FEATURED

Valley of Shadows

Pushkin Industries

How the search for a missing deputy uncovered the Mojave Desert's meth epidemic, the outlaw bikers supplying it, and the corrupt police force covering it up. On June 11, 1998, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy Jon Aujay went for a run in California’s Devil’s Punchbowl park. A long-distance runner and former military, Aujay felt at home in the rocky terrain, but when he didn’t return home by nightfall, his wife reported him missing. Nearly 30 years later, Aujay has yet to be found and the mystery surrounding his disappearance has only deepened. Some say Aujay is just another missing hiker, claimed by the inhospitable landscape of the Southern California desert. Some say he took his own life out there. But there’s another theory that many of Aujay’s friends and LASD colleagues are convinced is true… that he was the victim of foul play, and that his own department is covering it up. Through exclusive interviews, revealing wiretaps, and buried police files, investigative reporters Hayley Fox and Betsy Shepherd dig into what the sheriff’s department has kept hidden all these years. Told over 8 episodes, Valley of Shadows follows the hairpin turns of the Aujay case, and breaks new ground in the search to uncover what really happened to the missing deputy. New episodes release on Mondays. Binge the entire season of Valley of Shadows, ad-free, by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the Valley of Shadows show page on Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus. Hear the full Valley of Shadows soundtrack on Spotify.

FEATURED

Ignore That Feeling with Fern Brady and Alison Spittle

Plosive

Comedians Fern Brady and Alison Spittle reunite for a brand-new podcast, Ignore That Feeling. This time round there's no theme, no boundaries, no rules. Just two ex-Catholic women who have never learned to acknowledge a single emotion. New episodes out weekly, starting Tuesday 10 February.Hosted by Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Autistic Bikini Queen (Netflix), 8 Out of 10 Cats, House of Games, The Last Leg, Wheel of Misfortune) and Alison Spittle (Nowhere Fast, The Tommy Tiernan Show, House of Games, Pointless Celebrities, Wheel of Misfortune, The Guilty Feminist).Have a question for Alison and Fern, or a great story to tell? Send us a voice note on WhatsApp to +447751441372 or email us at ignorethatfeelingpod@gmail.com.Watch the podcast on YouTube.For ad-free listening, bonus content and to support the podcast, sign up to our Patreon at patreon.com/ignorethatfeelingpod.Follow Ignore That Feeling on Instagram @ignorethatfeelingpod and TikTok @ignorethatfeelingpodProduced by Plosive. Music by Fern Brady, Alison Spittle and Aniya Das.Photos by Paul Gilbey.Design by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FEATURED

High Strange

Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts

This season goes deeper into real encounters, credible witnesses, and the explanations that never seem to stick. More firsthand accounts. Bigger moments. And more times where the official story starts to wobble. This isn’t about believing everything. It’s about following the story until it actually makes sense… or until it gets too strange to ignore. New season. Same curiosity. Same skepticism. Still probably not a weather balloon.

FEATURED

Unleashed

Mamamia Podcasts

For Gen X women who need a laugh right now.

FEATURED

Science Friction

ABC

Science Friction's latest season is: The Challenger Legacy.  In January 1986, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after lift-off. This is the story of how the tragedy unfolded, the engineers who tried to stop it — and the enduring consequences for humanity's exploration of space.  Artificial Evolution (Season 4): Three decades ago, Dolly the Sheep became the first ever cloned mammal. Nearly 30 years later, genetic technology has reshaped the world around us. Environment reporter Peter de Kruijff explores what's changed, where we are headed, and whether we're okay with it. Brain Rot (Season 3): How does being chronically online affect our brains? Technology reporter Ange Lavoipierre explores the wildest ways people are using tech — from falling in love with AI companions to data-dumping a life into a language model — and the big questions about our own screen use. Cooked (Season 2): Why do some studies show ice cream is good for you? Why do some people say they feel good going carnivore, and do we really need as many electrolytes as the internet tells us? Food and nutrition scientist Dr Emma Beckett cuts through these confusing findings to explain how nutrition science works. AI Overlords (Season 1): AI didn't come from nowhere, and its development hasn't been a smooth, straight line — it's been rife with drama, conflict and disagreement. Technology reporter James Purtill looks at where AI came from, who controls it and where it's heading.

FEATURED

Hard Drive

Voyage Media

Starring Priah Ferguson (STRANGER THINGS). In the near future, a young woman inherits a hard drive of her dead grandfather's memories, and discovers he's left instructions for her in his memories, that lead her to a global population control conspiracy she is the key to defeating. Created by the Neese Twins (UMBRELLA ACADEMY). Produced by Voyage Media (producers of two previous #1 hit sci-fi podcasts, SANCTUARY and ELUCIDITY).