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Matthew McGough + Rick Jackson: Black Tunnel White Magic
Episode 54
In 1990, a UCLA student was found murdered in a tunnel in LA. Detective Rick Jackson and his partner were assigned to the complicated case. Who had a motive to stab Ronald Baker? Was the pentagram pe…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Elon Green: The Man Nobody Killed
Episode 53
We’ve had journalist Elon Green on before to talk about his fantastic book Last Call. His new book is about an inspiring young Black artist in 1980s New York. Michael Stewart ended up dead after enco…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Jonquilyn Hill: Through the Cracks
Episode 52
When an 8-year-old disappeared from a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C. in 2014, nobody noticed for 18 days, even her family. Seven years later, Relisha Rudd has never been found. The Through the …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Mary Kay McBrayer: Madame Queen
Episode 51
This week on Wicked Words we’re traveling back to 1923 Harlem and its seedy world of gambling and racketeering. Author Mary Kay McBrayer tells me about Stephanie St. Clair. She was one of the only fe…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Duncan McCue: Kuper Island
Episode 50
Kuper Island is a remarkable podcast, an investigation into one of Canada’s most notorious so called Indian residential schools. Journalist Duncan McCue explores the unsolved death of a student, a tr…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Thomas Maier: The Invisible Spy
Episode 49
I love a good spy story. We’ve talked about spies embedded with the American government. We’ve discussed librarians and academics researching in the basement of the Library of Congress during World W…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Virginia Feito: Victorian Psycho
Episode 48
Occasionally we interview fiction authors who use true crime stories as jumping off points for their novels. Virginia Feito wrote a book called “Victorian Psycho.” And it’s based on several cases you…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Claire St. Amant: Killer Story
Episode 47
I’m so excited about this interview. It’s with Claire St. Amant. She’s a journalist and an author. And she was a TV producer for 48 Hours and 60 Minutes. Now she’s pulling back the curtain on true cr…
Published on 4 months ago
Gilbert King: Bone Valley
Episode 46
We might have our first Pulitzer Prize winner on our show. Author Gilbert King digs into cases of wrongful conviction. Today, we’re talking about his outstanding podcast, Bone Valley Season 2. Gilber…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Christopher Goffard: Crimes of the Times
Episode 45
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard was the voice behind the hit podcast “Dirty John.” And now he has a new podcast that covers crimes in Los Angeles that made headlines, stories like the murder of…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago