They Shot Mike Mike
Tue, 03 Jun 2025
August 9, 2014, changed the world. While the world mobilized, Lezley was navigating the deepest grie...
Welcome to the World, Mike Mike
Tue, 27 May 2025
Before Michael Brown became a national symbol, he was simply Mike Mike – Lezley’s firstb...
Introducing: Still My Baby (Official Trailer)
Tue, 20 May 2025
After the police shot and killed her firstborn son, Lezley McSpadden was left trying to hold things ...
The Untold Story: Providing Access to Housing After Incarceration
Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Incarceration in the U.S. has profound flaws and consequences, but there are many people doing...
The Untold Story: Why we can’t incarcerate our way to public safety
Sun, 27 Nov 2022
There has been a lot of media coverage around recent spikes in violent crime. A LOT. Even though ove...
The Untold Story: Travon Unravels the Racist Roots of Excited Delirium
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
In this episode, host Travon Free uncovers the racist roots of the debunked medical term “excited ...
The Untold Story: Travon Asks If Microphones Really Stop Bullets
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
Can you hear the difference between a firework and a gunshot? ShotSpotter says it can. It's a privat...
The Untold Story: Travon Explores the Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers Island
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
Rikers is a pretrial detention center and while people await their day in court, the conditions at t...
The Untold Story: Season 3, we're back!
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
From executive producer, Jay Ellis, and Lemonada Media, season 3 of The Untold Story drops October 2...
The Untold Story: Jay Learns Who Really Pays for Prison Time
Tue, 01 Mar 2022
In all 50 states, people caught up in the criminal justice system can becharged fines and fees for e...
The Untold Story: Jay Learns that Forensic Science Isn't Very Scientific
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
Host Jay Ellis is a fan of crime scene investigation TV shows - he’s even acted inthem! But in...
The Untold Story: Jay Learns that a Pair of Jeans Could Ruin Your Life
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
Host Jay Ellis has dealt with shoplifters first-hand, back when he was a teenaged retail manager at ...
The Untold Story is Back for Season 2
Mon, 07 Feb 2022
In season one of The Untold Story, host Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun: Maverick, Mrs. America) took u...
The Untold Story: Breonna Taylor, No-Knock Raids and What We Can Do
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
Jay Ellis is back, exploring no-knock raids through the eyes of a family who, unlike Breonna Taylor,...
The Untold Story: Jay’s Ready to Nix the 6
Mon, 17 Aug 2020
It’s our solutions episode! Jay arrives at six things that have got to be eliminated in order ...
The Untold Story: Jay Separates Fact from Pseudo-Science
Wed, 12 Aug 2020
From the 48-Hour Rule to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bills of Rights, Jay talks with social ...
The Untold Story: Jay Finds Activists Who Bear Witness, Take Notes, and Make Change
Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Fueled with new information about the power of police union contracts, host Jay Ellis is determined ...
The Untold Story: Jay Learns Why Police Unions Matter
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
Police unions in America are powerful organizations that protect vulnerable, hard working Americans&...
Introducing The Untold Story: Policing
Mon, 27 Jul 2020
Join host and actor Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun: Maverick, Mrs. America) as he seeks to explore the...