Episodes

  • Ransom! Available now!

    Ransom! Available now!
    May 23 2024
    Ransom: Season 1 - Position of Trust is a story of greed and betrayal and how one’s outward appearance can be dangerously deceiving. Go to ransompodcast.com, or follow Ransom on your favorite podcast app. Twelve-year-old McKay Everett disappeared from his Texas home in September 1995. His father Carl returned from an Amway meeting to find the back door ajar and the telephone ringing. On the line, a woman with a raspy voice demanded $500,000. Over the next week, the FBI played a game of cat-and-mouse with the kidnappers, who used inside information to stay one step ahead of the investigation. Ultimately the FBI uncovered a series of crimes that started long before McKay was taken. Most shocking of all was the suspect. McKay had been betrayed by someone he trusted – a pillar of the community hiding a dark secret. But decades later, McKay’s mother, Paulette, still isn’t satisfied with the official story. She doesn’t think everyone involved has been brought to justice.
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    16 mins
  • Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 5 of 5: Criminal

    Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 5 of 5: Criminal
    May 6 2024
    Multiple investigations close in on Chris Bathum as his behavior leads to dire consequences, including a drug arrest with a former CRLA client named Erika Littell. As his criminal trial gets underway, the prosecution battles with the idea of victim credibility, and Chris' defense is unintentionally reinvigorated thanks to evidence provided by Cliff Brodsky.
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    54 mins
  • Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 4 of 5: The Sleeping Bear

    Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 4 of 5: The Sleeping Bear
    Apr 29 2024
    Rose searches for evidence to bring to law enforcement and comes across a CRLA laptop, as Jill realizes the awful truth behind Chris' behavior. A hopeful new client named Amanda enters CRLA with the intent to stay sober, but suddenly finds herself isolated and alone with Chris Bathum.
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    52 mins
  • Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 3 of 5: Rumors

    Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 3 of 5: Rumors
    Apr 22 2024
    More rumors circulate around Chris Bathum, especially over the death of a beloved client named Mo. Meanwhile, a devoted employee named Jill is skeptical of CRLA's insurance billing and Rose sets out to find the truth behind the biggest rumor of them all.
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    55 mins
  • Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 2 of 5: Hypnotist

    Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 2 of 5: Hypnotist
    Apr 15 2024
    Chris tells Rose that all the rumors about him are because of Cliff Brodsky, a former investor in CRLA's predecessor, Walking Miracles. Chris paints Brodsky as his nemesis, an unhinged wild card who wants to destroy their community. But his battle against Brodsky gets out of hand when he suggests desperate measures to stop him.
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    51 mins
  • Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 1 of 5: Rehab Mogul

    Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 1 of 5: Rehab Mogul
    Apr 8 2024
    In 2013, Rose Stahl sought the help of Christopher Bathum, a therapist and CEO of a burgeoning recovery organization called Community Recovery Los Angeles. Chris would eventually offer Rose a job at CRLA. But after a while, she started hearing unsettling rumors surrounding Chris' behavior, especially towards female clients. Find the episode transcript here: tinyurl.com/opppodcast
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    55 mins
  • Welcome To Varnamtown! Available now!

    Welcome To Varnamtown! Available now!
    Jan 25 2024
    Two years ago, Kyle MacLachlan, the star of Twin Peaks, called investigative journalist Joshua Davis with a strange story. Kyle had heard a rumor that Pablo Escobar did a deal in the early 1980s with a remote, coastal Southern town of 300 people. In exchange for vast wealth and limitless cocaine, Escobar would be allowed to land planes and ships in the area. Over the last 24 months, Josh and Kyle investigated the rumor, journeying to Varnamtown to knock on doors and find out what really happens when a firehose of money and cocaine is turned on a small, tight knit community. Listen to and follow Varnamtown at Apple Podcasts now! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/varnamtown/id1725195343
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    3 mins
  • End of Year Wrap Up 2023

    End of Year Wrap Up 2023
    Nov 14 2023

    In this wrap up episode for 2023, Hannah revisits some of your favorite episodes and seasons and gives updates! She also takes questions and voicemails from listeners, including one listener who writes in with a bizarre mystery that she wants your help to solve.

    Hannah checks back in with people she interviewed years ago as well as gives an update on Sherry Shriner's followers and speaks with someone who has a very personal relationship with Orgone.

    Links from the episode:

    Check out C.C.’s plant-urns at boycestudio.com

    If you want to stay up-to-date with Nora's project on her father, you can find her on Instagram @Noracroftcutsmyhair

    Visit the Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association at bluefaery.org

    You can reach out to Hannah on Instagram or X @hannahpodcasts

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    1 hr and 4 mins