350: Cheers to Five NPAD Years

Ever since September of 1992, when Chris McCandless was found deceased inside a bus in remote Alaska, the story of why he chose to walk into wilderness has captivated the world. Chris has been idolized, questioned, criticized and immortalized by strangers for decades. Books have ...  Show more

Valley of Shadows is a new true crime podcast that digs into a nearly 30-year old secret buried in the California desert. On June 11, 1998, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Aujay set out for a run in California’s Devil’s Punchbowl park — and never came back. Aujay has yet ...  Show more

Challenges mount as the expedition travels farther down the river. With the end of their journey nowhere in sight, hunger and disease take their toll on the men. Colonel Rondon wonders if members of an indigenous tribe are following them … and waiting to attack. Tensions betwe ...

The stories of people who cross the line are often the most terrifying. And that fear has turned those tales into weapons of a different kind. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba. ————————— Lore Resources: Episode ...  Show more

If these dark tales from history prove anything, it is that powerful things often come in small packages. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Jaime Vargas, and music by Chad Lawson. ————————— Lore Resources: Episode Music: lore ...  Show more

Stories in this episode: I Almost Became Another Statistic in a Bulgarian Park | Wknd_Warri0r (0:40)Stranger at the Front Door | HeightAcrobatic1066 (7:28) Someone Left a Trail of Blood | BeardedBookishFoolOfATookish (15:38) Airbnb in Bali | acevirgo (22:07) An Old Story From 200 ...  Show more