Witnessed: Borderlands

Beloved local sheriff Rick Thompson takes on a starring role as an anti-narcotics crusader in the Reagan Administration's War on Drugs.

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Sheriff Thompson tightens his grip on power in Far West Texas, but rumors swirl his reach is even greater than that.

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Recently arrived federal agents Dale and Kelly team up to finally get Robert Chambers — then find an unexpected source of help.

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As a federal trial comes to a swift end, the community in Far West Texas grapples with the truth.

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Dale and Kelly hit the jackpot, make their first arrest, and close in on their second.

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The tall-but-true tale of a charismatic outlaw, an iconic small-town sheriff, and the record-setting drug bust that ensnared them both. Set in the rugged Texas borderlands, host Rob  D’Amico transports listeners back to the U.S. side of the border for the opening salvo of the War on Drugs … where so much dirty money was swirling across the Rio Grande that even the most incorruptible citizens would be tempted. In the tradition of films like No Country for Old Men and Charles Portis novels, Witnessed: Borderlands mashes up the shockingly real and the deeply surreal, chronicling not just the events  of a crime, but digging deep into the mystery and aura of one of  America’s most myth-soaked regions.

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Nothing really ends in the borderlands.

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Introducing Professional Yapping with Lexie Brown from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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Lexie Brown, Seattle Storm guard and co-host of iHeart’s Full Circle podcast, joins Sarah to chat about finding out she was getting traded from the Los Angeles Sparks, how storytelling and brand sponsorship are assisting the growth of women’s sports, and her new gig here on the iHeart Women’s Sports Network. Plus, the NWSL’s Washington Spirit and the UCLA women’s basketball team exact some revenge, skier Mikaela Shiffrin adds to her legacy, and a slice gives us some more context on the Rice Krispie mystery.

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