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The founders of WeWork thought they were on the brink of making history. The company was valued at $47 billion dollars, ready for a huge IPO, and its charismatic CEO Adam Neumann believed he was going to change the world. Adam and his wife Rebekah had a prophet-like vision—but did it ever match the company's reality? Now the inspiration for a new AppleTV+ series starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut is a complete refresh of our original six-part series. Hosted by David Brown of the hit podcast Business Wars, this six-part series includes new interviews and ...

Amika Mota was a young mother, a midwife, and the daughter of a feminist icon. One night she caused a fatal crash that would separate her from her family and brand her as a criminal. Trapped inside prison, looking for any way out, she gets the call to join an all-female crew of incarcerated firefighters. When the alarm sounds, they drive out into the community on fire trucks as heroes – pulling bodies from crash scenes, saving lives and fighting fire. Every call brings her the chance to reclaim the world she lost. Follow Fire Escape on the Wondery App or wherever you get your ...

What's more dangerous than a life of crime? The life of a criminal informant. As they balance volatile relationships with criminals and law enforcement, they must probe for information without raising any red flags — all while knowing that even the tiniest slip-up could get them killed. So, why do they do it? For the greater good? For personal gain? The answers are as complicated as the double lives they lead.Hosted by famed attorney, author, and television producer Marcia Clark, Informants: Lawyer X reveals the story of Nicola Gobbo, a defense attorney who represented the key players in ...

Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality. Binge all episodes exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/...

What do a girl whose mother crossed the border as a teen and an 18 year old who just won the Republican primary have in common? The Competition.Did you know that every summer, 50 of the nation’s best and brightest high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in the country’s most lucrative scholarship competition exclusively for teen girls?The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women program (formerly known as America’s Junior Miss) and follows seven radically different teenage girls as they experience the highs and...

Estamos mais vulneráveis quando vamos aos médicos. Confiamos na pessoa do outro lado do bisturi. Confiamos no hospital. Confiamos no sistema.Christopher Duntsch era um neurocirurgião que irradiava confiança. Ele afirmava ser o melhor de Dallas. Se você tivesse dor nas costas e tivesse tentado de tudo, o Dr. Duntsch poderia fazer a cirurgia da coluna para acabar com sua dor.Mas logo seus pacientes começaram a apresentar complicações e o sistema de saúde não conseguiu protegê-los. O que suscita a pergunta: a quem – ou o quê – esse sistema foi feito para proteger?Da Wondery, a ...

When a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequences that go far beyond its shores. In the aftermath of her death an international team of journalists comes together to continue her work. Along the way they start to uncover clues that might lead to her killers. From Wondery, comes a new story about power, corruption and one woman’s fight for the truth. Hosted by investigative reporter Stephen Grey.Listen to Who Killed Daphne ad-free on Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. ...

Amanda Houston is a beautiful, popular High School student. An amateur surfing champion and model she has the world at her feet until she loses her sight in a tragic car accident. As she tries to cope with this drastic change in her life, she experiences unexpected psychic powers and a mysterious visitor comes to be her guide on the journey through her new world.Binge all episodes of Sight Unseen exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/sight-unseen/ now.

It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and The Apology Line, and from Novel, HARSH REALITY is the story about love, lies, ...

On a quiet spring day in 1997, three generations of a family are brutally murdered in a quadruple homicide in Miramar, Florida. Investigators amass a mountain of evidence that seems to point to one suspect — the husband, father, and son-in-law of the victims. But he has an alibi that has left this case unsolved for nearly three decades. Season 5 of Felonious Florida: The Altidor Massacre will be available on May 6.

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 ...

In 1973 Hell came home and invaded the body of a young girl. This is the story of a movie and its makers. It's a tale of dark and light, of loss and love. A story of faith and fury, of causes and curses, of horrors real and imagined, of unbridled ego and brute force filmmaking. It's the movie critics called "religious pornography" and "occultist claptrap." The movie that left audiences...hysterical. Decades later, it remains perhaps the most frightening movie we will ever see. From Wondery, this is a seven-part deep dive inspired by the story behind an unforgettable, classic movie. This is......

When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” it marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social media platform? And was this all really in the name of free speech...or was this all in the...

Die Wirtschaft entwickelt sich rasend schnell. Wir halten dich auf dem Laufenden!Jeden Tag treffen Führungspersonen Entscheidungen, die Märkte bewegen und unseren Alltag beeinflussen. Aber welche davon sind wirklich wichtig? Im Business Update von Kampf der Unternehmen bringen Alexander Langer und Mark Schieritz Ordnung ins Nachrichten-Chaos. Die beiden Wirtschaftsexperten analysieren die spannendsten Themen der Woche – präzise, verständlich und mit überraschenden Perspektiven.Hol dir „Business Update“ jeden Freitagmorgen - und starte bestens informiert in den Tag.

¿Por qué quienes apuntan a las estrellas muchas veces terminan incendiados por la infamia? México ha sido forjado por el ascenso y la espectacular caída de los poderosos. En las habitaciones más oscuras, en cuartos llenos de mentiras, se tramaron maniobras que salieron terriblemente mal. El periodista Carlos Puig nos presenta Escándalo Mexicano, una exploración de las historias más sórdidas de la política, la farándula, los negocios, la cultura y el deporte del México contemporáneo. En cada capítulo desentrañamos a sus protagonistas, torvos personajes con sueños y ambiciones ...

Did one man’s friendship with a dolphin go way – way – too far? It’s 1987 and the British seaside town of Amble has seen much better days. So when a wild bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Freddie appears in the harbour, it feels like a miracle. Everyone wants to swim with him. But Freddie chooses one person above all others: Alan Cooper, a dedicated animal rights activist committed to freeing captive dolphins. Then Alan’s friendship with Freddie is turned against him and a devastating accusation spirals out of control.Binge all episodes of Hooked on Freddie exclusively and ad-free by ...

Am 4. April 2006 wird Mehmet Kubaşık in seinem Kiosk in Dortmund erschossen. Die Polizei verdächtigt seine Familie, obwohl Mehmet bereits das achte Opfer einer Mordserie ist, bei der Männer mit Migrationsgeschichte erschossen werden. Für seine Tochter Gamze beginnt mit dem Mord an ihrem Vater ein Alptraum. Dann lernt sie Semiya kennen, die Tochter des ersten Opfers der Mordserie. Gemeinsam kämpfen die beiden jungen Frauen dafür, dass die Polizei endlich in alle Richtungen ermittelt. Bis sie schließlich erfahren, wer wirklich hinter den Morden an ihren Vätern steckt. Und dass Beamte im...

Sergeant Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries.Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits.But that would be boring, wouldn’t it? Instead, this is a love story like no other. It’s all going so well for Jill and Dean, until Halloween night, when Dean ...

Comedy recaps of Game of Thrones' final season with Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam from the Watch What Crappens podcast.Listen to Winter Is Crappening on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/winter-is-crappening/ now.

The World Cup fun doesn’t end when the stoppage time seconds tick away. Back of the Net: 2022 World Cup kicks new life into World Cup coverage, capturing the wild and weird world of soccer’s biggest tournament. Join Will Arnett and co-hosts Marshawn Lynch, and Samantha Mewis after every match for hilarious outside of the box commentary, recaps, picks and predictions, with assists from celebrity guests, friends and body-painted fans.Back of the Net will be slide tackling the tournament with a lighthearted look at the biggest stories happening in Qatar on and off the pitch (which Will ...