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During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole company. Hosted by Tina Horn (Why Are People Into That?), OPERATOR is an eight-part series about ...

When Frank Farian first laid eyes on Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, he saw everything he wasn’t. They were handsome, young, and Black. But Frank had something they didn’t. He had power.So, Frank offered them a devil’s bargain. Almost overnight, Milli Vanilli’s debut album went five times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination. But when the lie at the center of their success started to unravel, Rob and Fab would discover the hard way the difference between star power and real power.From Wondery, Blame It on the Fame is a story about the lie that shot to #1 and what it cost to tell the ...

Will Be Wild is a new 8-part series about the forces that led to the January 6th insurrection and what comes next. Through in-depth stories from a wide range of characters – from people who tried to stop the attack to those who took part – hosts Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz explore the ongoing effort to bring autocracy to America, the lasting damage that effort is doing to our democracy, and the fate of our attempts to combat those anti-democratic forces. Because January 6th wasn't the end of the story, January 6th was just a practice run.

From the creators of Inside Psycho, Inside the Exorcist, and Inside Jaws, comes a new immersive audio biopic about the making of the original 1977 Star Wars. It was a movie made on a shoestring and dumped into a handful of movie theaters. And then it changed the world. This is the story of George Lucas and his dream. We take you inside the stories of the people who struggled to make the original classic and the people who did their very best to stop it dead. Now playing in all galaxies.You can binge all episodes of Inside Star Wars exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Find Wondery+ in the ...

Is sugar really more addictive than cocaine? Does intermittent fasting work? Should I buy crypto? We’re all on 24-7 information overload, on our news feeds, in our inboxes, on TikTok… it’s hard to know what is real and what isn’t. Every week on CALL ME CURIOUS, Nikki Boyer (Dying for Sex, The Daily Smile) and friends like Mr. Malone are going to dive into all the things you’ve heard about, but don’t really know about. That’s right - No more nodding along at parties or running into the bathroom to Google, “Why do people get nipple rings?” We’ll learn and laugh as we explore ...

Em 2022, a internet brasileira presenciou um fenômeno. Milhares de pessoas tentavam investigar por conta própria um mistério. E os trending topics tinham todos uma personagem central: Kat Torres, também conhecida pela alcunha Kat A Luz. A Coach é um podcast narrativo da Wondery que documenta a inacreditável vida dessa brasileira que saiu da pobreza e conquistou a fama com sete carreiras diferentes, para depois ser acusada de um crime. Em uma investigação inédita que percorre o Brasil e os EUA em busca de contar uma história surreal, mas 100% real. A trajetória de Kat Torres é um ...

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.

Escucha episodios estreno en Amazon Music o una semana despúes en donde escuches tus podcasts.10 Mujeres es un podcast original de Amazon Music y Wondery creado por Dudas Media, productora de "Se Regalan Dudas" que nos cuenta la historia, esencia, sueños y vida de 10 mujeres que fueron asesinadas por feminicidio. En México matan a más de 10 mujeres cada día, de tanto repetir esto perdemos de vista que detrás de cada número hay una historia llena de sueños y un hueco irremplazable.En cada uno de estos episodios honramos la memoria y te contamos la historia de 10 mujeres para dejar de ...

In August of 1980, Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten was found dead at just 20 years old. She was the girl next door with the shy smile and whispery voice who didn’t know her own beauty. To Hugh Hefner, she was his next Marilyn Monroe. To famed director Peter Bogdonovich, she was his muse. And to her husband, Paul Snider, she was his ticket to fame and fortune. All three ambitious men adored her. Only one of them murdered her. How did Dorothy’s Hollywood dreams lead to her death?From Wondery, and the team behind the hit series Hollywood & Crime (The Dating Game Killer, The Wonderland ...

Get ready for a quick hitting, last topic standing battle of badass sports and pop culture takes. Sports heavyweights Michelle Beadle and Peter Rosenberg pit the biggest, wildest, and most hyped sports and pop culture stories against each other in a topical “Royal Rumble” that will determine who or what is the biggest story on Planet Earth this week. Each round, two newsworthy stories are thrown into the ring and Beadle and Rosenberg will debate which one should stay and which should be thrown over the top rope. They’ll spend the next 90 seconds sounding off on the remaining story, but ...

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. ...

American Josh Holt and his Venezuelan wife-to-be Thamy fell in love from three thousand miles apart. Just two weeks after their wedding, there was a knock at their door. In the middle of the night, police from the government of Nicolás Maduro burst into their home and took them captive. Their dream relationship turned into a nightmare.  From KSL Podcasts, the creators of the hit show Cold, comes Hope in Darkness: The Josh Holt Story. This new 12 part series uncovers the harrowing story of the two years that Josh and Thamy spent inside a notorious Venezuelan prison, punished for crimes they ...

Everyone needs a reminder about just how good people can be. On Wondery’s new series The Daily Smile, host Nikki Boyer brings you stories that will make you feel good each weekday morning. With interviews, inspiring clips, and chats with special guests and passionate friends, The Daily Smile takes you on a journey into goodness, gives you all the feels, and will leave you with a smile on your face.You can binge all episodes of The Daily Smile exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Find Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts

Twenty-five years ago, HIV/AIDS was a death sentence. And people living with HIV were shunned. It was as if the world didn’t care. Then, against all odds, filmmaker Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington created the first mainstream Hollywood film about HIV/AIDS and homophobia, the first to give the disease a face and reveal the humanity of those who live with it. PEOPLE LIKE US: INSIDE PHILADELPHIA tells the story behind the story - how this remarkable movie got made and how it changed everyone who has ever seen it.

An audio drama told week after week. We will bring you stories about crime, love, mystery and conspiracy. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. All will make you wonder... What's your secret?All episodes of Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape are available exclusively on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Es 1996 y en los ranchos de México se reportan matanzas de animales. Nadie sabe quién o qué los está asesinando, pero hay un sospechoso: un monstruo sigiloso y adicto a la sangre.En medio de una crisis económica profunda, asesinatos políticos y levantamientos armados, el Chupacabras cautivó la atención de los mexicanos. Sus ataques aparecían en televisión y periódicos. Los ciudadanos exigían respuestas del gobierno.Veintisiete años después de su aparición, este podcast busca descubrir qué, o quiénes, estuvieron detrás del Chupacabras. A lo largo de seis episodios, la ...

USA TODAY’s critically acclaimed investigative podcast about power in American cities. 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.

El barrio de Tepito, ubicado en la Ciudad de México, es conocido por ser uno de los más peligrosos y violentos de la región. Sin embargo, más allá de su sombría reputación y paredes grafiteadas, Tepito es una comunidad en la que sus mujeres son tan bravas como su barrio. Las narradoras Susana Meza y Pamela Moreno nos cuentan las historias de siete mujeres cabronas que crearon un legado para sí mismas y aquello que defienden, buscando la forma de sobrevivir a un ambiente que trata de derrumbarlas. Suscríbete a "Tepito: Barrio Brava" donde quiera que escuches podcasts, o puedes escuchar...

Sara es la principal accionista de Summer-Petersen, una importante compañía de servicios financieros. Es la ejecutiva más agresiva. La que no tiene miedo. Si se trata de negocios, la información es poder y Sara ve lo que otros no ven. Hasta hoy. Este lunes, reaparece en su vida Miranda Celis, una analista de grandes datos y experta en predicciones basadas en algoritmos. A partir de una sola llamada, Miranda conectará recuerdos del pasado con el anuncio de trágicos e irreversibles eventos futuros. Si Sara piensa que todo es estable, que las personas que ama, que la ciudad que habita, y ...

Silvio Berlusconi é um magnata multimilionário que virou de cabeça para baixo a política na Itália e hipnotizou o país inteiro. Ele foi o primeiro-ministro que permaneceu no cargo por mais tempo em um dos países mais ricos do mundo, até ser derrubado por três mulheres poderosas – e duas palavras: “Bunga Bunga”. Uma produção da Wondery, criadora de “Dr.Morte”, “O Psiquiatra ao Lado” e “Guerras Comerciais”, e apresentada por Mônica Iozzi, “Bunga Bunga” é uma série em oito episódios sobre a incrível ascensão e queda de Silvio Berlusconi – contada com a ...