A Legend Is Born

Host Josh Dean has been keeping tabs on Hooked protagonist Tony Hathaway since our show wrapped. But after what could have been a storybook resolution for Tony ends in dashed hopes, Josh decides to call Tony with the recorder rolling so he can fill us in on how things are going for him and Conner.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked

After the final episode of the Apple Original podcast Hooked, Josh Dean and Tony Hathaway sit down with Shumita Basu, host of Apple News Today: In Conversation. Looking back at the series, they discuss the impact it’s had, the public response, and how hearing his story told through a podcast felt for Hathaway.If you’d like to hear more interviews like this one, check out Apple News Today on Apple Podcasts.https://apple.co/Apple-News-Today

In an alternate reality, Tony Hathaway never took an OxyContin pill. That Tony kept his dream job, never encountered heroin, and enjoyed the fruits of a long career. The Tony of this world, however, has debts to square: with his family, with society, and with Purdue Pharma.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked

Tony reenters the world—and reunites with his son—only to find himself locked in at home during a pandemic. He battles boredom and depression and addiction rears its head again.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked 

A break in the case allows law enforcement to close in on, and ultimately catch, Tony at last. After a harrowing detox in jail, Tony fights for a sentence he feels is justified before heading off to prison to do his time.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked

Tony falls into a steady rhythm of robberies, and committing bank heists becomes his new habit. For teller Christa Kemp, the aftershocks of being robbed are still with her.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked 

With his son gone and his life unraveling, Tony forms a precarious survival unit with his mother. As his addiction drains both of their livelihoods, Tony resorts to extreme measures and begins a new life as a serial bank robber.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked 

No gas, no money, no cigarettes, no heroin. Out of options, father and son attempt to pull off a bank robbery.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.Apple.co/hooked 

Tony’s addiction struggles become intertwined with those of his teenage son Conner. While heroin shrinks Tony’s world smaller and smaller, he tries to hold onto the one thing keeping them afloat, his job at Boeing. Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.

As Tony Hathaway comes down from his wild robbery bender—as well as his last heroin high of his life—detectives are surprised to discover their suspect is actually a former Boeing engineer who led a dream life, until he didn’t.Hooked is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Campside Media. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.