Deep Cover
Episodes
Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Valley of Shadows is a new Pushkin true crime podcast that digs into a nearly 30-year old secret buried in the California desert. On June 11, 1998, Lo...
The Truth About Sarah Revisited (LIVE at WBUR)
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jake sits down with his Season 6 co-host Jess McHugh at WBUR CitySpace for a live conversation. They discuss the value of trust, share some never-befo...
Shame, Scams, and The Stories We Tell Ourselves (with Ollie Wards)
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jake sits down with Snowball creator Ollie Wards to discuss how a family mystery became an international hit. They trace Ollie’s journey from th...
Snowball - Episode 7: The Morning After
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the confrontation in the supermarket carpark, Ollie is left feeling confused — has he beencharmed just like everyone else in this story? L...
Snowball - Episode 6: Stakeout
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ollie and Simon have criss-crossed California to find themselves parked in their American muscle carstaking out exits from a supermarket they think Le...
Snowball - Episode 5: Black Widow
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ollie and Simon follow the trail of broken dreams and failed restaurants to Paso Robles, California. Ollie discovers his former sister-in-law has...
Snowball - Episode 4: Charmed
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ollie turns to Lezlie's emails for clues of her whereabouts. Here, he uncovers a bizarre story involving a book deal, a ghost writer and a famous actr...
Snowball - Episode 3: The Coconut Wireless
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The stories Lezlie Manukian has told people about her time in Hawaii usually end with murderous local mobsters running her off the island. But this is...
Snowball - Episode 2: The Great Houdini
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What looks like a dream marriage for Ollie Wards' brother Greg soon morphs into a nightmare. With the whole family drawn into the mess, his paren...
Snowball - Episode 1: The Girl With the Dragonfly Tattoo
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ollie Wards was MC at his brother's wedding. "It was a fun party," he recalls, "kind of rowdy. But inside I had a sense of unease. I couldn't exp...
Deep Cover Presents: Snowball
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, Greg Wards was your average Kiwi backpacker on an overseas adventure in the UK, working hard, playing harder — and falling head-over-he...
Episode 5: Santos Released From Prison
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Last week, President Trump commuted George Santos’ prison sentence — a decision that’s prompted both surprise and refle...
Deep Cover Live in Boston on December 19
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever wondered what goes into making an episode of Deep Cover, now's your chance. Join Jake Halpern and Jess McHugh for a live bonus taping o...
From Revisionist History: The Alabama Murders
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a preview from the new season of Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast, The Alabama Murders. Florence, Alabama. 1988. A preacher has a...
Introducing The Chinatown Sting: Lucky Bird
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a preview of a new Pushkin podcast, The Chinatown Sting, that I'm really excited about. In the late 1980s, a group of women connected thr...
Introducing Charlie’s Place: Who Was Charlie Fitzgerald?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re sharing an episode of Charlie’s Place, a new podcast that explores the unbelievable true story of Charlie Fitzgerald, a myste...
Warlords, Espionage, and Disinformation | Introducing Hot Money: Agent of Chaos
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, the Financial Times exposed a 2 billion euro fraud at Wirecard, a high-flying German fintech. Many thought that was the end of the story. But...
Rosemarie’s Story
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rosemarie Coffey helped Sarah Cavanaugh for years. As a community support specialist, her services were paid for by the Wounded Warrior Project. Rosem...
Seth’s Story
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Cole believed Sarah Cavanaugh was a wounded veteran, seeking healing through creative outlets. He believed her, in part, because that was his rea...
Episode 6: The Defendant
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the walls close in, Sarah finds herself alone—abandoned by friends, facing federal charges, and scrambling for a defense. She hires a lawyer,...
Episode 5: The Wife
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One overlooked detail in Sarah’s story: she was married. Her wife, Nicole, never spoke to the press or the feds. She remained a mystery—un...
Episode 4: The Suspect
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A former Marine and media personality asks questions and publicly challenges Sarah Cavanaugh’s credentials. Behind the scenes, law enforcement i...
Episode 3: The Confidante
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Jake speak with Sarah and learn about her past life. As a social worker, she really knew how to listen to people. But when Jake and Jess inte...
Episode 2: The Poster Child
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In her home state of Rhode Island, Sarah builds her reputation as a celebrated war hero. But as her public profile grows, so do the quiet doubts. Get...
Episode 1: The Warrior
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious handwritten letter arrives from Sarah Cavanaugh. In it, she asks: What do you think of my crime? Get early, ad-free access to more episo...
Introducing Deep Cover: The Truth About Sarah
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah was everything people wanted her to be—until she wasn’t. Deep Cover: The Truth About Sarah is available wherever you get your...
Introducing Underbelly: Killing Kurt
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re sharing a trailer from season three of the Underbelly podcast: Killing Kurt. Kurt Calabrese grew up in the shadow of his father, Frank &ld...
Episode 4: The Donor
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Gaines McQuade sits down with GOP donor and former Santos supporter Cathy Soref. Then Amy and Jake Halpern discuss some of the most serious charge...
Episode 3: The Plea
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Santos pleaded guilty in federal court this week. Amy Gaines McQuade was in the courtroom. Amy and Jake discuss the proceeding and where things...
Episode 2: The Congressman
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Santos takes office. His communications director, Naysa Woomer, walks us through her five months with Congressman Santos as she tries to manage...
Episode 1: The Campaign
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Santos runs for Congress and wins. Then the stories he told on the campaign trail start to fall apart. Semafor’s Kadia Goba wants to figure o...
Deep Cover: George Santos
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Santos, the former Republican Congressman from New York, told a lot of stories about his life and his credentials. Many of which, it turns out,...
Unpacking the Verdict
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Halpern speaks with Jerri Williams, former FBI agent and host of the podcast, FBI Retired Case File Review about the case at the center of our se...
Behind the Scenes of The Nameless Man
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Halpern speaks with James Forman Jr., story consultant on Deep Cover’s fourth season, The Nameless Man. James Forman Jr. is the J. Skelly Wrigh...
Episode 6: The Verdict
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our season finale. What the jury decided and how the verdict sits with the federal agents, jurors, and Wood family today. See omnystudio.com/listener...
Episode 5: The Trial
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Witnesses testify. A vigorous defense is mounted. What will the jury decide?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 4: The Grand Jury
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 3: The Yearning
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly 20 years with no answers, the Wood family learns that police are investigating a new lead in Aaron’s death. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Episode 2: The Confession
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The alleged accomplice confesses. Investigators try to piece together who the victim might be from the scant details he remembers.See omnystudio.com/l...
Episode 1: The Rumor
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two federal agents investigate a rumor about a decades old murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Nameless Man: Deep Cover Season 4
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you solve a murder case when you don’t know who the victim is? Deep Cover: The Nameless Man launches April 22, with new episodes weekly. Subs...
Camouflage Bias: Part 3
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2022, we released a series called Camouflage Bias that told the story of Ronnie Carrasquillo– a man who was loosely connected to a trial we cover...
Camouflage Bias: Part 2
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally ran in 2022. We’re rereleasing it today along with an update on Ronnie’s story. 2022. After Ronnie Carrasquillo exhausts h...
Camouflage Bias: Part 1
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally ran in 2022. We’re rereleasing it today along with an update on Ronnie’s story. 1978. A few months after the Aleman trial ...
The Search for Brooke Henson
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In July of 1999, a young woman named Brooke Henson went missing from Travelers Rest, South Carolina. In this follow up episode to Deep Cover: Never Se...
Deep Cover Live with Emily Bazelon
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Deep Cover, recorded live at Littlefield in Brooklyn, host Jake Halpern and his friend and fellow journalist Emily Bazelon ...
Episode 6: A Shared Name
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Esther's past catches up with her, as investigators in South Carolina seek answers about what happened to Brooke Henson. In our season finale, we brin...
Episode 5: The Searchers
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Esther’s sister has been looking for her for nearly a decade without any luck. A US Marshal is brought in to track Esther down. One of them will eve...
Episode 4: A Very Sophisticated Gal
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Esther flees New York, she inadvertently ignites a media firestorm. Reporters and TV producers rush to tell the story of the Ivy League imposter:...
Episode 3: The Imposter
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman named Esther Reed has been living in New York, but attending college under a different identity: Brooke Henson. When the NYPD tries to learn m...
Episode 2: The Star Man
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Detective Jon Campbell wants more information about the woman – at Columbia University – claiming to be Brooke Henson. He enlists the help of the ...
Episode 1: The Dark Corner
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke Henson disappears from her home in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. No one can find her. She’s presumed dead. Then, seven years later, police ...
Never Seen Again: Deep Cover Season 3
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A small town detective gets a tip that leads him on an epic search. He believes he's uncovered an imposter. A fraud. A highly-trained chameleon. A...
Camouflage Bias: Part 2
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
2022. After Ronnie Carrasquillo exhausts his appeals, he faces the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. But it seems each time Ronnie comes up for parole, ...
Camouflage Bias: Part 1
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1978. A few months after the Aleman trial wraps up, the presiding judge, Frank Wilson, sentences a young man named Ronnie Carrasquillo to 200-600 year...
Episode 10: The Witness
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
September 1997. Bob’s wiretap evidence culminates in two major trials and the downfall of a mafia kingpin. But was it all worth it for Bob? Ticke...
Episode 9: The Vanishing
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
November 1989. Bob’s undercover work has some serious consequences for an old friend. His days as an operative end suddenly when he flees Chicago.T...
Episode 8: The Big Fish
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
April 1989. Bob goes after his most important target: Pat Marcy. But as he works his way up the criminal ladder, he risks being discovered.Tickets to...
Episode 7: The Philosopher King ft. Michael Imperioli
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
December 1988. Bob wires up. He and the FBI set their sights on three targets: a mobbed-up car salesman, a bookie, and… a poet. Voice acting in thi...
Episode 6: The Breaking Point
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
February 1986. Bob Cooley represents a bodybuilder who brutally assaulted a female police officer. Then Bob makes a decision that will change his life...
Episode 5: The Babe in the Woods
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
July 1973. Who can stem the tide of corruption in Chicago? In this episode: two attempts to clean up the courts. And where they fell short. This epis...
Episode 4: The Favorite Son
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
July 1942. How did Bob Cooley, an Irish ex-cop from a family of cops and lawyers, become Bob Cooley, criminal defense lawyer and fixer for the Chicago...
Episode 3: The Fix
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
May 1977. After a witness decides to speak out, a hitman named Harry Aleman stands trial for the murder of William Logan. Bob Cooley is asked to “ha...
Episode 2: The Murder
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
September 1972. A teamster named William Logan is gunned down outside his home, in what’s widely thought to be a mob hit. The Logan family is determ...
Episode 1: The Walk-In
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
March 1986. A high-rolling lawyer named Bob Cooley walks into a federal prosecutor’s office and says that he has information that could bring down t...
Deep Cover Season Two Trailer
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Bob Cooley? Deep Cover Season Two launches on January 24th. Listen to the whole season early and ad-free by subscribing to Pushkin+. Learn m...
The Origin of Ned’s Novel, Plus a Sneak Peek of Deep Cover Season Two
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The launch of Deep Cover Season 2 is just a month away. Until then, we bring you a conversation between host Jake Halpern and screenwriter/author Jame...
The Supply Side
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jake delves into one piece of the puzzle that he didn’t quite get into in season one but has continued to intrigue him: the source. In this episode,...
Episode 9: 1989
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ned gets too close with a female source, a dangerous move that stands to end his marriage and perhaps even his career at the FBI. Meanwhile, tensions ...
Episode 8: The Political Shitstorm
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Word gets out that the smugglers have a silent partner who is none other than Manuel Noriega – the ruler of Panama, a close ally, and a top CIA asse...
Episode 7: The Honeymoon is Over
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Leigh Ritch’s escape. It begins with his friends, Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear, visiting the Cayman Islands on their honeymoo...
Episode 6: The Silent Partner
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Ned is in Grand Cayman working undercover to investigate Leigh Ritch, he hears talk about a “general” sometimes called “Pineapple Face.” Th...
Episode 5: A Different Kind of Animal
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The kingpin of the smuggling syndicate – Leigh Ritch – is safely out of reach in the Cayman Islands. But he’s worried. One of his partners, the ...
Episode 4: The Gentleman Smuggler
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shine takes Ned to Beaufort, North Carolina, where an abandoned boat full of marijuana had been discovered years prior. Locally, that case had gone co...
Episode 3: El Dorado
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ned makes his move on Shine by baiting him into a chili cook-off. It turns out Shine is also looking for an out, as he’s come under suspicion from h...
Episode 2: What Will the Neighbors Think?
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Ned goes deeper undercover with Toby, making busts and infiltrating biker gangs, his wife Kathy begins to worry that things are going too far. But ...
Episode 1: The Masked Man
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Detroit FBI agent Ned Timmons busts Toby Anderson, a violent criminal who also fancies himself a budding country music star. Ned flips Toby and goes ...
Introducing Deep Cover
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marijuana, motorcycles, and mayhem. Deep Cover is the true story of an FBI agent in Detroit who goes undercover in an outlaw motorcycle gang and makes...