Random Wondery Podcasts

Patients in search of a miracle cure end up in critical condition. The race is on to find out what went wrong before more people get hurt. The trail leads back to a medical company with slick marketing and a charismatic CEO. And to a multibillion dollar stem cell industry where greed and desperation collide. Laura Beil, the award-winning host and reporter of “Dr Death,” returns for this six-part investigative series from Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John” and “The Shrink Next Door.”

Available exclusively on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Categories: Health & Fitness, News, Society & Culture

Tags: dr. death, Exhibit C, laura beil, liveyon, Medicine, stem cells, wondery

What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Host and award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff investigates how Chikli duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away?

All episodes are available now. You can binge the series ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime

Tags: con artist, evan ratliff, Exhibit C, gilbert chikli, persona, pineapple street studios, scam, scammer, the french deception, true-crime, wondery

How we became us! We take a look backward & find ourselves negotiating our LIFE EXPERIENCES, discovering life’s various tones -comedy, drama, and nostalgia. Our podcast offers imagery of a documentary recreation, but for audio. Life happens in a heartbeat. Let’s learn, thrive and love from our experiences while we’re here. Cheers!

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: Comedy, Discovery, documentary, drama, learning, life, mentee, mentor, Motivation, nostalgia, retelling, self help, Stories, story, wonder, wondery

How did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives Pineapple Street Studios and award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift the focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani business owner finds hundreds of his Brooklyn neighbors are disappearing. Joke-writers at The Onion must figure out just how soon is “too soon”? 9/12 asks what it all means. We know what happened on 9/11. But what happened on 9/12 to alter our memory and our perspective forever?

The series 9/12 earned three Podcast Academy Awards at the 2022 Ambies, including Podcast of the Year.

Categories: History, News, Society & Culture

Tags: 20th anniversary, 9/11, 9/11 & Humor, 9/11 & Memory, 9/11 anniversary, 9/12, afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Amazon Music, Amazon Original, anniversary, conspiracy theory, Dan Taberski, History, never forget, new york, News, Non-fiction, nyc, Pentagon, Pineapple Street, Pineapple Street Media, pineapple street studios, Podcast, podcasting, The Daily Show, the onion, twin towers, wondery, World Trade Center