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True crime and some fun banter adventures with music you don't want to miss!Lindsey finds stories that are amazingly shocking enough that you just may need a drink after or during the tales of past crime trauma!  

  1. 4d ago

    EPISODE 92: Patty Hearst And The SLA PART 2

    Patty Hearst’s story doesn’t just escalate, it mutates. One moment she’s a kidnapped college student being ordered to read revolutionary scripts, and the next she’s forced into a public “Tanya” identity that the whole country can judge from a photo and a grainy surveillance frame. We walk through the pressure cooker the SLA builds around her: blindfolding, isolation, relentless propaganda, and explicit threats that make “choice” feel like a trick word. We also dig into why the media reaction split so sharply between “brainwashed” and “traitor,” and how coercion, Stockholm syndrome, and survival behavior can create actions that look like loyalty even when they’re driven by fear. Along the way, we touch Randy Hearst’s attempts to get Patty back, including the desperate and bizarre detours that happen when a case becomes national news. Then the episode hits the turning points: the Hibernia Bank robbery in San Francisco, the chaos that follows, the SLA’s frantic relocations, and the spiraling “revolution” fantasy that pushes them into even riskier moves. Finally, we get to the moment that still shocks people decades later: the Los Angeles shootout broadcast live on TV, with thousands of rounds fired and an ending that feels as senseless as it is horrific. If you’re hooked on true crime history, cult dynamics, radicalization, and the Patty Hearst kidnapping case, this chapter is essential. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave us a review with your take: where do you draw the line between survival and responsibility? CHECK OUT THE BAND THIS WEEK!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-ORi0ENX6g LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  2. Jul 17

    EPISODE 91: Patty Hearst is in a Ransom Crisis PART 1

    A bathrobe, a knock at the door, and a split-second decision that turns into one of the biggest American true crime stories of the 1970s. We’re drinking about Patty Hearst, the Hearst Communications heiress whose quiet Berkeley routine gets shattered when the Symbionese Liberation Army storms in, beats her fiancé, and kidnaps her at gunpoint. We break down who Patty is beyond the headline, what her upbringing looks like inside a legacy-wealth family, and why being publicly “known” becomes its own kind of danger. Then we zoom out to the SLA: the aliases, the cult-like leadership energy, and the violence that puts them on law enforcement’s radar before Patty is even taken, including the murder of Oakland school superintendent Marcus Foster. The ransom demands take a turn that still feels unreal today: not just cash, but a sweeping food distribution plan that throws California into chaos and sparks ugly political reactions. From there we move into the claustrophobic reality of captivity, where isolation, fear, deprivation, propaganda, and coercion start to bend the story toward its most infamous pivot. Part one ends right where everything flips, when Patty reappears to the public as “Tanya” and claims the SLA as her cause. If you’re into true crime podcasts, American history, domestic terrorism cases, and the psychology of coercive control, hit play and ride with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves a wild timeline, and leave a review with your take: survival strategy or something darker? CHECK OUT THE BAND THIS WEEK!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTaz04qa5rs LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  3. Jul 10

    EPISODE 90: Oscar Pistorius And The Night Reeva Steenkamp Died

    A throwaway joke at work that nobody understands can make you feel ancient, but nothing snaps the room into focus like a story where fame, paranoia, and violence collide. We’re Jesse and Lindsay, and we’re digging into the Oscar Pistorius case, from his rise as the celebrated “Blade Runner” to the night Reeva Steenkamp was shot behind a locked bathroom door in South Africa. The details are brutal, and the contradictions are hard to ignore, especially once you look at what was happening around him: escalating fear, constant weapons practice, heavy caffeine use, and a relationship that appears to show control and humiliation far too early. We also slow down and center Reeva Steenkamp as a real person, not a headline. Reeva was a model, a paralegal graduate, and a passionate advocate speaking out against sexual assault and violence against women. That context makes this case feel even more devastating, because the same warning signs she tried to help others recognize show up in the background: tense arguments, jealousy, public criticism, and the quiet pressure that can keep someone stuck. We talk through the timeline Pistorius gave police, the evidence investigators questioned, what neighbors reported hearing, and why the legal outcomes fueled so much public debate. To lighten the landing, we close with a summer jam pick, Ballyhoo’s “Swim,” plus where to find their music and what they’ve got coming next. If this conversation hits you, share it with someone who needs the reminder to trust their gut and take red flags seriously. Subscribe, leave a review, and send this to a friend who loves true crime podcasts and honest conversations about what warning signs really look like. CHECK OUT THE BAND THIS WEEK!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqus0OkAfzk LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  4. Jul 8

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING: The Sarah Everard Case Recap

    A police badge is supposed to signal safety. In Sarah Everard’s case, it became the tool that took it away, and we’re still angry about it. We jump on live for a raw recap of our full coverage, walk through who Sarah was, and trace how a normal night in London during COVID lockdown restrictions turned into a tragedy no one should have to fear. We talk through the details we can share on social platforms: the shifting pandemic rules, the way “following directions” can be used against a good person, and how Wayne Cousins, an officer with the London Metropolitan Police, leveraged authority to control the situation. We also dig into the red flags and the uncomfortable questions around police accountability and institutional oversight, including why earlier incidents should have mattered before Sarah ever crossed his path. From there, the focus widens to what happened next: the protests, the shattered trust, and the realities many women live with every day. We get practical about safety, including the frustrating fact that tools like pepper spray and mace are not even legal everywhere, and what that means for self defense and prevention. We also keep our tradition alive with music talk, band shoutouts, and a reminder that we’re building playlists alongside the hardest stories. If you want the full details and our complete breakdown, go listen to the main episode, then come back and tell us what changes you want to see. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people find us. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  5. Jul 3

    EPISODE 89: The Outraging Murder of Sarah Everard

    A normal walk home. A well lit London street. CCTV everywhere. Then a man flashes a badge and says the words that are supposed to mean safety: “I’m a police officer.” Sarah Everard’s case hits like a punch because it’s not a mystery built on bad decisions, it’s a nightmare built on trust, compliance, and power. We walk through who Sarah was, what that March 2021 COVID lockdown felt like in the UK, and the minute by minute timeline that investigators pieced together through bus footage, dash cams, and surveillance. Then we get into Wayne Couzens, a Metropolitan Police officer, and how he used pandemic rules as a weapon to justify a false arrest. We also talk about the warning signs people say they missed, the indecent exposure reports that should have mattered, and how a workplace culture can normalize the unforgivable until it’s too late. The public response matters here just as much as the courtroom outcome. We cover the rage that followed, the vigils like Reclaim These Streets and Clapham Common, and the awful advice some officials gave women afterward, basically telling them they should “just know” if an arrest is legit. We read part of Susan Everard’s victim impact statement because it puts the real cost into words no headline can capture. And because we always need a reset after heavy true crime, we end with a band feature to cleanse the palate: Capture This with “It’s About Money.” If this story makes you angry, you’re not alone. Listen, share it with someone who needs the conversation, and please subscribe and leave a review so more people can find us. check out the band this week!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLY5AtSnW4A LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  6. Jul 1

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING : Stephen Jay Russell, and maternal instinct recaps

    A fake pregnancy is one thing. Keeping it alive for months, staging a gender reveal, and pulling everyone into the performance is something else entirely and the ending is as brutal as it is hard to understand. With drinks on the table and zero filter, we pick back up on the viral Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct and walk through the moments where the story should have collapsed, the red flags that got waved off, and the gut punch that comes when deception turns into violence.  Then we hard pivot into a completely different kind of true crime: Stephen Jay Russell, the real-life inspiration for I Love You, Philip Morris. We talk about the double life, the con-man confidence, and the wild prison escapes that sound fictional until you realize they actually happened. Along the way, we unpack the messy motives that swirl through this case, love, abandonment, survival, ego, and what “rehabilitation” looks like after decades behind bars and years in solitary confinement.  We also share what we’re lining up next, shout out the community that keeps us going, and talk through ways to connect with us if you want to guest or collab. If you like conversational true crime, documentary recaps, and real reactions that don’t pretend these stories are simple, hit play, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave us a review. What’s the biggest red flag you think people ignore too often? LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  7. Jun 26

    EPISODE 88: The Things Steven Jay Russell Does for Love

    A man with a genius IQ. A trail of fraud that spans states. Multiple prison escapes that sound impossible until you realize he planned them like a full-time job. We’re drinking about Stephen J. Russell, the real-life con artist behind I Love You, Philip Morris, and we’re not just retelling the plot, we’re digging into what made it all happen. We talk through Russell’s early life, adoption fallout, and how abandonment issues and secrecy can shape a person’s choices for decades. From law enforcement jobs to identity scams, he keeps reinventing himself, and the reinvention turns darker as the stakes rise. The story hits hardest when we get into the HIV/AIDS era and his relationship with Jimmy Kimple, including how fear, stigma, and broken systems made survival feel like a privilege that had to be bought. Then it’s escape after escape: disguises, forged paperwork, impersonated officials, and the moment his obsession with staying close to Philip Morris pulls someone else into the consequences. We also wrestle with the criminal justice side, including the shocking sentence, years in solitary confinement, and what “fair punishment” should look like for a nonviolent con artist whose harm is real even when it isn’t physical. If you’re into true crime podcast storytelling, prison escape cases, con artist psychology, and LGBTQ history, you’ll have a lot to say after this one. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review, then tell us: where do you draw the line between love, survival, and crime? CHECK OUT THE FEATURED BAND THIS WEEK!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L17Q3mxOe2A&list=PLpXt6qGZ8CjKV2vwG55VqnvUE-Av5hFm- LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

  8. Jun 24

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING. PART OF A CRAZY STORY.

    A true crime documentary rarely hits like this, but Maternal Instinct starts with a scene so shocking we’re still trying to process it while we talk. We’re recording “raw, uncut, and unedited,” drinks in hand, walking through the viral story out of New Boston, Texas and the disturbing spiral around Taylor Parker and Wade Griffin. What begins as a relationship that moves way too fast turns into a maze of claims, pressure, and public posts that make it harder for everyone involved to admit what they’re seeing. We unpack the inheritance narrative that powers the whole con: promises of millions, big purchases meant to buy trust, and a constant stream of explanations for why the money is always just out of reach. We dig into the red flags that show up early, including the too-perfect backstory, the sudden move-in, and the way questions get treated like betrayal. Then we get into the pecan farm deal and the “trust fund” runaround that feels like it should end everything, until another bomb drops. The turning points are brutal: a vehicle that gets repossessed after being framed as a generous gift, the desperate scramble to keep the story alive, and a pregnancy claim that collides with what an OBGYN and friends say is medically impossible. We also talk about the people around the couple: who speaks up, who stays quiet, and how easy it is for a lie to isolate someone from the friends trying to help. If you’ve watched Maternal Instinct, you’ll have opinions, and we want them. Subscribe for more true crime reactions, share this with a friend who can’t look away from a documentary like this, and leave a review with the biggest red flag you think should’ve ended it sooner. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover.  AS ALWAYS D-A-S

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True crime and some fun banter adventures with music you don't want to miss!Lindsey finds stories that are amazingly shocking enough that you just may need a drink after or during the tales of past crime trauma!  

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  • Creator
    Jendsey
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    143
  • Rating
    Explicit
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