Did a Columbian drug lord buy off an entire North Carolina town to get cocaine into the United States? A journalist and a famous actor explore that story in the podcast “Varnamtown.”

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The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including 'Serial') as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, 'Crime of the Week.' Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on X @crimewriterson. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/crimewritersonpodcast. Email the show at crimewriterson@gmail.com.

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A sleuth who identifies John Doe’s gets a call from a man presumed dead for years. Is he the baby who disappeared in the 1970s, and what is his connection to a death row inmate and his own nephew who vanished decades later? We’ll review the podcast “Hello, John Doe.”

Hello, John Doe

A decade ago, she failed to get soldiers and detainees to go on the record about Guantánamo Bay. Now, those same people are ready to share their stories about the infamous military prison. Sarah Koenig breaks into Gitmo in season four of “Serial."

Serial season 4

What happens to adults and children once they’ve been arrested in Nashville? Their paths to justice are as varied as their stories. We’ll discuss the Max Original documentary series JUSTICE, USA.

JUSTICE, USA

Deliveries of anthrax through the mail gripped post-9/11 America. Was the perpetrator the expert who was helping solve the crime? We’ll review the podcast “Cover Up: The Anthrax Threat.”

Cover Up: The Anthrax Threat

He said the murders of their children were a hoax. The parents of those slain at Sandy Hook ask a court to finally hold him accountable for his lies. We’ll discuss the HBO Original “The Truth vs. Alex Jones.”

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