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David Mamet’s Theory of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
After hearing about our podcast, the acclaimed playwright sent Joe Nocera a letter outlining his own theory of the crime—one that puts Charles Lindbergh…
June 12, 2026
Joe Nocera
24M
Agatha Christie and the Kidnapping That Inspired Her Greatest Mystery
Joe Nocera on the Lindbergh kidnapping, and why the world’s best-selling novelist grabs readers like nobody else.
May 28, 2026
Shilo Brooks
53M
Why We’re Reopening the Lindbergh Files
The Lindbergh kidnapping gripped America like nothing before or since. More than 90 years later, our new podcast series investigates a story stranger…
May 19, 2026
Joe Nocera
and
Poppy Damon
4M
Two Drinks with. . . Patricia Cornwell, the Queen of Forensic Crime Thrillers
At the age of 24, long before she became a famous writer, Cornwell began work on her first book. I talked with her about the mentor whose biography she…
May 8, 2026
Zac Bissonnette
A Murder in Detroit—and Our Quest to Uncover the Truth
I spent a year unraveling the mysteries of the brutal killing of Samantha Woll, a beloved community leader.
October 21, 2025
Frannie Block
The Serial Killer’s Apologist
An admitted serial killer spent years talking to a sympathetic psychologist. Her new HBO documentary is what happens when therapy culture is taken to…
September 8, 2025
Zac Bissonnette
The Murder Rate Is Plummeting. You’ll Never Guess Why.
America’s big cities are returning to law and order—but have they learned their lesson?
June 4, 2025
Charles Fain Lehman
Suzy Weiss: The Allure of Hardcore Wealth Porn
Plus: Hell is other people reading your texts—and more!
May 3, 2025
Suzy Weiss
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