On April 20th, 2010, Mike Williams kissed his wife and daughter goodbye and boarded a helicopter bound for the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig. What Mike thought would be a normal workday suddenly turned into a disaster when an explosion ripped through the rig and claimed 11 crew members’ lives. The tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon and the environmen ... Show More
Jul 16
401: She Disappeared & Then the Cryptic Phone Calls Started... The Unsolved Frauke Liebs Case
While we’ve covered a number of missing-person cases, almost always, the last time the victim is seen is also the last time they’re heard from. However, that wasn’t the case with Frauke Liebs, who disappeared in June 2006, after watching a World Cup game with her friends at a bar ... Show More
1h 10m
Jul 2
399: A Cryptic Note, Voicemail & a Disturbing Scene... The Murder of Faith Hedgepeth
Faith Hedgepeth was a bright, bubbly young woman who had become a friendly face at both her college, UNC, and her hometown. On campus, she was often seen walking around with her best friend, Karena, and the two grew closer once they moved in together. But after Karena returned ho ... Show More
1h 27m
Nov 2025
Deepwater Horizon | The Summer of Tears | 3
When the Deepwater Horizon explodes on April 20, 2010, 11 men are killed, while the rest of the crew tries to escape the burning rig. In the days that follow, vast quantities of oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico. As the spill spreads, coastal communities struggle to deal with the ... Show More
36m 19s
Nov 2025
Deepwater Horizon, Part 2: BP’s Disaster
On April 20, 2010, the crew aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was in the final stages of sealing up an exploratory well off the coast of Louisiana. It should have been a routine procedure, but something went horribly wrong. By the next morning, Deepwater was sinking to the bot ... Show More
37m 35s
Nov 2025
Deepwater Horizon, Part 1: “Operate to Failure”
In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and leading to the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. But for Deepwater’s operator, BP, it was just the latest in a series of accidents, spills, and other mishaps that all poi ... Show More
39m 47s
Aug 2024
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | The Leak | 1
On July 6th, 1988, workers clock in to a typical night shift aboard Piper Alpha, the world’s largest offshore oil rig, in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Then, around 10 p.m., a series of mistakes leads to a gas leak and explosion. Soon, 226 men find themselves trapped o ... Show More
43m 17s
Jun 2018
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
<p>Mike tells Sarah that America’s most devastating oil spill was not, in fact, a DUI. Digressions include “Titanic" (obviously), the Cuyahoga River, Jennifer Lopez and marshmallows. Punitive damages make a triumphant return. Mike, a professional writer, continues to misuse ... Show More
1h 1m