The Generation Why Podcast

The Generation Why Podcast


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Ben Novack Jr - 592
October 13, 2024

July 12th, 2009. Rye Brook, New York. 53-year-old Ben Novack Jr., the son of a famous Florida hotelier, was beaten to death in his hotel room at a convention in upstate New York. His wife Narcy Novack, who stood to inherit his estate, was one of the first

Listen Now: Kill List
October 08, 2024

In the depths of the dark net, tech journalist Carl Miller makes a disturbing discovery: a secret Kill List targeting hundreds of innocent people on a murder for hire website. When the police decide not to investigate, Carl is thrown into a race against t

The Alcatraz Escape - 591
October 06, 2024

In the late hours of June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin executed an elaborate escape plan and vanished from Alcatraz Island. 60 years later, the case remains open, and speculation abounds. Did the men meet a watery grave or def

The Murder of Lisha Gayle and Conviction of Marcellus Williams - 590
September 29, 2024

Dr. Daniel Picus arrived home from work on August 11, 1998 to find his wife, Lisha Gayle Picus, murdered. Police had no leads until a $10,000 reward brought forward a man who claimed a fellow inmate, Marcellus Williams, confessed to the murder. Marcellus

Listen Now - Criminal Attorney
September 23, 2024

Paul Bergrin is a hotshot criminal defense attorney in Newark, New Jersey. Seemingly unstoppable and with unorthodox methods, hes built a reputation for getting his clients off the hook. But as Paul's legend grows, so do the suspicions swirling around hi

Death of Amanda Antoni - 589
September 22, 2024

October 26, 2015. Calgary, Canada. When a phone call Lee Antoni had with his wife, Amanda, was cut short while he was over 400 miles away visiting family, he didnt expect the worst. When she failed to respond to his calls and texts over the weekend he as

The Olympic Park Bombing part 3 - 588
September 15, 2024

On July 27th, 1996, a bomb exploded in the Olympic village in Atlanta, Georgia. The FBI finally had a suspect linked to all three attacks, Eric Robert Rudolph. However, he fled authorities and was nowhere to be found. Who is Eric Rudolph, and can the auth

The Olympic Park Bombing part 2 - 587
September 11, 2024

On July 27th, 1996, a bomb exploded in the Olympic village in Atlanta, Georgia. Officers initially suspected Richard Jewell, the security guard who found the bomb, but he was cleared a few months after the attack. Because of this, the lawsuits against him

Listen Now - Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD
September 09, 2024

At a time when were debating where policing is going, were going to tell you where the police came from. Guided by Peabody award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika, Empire City will provide the rst accessible narrative history of the American police and

The Olympic Park Bombing part 1 - 586
September 08, 2024

July 27th, 1996. Atlanta, Georgia. During a free concert at Atlantas Centennial Olympic Park, security guard Richard Jewell spotted an abandoned knapsack and reported it to a GBI agent. Authorities soon discovered the knapsack contained a live bomb and t