The Greatest Podcast Episodes Ever Made (Bonus)
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04/28/26
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Somebody went through hundreds of Reddit comments asking what the greatest podcast episode of all time is, then actually listened to all of them. That somebody is Ivy, the creator behind @watchandlisten.ivy on TikTok, and she has been going viral ever since.
In this episode we go through the ones that kept coming up:
Reply All: "The Case of the Missing Hit" https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CaOGo6xSN51B2aLAQa1kU
Heavyweight: "Gregor" https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LKrLVEAY3tsqHPURec6ke
Mystery Show: "Belt Buckle" https://open.spotify.com/episode/7niwu8ksl85o2GP2IUEJdA
Radiolab: "Colors" https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ugEsqx79eit9kFVw5xN7a
You're Wrong About: "Andes Flight 571" https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Tqgu60WVXQWYMqiwWy5F7
Love and Radio: "The Living Room" https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HQSZAsQ78AanIb68NChHC
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I Beg Your Pardon part 6: The MAGA Granny
April 21
•48m
On January 6th, 2021, Pam Hemphill followed the Proud Boys to the Capitol, got trampled by the mob, was carried out by a police officer named Joe, and recorded every minute of it. The internet called her the MAGA Granny. She did 60 days in federal prison. And then, slowly, she woke up.
When Trump issued sweeping pardons for more than 1,500 January 6th defendants, Pam did something almost no one else did. She said no. She filed a formal letter of rejection, returned to the Capitol to apologize to officers in person, received death threats, lost a 12-year relationship, and kept talking anyway.
In a series about people who got pardons they didn’t deserve, Pam Hemphill is the one who deserved consideration and walked away from it anyway.
You’ve heard about January 6th. You think you know the story. You don’t know it like this.
Quick Links
• FBI Affidavit (Case 1:21-cr-00555-RCL): Read the original charging document https://jan6attack.com/DoJ/hemphill-pamela/1469486.pdf
• Pam Hemphill’s Wikipedia Page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Hemphill
• Pam’s January 6th Testimony (PBS, January 6, 2026): Watch on PBS NewsHour
• Trump’s Truth Social Post (via HuffPost): Read the coverage
• Pam’s Pardon Rejection (NPR): Listen and read on NPR
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Operation Cockblock Revisited
May 5
•54m
A Colorado businessman with a criminal record, no credit, and a gift for charm somehow convinced dozens of women to finance his cars, his home, and his lifestyle. When they finally compared notes, they didn't get mad. They got organized. This is the story of Bill Sullivan, and the self-appointed militia of scorned women who banded together to take him down: Operation Cockblock.
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