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Double Attack
Manipulation is chess: subtle, strategic, and unseen. Where is the line between empathizing with the manipulator and holding them accountable?
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The Man Who Died Twice
In the quiet of 1929, great depression ridden, Arkansas, the tale of the murder of Connie Franklin gripped the nation.
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Common Parlance
Explore how phrases evolved from their original meanings, revealing how cultural shifts reshape language and influence our understanding.
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Hold Your Fire!
Explore why soldiers hesitate to kill, military historian S.L.A. Marshall's controversial findings, and the profound psychological toll of combat morality.
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“We Saw The Water Turning Red”
In 1916, a series of deadly shark attacks along the Jersey Shore sparked fear, media frenzy, and inspired the movie Jaws.
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Waiting to Inhale
Breatharianism claims humans can live without food or water, surviving only on air and sunlight. Explore the truth behind this bizarre and dangerous belief system.
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Electric Blue
Sandra Hughes, an experienced hiker, vanished in the Sierra National Forest in 2020, leaving behind eerie clues but no trace of her fate.
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About Us
Writer, Director, & Producer I am a professional writer, which is a formal way of saying I write things others cannot for money. Motivations aside, I have a true passion (lust) for the unbridled power of the written word. Nothing is as evocate as language, not even images.
Voiceover & Producer
I am a professional actor, which is a formal way of saying I do and say things in ways others cannot for money (professional liar). I trust Dan too much, and here is where I end up—sitting in a tiny soundproof shack, making his pedanticism accessible.
