A personal journal podcast with a true crime twist. Exploring how we all have those intrusive thoughts, moments of regret and socially imposed shame (whether justified or not).
A recap of the TerrorVault in San Francisco before talking Bay Area traffic and national politics. Then I delve into the life of Jim Bakker. A man who spent years preying on people while praying for people.
Sources:
https://www.terrorvault.com/
https://apnews.com/article/katie-zacharia-lawyer-bar-trump-press-secretary-b3b7b9747856bcd11df094f331195119
https://apnews.com/article/ilhan-omar-home-searched-8e18c2aea948bd90f4d7a4eb32b9ec3a
https://apnews.com/article/body-camera-immigration-trump-administration-us-immigration-customs-enforcement-us-customs-border-protection-8bfc73abea866f565c06e03cbf18a3dc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bakker#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_700_Club
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Bakker
https://www.uspis.gov/history-spotlight/heritage-usa-fraud
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/jim-bakker-dead.html
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5992712/jim-bakker-moved-millions-of-dollars-and-followers-with-his-tv-ministry
Music Attribution:
"Tyrant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
9 Oct 2026
S2E15 The Death of Matthew Shepard
A political scandal, what else is new? Also a failed execution of a murderer convicted for a horrendous crime. I discuss that before telling the story of Matthew Shepard, a victim of a horrible hate crime that had a profound effect on me as well as the entire nation.
Sources:
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/noem-donor-dhs-jets-new-york-times-b3061553.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6131674-dhs-gulfstream-jets-purchase-inflated-prices-noem-criticism/
https://youtu.be/8VeBegLaTFM?si=yU8I_pxPM0l6KhEW
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/murder-victims-mother-begs-tn-to-release-skull-fragment/51-94882501
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_Pike
https://apnews.com/article/christa-pike-tennessee-failed-execution-court-bb47b2ff362d989f642d9f498413aed9
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/how-often-do-lethal-injections-fail-christa-pike-failed-execution/507-c381bf2a-0768-44f0-9e42-d7d0b380994e
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-31-mn-47273-story.html
https://www.matthewshepard.org/about-us/our-story/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45968606
https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/murder-matthew-shepard
Music Attribution:
"Tyrant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
1 Oct 2026
S2E14 The Death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair
I begin the episode talking about my deconversion from Christian to Atheist. Then I talk about the life and murder of Madalyn Murray O'Hair. A controversial figure, for sure, but not deserving of her tragic end.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalyn_Murray_O'Hair#
https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/atheist-madalyn-murray-arrested-in-san-antonio-after-deportation-from-mexico-in-1965
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/danny-frys-last-days-6400942/
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/03/146578/the-most-hated-woman-in-america-netflix-true-story
https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/naked-city-11731918/
Music Attribution:
"Tyrant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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