Topeka Sam Unshackled

Just a decade ago, Ece Temelkuran was recognized as the most-read political columnist in Turkey, then a thriving secular democracy. Today, she no longer lives in Turkey and her homeland is on the knife’s edge of dictatorship under the rule of President Erdogan. Temelkuran, author ... Show More

Bruna Papandrea is known for getting things done in Hollywood. With almost two dozen films and TV series in the works with her production company Made Up Stories, Papandrea is currently riding the Monterey waves of her latest release: season two of the smash hit HBO series Big Li ... Show More

Tina talks with her friend Ian Schrager, who will forever be known for co-founding Studio 54, the nightclub that set the standard for all time for New York nightlife and celebrity and left thousands of people cursing its velvet rope. Unless, of course, you got in. In the decades ... Show More

In this clip Tamika and Mysonne speak with Topeka K. Sams the founder and executive of "The Ladies of Hope Ministries" who spoke about her background story being in federal prison where she witnessed firsthand the epidemic and disparity of incarceration on women, and afterwards w ... Show More

This week, Sgt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin and ICU Nurse Howard Doss are joined by a former inmate who was sentenced to 165 years in prison. Heather Engel talks about what landed her in prison, what her time behind bars was like, and her relationship with a prison guard. Grab a glass o ... Show More

Mistress Velvet specializes in the subjugation of white men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In the summer of 2003, Martha Stewart is indicted for obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. She stubbornly maintains her innocence and vows to fight the charges, but her cover-up falls apart during a messy and humiliating public trial. She and her stockbroker are fac ... Show More

Thamara Holt searches for answers after her husband of just two weeks is arrested. Armed men continue to round people up. After one of the longest days of their lives, Josh and Thamy wind up under interrogation at El Helicoide, an infamous Venezuelan prison. See Privacy Policy at ... Show More

"America's first female cryptanalyst" only hints at the contributions of this codebreaking war hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

There’s a lot that’s happened to Jen Shah since this episode originally aired in August 2022. The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star was sentenced to more than six years behind bars, and earlier this year reported to Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. But before all that, ... Show More

A riot erupts inside El Helicoide as tensions mount in Venezuela. Barricaded in his cell, Josh Holt sends a series of fearful videos begging for help from the United States. We go in-depth for the first time on exactly what set it off – and how it resolved. On social: @HopeDarkne ... Show More