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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.

In this provocative investigation into OnlyFans— the adult platform where subscribers around the world spent more than $7 billion in 2024— journalist Leon Neyfakh teams up with comedian and OnlyFans creator Gracie Canaan for a one-of-a-kind exploration into the current state of human connection. Throughout, they discover that the site originally built for spicy adult content has quietly and surprisingly become something more complicated— an emotional marketplace where desire, performance, care, fantasy, and vulnerability seemingly blur together. As Neyfakh and Canaan navigate timely questions about autonomy, performance, and profit, a question emerges: is connection mediated by a screen still authentic? To find the answer, they meet creators building lucrative businesses, subscribers who believe they’ve found something real, professional “chatters” who are paid to simulate affection, and pioneers who have helped engineer intimacy at scale.Captivating and tender, <i>OnlyFantasy</i> is ultimately about the cost of loneliness, the seductive power of desire, and how the rules of human intimacy are being rewritten online.Is what’s happening on OnlyFans real? Or is it only a fantasy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump’s rise to power casts a new light on Springer’s political baggage. As he pursues his last chance at a political career, he must grapple with the reality of how other people see him, and reconcile it with how he sees himself.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While Springer plays the ringmaster on his show, deep down he dreams of returning to political life. By the early 2000s, he seems ready to make a comeback. While some seem eager to welcome his brand of progressive politics, it’s unclear if voters can reconcile Springer’s serious side with the man they know from the show.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.