Most people know the phrase “Remember the Alamo.” Fewer know what actually happened there or why Texans still fight over it.
Jed Lipinski talks with journalist and historian Bryan Burrough, co-author of Forget the Alamo, about the real story behind the 1836 battle and how the Alamo became a political myth. They trace the Texas Revolution back to Mexican T ... Show More
Mar 25
The Fall of Latoya Cantrell
New Orleans is no stranger to political scandal, but the federal case against Mayor LaToya Cantrell isn’t a classic bribes-and-kickbacks story. It’s a story about a relationship, power, and the alleged misuse of public resources. Times-Picayune columnist Stephanie Grace traces Ca ... Show More
33 m
Apr 1
The Lieutenant Governor Who Shot a Journalist: The Narciso Gonzalez Assassination
In 1903, South Carolina’s most powerful journalist is gunned down in broad daylight, and the shooter is the lieutenant governor. Narciso Gonzalez, editor of The State newspaper in Columbia, spent years attacking the Tillman machine: “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman, the architect of South ... Show More
34m 11s
Apr 8
The Lampshade: A Post-Katrina New Orleans Mystery
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was a city of wreckage, rumors, and strange things washing up where they didn’t belong. When transplant Skip Henderson buys a battered table lamp at a post-storm rummage sale, along with a set of drums and an Allen Iverson jersey, the seller c ... Show More
36m 6s
Apr 2021
Wanted for Murder
In 2016, RJ McLeod allegedly strangles 30-year-old single mother, Krystal Mitchell. McLeod, an ex-marine and body builder, flees to Mexico, but he is relentlessly pursued by US Marshals and Krystal’s mother, who herself, is a former cop. To find out more about this case visit: ht ... Show More
32m 28s
Oct 2024
Presenting Gone South Season
Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and host Jed Lipinski brings listeners new episodes every week with no end in sight. Each episode of Gone South Season 4 tells a different story about one of the South's most interest ... Show More
8m 58s