Crime & Strange News
True crime, wild headlines, and stories that don't add up.
1 hr 0 minEp. 48 · October 8, 2026
Sunny Hostin & The Cornell 7 Backlash
Sunny Hostin said something on The View that people actually noticed, and now people are calling her a victim blamer. XO digs into the Cornell 7 backlash: the panel's takes, the "Daniel and Goliath" slip, frat-house stereotypes, and how New York's consent laws turned a messy night into a national argument.
53 minEp. 46 · September 10, 2026
Mamdani’s 9/11 Files & Parents Gone Wild
XO is back from a break with a voice wrecked by what may or may not be New York air. NYC Mayor Mamdani's "9/11 files" on post-attack air quality come with a pricey new public portal, and XO smells a nothing burger. Then: parents gone wild, from the Lindsay Clancy case to a mom charged for letting her kid walk to town alone.
46 minEp. 45 · July 16, 2026
Bison Attack, Flock Cameras, & Back at War with Iran
A 65-year-old grandpa got tossed by a bison at Yellowstone, and XO takes it as a reminder that nature is not a Pixar movie. Then: Flock cameras turning every petty theft into a surveillance case, the long shadow of the Patriot Act, and the U.S. somehow back at war with Iran.
1 hr 19 minEp. 44 · July 2, 2026
Empire State Climbers & Transgender Athletes
Two daredevils climbed the Empire State Building's spire to unfurl a banner for love, and XO is rooting for them. Then the Supreme Court rules states can keep biological males out of girls' and women's sports, and XO weighs in with a story from XO's own wrestling days.
1 hr 2 minEp. 43 · June 25, 2026
Nancy Guthrie's Death & The Reflecting Pool
Savannah Guthrie's mother was taken and held for ransom, and XO asks what it says about where the country is headed. Then Trump's $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover turns into algae and peeling blue paint, and XO wants a second quote.
1 hr 18 minEp. 42 · June 18, 2026
Peace with Iran, Karmelo Anthony, & The First Trillionaire
The U.S. and Iran finally have a deal, and XO is team peace while Israel is very much not. Plus the Karmelo Anthony case, the GoFundMe money that followed it, the race to the world's first trillionaire, and why life feels worse than it used to.
40 minEp. 41 · May 16, 2026
Chinese Spy Was a Mayor in California
Arcadia, California mayor Eileen Wang resigned after admitting she acted as an agent of China, and XO rushes to her defense: she's an agent, not a spy, and there's a difference. A fully deadpan defense of bridging the gap, encrypted WeChat orders, and the American dream.
1 hr 3 minEp. 40 · May 15, 2026
Gabi the Robot Buddhist Monk & Death by Plane
South Korea ordained Gabi, a robot Buddhist monk, and XO has questions about the vows. Then a man walked onto a Denver runway into a Frontier jet at takeoff speed, the airport blamed some deer, and XO argues we're all going to have to pick a side on robots and AI.
58 minEp. 37 · April 29, 2026
Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting & Cole Allen’s Manifesto
Two years left in the term and we're already on assassination attempt number three. XO breaks down the gunfire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the conspiracy theories that followed, and the manifesto from the man charged, Cole Allen, which came complete with rebuttals to objections, like a thesis, and a sign-off telling everyone to stay in school.
34 minEp. 36 · April 23, 2026
Katy Perry, Kash Patel, & California Bear Fraud
For once the allegations are about a pop star who isn't a man. XO plays crisis PR manager for Katy Perry as Ruby Rose resurfaces misconduct claims Perry denies, then asks what happened to Kash Patel and the files, and closes with the California man who filed an insurance claim using a bear costume.
1 hr 9 minEp. 35 · April 21, 2026
Slapping Ice Spice at McDonald's
Someone slapped Ice Spice in a McDonald's, and XO just wants to know if anyone is checking on her. A breakdown of the viral clip, the fight that spilled into the street, the price of fame when you just want a breakfast sandwich, and why a Wendy's partner should maybe use DoorDash.
54 minEp. 33 · April 14, 2026
The Sailing Hookers, Pope Says Nope, & Auto-Draft
Lynette Hooker, of the Sailing Hookers, went missing off the Bahamas, and her husband's account has XO raising an eyebrow. Then the Pope says nope to the war, and XO looks at the new auto-draft: Selective Service signing young Americans up automatically using DMV and IRS records.
1 hr 6 minEp. 26 · February 13, 2026
Who cares about the Epstein Files?
Who cares about the Epstein files? Everyone should. XO starts in full gaslight mode, then drops it to ask why releasing everything wasn't an easy layup for leaders who promised to drain the swamp, and what it means if the people protecting predators make the rules.
1 hr 15 minEp. 5 · May 26, 2025
Do ghosts really exist?
Are ghosts real? XO tells real stories: visiting a supposedly haunted house, a homemade cardboard Ouija board, and a night with a girlfriend that still doesn't make sense, while asking how much of what we believe about the afterlife comes from horror movies.