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Season 3: The Disappearance of Mario Rossi - Set against the backdrop of NASCAR’s drug smuggling scandal in the early 1980’s, this season of The Sneak tells the story of the disappearance of one of the sport’s most brilliant engineers, a mystery that haunts racing to this day. The hosts will set out to finally answer the question: What really happened to Mario Rossi? Season 2: Murders at Whiskey Creek - We follow world champion surfer Jack Roland Murphy as he pulls off the biggest jewel heist in American history. Things turn deadly as he is implicated in two murders afterwards. Interviews with him and his accomplices expose even more murders, and an even darker story.Season 1: DB Tuber - News of the crime spread across the internet like wildfire. The story of a football hero turned bank robber shocked the sleepy town where the heist occurred, and became a worldwide sensation. People were aghast as the disgraced athlete told his incredible story. There was only one problem. It wasn’t the whole story. Not by a long shot. From USA Today comes The Sneak. A show that digs into spectacular true crime stories from the world of sports. New episodes every Tuesday. 

More often than we’d like to believe, people get away with murder. In cold cases, cops have retired. Witnesses have died. Evidence has disappeared. Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast is a true crime podcast series powered by investigative journalism from USA TODAY and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, guides listeners through these real-life cases, uncovering new clues along the way. The series features new unsolved cases and true crime cases each season. Season four of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast delves into the disappearance of Alexis Patterson, a 7-year-old girl who disappeared on her way to school in 2002. At first, there was a massive search and sympathy for her family, but that quickly changed as her parents became suspects. Over the years, there have been conspiracy theories and false leads and cases of mistaken identity. Still, her mom has never given up hope that Alexis will come home again someday. Season three of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast tells the story of Father Alfred Kunz, whose throat was slit inside St. Michael School in 1998. Some believe his death was linked to his battles against evil. Others believe his all-too-human flaws were to blame. Season two of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast, released in 2017, examines the case of toddler Michelle Manders, who vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night in 1981. Did she wander alone into the darkness? Or was she kidnapped? Season one of Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast, released in 2015, explores the circumstances surrounding the death of 14-year-old John Zera, who disappeared from Franklin High School in 1976. The seven episodes follow investigators through decades of dead ends as they hold on to hope of finding the killer. For more information on the series, visit http://usatoday.com/unsolved.For more reporting on cold cases, unsolved cases and true crime detectives, as well as additional true crime stories and investigative journalism, visit witness.usatoday.com. Crime reporter and investigative reporter Gina Barton is also host of Untested: A true crime podcast. Subscribe here for the story of how Annie Harrison joined the ranks of true crime detectives and hunted a possible serial rapist.

USA TODAY’s critically acclaimed investigative podcast about power in American cities.Season 1, Chicago: A black neighborhood fights back when a mysterious man with mob ties builds an illegal dump across the street from an elementary school. Along the way they confront corrupt politicians, apathetic bureaucrats—and a secret undercover FBI investigation.Season 2, Reno: A surprising proxy battle for the future of Reno pits a brash strip club kingpin against power brokers in city hall. The winner-takes-all fight could remake the city—and ruin lives in the process.

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The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer. The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessee.

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He terrorized women. He slipped through the cracks. But one detective refused to give up.Untested, a free true crime podcast, is hosted by crime reporter Gina Barton and rooted in investigative journalism from USA TODAY. Untested: A true crime podcast brings listeners along on this detective’s quest to use untested rape kits to bring an alleged serial rapist to trial. But she knows that when it comes to criminal justice, a guilty verdict is never guaranteed.Binge the entire season of Untested: A true crime podcast for free starting Sept. 3 by tapping the follow or subscribe button on this page. To get the full season of Untested: A true crime podcast without ads on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, subscribe at USAToday.supportingcast.fm. Read our investigative reporting into the problem of untested rape kits at USAToday.com/rapekits. Untested: A true crime podcast is reported, written and produced by investigative reporter and crime reporter Gina Barton. Our executive producer and audio engineer is investigative reporter Austin Fast. Additional investigative reporting on untested rape kits comes from Tricia Nadolny, Nick Penzenstadler, Jayme Fraser and Dian Zhang. Our editor is Romina Ruiz-Goiriena. The role of Joslyn Phillips is read by Erin Cavender. Our theme music is by Evan Johnson. Special thanks to Annie Harrison, Emily Zaballos, Aylysh Gallagher, Kelli Werner, Patricia Ceresa, Sara Tunney, Bill Schulz, Doug Caruso, Amy Pyle and Josh Susong.For more reporting on cold cases, unsolved cases and true crime detectives, as well as additional true crime stories and investigative journalism visit witness.usatoday.com. Crime reporter and investigative reporter Gina Barton is also host of the true crime podcast Unsolved: A murder mystery podcast. Check it out here: https://art19.com/shows/unsolved

The reason you have not easily finished your fiction first draft is NOT because you're not intelligent enough, creative enough, or disciplined enough. It's because you haven't been given the right system that actually works to help you finish a novel that readers will love.  The fiction writing industry does not teach truly effective practices for story writing. All this, "just write one book and then another book" or "Just start writing" is not condusive to finishing a novel that truly hooks readers.Which means that most authors struggle to finish their books. You're not alone!  Following industry standard advice might get you started on your novel, but it will NEVER help you finish. Welcome to Fiction Story Blueprint, the podcast that re-wires how you write fiction using the transformational psychology all humans live by, and the untapped power of your subconscious mind. Learn to write highly emotional fiction that your readers won’t be able to tear themselves away from.If you’ve ever gotten stuck halfway through, worried your scenes are boring, or felt like your story isn’t enough—this podcast is for you. Whether you’re struggling to fill in plot events, can’t figure out your ending, or are completely lost as to where your story should start, this podcast helps you move beyond the logical mind and into the soul of your story—so you can finally finish the book that’s been haunting you.Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Spinning Back Clique is MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest news and topics in mixed martial arts, including from the UFC, Bellator and more.

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The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more.  New episodes post each Wednesday. Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest 

Two young men of color vanished three months apart, on the same road in Naples, Florida, under eerily similar circumstances nearly 20 years ago. They were last seen with the same white sheriff's deputy. The since-fired deputy said he gave the men rides to Circle K stores, a story that could never be corroborated. He's the only person of interest, but has never been charged. No one has. What went wrong? Did the police drop the ball? Did the media? The eight-episode series, distributed by the NPR Network, includes new details and exclusive interviews with Tyler Perry, Ben Crump, family and friends of the men, and investigators, and dramatic polygraph audio. Reported by veteran journalists with the Naples Daily News and The Fort Myers News-Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, and produced in partnership with WGCU Public Media.

Big interviews, in-depth coverage, and all the sports fandom from the country’s largest news network at USA TODAY. From the NFL to the WNBA, the World Series to the World Cup, high school to the pros, we unpack the biggest storylines in sports. Let’s talk sports. Seriously.Watch our podcasts on Youtube: youtube.com/usatodaysports