![]() ![]() It's one of the more polished podcasts on the list, which is especially impressive since Boudet and his small group of contributors make the episodes during their free time. Using original audio, like 911 tapes and news clips, along with creepy atmospheric music, Boudet tells the stories of disappearances, murders, and conspiracies – everything from the legends of 19th century serial killers to the very real story of Christy Sheats, the Texas mother who brutally shot her two daughters in front of their home earlier this summer. The result is one of the most singular, visceral podcasts around. Simpson trial – so he decided to try true crime reporting. ![]() He'd been enthralled by the criminal justice system since he was young – both through following shows like Law and Order and real-life episodes like the O.J. When host Mike Boudet launched Sword and Scale in December 2013, he'd tried his hand at a few different podcasts, but nothing had felt quite right. New episodes are released Mondays, while "Addendums" – explainers on legal questions brought up in the show, hosted by Cryer – are released Thursdays. But the case, brought to Undisclosed by the Georgia Innocence Project, has the team thinking that they could possibly overturn another conviction. ![]() Instead of Syed, they're looking at another 15-year-old murder case: the 2000 death of Isaac Dawson, pinned on Joey Dawkins, who shared an ex-girlfriend with Dawson. (He recently won this hearing, which means his conviction is vacated and he potentially could have a new trial.) For their second season, which launched this month, the team brought in vocal Syed supporter (and Emmy Award winner) Jon Cryer but changed the focus completely. The three lawyers hosting the show – Rabia Chaudry, Susan Simpson and Colin Miller – were able to uncover evidence that led to a post-conviction hearing for Syed. Launched in April 2015, just four months after Serial ended its first season, Undisclosed reexamined the case of Adnan Syed in even more depth than its predecessor. ![]()
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