Tapes from the Darkside
T. Z. Borden
4.7from 1,348 ratings
- 109
- Episodes
- 39
- Transcribed
- 1,348
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Tapes from the Darkside
A true crime podcast that dissects the worst things people have ever done. Using real source audio, primary records, and an investigative lens we dive deep to the darkest depths of the human psyche. Featured in Vulture Magazine and over 1 million downloads. Rated a top 5 podcast to make you feel sick and cry. Support us on Patreon. Premium feed, bonus episodes, ad-free, early, in lossless audio. https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside (https://www.patreon.com/tapesfromthedarkside) Or make a one-time donation: https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/paypal/ (https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/paypal/)
- Publisher
- T. Z. Borden
- Category
- history · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 4 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
39 of 109 episodes have a transcript.
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S12, Chapter 4: The Machine
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S12, a final note about gambling ads (no ads this season)
3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
S12, Chapter 3: The Randy Cox Thing
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S12, Chapter 4: The Machine
Published 4 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know this from episode two. The price is baked into every line on the board, and the math doesn't take a night off. Sure, you might win a bet or two in the short term. You might have a 10-day winning streak. But over the long haul, you will never come out ahead. The longer you bet, the more you wager, the more it is guaranteed you will lose money. This is not like a game of a battleship where each bet gets you closer to a hit. Nobody in the stadium is beating the machine in the long term. The only question is how fast you lose and how much. And if you are one of those ones who is cursed with a big win early and you happen to have a genetic predisposition to betting addiction, then you might very well have hit the jackpot. but in a way you might not understand yet. […]
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- 4.8 / 5
- 555 ratings
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- 4.6 / 5
- 793 ratings
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- 94
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- Engagement
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