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Previously known as the Murdaugh Murders Podcast, True Sunlight is the intersection of True Crime, journalism and systematic corruption. Welcome to the new face of MMP. True Sunlight is the antithesis of True crime. True Sunlight values accuracy over "access journalism". True Sunlight is shed with empathy — not exploitation. True Sunlight was created as a matter of public service — not just entertainment. While the name of the podcast has changed, our mission, values and team have not. We ar ...
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We all want to drink from the same Cup of Justice... and it starts with learning about our legal system. With tales from the newsroom and the courtroom, Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland invite you to gain knowledge, insight, and tools to hold public agencies and officials accountable. Beginning as bonus episodes to the Murdaugh Murders Podcast with analysis of the trials of Alex Murdaugh and co-conspirators, Cup of Justice launched as its own show in January of 2023. Mandy Matney, Li ...
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Everyone has a true crime story that they're obsessed with solving. Join true-crime experts, Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh, along with special celebrity guests as they break down their favorite true crime cases. With Rabia’s legal expertise and Ellyn’s comedic wit, you’ll be seeing these cases in a whole new light. Tune in to solve the case with Rabia and Ellyn!
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Sara is joined by journalist Mandy Matney, host of The Murdaugh Murders Podcast, about the current state of journalism, her new book Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty, how systemic sexism fostered the environment that enabled Alex Murdaugh, and what it was like covering that unbelievable trial. Guest: @m…
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In this Bonus episode of Madigan's Pubcast, rockstar journalist and newly published best-selling author Mandy Matney joins Kathleen to discuss true crime, psychopaths, Mandy's new book, and everything else under the sun. Kathleen and Termites everywhere have not only followed but become fans of Mandy's daring and brave coverage of South Carolina’s …
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In this special Sunny Side Bonus episode - Superstar comedian Kathleen Madigan joins Mandy to chat about true crime, psychopaths, Mandy's book, and everything else under the sun. Catch alternative parts of this episode on Madigan's Pubcast by clicking this link: https://kathleenmadigan.com/pages/podcast You can watch the full 1.5 hour video intervi…
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True Sunlight Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — unpack Alex Murdaugh’s psychotic and bizarre performance at last week’s sentencing hearing for his financial crimes. Alex’s 50-minute statement to the court was a reminder of how this dangerous man was able to leverage his family’s power to steal …
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Sara and Danny are joined by Kiki Monique, host of fellow Betches podcast Pop Crime, to do a deep dive on the saga of Ye's K-12 school, Donda Academy. They cover it all, from bizarre rules about color palettes and staircases, to $10,000 sushi and racial discrimination lawsuits. Kiki Monique: @thetalkofshame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…
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True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell unpack everything that went down at what has to be the most bizarre court proceeding in South Carolina’s history: the sentencing of Alex Murdaugh. We are BACK! First of all, we want to say thank you to Eric Alan for his amazing work on Mountain Mystery Part Two, which gave our entire team a much n…
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Today, Sara and Danny have a special episode of one of their favorite podcasts to share with you: Pop Crime with host Kiki Monique. Kiki details the ongoing saga of Kanye West, as multiple lawsuits and allegations threaten to bring down his cultural empire. Sara and Danny join, to discuss whether this is the end for Yeezy. Tune in to NATCP on Monda…
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It was the f*ck around of times…it was the find out of times and yet…people are still insisting to eff around and find out! And with that welcome to this week's About Damn Crime on the main feed! We discuss some of the latest headlines in true crime including, Stephen Francis Hovanic, comedian Matt Rife's Netflix special, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Dere…
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Kathleen opens the show drinking Evan Williams Egg Nog, which is her favorite Christmas drink. She reviews her Thanksgiving weekend spent with family in Missouri, betting on football with her nephews and bowling with her cousins on Black Friday. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen is thrilled to add King Snoop Dogg to the Court! Taylor Swift has announced the hom…
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True Sunlight Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — talk about what people can expect to see at Tuesday morning’s hearing for Alex Murdaugh, where he’ll be sentenced for his financial crimes. Also on the show, who cares what Alex ate for Thanksgiving Dinner? (Certainly none of us, but some media ou…
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Are we on the regular feed? Is this a Patreon episode? What day is it? What time is this getting posted? On this day of thanks we want to sincerely from the bottom of our hearts thank you. The phrase "we couldn't have done it without you" takes on a whole new meaning, because after the year we have had with production, it is actually the TRUTH. It …
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Luna Shark Productions continues its mission of getting the story straight and giving voice to victims by presenting part two of “A Mystery Mountain: What Happened to April Jones?” So much has happened in the Murdaugh case over the past week. It’s honestly mind-blowing the twists and turns this story continues to take. We’ll get into ALL of this ve…
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Kathleen opens the show drinking a Florida Orange IPA from 3 Daughters Brewing. She talks about her weekend at The Villages and Gatorland and discusses her plans for Thanksgiving with her family in Missouri. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen is thrilled to add new King Jelly Roll to the court, and reports that Queen Dolly’s “Rockstar” movie was fantastic, Cher …
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True Sunlight Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and everyone’s favorite attorney Eric Bland — unpack the last-minute plea deal struck in Alex Murdaugh’s financial cases, including what was happening behind the scenes leading up to it. Why did Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin suddenly agree to 27 years? What will their next move be? And wha…
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Sara and Danny catch up on the latest RHOSLC drama before diving into this week's story: aspiring actor-turned-scammer Zachary J Horowitz aka Zach Avery. Avery was charged with wire fraud when he used his company, 1inMM Capital LLC, to collect $650 million in fraudulent regional distribution agreements for various streaming platforms. SOURCES: http…
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Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh are joined today by the wonderful, Maggie Freleng to discuss The Menendez Brothers. Please support Maggie by giving her a follow on all social channels @maggiefreleng and please check out her website, http://www.maggiefreleng.com/ to learn more about her podcasts and work in the true crime space! Please give Rabia and …
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True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell sort through the receipts that South Carolina Solicitor David Pascoe brought with him to the Statehouse this week as he went through a Who’s Who of Lawyer-Legislators getting preferential treatment. Plus, Alex Murdaugh’s legal team files a motion to get Alex’s financial crimes trial delayed and mo…
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Kathleen opens the show drinking a Volksbier Vienna-style lager from Wibby Brewing. She reviews her amazing weekend doing 2 sold-out shows in Denver at The Paramount, enjoying Bloody Mary’s at Sams No.3’s Hammer Bar walking through Larimer Square, and hanging out with friends Josh Blue and John Novosad backstage after her shows. QUEEN NEWS: Kathlee…
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The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office blasts Alex Murdaugh’s accusations of jury-tampering out of the water in an explosive new filing that leaves Team Murdaugh exposed. True Sunlight Podcast co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — discuss what’s next for the state prosecution and Judge Clifton Newman as Dick and Jim put it all o…
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Sara and Danny are joined by attorney Rex Chatterjee, who explains why the FTX case is actually simpler than you might think. He walks Danny and Sara through the basics of wire fraud, how this kind of trial works, Sam Bankman-Fried's strategy of placing the blame on his attorneys, and why venture capitalists keep bankrolling narcissists who "move f…
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Welcome to About Damn Crime on the main feed! We discuss some of the latest headlines in true crime including, the arrest in Tupac Shakar murder, Lilie James, killer nurse, Heather Pressdee in Pennsylvania, and we discuss Alabama Mayor, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland. If you love About Damn Crime, please join us on Patreon where we do About Damn Crime episo…
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Once again, the prosecution is proving that Alex Murdaugh is nothing more than a judicial terrorist; and his lawyers will stop at nothing to carry out his orders. True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell discuss the South Carolina Attorney General’s response to Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin’s motion for Alex to get a new murder trial.…
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Kathleen opens the show drinking a Busch Light and reviewing her hometown weekend playing the Stifel Theatre in St. Louis. She shares the details of a 3-day intermittent pub crawl throughout St. Louis with her cousins, stopping at McGurk’s Irish Pub, Ballpark Village, and Tucker’s Place. She loved her IMO’s bacon pizza after her sold-out show and a…
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Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland discuss Dick and Jim’s latest attempt to blow up the system on behalf of Alex Murdaugh, the murderer, liar and thief.... and much more! First, thank you to everyone who joined the Talk Shop Live virtual event on Monday - Jenny Fisher and Mandy sold out signed copies, but don’t worry if you missed it, we are …
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Danny's flying solo this week with another roundup of recent newsworthy scams. First up, a Massachusetts family defrauds the lottery out of $20 million. Then, an Australian woman is the latest victim of an employment scam, losing her life savings. And finally, striking actors are being recruited for AI research that may end up replacing them in the…
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Rabia Chaudry and Ellyn Marsh are joined today by Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer, producer and podcaster, Janet Varney to discuss the killings of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans otherwise known as The Shenandoah Park Murders. Please support Janet by giving her a follow on Instagram at @thejvclub and please check out her website, https://ww…
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On this 23rd episode, True Sunlight Co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell catch you up on the latest drama in the Alex Murdaugh cases — and whoa, what a week it has been. In an act of utter shamelessness, Alex’s brother Randy, his former law partner Johnny Parker and law firm PMPED have officially jumped in line to take what they claim is their sha…
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Kathleen opens the show drinking a Neato Bandito from Deep Ellum Brewing Company. She reviews her weekend in Texas performing in Fort Worth and Houston. She watched a longhorn cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards ate at Riscky’s Steakhouse and the Original Ninfa’s, and had the opportunity to meet Mattress Mack at his original Gallery Furniture…
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Co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell and Eric Bland — discuss Alex Murdaugh’s latest motion to dismiss his appeal in the Satterfield case and what it might mean about how much money he ACTUALLY has. Plus Alex’s former law firm PMPED and Alex’s older brother Randy Murdaugh have officially put themselves in line with Alex’s victims. Also on the show, i…
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This week, Sara and Danny cover James Hogue, a champion runner-turned con man, who stole everything from trophies, to bikes, to gemstones - all while posing as a teenage student, despite the fact that he was pushing 30. SOURCES: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/03/the-runner https://paw.princeton.edu/article/strange-case-james-arthur-hogu…
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A recap of an interesting weekend and clearing up inaccuracies. **If you are not familiar with the events that took place at at ObsessedFest this weekend skip ahead to 26:21 and then go back to the beginning after you have completed the conversation** Please support our guests and give them a follow: Joey Taranto: @itsjoeytaranto on IG Maggie Frele…
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