Dark City
Hosted by unknown · Dark City Productions
4.9from 72 ratings
- 72
- Episodes
- 1
- Transcribed
- 72
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Dark City
There's the glossy postcard version, and then there's the full picture. These are the real, gritty, and often hidden stories behind the places we think we know. Host Leah Johnson sits down with insiders and experts, from Secret Service agents to bestselling authors, to uncover overlooked history, mysteries, and brushes with the unexplained. Hit follow or subscribe and you will never miss an episode! Follow for episode photos and more at: 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/darkcity.podcast (http://instagram.com/darkcity.podcast) 🪡 Threads: threads.com/@darkcity.podcast (http://threads.com/@darkcity.podcast) 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/darkcitypod (http://facebook.com/darkcitypod) Feedback or listener tales you would like to share? Drop me a note at leah@darkcitypodcast.com! I would love to hear from you. Topics: History, True Crime, Paranormal, Travel, Culture
- Publisher
- Dark City Productions
- Category
- history · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
1 of 72 episodes have a transcript.
29 Sept 2026
A Dark City Update - and What's on My Mind
3 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
49. BLACKMAIL: Hollywood’s Shadow Economy with Gerald Petievich
4 Feb 2026
48. EXTREMISM: Where the Open Road Meets Evil on the Roof of the World
Inside a recent episode
49. BLACKMAIL: Hollywood’s Shadow Economy with Gerald Petievich
Published 3 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Members had spent years systematically extorting closeted public figures out of millions of dollars. When it finally collapsed, it was recognized as the first time American law enforcement had actively moved to protect gay members of society from targeted criminal exploitation. Jerry Petiovich spent years sitting across the table from the people who run these schemes, and he learned how consistent the personality profile can be. None of it will sound especially shocking to you. What is surprising is how openly they talk about their crimes when they think they're speaking to one of their own. Well, blackmailers frequently are people that have low self-esteem and deep-seated low self-esteem like the people that are the kind of people that you meet that are harmless but are always lying. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- James T. Bartlett
- James Bartlett
- former LAPD homicide detective
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 48 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 51
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Who hosts Dark City?
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Does Dark City take guests?
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