
Just before midnight on October 15, 1990, police arrived at 527 Lime Street to find the small wood-frame house on fire. What happened next was so unusual that it changed the way we think about arson.
This is a snippet from Episode 135 of Criminal, 527 Lime Street. In this clip, the host and a guest discuss the lengths they went to to recreate a crime scene.
William Kemmler was the first man to be put to death in the electric chair, at a time when a great deal of conflict and controversy swirled around the death penalty.
In this snippet, the two hosts discuss how a rivalry between Thomas Edison and another inventor contributed to the electric chair.
Sam Bloch used to live in Los Angeles. Bloch noticed a real dark side to this idyllic weather: in many neighborhoods, there's almost no shade. It can literally be a matter of life and death.
In this snippet, our guest makes the case for more shade in Los Angeles.
Terry Gross interviews famous drag queen and host of RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul. She also speaks with Padma Lakshmi, host and executive producer on Top Chef.
In this snippet, RuPaul explains the meaning behind his famous mantra to host Terry Gross.
Bill rambles about panic, cancellations, and healthy conspiracies.
In this snippet, Bill Burr discusses how easy things would be if everything were named like the White House.
Who would want as your co-pilot, or fighting off zombies? After that and some big NFL News, it’s mailbag time! The Footballers are here to answer your fantasy questions.
The Fantasy Footballers discuss which NFL player they'd choose to do a duet with in this snippet.
Anna and Kai Wright, host of WNYC's The United States of Anxiety podcast, take your calls about how the coronavirus is impacting your life, your relationships, and your plans—and how you're coping.
In this snippet, author of Salt Fat Acid Heat, Samin Nosrat discusses her views on the pandemic and how she's coping.
As a parent, what do you do when your four-year-old starts telling you about memories that can't possibly be his? Memories that he says are from a past life?
In this snippet, Van's parents discuss their child's unusual connection to a past life.
Jon Meacham and Annette Gordon-Reed are among the experts who take us through the best and worst of our third president's complex and controversial legacy.
In this snippet, an expert discusses Thomas Jefferson's love for the finer things in life.
This week on Magic Lessons, Liz talks with Cecilia, a young poet in Florida. After getting rejected from several MFA programs, she wonders if she can call herself a poet. Liz brings in poet Mark Nepo.
Podcast host Elizabeth Gilbert discusses the important distinction of career vs. vocation, and how the two can be similar or separate in this snippet from the podcast Magic Lessons.
This week, a new Super Tech Support: after Lizzie's Snapchat gets hacked, things start getting really creepy.
In this snippet, Alex interviews a hacker and discusses how easy it is for them to ruin lives with just a phone number.
Jackie sits down with friend Lauren Elizabeth to discuss COVID 19 (yikes), the time Jackie got deleted from Instagram and pays homage to Jessica Simpson.
In this snippet, Lauren and her friend discuss how Nick Lachey is a terrible person who has a lot of Jessica Simpson's money.
Karen and Georgia cover the disappearance of the Salomon Family and Thor Nis Christiansen at the Arlington Theatre with special guest Carol Daly.
Hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark discuss the story of how one girl miraculously survived an encounter with a serial killer in this snippet from My Favorite Murder.
On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, we stepped back into The Crime Zone. We found an eerie story on a Reddit “confessions” thread about a family, their sociopathic baby and a haunting secret.
In this snippet, Fran is becoming a TikTok star and Dustin, Assante, and Fran discuss Halle Berry.
The Castle in the Sky, narrated by Simon. A modernized version of an old fairytale, in which a girl frees a prince trapped in a castle among the clouds.
In this snippet from the Castle in the Sky, Elsa sets off to find the Castle and wake the sleeping prince.
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