The sports world was shocked in 2013 when Aaron Hernandez, star tight end for the New England Patriots, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. But dating back to his days as a heavily recruited college athlete, there had been signs of ominous changes in his behavior: paranoia, failed drug tests, and run-ins with the law. And after Hernandez's dea ... Show More
Jan 2024
Police Corruption in Baltimore | Zero Tolerance | 1
<p>In 2017, seven members of an elite Baltimore police unit called the Gun Trace Task Force were arrested and charged with robbery, extortion, fraud, and selling drugs seized during police operations. While some were quick to dismiss the arrests as a case of a few bad apples, a s ... Show More
40m 23s
Feb 2020
S8E1: The Fall of A Hero: From Football to Murder, The Aaron Hernandez Story
Episode 1: Aaron Hernandez seemed to have it all: a $40 million football contract, a mansion outside of Boston and a beautiful fiancée and daughter. Then, in 2013, the NFL superstar was arrested and accused of not one, but three murders. In The Fall of a Hero: From Football to Mu ... Show More
46m 27s
Jul 2022
The Death Cult of the NFL
The girlies unpack the NFL's controversial secret - CTE. They investigate why it happens, what is (and isn't) being done about it, and deconstruct the sports culture that perpetuates male brain damage. Digressions include Caroline Calloway's apartment updates, the ultimate #BoyMo ... Show More
1h 17m
Apr 2022
S2 Ep75: Aaron Hernandez: Wasted Potential (Part 1)
<div>Fifteen year old Matthew Kent was out for a jog on the evening of June 17th, 2013 when he discovered something that would change the course of multiple lives. Kent had just finished working out at the gym, and he was training for his high school track team, so he decided to ... Show More
1h 49m
May 2022
S2 Ep76: Aaron Hernandez: Cracks Start to Show (Part 2)
<div>Fifteen year old Matthew Kent was out for a jog on the evening of June 17th, 2013 when he discovered something that would change the course of multiple lives. Kent had just finished working out at the gym, and he was training for his high school track team, so he decided to ... Show More
1h 49m
May 2022
S2 Ep78: Aaron Hernandez: Behind Bars (Part 4)
<div>Fifteen year old Matthew Kent was out for a jog on the evening of June 17th, 2013 when he discovered something that would change the course of multiple lives. Kent had just finished working out at the gym, and he was training for his high school track team, so he decided to ... Show More
2h 8m
May 2022
S2 Ep79: Aaron Hernandez: A Tragic End (Part 5)
<div>Fifteen year old Matthew Kent was out for a jog on the evening of June 17th, 2013 when he discovered something that would change the course of multiple lives. Kent had just finished working out at the gym, and he was training for his high school track team, so he decided to ... Show More
2h 20m