Let’s Talk About The Facts

Mitrice Richardson was a young, twenty-four year old Black woman who had one fateful encounter with the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station that would result in her disappearance and untimely death. Every single event could have prevented. Defunding the Police has been on many of our minds, and with that comes considering how that could have benefitted with the spreading of responsibility.

The end of 2020 brought to light the case of Brandon Bernard, a man who was sentenced to death at just eighteen years old. Skylar Ezell joins to tell the story of the original crime, the updates, and we discuss the disparities of "punishment" in the judicial system. Justice is not blind, and as we say goodbye to 2020 forever, we should say goodbye to "normal" as before. The new normal is coming, and change is imminent.

Raw and uncut, the same bunch from Part One discuss their thoughts on the "top suspects" of the media and police, then discuss the culture of surrounding child abduction, targeting of girls and young women, and what we can do to challenge the failing process of putting blame on victims and instead enforcing public safety knowledge regardless of gender or sexual identity. Also, Justin turns into a Robot for a while.

This year, we're finishing off Christmas Chrimes with the good ol' classic, Jonbenét Ramsey. On our very first panel episode, veterans Rachael Hip-Flores and Kelly Larson are joined with newcomer Justin Plasket to listen to the facts of the chrime, ask questions, and process the information now as adults as the four of us are either the same age or close to that of the young American pageant queen. However, next week we'll discuss suspects, theories, and how growing up through sensationalized child abduction and murder shapes our views on this case, but also how we see the world today.

For Holiday Fun, Elizabeth brings on Facts veteran Kelly Larson to discuss some Christmas Chrimes across the United States, having Kelly try to guess what state some of these wacky misadventures happened in. Come join and see if you can figure out if you can beat Kelly's score!

Today we venture into one of the scariest unsolved Christmas Chrimes from 1945, the unsolved case of the 5 Sodder Children who may or may not have perished in a house fire. I discuss the story with West Virginia native, JJ, who has never heard it before. We come to a conclusion which is all to common today, but we're interested to hear what you all may think! Tweet us!

This is our fourth Native American Heritage month episode, as promised! Nick joins today as we discuss the true and actual history of the Trail of Tears, what is taught in school, and the reality of what is happening in Native communities today.

Don't let high school history books teach you that Native American heroes are relegated to the 1700s-1800s. Native Americans have affected foundational society for many, many years, but as a collective society, we can't pull their names out of our memory. We know why, but that's no excuse not to take the time and celebrate amazing heroes who have accomplished incredible things WITHIN THIS CENTURY. Leslie Grant joins as my guest, and we want you to come along on this journey of discovering heroes we should have known about all along!

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is an epidemic across the United States and Canada. In Canada, it's even considered a genocide. So far, this violation of human rights is flying under the radar of mass media, so it is time to make some noise. Kelly Larson joins to discuss two cases, one solved and one not, as we commit to continue to make noise for this cause. Learn more and donate at https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/

One of the American school system's best kept secrets is how the state of Hawaii joined the union. Did you know that it was originally a sovereign kingdom? Join VonDexter Montegut II in learning about the incredible Last Queen of Hawai'i and, as he phrased, "This Anthology of Caucasity."