Anna talks with her WNYC colleague Nancy Solomon about her new podcast, Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery.
New Jersey politics is not for the faint of heart. But the brutal killing of John and Joyce Sheridan, a prominent couple with personal ties to three governors, shocks even the most cynical operatives. The mystery surrounding the crime sen ... Show More
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“The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay”
When the Metropolitan Community Church was founded in the late sixties, it was one of the first gay positive churches in America. When AIDS hit, it became a refuge for people who were sick and those who were mourning them.
In this episode, Anna talks to researcher Lynne Gerber, ... Show More
55m 14s
Nov 15
Money on the Mind: How to Budget for Aging Parents…and Yourself
In a new, very special Death, Sex & Money and Slate Money crossover, Felix Salmon and Anna Sale are once again joined by Felix’s financial advisor Adrianna Adams from Domain Money to talk about…parents. They dig into the emotions of trying to take care of your aging parents while ... Show More
26m 6s
Mar 2021
Justice for Joyce Yost | Prelude: Corpus Delicti | 2
Josh Powell became a murder suspect when his wife Susan Powell disappeared from their home in West Valley City, Utah on December 7, 2009. Police have never located Susan's body. Prosecutors never charged Josh with a crime, in spite of a large body of circumstantial evidence. Many ... Show More
8m 31s
May 2021
Justice for Joyce Yost | Talking Cold | Discussion of Episode 9
When a criminal defendant gets the death penalty it can feel like a life sentence to the families of the victims. Amy and Sheryl speak with Matt Hunsaker, whose mother, Maurine Hunsaker, was murdered when he was 10 years old in 1986. The ladies also speak with former capital case ... Show More
52m 53s
Sep 2023
Gold Bars, Wads of Cash and a Senator’s Indictment
<p>In one of the most serious political corruption cases in recent history, federal prosecutors have accused a senior U.S. senator of trading the power of his position for cash, gifts and gold.</p><p>Tracey Tully, who covers New Jersey for The Times, tells the story behind the ch ... Show More
23m 33s
Sep 2022
256: Murder In Ypsilanti: Keith Morrison Investigates
In 2018, a reporter in Ypsilanti, Michigan received a mysterious anonymous email: a woman named Martha Agnu was dead. When the reporter looked into the death, another woman's name kept popping up: Tammy NIver. Tamny had been missing since 1993, and it seemed that Tammy and Martha ... Show More
58m 45s
Mar 2017
#8 - A Trail Of Ashes & Bodies in Otisco, New York
<p>This week, we check out the small, upstate New York town of Otisco, where a woman began her career of arson, and murder that would extend across the area, and the years. She escaped justice for over 20 years, before finally having to face her horrible crimes. Along the way, we ... Show More
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