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Many listened to the Dirty John podcast, which introduced the world to John Meehan, a dangerous serial predator who infiltrates the life of Debra Newell and ultimately dies at the hand of her daughter, Terra. But there was an overlooked story that’s now being told, in full, for the first time.In The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror, Tonia Bales recounts her harrowing experiences as John’s wife of 10 years and the mother of their daughters, Emily and Abby. Highlighting new details and revelations, Tonia shares the abuse she suffered from the man she once believed to be her soulmate, but who ultimately revealed himself as a coercive and controlling terrorist. Through exclusive archival materials and all-new interviews with the people who knew her and John best, uncovering long-held secrets and including perspective from their daughters, Tonia embarks on a re-investigation of the man she thought she knew. The multiple bombshells she unearths include one that will change her and her daughters’ lives forever.Listen now: HEREAudible subscribers can binge all episodes right now ad-free. Join Audible in the Audible app or by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Hollywood stuntwoman turned personal injury attorney. A handsome disbarred lawyer with a dark past. And an elaborate scheme that leads to murder.Vanessa Motta gives up a career of fake car crashes for real ones. But her law career in New Orleans gets off to a rocky start — until she meets Sean Alfortish, a charming man who offers her the perfect space for her law office. Vanessa and Sean fall hard for each other, and as a former lawyer himself, Sean becomes her mentor. So, what if he's done some prison time for fraud?When Sean introduces Vanessa to one of the city's most prolific case runners, Cornelius Garrison, the money starts rolling in. Cornelius brings her a steady stream of accident victims looking to sue. There's just one problem: the accidents aren't real. And once the secret gets out, someone will have to pay.Reported and hosted by Mitch Moxley, Over My Dead Body: Operation Sideswipe is a six-part series about greed, betrayal, and who gets thrown under the bus when everything is on the line.Audible subscribers can binge all episodes early and ad-free right now. Join Audible in the Audible App or by subscribing on Apple Podcasts. Listen now: HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Audible True Crime is a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every single week. Just in time for spooky season, we’re releasing a show called Ghost Story, a series about a hidden family secret, unexplainable events and jaw-dropping coincidences. Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom. And when he discovers later that occupants of his family home have seen the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s intrigued. Because it just so happens that his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in the house next door…killed by two gunshots to the face.  Audible subscribers can binge all episodes on Audible True Crime early and ad-free right now. Join Audible in the Audible App or by subscribing on Apple Podcasts. Listen Now: HERE See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. John Schneider rode into town like a character out of a Western: an outsider on a Harley-Davidson, in trademark cowboy boots. He promised relief to patients suffering in Wyoming and Montana. He seemed like the hero they needed. But when surgeries go wrong and a strange letter exposes a bitter feud, medical professionals and government officials search for the truth about this cowboy doctor. They discover claims of broken bodies, bullying, fraud, and lawsuits.From Audible, the fifth season of the hit series Dr. Death returns with The Cowboy: the story of a surgeon who took advantage of a broken system and the fight to bring him to justice.Listen to Dr. Death: The Cowboy wherever you get your podcasts. Or binge all episodes of Dr. Death: The Cowboy ad-free right now on Audible. Start your Audible subscription in the Audible App or on Apple Podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the series finale, Gracie marks her first “fanniversary.” As she meets a subscriber in person and takes stock of a year inside OnlyFans, Leon looks on — and together they consider what paid intimacy has revealed about loneliness, care, and knowing your worth.Credits:Hosts — Leon Neyfakh and Gracie Canaan Supervisor Producer — Sam LeeEditor — Diane Hodson Producers — Dustin DeSoto and Betsy ShepherdMix Engineer — Erica HuangTheme Song and Score — Billy LibbyFact-Checker — Annika Robbins Executive Producers — Lara Regan Kleinschmidt, Jules Henderson, and Heather Won TesorieroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After Gracie begins receiving cruel messages from subscribers, she and Leon explore the darker corners of online desire — from a ruthless Romanian cam pioneer to AI influencers built to exploit loneliness. Gracie is forced to confront a troubling idea: that making real money depends on treating men as endlessly exploitable — and what it might cost her to do the same.Credits:Hosts — Leon Neyfakh and Gracie Canaan Supervisor Producer — Sam LeeEditor — Diane Hodson Producers — Dustin DeSoto and Betsy ShepherdMix Engineer — Erica HuangTheme Song and Score — Billy LibbyFact-Checker — Annika Robbins Executive Producers — Lara Regan Kleinschmidt, Jules Henderson, and Heather Won TesorieroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

They thought they were in real relationships. They weren’t. As subscribers reckon with betrayal on OnlyFans, Leon and Gracie hear from a former paid “chatter” about how pretending to be someone else for money reshaped her sense of intimacy — and herself.Credits:Hosts — Leon Neyfakh and Gracie Canaan Supervisor Producer — Sam LeeEditor — Diane Hodson Producers — Dustin DeSoto and Betsy ShepherdMix Engineer — Erica HuangTheme Song and Score — Billy LibbyFact-Checker — Annika Robbins Executive Producers — Lara Regan Kleinschmidt, Jules Henderson, and Heather Won TesorieroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A message from a subscriber’s wife sends Gracie and Leon searching for the roots of digital desire — and the quiet thrill many men find in keeping secrets, including a conversation with Leon’s first online crush.Credits:Hosts — Leon Neyfakh and Gracie Canaan Supervisor Producer — Sam LeeEditor — Diane Hodson Producers — Dustin DeSoto and Betsy ShepherdMix Engineer — Erica HuangTheme Song and Score — Billy LibbyFact-Checker — Annika Robbins Executive Producers — Lara Regan Kleinschmidt, Jules Henderson, and Heather Won TesorieroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does it take to make six figures on OnlyFans? Leon and Gracie explore what feels like a modern-day Playboy Mansion, where intimacy is engineered for scale and success. Elsewhere, a medical worker who turned to OnlyFans during the pandemic finds that the connection she sells after hours may be just as life-saving.Credits:Hosts — Leon Neyfakh and Gracie Canaan Supervisor Producer — Sam LeeEditor — Diane Hodson Producers — Dustin DeSoto and Betsy ShepherdMix Engineer — Erica HuangTheme Song and Score — Billy LibbyFact-Checker — Annika Robbins Executive Producers — Lara Regan Kleinschmidt, Jules Henderson, and Heather Won TesorieroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Journalist Leon Neyfakh thought he understood OnlyFans — and dismissed it. After a surprising conversation with his sister unsettles that certainty, he teams up with comedian and OnlyFans creator Gracie Canaan to begin asking what people are really paying for when intimacy goes digital.Credits:Hosts — Leon Neyfakh and Gracie Canaan Supervisor Producer — Sam LeeEditor — Diane Hodson Producers — Dustin DeSoto and Betsy ShepherdMix Engineer — Erica HuangTheme Song and Score — Billy LibbyFact-Checker — Annika Robbins Executive Producers — Lara Regan Kleinschmidt, Jules Henderson, and Heather Won TesorieroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.