Season 20
14 episodes in season 20.
2013: I Married a Narcissist part 3
Trigger warning : This episode contains graphic discussions of emotional, financial, sexual, and physical abuse. Listener discretion is strongly advised. When Lindsay first met him, he was charming, successful, and…
2012: I Married a Narcissist part 2 Listener Reactions
After publishing the story of a woman trapped in a marriage with a narcissist, I wasn't sure how it would land. It wasn’t flashy. It didn’t end in violence or…
2011: I Married a Narcissist part 1
In this episode of PRETEND , we meet “Ashley”—not her real name—who recorded hours of arguments with her husband in an effort to understand what was happening inside her marriage.…
2010: The Keepsake Scandal
It started with a missing breast milk keepsake. But when Cheyna Lee joined an online group of frustrated customers, she uncovered something much bigger—hundreds of victims, stolen mementos, and a…
2009: The Gambler Revisited
Episode Summary: While working on the new season of Pretend , I wanted to bring back an episode from 2018 that’s worth another listen. It’s the story of Art Schlichter…
2008: Licensed to Kill part 2
n part two of Licensed to Kill , we continue the shocking investigation into doctors who exploit their patients for profit. This episode follows Patty Hester , a fitness instructor…
2007: Licensed to Kill part 1
What if your doctor wasn’t trying to save you, but trying to cash in on you? In this episode of Pretend , we uncover the shocking case of Dr. Thomas…
2006: Operation Cock Block
A group of women, all with eerily similar stories, say they were deceived—emotionally and financially—by the same man: William Sullivan. But instead of staying silent, they took matters into their…
2005: The Telepathy Tapes B-side part 3
Facilitated Communication is marketed as a miraculous tool for non-speaking autistic children. But what happens when this controversial method leads to devastating consequences? In this episode, we hear from Kevin…
2004: The Telepathy Tapes B-Side part 2
A mother kills her autistic son. Why? Because he asked her to. The mother claims he used facilitated communication to ask her to help him die. This case is just…
2003: The Telepathy Tapes B-Side part 1
The Telepathy Tapes podcast shot to the top of the charts, making bold claims about telepathic abilities in non-verbal autistic children. But are the claims rooted in science—or something else…
Criminal Conduct S5: The Life and Death of Buffalo Jim
Hello PRETENDERS! I'm excited to announce that the new season of my other podcast, Criminal Conduct Season, is here! To listen to the rest of the story, search for Criminal…
2002: DNA Deception
DNA evidence is often seen as the gold standard in criminal investigations—a scientific fingerprint that can definitively prove guilt or innocence. But what happens when the science behind it is…
2001: Drone Hysteria
People panicked when a swarm of mysterious drones appeared in New Jersey’s night skies. Were they military? Foreign spies? Aliens? But buried under all the hysteria was one theory that…