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A Scottish tourist appears to drown off California. Did he fake his death to avoid criminal charges in the UK? We’ll talk about the podcast series “Dead Man Running” from BBC Sounds.

The king seeks an heir to his vast kingdom. No, it’s not Shakespeare…It’s a renaissance fair in Texas. We’ll talk about HBO’s “Ren Faire.”

A new type of broom revolutionizes the sport of curling. But it’s SO good, it threatens to destroy the sport. We’ll talk about the human drama of athletic competition in “Broomgate,” the podcast from USG Audio and CBC.

An LA Times reporter traces a hotel overdose to the powerful dean of a medical school. But his investigation is stonewalled by the university - and his own newspaper. We’ll talk about “Fallen Angels” from iHeart Podcasts.

They use their Indigenous heritage to obtain influence, benefits, and political power. But they’re not Indians. They’re racial identity thieves. We’ll talk about the podcast “Pretendians” from Canadaland.

An author returns home to find inspiration in the murder of a local teen. We’ll review the Hulu drama series “Under the Bridge.”