California Love Scared Straight

What do Civil War pension files reveal about one of history's most successful slave rebellions? Historian Edda Fields-Black joins Roman to trace a story of fire, flight, and freedom — beginning on a South Carolina rice plantation in 1863, where a Union raid liberated over 700 peo ...  Show more

Canada reshaped its music industry with a quirky radio rule that changed who got heard. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Ho ...  Show more

Host David Naimon talks with Jess Walter about his sixth novel, Beautiful Ruins, a deeply human rollercoaster of a novel, spanning fifty years and nearly as many lives. Walter is also the author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award ...  Show more

TV's Breaking Bad is infamous for violent scenes that are so heartless, they have you peeking through your fingers! In the second episode, "Cats in the Bag," Aaron Paul's "Jesse Pinkman" disposes a body in a tub full of acid. For Spokane single, Regan Jolley, life seems too good ...  Show more

In this episode host Marshall Jones and Dina Brodsky interviews Walter Martin, a multi-award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumental musician. Discover Walter’s origin story, the journey of his career and the synchronous moments when the two worlds of music and art collide. Onl ...  Show more

Jeff German was a reporter for over 40 years in Las Vegas. He spent his life covering the mafia, corruption, and murder. In 2022, he was found killed outside his home. His colleagues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal tried to figure out why he had died—and if his death had anything ...  Show more