45 episodes
Deep Cover: The Nameless Man Pushkin
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4.2 • 3.4K Ratings
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Deep Cover is a show about people who lead double lives. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of deception and dark underworlds, through interviews with federal agents and convicted criminals.
Season four, The Nameless Man, tells the epic tale of two federal agents who investigate a rumor about a murder that supposedly took place 15 years prior. It is also the story of a family searching for answers about why their brother was killed. These two storylines collide in a courtroom in Philadelphia, where murder, memory, and morality go on trial.
Season three, Never Seen Again, tells the story of two women living on opposite sides of the country, who went missing in the summer of 1999. Seven years later, their stories collided when a small town detective got a tip and became convinced that if he could solve one mystery, he'd solve the other.
Season two, Mob Land, is about a high-rolling lawyer who joins forces with the feds to try to bring down one of the most powerful criminal syndicates in the country.
Season one, The Drug Wars, tells the story of an FBI agent who goes undercover with a biker gang, and follows a trail of clues that eventually leads to the US invasion of a foreign country.
Deep Cover drops on Mondays. To hear all of season four early and ad-free, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus.
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Episode 1: The Rumor
Two federal agents investigate a rumor about a decades old murder.
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Pushkin+ Early Listen: Episode 2: The Confession
You can hear this episode for free starting Monday, April 29th. To learn more about Pushkin+ offerings, like ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and early access, visit pushkin.fm or the show page on Apple.
The alleged accomplice confesses. Investigators try to piece together who the victim might be from the scant details he remembers. -
Pushkin+ Early Listen: Episode 3: The Yearning
You can hear this episode for free starting Monday, May 6th. To learn more about Pushkin+ offerings, like ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and early access, visit pushkin.fm or the show page on Apple.
After nearly 20 years with no answers, the Wood family learns that police are investigating a new lead in Aaron’s death. -
Pushkin+ Early Listen: Episode 4: The Grand Jury
You can hear this episode for free starting Monday, May 13th. To learn more about Pushkin+ offerings, like ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and early access, visit pushkin.fm or the show page on Apple.
An assistant prosecutor in Philadelphia prepares the case to be heard by a grand jury. Is there enough evidence to make an arrest, and bring the case to trial? -
Pushkin+ Early Listen: Episode 5: The Trial
You can hear this episode for free starting Monday, May 20th. To learn more about Pushkin+ offerings, like ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and early access, visit pushkin.fm or the show page on Apple.
Witnesses testify. A vigorous defense is mounted. What will the jury decide? -
Pushkin+ Early Listen: Episode 6: The Verdict
You can hear this episode for free starting Monday, May 27th. To learn more about Pushkin+ offerings, like ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and early access, visit pushkin.fm or the show page on Apple.
Our season finale. What the jury decided and how the verdict sits with the federal agents, jurors, and Wood family today.
Customer Reviews
Interesting content, slow pace and too trusting
I’ll start by saying I like this show. I’ve listened to all three seasons. The stories are interesting, and framed and told well. But if there’s a season 4, I’m probably skipping it.
First issue, the show moves slowly. I get the repetitive sound bite sense that’s typical of daytime TV - I don’t need to be told the same thing 3 times. And the stories sometimes seem squeezed for additional drops of content, rather than told at a natural pace. Each season could have been 2/3 the length, and I was tempted to speed up the playback.
Second issue, each season is based around a single central character, and they all strike me as unreliable. They’re telling these stories in part to make themselves look good or important. Season 1 was particularly bad on this front, with a guy who’s written his own life a novel and seems to want to be seen as a character in hard-boiled mystery books. The host sometimes checks their assertions or verifies with other sources, but far too much is taken at face value, given both their motives and everything we know about memory. I get why it was done, but it reduces my trust in what I’m hearing.
In my top 5 podcasts!
I’m ALWAYS awaiting the next episode with uncomfortable anticipation. There are very few podcasts that elicit that feeling in me. I am so stoked that season 4 is only a few days away!
Struggling to hold up to Season 1
Season one was easily a five star podcast and one of the best I’ve ever listened to. Season two was a solid 4.5. Season three was a two stars at best. I can’t believe I listen to a full six episodes about a psychotic human being who feels more sorry for herself than for the things she did and even worse that the narrator seemed to have sympathy for her.
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