On August 23, 2008, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and members of her entourage were kidnapped by Semolina insurgents in southern Somalia. Amanda, in particular, would endure 15 months of torture before being released. And even when that nightmare was over, her captor still tormented her with demands of more money, "or else." This episode tells Amanda's harrowing story and her journey to capturing her captor. 

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In October of 2020, Brittany Smith was brutally attacked in her home. In order to save herself, she shot and killed her attacker. By all accounts this is a clear case of a person legally acting in self defense. But the question is, does this law apply equally to men and women? I think you know the answer.

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On October 21, 2021, on the set of the movie RUST, a prop gun held by actor Alec Baldwin fired a live bullet, wounding the film’s director and killing its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Within hours, the catastrophic accident was international news. In this documentary, part "who done it" and part tribute to Halyna, investigative filmmakers try to get to the bottom of what really happened on set that day and what, if anything, we can learn from this horrific event. 

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Fam! You know we're always a fan of a good heist documentary!  While Gerald Blanchard was heralded as one of the most skilled and audacious thieves in modern history, his robbing exploits were far from the glamorous hijinks of "Oceans Eleven."  Always chasing a bigger thrill than the last get, Blanchard eventually nabs one of the most famous pieces of jewelry in European history, all the while staying one step ahead of some bungling investigators.

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In the summer of 2021, 20-year-old Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundire embarked on a "van life" adventure traveling across the country. On social media, they looked like the perfect couple. But behind the scenes, Gabby was suffering at Brian's hands. And when Brian returned home to Florida without Gabby--and nobody had heard from Gabby in almost a week--a national manhunt was on to find her.

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A group of online gamers are trying to stop a murderer in real time! When one of their own suddenly starts sharing pictures of dead bodies in the group chat--and claims the pictures are of family members he just killed--they know there is a ticking clock until he kills again. And now they must pool their resources to find him and to convince the authorities this isn't a hoax.

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YOU GUYS ARE NOT READY TO HEAR PATRICK AND GILLIAN TALK ABOUT THE SPORTS! At a 2004 Sportsgitball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pacers (oh my god, listen to me knowing the NAMES!) all hell breaks loose when a fan (who we MEET and who Gillian has WORDS for) throws a beer at one of the players. Suddenly we're in the middle of the biggest brawl in sports history. It's 20,000 IDIOT fans throwing bottles, ripping chairs out of concrete, and TRYING TO FIGHT BASKETBALL players. Patrick and Gillian do not the vocabulary for this, but they try their theater-kid best AND IT IS HILARIOUS. (Also, this documentary is FANTASTIC).

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FAM!! We are THRILLED to tell you about the podcast "Underestimated". This podcast is FULLY PRODUCED by a group of high school journalism students under the direction of the great Bob Ruff. These kids are DOING THE GOOD WORK investigating and reporting on unsolved cases in the hopes of making a real difference in the lives of the people involved.

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When retiree Anita Cowen invites lawyer Scott Pettigrew to rent a room in her Palm Springs home, their living arrangement turns into a nightmare.

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We're back for more NOSTALGIA NASTINESS!!! As the marriage dissolves between Lisa and James, employees are caught like children in a divorce having to choose sides. And when the company tries to make a comeback with 90s retro partnerships, their collaborators are drawn into disaster as well.

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Fam, we're diving deep into some rainbow and unicorns nostalgia today!  Those nineties neon stickers may have brought joy to the hearts of little Gillians and Patricks around the world, but what mess was secretly happening behind the scenes?  We'll cover all four episodes of the documentary series over two episodes of the podcast!

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