Hostage

On the last Sunday of every month, Parcast Rewind replays a classic episode of Hostage that you might have missed! 

The “Maersk Alabama” was an American cargo ship whose crew was taken hostage by Somali pirates on April 8, 2009. What the pirates didn’t count on, was the determination of Captain Richard Phillips and his crew to escape.

In addition to new episodes of Hostage each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast.

Today we're taking a closer look at women who subverted their maternal expectations to lead a life of crime. We'll analyze these instances with clips from shows across the Parcast Network, and discuss the different ways these mothers misbehaved.

Clips featured: The Dark Side Of: Stage Mother, Con Artists: Sante Kimes Pt. 2, Serial Killers: The Giggling Granny Pt. 1, Female Criminals: Torture Mother Pt. 2

In 1985, Father Lawrence Martin Jenco was on his way to work in Beirut when armed insurgents hijacked his car. They kidnapped the Catholic priest, imprisoning him in the mountains of Lebanon as ransom for the terrorist group, Hezbollah.

In addition to new episodes of Hostage each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast.

Today we explore the idea of Psychological Manipulation—the tactics criminals use to deceive, coerce, and exert control over their victims. We'll dive into clips from shows across the Parcast Network, and discuss how these methods work, and most importantly, their dangerous consequences.

After returning home to Los Angeles in the summer of 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother testified in a grand jury hearing about catching her kidnappers. But when the hearing devolved into an investigation of Aimee, the evangelist went on the offensive—with her supporters committing perjury, blackmail, and even attempted homicide.

They’ve been around for thousands of years…orchestrating some of history’s most controversial events. And if not for their radical actions, you may never have even known they existed. Every Thursday, take a journey through hidden passageways and become a member of Parcast’s diabolical series, SECRET SOCIETIES. Each society is explored in 2 episodes—exposing the people and context responsible for its founding, and analyzing the psychology behind their beliefs.

Enjoy this exclusive clip from the first episode on Yale’s mysterious “Skull and Bones” fraternity. To finish this episode, subscribe to SECRET SOCIETIES free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Founder of the Foursquare Church, Aimee Semple McPherson amassed hundreds of thousands of followers in less than a decade with her unique sermon style and revolutionary use of the media. But her fame may have also led her to tragedy when she disappeared one spring morning from the California coast.

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: As the 1972 crisis dragged on, thousands of people crowded the streets to watch a modern-day Robin Hood take on “The Man.”

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: The 1972 hostage stand-off between John Wojtowicz and the police attracts major attention.

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: In the summer of ‘72, inexperienced criminal John Wojtowicz stepped into a Manhattan bank hell bent on carrying out a bold plan—rob the joint and smuggle his partner to Denmark for gender reassignment surgery.