It was supposed to be the biggest streaming service the world had ever seen. Launched in 2020 by industry heavyweights Jeffrey Katzenberg (the former head of Dreamworks) and Meg Whitman (former CEO of Ebay), Quibi was expected to end up bigger than Netflix and Youtube combined. It had two billion dollars invested in it and the biggest talent in the world - everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Steven Spielberg - was making shows for it. Yet just six months after launching, the streamer shut down, becoming the second biggest start-up failure in history - behind only Theranos. So what the hell happened to Quibi - the biggest streaming service you’ve never heard of?

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Quibi Wikipedia page - Complete company history and timeline

The Wall Street Journal investigation - "Quibi Was Supposed to Revolutionize Hollywood. Here's Why It Failed" (2020)

The Verge's comprehensive breakdown - "11 reasons why Quibi crashed and burned in less than a year" (2020)

Deadline's exclusive shutdown interview - Jeffrey Katzenberg & Meg Whitman detail decision to shut down (2020)

Forbes analysis - "The Fatal Miscalculation That Doomed Katzenberg And Whitman's Streamer" (2020)

NBC News post-mortem - "A look at why Quibi failed so soon after launching" (2020)

BBC behind-the-scenes report - "Quibi: Why did the video app go so wrong?" (2020)

The Guardian's cautionary tale - "They built it, but people did not come: the cautionary tale of Quibi" (2020)

Entrepreneur's marketing analysis - "What Can Marketers Learn From Quibi's Failure?" (2020)

The Media Moment's post-mortems - "What Went Wrong For Quibi: The Post-Mortems" (2020)

Quibi Super Bowl commercial - The expensive ad that confused everyone (2020)

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In 2012, a six-year-old beauty pageant contestant named Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson became America's most controversial reality TV star, thanks to her 'Go-Go Juice' and brilliant catchphrases like "A dollar makes me HOLLAR (Honey Boo Boo Child)!" What started as an appearance on TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras turned into the phenomenon reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, following Alana's entire family in rural Georgia - including Mama June Shannon, Sugar Bear, Chickadee, Chubbs and Pumpkin. But behind the viral memes and record-breaking ratings was a dark story of family dysfunction, drug addiction, and financial abuse. The show was abruptly canceled in 2014 amid major family scandals that shocked America. Now in her twenties, Alana Thompson has narrated a revealing 2025 Lifetime movie called 'I Was Honey Boo Boo', exposing the disturbing truth about what really happened behind the cameras - and where everyone in the infamous Honey Boo Boo family has ended up today.

CW: This episode includes some brief discussion (without any detail) of sexual abuse. 

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This article from The Hollywood Reporter

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo review from The A.V. Club

This article from Los Angeles Times

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Wikipedia page

Shannon family Wikipedia page

Ask Dr. Drew podcast

Alana's recent interview on Barely Famous Podcast

Alana's TikTok

Lifetime's 2025 biopic

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On October 15, 2009, the world watched in horror as a homemade helium balloon shaped like a flying saucer drifted across Colorado skies with six-year-old Falcon Heene allegedly trapped inside. The "Balloon Boy" saga captivated millions for hours until the balloon landed empty and Falcon was found hiding in his family's attic. But when little Falcon told CNN "we did this for the show," the story took a dramatic turn. What followed was a media frenzy, criminal charges, and years of debate about whether the Heenes staged the whole thing as a publicity stunt or if it was a genuine accident that spiraled out of control.

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Balloon boy hoax Wikipedia page - Complete timeline and investigation details

Netflix's Trainwreck: Balloon Boy documentary - The family tells their side of the story (2025)

The Hollywood Reporter interview - "But What if 'Balloon Boy' Wasn't a Hoax?" (2025)

People Magazine update - "Where Is the Balloon Boy Now? All About His Life After the 2009 Hoax" (2025)

TIME Magazine analysis - "The True Story Behind 'Trainwreck: Balloon Boy'" (2025)

ABC News 10-year retrospective - "'Balloon Boy's' family discusses life 10 years after incident" (2019)

Medium retrospective - "Let's Revisit Balloon Boy. A hoax we'd no longer believe" (2021)

Netflix trailer - Official Trainwreck: Balloon Boy trailer (2025)

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In the 1960s, Margaret Howe Lovatt became part of a NASA-funded experiment to teach a dolphin named Peter to speak English. What started as groundbreaking interspecies communication research quickly turned into something much more controversial when Margaret moved into a flooded house to live with Peter 24/7 for six months. As Peter reached sexual maturity, their relationship crossed boundaries in ways that would overshadow the entire experiment and become one of the most shocking animal research scandals in scientific history.

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The Guardian's comprehensive investigation - "The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong" (2014)

The Atlantic's detailed report - "How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin" (2014)

BBC documentary - "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins" (2014)

BBC documentary clip - "Teaching a dolphin to speak English" footage

Margaret Howe Lovatt Wikipedia page - Complete biography and experiment details

John C. Lilly's book - "Man and Dolphin" - The original research that started it all (1961)

Medium article analysis - "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins: Watch this documentary if you are into space" (2021)

News18 retrospective - "When The Love Story Of A Dolphin And Woman Made News In The 60s" (2023)

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On June 18th, 2023, the OceanGate Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, instantly killing all five people on board including CEO Stockton Rush. But this wasn't a freak accident - it was the predictable result of years of ignored safety warnings, with over 30 deep-sea experts telling Rush his experimental carbon fiber design would kill people. The four-day international rescue mission captivated the world, but the violent implosion had scattered the death trap submarine across the ocean floor in milliseconds.

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

WIRED's exclusive investigation

The New Yorker's detailed report

BBC documentary footage

The Fifth Estate investigation

OceanGate Wikipedia page

Titan submersible implosion Wikipedia page

YouTube analysis

Forbes report

Daily Mail report

New York Post coverage

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In November 2016, California mother Sherri Papini vanished while jogging, sparking a massive search effort and national media frenzy. When she was found 22 days later on Thanksgiving Day, chained and emaciated on the side of a freeway, she claimed 'two Hispanic women' had kidnapped her for sex trafficking. But in 2022, the FBI arrested Sherri for faking her own kidnapping - revealing she'd actually been hiding at her ex-boyfriend's apartment, asking him to hurt her to make the injuries look real. Sherri was released from prison in 2023, after serving 10 months of her 18-month sentence. And in 2025, she (of course) started doing the media rounds, because she had a LOT to say. (Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence and abuse.)

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

ABC News report - Sherri Papini claims boyfriend abducted her in 2016 hoax kidnapping (2025)

Sherri Papini kidnapping hoax Wikipedia page - Complete timeline and case details

Perfect Wife documentary - Keith Papini's side of the story (2024)

Sherri Papini: Caught In The Lie documentary - Sherri's version of events (2025)

Sherri Papini on the Viall Files - Sherri tells her story (2025)

People Magazine coverage - Where is Keith Papini now (2024)

Daily Mail report - Sherri Papini's husband demands sole custody (2022)

7News analysis - Sherri Papini's theatrics are what got her caught (2022)

True Crime Daily podcast episode - Sherri Papini busted: California mom's kidnapping fake (2022)

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Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 

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On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic - the largest, most luxurious ship ever built - struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage. Over 1,500 people died in what became one of history's most famous disasters. This is Just The Gist of how an "unsinkable" ship designed with revolutionary safety features became a death trap, how the crew's lack of training turned evacuation into chaos, and how a nearby ship that could have saved everyone just... didn't.

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Titanic Belfast - Official Titanic Fact File

Britannica - Titanic: History, Sinking, Survivors & Facts

Titanic | Official Trailer

Encyclopedia Titanica - Comprehensive Titanic Database

National Geographic - Titanic: The Real Story

Smithsonian Magazine - New Titanic Evidence

BBC History - The Titanic Disaster

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For years, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was the poster child for childhood illness - confined to a wheelchair, battling leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and countless other conditions. Her devoted mother Dee Dee cared for her around the clock, and the community rallied to support them with charity and free trips to Disney World. But in 2015, Dee Dee was found stabbed to death in her bedroom.

What police discovered next shocked everyone: Gypsy could walk, had never had cancer, and had been systematically abused through a condition called Munchausen syndrome by proxy. This is the story of how a desperate young woman orchestrated her mother's murder to escape a prison of fake illnesses, and why the case divided public opinion like no other true crime story in recent memory.

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HBO Documentary: Mommy Dead and Dearest

Hulu Series: The Act

BuzzFeed News: Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick

Springfield News-Leader: The Gypsy Blancharde Case

People Magazine: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Case Details

ABC News: Gypsy Rose Blanchard Prison Interview

The Cut: The Disturbing Case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard

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In 2017, Billy McFarland promised the world's most exclusive music festival on a private island once owned by Pablo Escobar. Supermodels, private jets, gourmet food, and the biggest artists - all for just $1200 a ticket. What festival-goers got instead was the influencer version of The Lord Of The Flies.

This is the story of how a 26-year-old scammer with a gift for nonsense convinced thousands of people to pay for a party that never existed, and how it all came crashing down in the most meme-worthy way possible. Plus, find out what Billy McFarland is doing now after selling the entire Fyre brand on eBay - for an amount that even he was shocked by.

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

Netflix Documentary: FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened

Hulu Documentary: Fyre Fraud

Rolling Stone: Inside the Fyre Festival Disaster

Vanity Fair: My Fyre Festival Hell

The New York Times: The Fyre Festival Was Always Going to Be a Disaster

Business Insider: Billy McFarland's History of Failed Ventures Before Fyre Festival

Vice: We Called Billy McFarland During Fyre Festival's Meltdown

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This has been called one the ‘worst shark attack stories of all time’. After their yacht, ‘The Trashman’, sank in a major storm, five crew members were stranded in the middle of the ocean in a tiny inflatable dinghy. Sharks soon started circling them, taking the crew one by one, but not before starvation and thirst caused them to mentally unravel and turn on each other (seriously - one crew member got so delirious they started acting like a possessed zombie). Strap in… this one is a WILD ride.

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more there’s this:

‘I Shouldn’t Be Alive’ Season 1, Episode 1 ‘Shark Survivor’ (available on Amazon Prime)

Newsweek: The Horrifying Story of a Woman Who Watched Friends Being Eaten by Sharks for 5 Days After Yacht Capsized in Atlantic: 'They Were Everywhere'.

Newsweek: We Just Hear This Shrill Scream. Then It Was Over. The Sharks Got Him.

Wikipedia: Deborah Scaling Kiley

Deborah Scaling Kiley’s book ‘Albatross: The True Story Of A Woman’s Survival At Sea’ 

CNN: Transcript of Deborah Scaling Kiley’s interview on Larry King Live

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