Inside The Exorcist
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsIn 1973 Hell came home and invaded the body of a young girl. This is the story of a movie and its makers. It's a tale of dark and light, of loss and love. A story of faith and fury, of causes and curses, of horrors real and imagined, of unbridled ego and brute force filmmaking. It's the movie critics called "religious pornography" and "occultist claptrap." The movie that left audiences...hysterical. Decades later, it remains perhaps the most frightening movie we will ever see. From Wondery, this is a seven-part deep dive inspired by the story behind an unforgettable, classic movie. This is...Inside The Exorcist.
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Where to find Episodes 2-7 of Inside Exercist
February 01, 2024 08:00 - 54 seconds - 860 KBIn the first episode of Inside the Exorcist, you learned about the shocking real life inspiration for the movie The Exorcist: a young boy in the DC suburbs named Robbie, whose frighteningly bizarre behavior was explained away as demonic possession. Little did anyone know, when Robbie’s story was recounted in religion class decades later for a transfixed William Peter Blatty, future writer and director of Exorcist, it became the seed that would blossom into one of the most influentia...
Listen Now: 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show
November 27, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBCuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel, he’s your new favorite snarky talk show host. Join The Grinch (and his faithful dog Max) each week as he rants against Christmas cheer and roasts celebrity guests like chestnuts on an open fire. Starring Saturday Night Live’s James Austin Johnson as the notorious curmudgeon and broadcasting straight from Who-Ville, will The Grinch send these famous folks back down Mt. Crumpit, or will they soften his stance against Christmas and grow his he...
“48 Hours” Presents: My Life of Crime | Twisted Twins: Who Killed Heather DeWild?
November 13, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MB“48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty takes you inside true-crime investigations like no one else, in her podcast “My Life of Crime”. In the new season, Erin delves into the labyrinth of crime within families and the secrets that kept them together or tore them apart. Here’s a preview of the “My Life of Crime” season premiere, “Twisted Twins: Who Killed Heather DeWild?” Erin examines the case of 30-year-old Heather DeWild, who vanished after visiting her soon-to-be ex-husband Danie...
Introducing Foretold: Can a fortuneteller change her future?
April 11, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBForetold is a deeply engrossing podcast that follows the life of Paulina Stevens, a Romani fortune teller as she makes the extraordinary decision to leave her community. In this preview feature we begin with a frantic meeting in a cafe where a panicked Paulina blurts out she has escaped her family's psychic shop with her children, that she is a scam artist born and bred, that she was in an arranged marriage and taken out of school in the 6th grade to prepare for a life pre-determine...
Wondery Presents: Stolen Hearts
February 06, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MBSergeant Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries. Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits. But that would be boring, wouldn’t it? Instead, this i...
Wondery Presents: Frozen Head
January 23, 2023 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBHosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid. When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fig...
Wondery Presents Against The Odds: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping
December 15, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBWhen an entire school bus full of children goes missing from a rural California town, local law enforcement, the feds, and the media mount an enormous manhunt. The kidnappers locked the children and their bus driver in a storage container, burying them alive in a quarry. With no rescue in sight, the bus driver tries to get the children and himself out. This is the story of the largest kidnapping for ransom in American history. This is just a preview of Against the Odds. You can lis...
Wondery Presents: This Is Actually Happening
August 09, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MBWhat if you were trafficked into a cult, or were shot nine times, or were the only survivor of a car crash, or went into a minor surgery and woke up one week later, paralyzed -- what would you do? This is Actually Happening brings you extraordinary true stories of life-changing events told by the people who lived them. Their newest season digs into everything from a young man that dies on the way to meeting his mistress, to a women who witnesses her father murder her mother. These...
Wondery Presents: Fed Up
July 25, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MBWhen Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is a story about wealth, wellness, and influence narrated by Casey Wilson. Listen to Fed...
Introducing DISGRACELAND’S Newest Season
July 12, 2022 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBIntroducing the Disgraceland podcast - a show that tells the insane true crime stories of music’s most famous… on their darkest days. Host Jake Brennan, tells the jaw dropping stories of musicians behaving very badly… and some even getting away with murder. In an all new season, he tells the unbelievable histories of the world’s most famous musical artists. Like the story of Britney Spears…locked into an unconventional conservatorship. Or Chris Brown’s gutted reputation and downwar...
NEW podcast From INSIDE: YOU TALKING TO ME?!
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBFrom the shenanigans on the set of Caddyshack to how Michael Keaton almost “ruined” Batman. From the dangers of messing with Carrie Fisher to the origin of TV’s The Simpsons. Hollywood is full of crazy, memorable, sad, and shocking moments. Twice a week, every week - 3 minutes to revel in the famous lives you either wish you had or are glad you don’t. From the creators of INSIDE PSYCHO, INSIDE JAWS, and INSIDE THE EXORCIST, It’s YOU TALKING TO ME?! Bite-size Hollywood History - wi...
Wondery Presents Persona: The French Deception
June 06, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBIntroducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? Host and award-winning journalist, Evan Ratliff, investigates how Chikli successfully duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just ...
Wondery Presents: Blood Ties Season 3 - Strange Days
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBListen to all six episodes now, exclusive and ad-free on Wondery+ Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The Shrink Next Door” ...
Wondery Presents: Will Be Wild
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBWill Be Wild is a new 8-part series about the forces that led to the January 6th insurrection and what comes next. Through in-depth stories from a wide range of characters – from people who tried to stop the attack to those who took part – hosts Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz explore the ongoing effort to bring autocracy to America, the lasting damage that effort is doing to our democracy, and the fate of our attempts to combat those anti-democratic forces. Because January 6th wa...
Wondery Presents: Scamfluencers
April 11, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBYou never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from ch...
Wondery Presents: Call Me Curious
March 28, 2022 20:57 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBIs sugar really more addictive than cocaine? Does intermittent fasting work? Should I buy crypto? We’re all on 24-7 information overload, on our news feeds, in our inboxes, on TikTok… it’s hard to know what is real and what isn’t. Every week on CALL ME CURIOUS, Nikki Boyer (Dying for Sex, The Daily Smile) and friends like Mr. Malone are going to dive into all the things you’ve heard about, but don’t really know about. That’s right - No more nodding along at parties or running into t...
Introducing: American Hostage
March 08, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBBased on a true story, American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. Kiritsis has tied a shotgun to his banker’s neck in grim fashion, but through Heckman's radio show he gradually becomes a media sensation and unexpected anti-hero during a nail biting 63-hour standoff. American Hostage is an 8-epis...
Wondery Presents: Twin Flames
February 21, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBWe all want love, that happily-ever-after feeling of finding your soulmate. What if someone not only claimed they could help you find that perfect partner, they guaranteed it? Jeff and Shaleia, a young couple famous on YouTube, teach about ‘Twin Flames' — a deep, romantic connection with your perfect partner in their videos. It’s divine love, you’re designed for no one else, and they’re designed for no one else. But the path to finding your Twin Flame isn’t so simple. Some followers...
Introducing Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders
January 04, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.77 MBIn the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time — one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The McCrary’s. Led by a psychopathic patriarch and his cunning son-in-law, this Texas clan roamed the country robbing, kidnapping, and killing up to 20 people, most of them taken from donut shops. “Families who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders” recounts the wild and deeply disturbing story of an unhinged American family and the terrible brutality they unleashed. The podcast...
Introducing: The Big Break
December 15, 2021 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBHollywood has always been a gold rush, and if you strike gold, it’s a rush unlike any other. The world of acting can be cut-throat and full of rejection, or it can be life-affirming and offer limitless possibilities. On The Big Break, Kellie Martin and Chad Lowe talk with fellow actors about that magical moment when they first struck gold, when their lives and careers changed forever. Was it that audition for Rob Reiner? Or was it being cast in a cereal commercial in the 1980s? How ...
Introducing: Harsh Reality - The Story of Miriam Rivera
November 29, 2021 08:30 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBIt was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers ...
Introducing: Operator
November 08, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBDuring the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the ...
Wondery Presents: Over My Dead Body - Fox Lake
October 11, 2021 07:00 - 5 minutes - 5.25 MBA small town cop is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015. He quickly became a martyr in the national media, until a dogged investigator uncovered the officer's bizarre and dark past. When the truth comes out, the townspeople must reconcile betrayal, corruption and the secrets of an American hero. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Listen to Over My Dead Body Fox Lake - wondery.fm/FL_InsideSer...
Stories from after 9/11
September 14, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBHow did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift his focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani busine...
Wondery Presents - Dr. Death: Miracle Man
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBPaolo is a smart and handsome surgeon, renowned for his ability to perform surgeries that transform his patients’ lives. When television producer Benita covers him for a story, he’ll transform her life too, but not in the ways she expects. As Benita crosses professional lines to be with him, she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets. And halfway around the world, four doctors at a prestigious medical institute make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything...
Introducing The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra
July 27, 2021 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBHosted and narrated by John Stamos, The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra is a complicated, nuanced story of one imperfect man trying to redeem himself by pulling off the perfect crime. Did you ever feel like everything’s broken, and it’s your job to fix it? That’s how Barry Keenan was feeling back in 1963. He was broke, unemployed, hooked on booze and pills, and his family was falling apart. Barry needed a miracle. And against all odds, he got one. One day the voice of God came over ...
Get Personal with Paris Hilton on Life Is Short
June 17, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBIn his weekly interview podcast, Life is Short with Justin Long, Justin talks with celebrities, musicians, actors and artists about how they get the most out of life. In a recent episode, Paris Hilton (This Is Paris) opens up to Justin about the trauma that she experienced in an abusive boarding school, she explains the inspiration for the public persona that she has created and Paris tells Justin about what inspired her to get into podcasting. Listen at wondery.fm/LiS_InsideSeries...
Wondery Presents: Life is Short featuring Paris Hilton
June 17, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBParis Hilton (This Is Paris) opens up to Justin about the trauma that she experienced in an abusive boarding school, she explains the inspiration for the public persona that she has created and Paris tells Justin about what inspired her to get into podcasting. Listen at wondery.fm/LiS_InsideSeries.
Introducing: BADLANDS - Hollywoodland
May 31, 2021 07:30 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBBADLANDS is a new true-crime anthology podcast from Jake Brennan, creator and host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND. Season One of BADLANDS, entitled “Hollywoodland,” explores the true crimes and scandalous careers of Hollywood’s most infamous stars. New episodes detail the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee’s relationship with Hong Kong street fighters, John Holmes’ role in the bloody Wonderland Murders, and the wild rise, fall, and rise ag...
Wondery Presents: The Vaping Fix
May 18, 2021 07:30 - 6 minutes - 5.53 MBTwo young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set out to rid the world of smoking with an incredible new product. The device stands to disrupt the tobacco industry and make them rich, until it falls into the wrong hands and lives are ruined. From classrooms to hospitals, boardrooms to the Oval Office, what can be done to protect teenagers and is it too late? From Laura Beil, the reporter behind Dr Death and Bad Batch, comes The Vaping Fix, the inside story of the rise of Juul and the makin...
Introducing Confronting: Columbine
May 04, 2021 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBListen now: wondery.fm/CC_InsideSeries The events of April 20th, 1999 shaped our nation and altered the American narrative. One of America’s deadliest school shootings took place in a small town in Colorado, leaving thirteen dead and another twenty-one severely injured. And it was all broadcast over national tv for the nation to see. The second season of Confronting takes on one of the most prolific tragedies in American history: the Columbine High School massacre. It was a devas...
Wondery Presents: In God We Lust
April 27, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBA woman named Becki is lounging by the pool at the Fontainebleau Hotel when she decides to proposition a strapping pool attendant. Go on a date with her...and her husband. What begins as an unconventional proposition will soon throw them all into the international spotlight. And that’s because the couple is none other than Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki, two of the most powerful figures in Evangelical America. Wondery presents In God We Lust, hosted by Brooke Siffrin and Arici...
Wondery Presents: Spy Affair
March 29, 2021 07:00 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBA charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR...
From INSIDE comes POST MORTEM
March 10, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBIf you’re a fan of INSIDE, you’ll like POST MORTEM - and it’s executive produced by Mark Ramsey, the creator and narrator of INSIDE. Host and Filmmaker / Author Mick Garris, best known for his Stephen King adaptations and creating the "Masters Of Horror" television series, dives deep into the devious minds of the greatest filmmakers and creators of your worst nightmares to bring their distinctive visions to life in fascinating one-on-one conversations. It’s the only place you’ll ...
Wondery Presents: Against The Odds
February 23, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBIn July 2018, 12 youth soccer players and their coach found themselves trapped 6 miles deep in a cave with no food or water and depleting oxygen. The rock formed maze became almost completely submerged as the water rose to levels nearly impossible for survival. There was no light and no way to communicate with the outside world. The first season of Wondery’s new original series Against the Odds takes you into the incredible events of when an adventurous group of teens found themselv...
Wondery Presents Business Movers
January 14, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBIn Wondery’s newest series, Business Movers, host Lindsay Graham dives deep into the inner workings of some of the most successful companies of all time. From the origin stories of their famed leaders to the million dollar idea that catapulted them to success, how exactly did these companies grow from an idea and a dream to multi-billion dollar corporations? Hear the landmark decisions, the scandals, and the stunning triumphs that made them who they are. First up: Walt Disney. Liste...
Wondery Presents Business Wars: TikTok vs. Instagram
December 21, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBIn the newest season of Wondery’s Business Wars, TikTok vs Instagram, they track the war between two social media giants. Within the last couple years, TikTok has become one of the most popular apps around the world. And despite political constraints the app has recently faced, TikTok has still managed to pose a serious threat to its American counterpart: Instagram. Listen to the latest season of Business Wars: TikTok vs Instagram today: wondery.fm/tiktokvsinstagram.
Wondery presents Do No Harm
November 10, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBSubscribe today: http://wondery.fm/Do_No_Harm From Wondery, the makers of Dr. Death and Dirty John, and NBC News, the team behind Dateline and The Thing About Pam - Do No Harm. Melissa Bright thinks she's living every parent's worst nightmare when her five-month-old baby tumbles from a lawn chair and hits his head on the driveway. But after she rushes him to the hospital, a new nightmare begins.The Brights are thrust into a medical and legal system so focused on protecting childr...
Wondery Presents: Dr. Death Season 2
October 27, 2020 06:30 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBIf someone you love is diagnosed with cancer you want them to get the best treatment from the best doctors. In 2013, patients in Michigan thought Farid Fata was that doctor. Between his prestigious education, years of experience and pleasant bedside manner, Fata was everything you could want in a doctor. But he was not who he appeared to be. From Wondery, this is the story of hundreds of patients in Michigan, a doctor, and a poisonous secret. Laura Beil, returns with a second seaso...
Wondery Presents: The Trial Of The Chicago 7
October 13, 2020 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBWhen protesters descended on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968, they came to peacefully protest racism, politics and the country’s involvement in Vietnam. But the whole world watched as the police beat and arrested protestors. The conflict became the spark that ignited a revolution, and the men who led the protests were put on trial--which came to be known as “the Trial of the Chicago 7.” From Wondery, the makers of American Scandal and American History Tellers, ...
Wondery Presents: Bunga Bunga
September 08, 2020 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBSilvio Berlusconi was a charismatic multi-millionaire real-estate mogul who upended the Italian political order and hypnotized an entire nation. He was the longest-serving prime minister of one of the world’s wealthiest countries, until he was brought down by three powerful women - and two words: “Bunga Bunga.” From Wondery, the makers of Dirty John and The Shrink Next Door, and hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings, “Bunga Bunga” is an eight part series on the incredible true story o...
Wondery Presents: Billionaire Boys Club
August 18, 2020 08:30 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBIn 1980s Los Angeles, a group of prep school boys got together to make investments together, get rich quick, and live large. But headed by a handsome and charismatic leader named Joe Hunt, the members of the self-proclaimed “Billionaire Boys Club” get sucked deeper into twisted schemes of kidnapping, torture, and revenge. The boys must stick together, or risk prison - or worse. From the makers of The Wonderland Murders, Young Charlie, and The Dating Game Killer, this six-part series...
Wondery Presents Blood Ties Season 2
July 14, 2020 08:30 - 11 minutes - 11 MBBlood Ties Season 2 will be available tomorrow! Blood Ties is a scripted audio drama starring Gillian Jacobs, Josh Gad, Dominic Monaghan, Amy Landecker, and Wayne Knight. After the sudden death of Michael and Eleonore Richland’s billionaire father, disturbing allegations emerge about his dark past. These revelations thrust them into a fight they’re completely unprepared for. As the stakes of telling the truth continue to rise, they grapple with their father’s legacy and what to ...
Wondery Presents Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment
July 01, 2020 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBWhen we face challenges in life, we seek answers from people we believe can help us. When tragedy strikes an exclusive retreat with a self-help superstar, many people are left to wonder: how far is too far? James Arthur Ray was an Oprah-endorsed self-help teacher who achieved fame, fortune, and influence. But friends and family members of his followers questioned his unorthodox methods, and tried to stop him. From Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death,” and “The Shrink Nex...
Wondery Presents: Murder in Hollywoodland
June 17, 2020 08:30 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBIt's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was murdered in his home last night. The investigation will shine a light on some of Hollywood's most scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and underground drug dens. This real life Murder Mystery is one of the most iconic "whodunnit" cases of the 20th century that will leave you guessing and second guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor fo...
Introducing Hope in Darkness
May 27, 2020 08:30 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBHope in Darkness is a 12-part series about the unjust imprisonment of a U.S. citizen and his wife in Venezuela. Host Becky Bruce follows Josh and Thamy Holt through the true story of how they met online, to how they were abducted days after marrying, through their years-long detention in a notorious Venezuelan prison. From team that brought you the hit podcast Cold comes a story that you have to hear to believe. Listen now: wondery.fm/hopeindarknessinside.
Introducing American History Tellers
April 22, 2020 08:30 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBJoin Lindsay Graham, host of Wondery’s American History Tellers as he takes you to the events, the times and the people that shaped American culture. In the new season, Rebellion in the Early Republic, he explores the 1780s where the dust has barely settled on the American Revolution and new turmoil puts the country’s security at risk. Fear of violence and disorder haunted early Americans as class revolts and racial conflict threatened the very fabric of American life. Listen to the...
Introducing Fighting Coronavirus
April 07, 2020 07:30 - 7 minutes - 7.07 MBThe coronavirus outbreak and the global response to it is unprecedented. How did we get here? What comes next? Author Steven Johnson is an authority on the epidemics of the past, and how lessons that humanity learned decades ago might help us fight a pandemic in our present. Every week on Fighting Coronavirus, Steven will talk to experts in health and technology about ways innovations and interventions can help bring the current crisis to an end. Each episode will keep you up to da...
Introducing Joe Exotic: Tiger King
March 24, 2020 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBJoe Exotic devoted his life to raising and breeding lions, tigers, and other exotic animals at his Oklahoma zoo. He croons ballads, shoots guns, and puts it all on YouTube. But he’s also made a lot of enemies. And the biggest of all is the owner of a big cat sanctuary in Florida named Carole Baskin. The feud between Joe Exotic and Carole gets messy, vicious, and outrageous -- until both of them are pushed far beyond their limits. From Wondery, comes ‘Joe Exotic: Tiger King’, the sto...
Introducing Blood Ties
December 17, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBBLOOD TIES: A scripted audio series starring Gillian Jacobs and Josh Gad as Eleonore and Michael Richland. After the sudden death of their billionaire father, disturbing allegations emerge about his dark past. These revelations thrust Eleonore and Michael into a fight they’re completely unprepared for. As the stakes of telling the truth continue to rise, they grapple with their father’s legacy and what to do with it. Listen now at wondery.fm/BTExorsist