Book Club: The Gangster We Are All Looki...

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a woman gifted, and then cursed, with foresight. Despite warning everyone about the tragedies to come, she was ignored. Modernly, this story still resonates. We talk about the history, the Cassandra complex, modern day Cassandras, and why it has ... Show More

Asking for help is one thing. What about accepting it? Where is the line when it comes to asking too much?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Registered psychologist, writer, researcher and podcast host Dr. Hillary McBride has done so much work and research in the field of therapy and how people work in general. We chat about vicarious healing, psychedelics in a therapeutic setting and the power of sharing stories. See ... Show More

Mortgage Man prompts an exploration of alchemy, smurfs and CERN. Summer Frog hips the gang to a controversial commune initiative in Los Angeles. Kevin writes in with a theory on obscure technology that may finally explain bizarre UFO sightings from Foo Fighters to the Korean War. ... Show More

In the US, the 1960s were a crucible of culture -- college students, veterans, the disadvantaged and activists across the country sought to overthrow the status quo and build their own vision of a better world. This period in time produced some of the most influential art, music ... Show More

Eugene Francois Vidocq is without a doubt one of the most interesting figures in modern history. He’s a former criminal turned undercover informant who went on to found the French national police force and the world’s first private detective agency. See omnystudio.com/listener fo ... Show More

Hosted by journalist Josh Bloch (“Uncover: Escaping NXIVM”), THE LOST KIDS dives deep into the search for a missing teen, uncovering the dark and twisted business of tough-Love programs for “troubled teens” and their ties to one of America's most dangerous cults.See Privacy Polic ... Show More

What can we learn about a culture from what they search online? From xenophobia in Nigeria, shut-in teenagers in Japan, India’s biometric identity card, and the creation of viral TikTok slang, we look at the search trends that have come to define us. Ben Arogundade investigates w ... Show More

The mystery thickens in this rerun about a puzzling phishing scam. When some of the biggest authors, publishers, and agents in the world become targets, it throws the industry into chaos – and turns everyone involved into an amateur detective. Rumors about the scammer’s identity ... Show More

LA witnesses the largest heist in its history over Easter. South Korean companies seek to combat population collapse by paying families to get pregnant. A multi-decade identity theft case finally comes to light. Drug dealers in Sierra Leone are robbing graves to make drugs from h ... Show More

Georgia meets Sammy G. and discovers the seductive world of the mafia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

55 years ago, the American Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His legacy lives on in recorded speeches, memorials across the country, photographs by legendary photojournalist Ernest C. Withers and more. Withers remains a hero in his ... Show More

A Los Angeles based kidnapping, ransom, and murder ring run by Russian immigrants is exposed when a pair of retired scientists use sonar equipment to locate its victims at the bottom of a reservoir. To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lear ... Show More