tens of thousands ...
A New Investigation: The Last Days of the NXIVM Sex Cult
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Behind every infamous news story is a journalist trying to hold power to account. Join reporters V...
GOING UNDERCOVER
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Schuman, host of Puppy Kingpin, spoke to Deborah Howard, the president of CAPS, the Companion A...
A New Case: The Criminal Empire of Scam Calls
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chameleon: Scam Likely host, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat about the n...
A Q&A with Smoke Screen host Alex Schuman
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spectacle: True Crime host, Mariah Smith, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat all things about the n...
Puppy Kingpin | 7. Consequences
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jolyn Noethe faces a class action lawsuit that accuses her of a federal crime and might cost her up ...
Puppy Kingpin | 6. License to Sell
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Iowa AG’s lawsuit against Jolyn comes to a conclusion as she faces challenges from multiple si...
Puppy Kingpin | 5. Small Town Secrets
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex heads to Britt, Iowa where Jolyn Noethe grew up and her for-profit enterprise, J.A.K.’s Puppi...
Puppy Kingpin | 4. A Kind of Identity Theft
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple lawsuits now accuse Jolyn Noethe of creating rescues to sell commercially-bred puppies wher...
Puppy Kingpin | 3. Hobo K9
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Authorities learn of unusual “rescue puppies” starting to turn up in Chicago and begin an invest...
Puppy Kingpin | 2. Inside a Puppy Mill
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex sets out to learn more about Jolyn Noethe, but ends up getting an inside look at a puppy mill a...
Puppy Kingpin | 1. Follow the Puppies
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Mindi Callison finds out a local pet shop might be selling puppies from a puppy mill, she takes...
Coming Soon: Puppy Kingpin
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of ...
Bonus episode: Where's my money?
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, as the final episodes of The Sellout aired, LA TACO got a tip from a listener: for years,...
The Sellout | 9: There's A Fire
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mariah talks to the Boyle Heights residents who watched as FBI agents raided Huizar’s home and off...
The Sellout | 8: The Downfall
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Huizar’s carelessness starts to catch up with him. After more than a dozen all-expenses paid trips...
The Sellout | 7: The Coverup
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Huizar’s downfall started with a sexual harassment lawsuit. He didn’t have the hundreds of thous...
The Sellout | 6: The Heyday
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gentrification comes in waves. Over years, a piece of downtown LA transformed from Skid Row, to a b...
The Sellout | 5: How Downtown Was Won
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No man is an island. Huizar couldn’t have pulled off the alleged corruption scheme without help. H...
The Sellout | 4. Progress Over People
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When fancy new developments like The Gold Line expansion get proposed, residents of Boyle Heights wo...
The Sellout | 3. Red Flags
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alvin Parra worked for Huizar when he first got elected. He saw early warning signs that Huizar wasn...
The Sellout | 2. Gentrification is Warfare
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A militant organization called Defend Boyle Heights protests encroaching gentrification, by any mean...
The Sellout | 1. The Gem of Boyle Heights
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a working-class Latinx neighborhood in Los Angeles faces gentrification, residents are ready to f...
Introducing The Sellout and Smoke Screen Plus
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Hirsch, Neon Hum CEO and host of I Am Rama, introduces this season of Smoke Screen (it's ca...
Coming Soon: The Sellout
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jose Huizar grew up in Boyle Heights – a working-class Latinx neighborhood in L.A. Eventually, he ...
I Am Rama | 10. Legacy
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore all that Rama left behind: students, a charitable foundation, music, boo...
I Am Rama | 9. Conscience Bay
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Power trips to paradise and never-before shared knowledge -- were these golden times, or Rama’s wa...
I Am Rama | 8. Public Opinion
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Rama’s image took a hit in the public sphere, his students circled the wagons around their teac...
I Am Rama | 7. Accused
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple women accuse Rama of sexual misconduct and emotional manipulation. Many of Rama’s student...
I Am Rama | 6. Deprogramming
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rama finds himself in the crosshairs of the Cult Awareness Network, a group dedicated to extricating...
I Am Rama | 5. Brenda
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman follows Rama to New York, and mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind many to wonder wha...
I Am Rama | 4. Spiritual Contract
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will Arntz is a man of many talents, from filmmaker to laser physicist. In this episode, Will relive...
I Am Rama | 3. California Dreaming
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rama’s growth as a spiritual teacher in the mid-80s starts in California but takes him and his stu...
I Am Rama | 2. Becoming
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode follows Frederick Lenz III from his early days and education through his introduction t...
I Am Rama | 1. Golden Light
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rama was a man of many faces: teacher, tech entrepreneur, friend - and to some, a scam artist. This ...
Coming Soon: I Am Rama
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rama was a spiritual teacher in the 80s and 90s who inspired many of his students while helming what...
Fake Priest | 9. How To Get Away With Fraud
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Until now, Father Ryan has mostly escaped punishment for stealing money from followers under false p...
Fake Priest | 8. Origin Story
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Schuman finally has his showdown with Father Ryan. But things don't go as planned because Fathe...
Fake Priest | 7. Two Dead Priests
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In his autobiography, Father Ryan connects himself to two priests who died suspiciously. One he accu...
Fake Priest | 6. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The father-daughter investigator team discovers the cop who arrested Father Ryan may have an ulterio...
Fake Priest | 5. Meet The Browns
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A sheriff deputy arrests Father Ryan for taking more than $70,000 from an elderly follower. It's loo...
Fake Priest | 4. Llama Drama
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After Father Ryan steals a follower's money, her property and even her husband's ashes, she hires a ...
Fake Priest | 3. The Teacher
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even con artists need mentors. Meet the false prophet who teaches Father Ryan how to perfect his con...
Fake Priest | 2. Coming Home
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex tracks down Father Ryan’s son, Jonathan Brady, and discovers Father Ryan was a scammer and ma...
Fake Priest | 1. An Unholy Priest
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Investigative reporter Alex Schuman hears about a guy accused of swindling millions who has travelle...
Introducing Smoke Screen: Fake Priest
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For 30 years, a man claimed to be a priest. He performed baptisms and took confession. Every time he...