The Ballad of Billy Balls

It’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Created by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-ballad-of-billy-balls-96938834/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 30m. Bisher sind 41 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 19 hours 30 minutes

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S1 Trailer | The RFK Tapes


Fifty years after the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, questions about the crime still linger. The RFK Tapes will explore the case through rare recordings and new interviews to try to understand what really happened on June 5, 1968. A new ten-part documentary series from the makers of Crimetown. Premiering June 5.

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 May 30, 2018  4m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] Live in Brooklyn | The RFK Tapes


Last week, Zac and Bill sat down in front of a live audience at The Bell House in Brooklyn. The show featured a heated debate between Bill and special guest Dan Moldea, plus musical performances by Rosaleen Eastman.

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 September 4, 2018  42m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] The Trial of Scott Enyart | The RFK Tapes


On the night of Robert Kennedy’s murder, a young photographer named Scott Enyart had his film confiscated by the LAPD. When Enyart sued the city more than twenty years later, Bill Klaber was there.

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 September 11, 2018  27m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] He Was Irreplaceable | The RFK Tapes


A collection of the best Robert F. Kennedy stories and speeches that didn't make it into the show, featuring speechwriter Adam Walinsky, special assistant William vanden Heuvel and campaign coordinator Steve Isenberg.

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 September 25, 2018  32m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] Follow the Lies | The RFK Tapes


Bill takes the reins as he goes through some of the additional evidence that convinced him a second gun was firing the night Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated.

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 October 2, 2018  38m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] That’s Not the Girl You Described | The RFK Tapes


On the night of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, waiter Vincent DiPierro told police that he saw a girl in a polka dot dress standing with Sirhan in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel. Bill and Zac pay DiPierro a visit and hear an unbelievable story.

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 October 9, 2018  30m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] Loose Ends | The RFK Tapes


After a few months away from the RFK case, Zac sits down with producer Jesse Rudoy to discuss some loose ends. 

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 December 24, 2018  29m
 
 

S1 [BONUS] Tom Jackman of the Washington Post Talks RFK and More | The RFK Tapes


Zac talks to Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman about the latest in the RFK case. And then, Tom takes Zac through another of his stories about an old spy taking down a Jamaican scam... all caught on a wire.

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 March 15, 2019  24m
 
 

Introducing | Morally Indefensible

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1979 is the year that Ex-Green Beret Doctor Jeffrey MacDonald is convicted of the murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. It’s also the year he meets a new friend in famous journalist Joe McGinniss. Joe agrees to write a book about Jeff’s case...


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 August 18, 2020  4m
 
 

episode 1: S1 [1] June 5, 1968 | The RFK Tapes


Fifty years ago, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, moments after winning the California Democratic primary. A lone gunman was captured at the scene, pistol in hand. Police said the case was open and shut. But was it? Meet Bill Klaber (author, Shadow Play) - a researcher who has a very different idea of what happened on June 5, 1968.

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 June 5, 2018  26m
 
 
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