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Welcome to One Good Thing Media , your official podcast review channel . We search the vast digital landscape on a daily basis to discover the best shows that podcasters have to offer . Are you ready to discover new favorites to add to your playbook ? Stay tuned and listen to host Gerald Spears' latest podcast reviews .
Hello , lovelies , welcome to One Good Thing Media , your official podcast review channel , where you can find out what's hot in this fascinating media landscape . For those of you who are new to our show , my name is Gerald Spear and I am the host and creator of our podcast .
I'm also a self-professed podcast junkie who spends hours each day scouring the podcast landscape to discover , and fall in love with , a variety of shows that I love sharing with our listeners . Today's episode is
¶ Mystery Stories That Spark Curiosity
all about mystery true or fantastical stories that pique our curiosity and send our minds into overdrive . If you love a great whodunit , this episode will prove to be a goldmine for your playlist of podcast mysteries .
I'll be covering a remarkable story about a group of Gen Z high school students who enrolled in a sociology course only to end up solving a string of heinous crimes that had baffled police for decades of heinous crimes that had baffled police for decades , plus an investigative podcast that explores the case of Karen Silkwood , and also a true story about a mysterious
medical condition that produced such an intense and unrelenting itch on one woman's head that she almost lost her mind . One woman's head that she almost lost her mind . So buckle up and let's move on to our first segment News and Highlights the portion of our show that keeps you up to date with promising and popular .
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¶ Sequestered: Inside a Murder Trial
This week's news and highlights is overflowing with tea about some of the best shows in the podverse . Our first highlight for this episode is about us . We are varying our format a bit to bring a few outstanding interviews that we've done in previous seasons . They're powerful talks with interesting individuals from various walks of life .
For instance , episode 6 covered Annie Temple , an erotic masseuse , who talks about the oldest profession on Earth , her specialties and why she wrote a business book for other erotic entrepreneurs .
And in Episode 8 , we featured a shocking interview with a former cult member of the Institute of Basic Life Principles , or as it's commonly called , the IBLP , the same sect that is practiced by the Duggar family of 19 kids and counting . A reality show that made them and their IBLP religion famous . Both are interview-only shows .
Sequestered is a new podcast that debuted in February 2025 and concluded in April with a bonus episode . It's told from the perspective of Sarah Reed , juror number 11 , who not only served on the jury of a sensational trial , but was also sequestered for the duration of the proceedings .
I want to say up front that sequestered involves the murder of a young 22-year-old girl named Jasmine Pace . The murder caused a rippling effect that began with the family and friends and then undulated outward to involve the community and the entire state of Tennessee . Thankfully , juror number 11 , sarah Reed , didn't take the cheap route by sensationalizing this trial .
Instead , she allowed us to experience the entire proceedings from a juror's point of view . The podcast begins with Sarah talking about being selected for the most publicized murder trial in Tennessee's recent history and then being given just two and a half days to put her career and life on hold before being bused to the Chattanooga Courthouse .
Once there , she had to relinquish her phone , was forbidden to watch TV or listen to the radio , told not to converse with fellow jurors about the trial , and was only allowed to have one five-minute phone conversation a day with someone anyone from the outside world . The trial is covered in a 10-part series and at times it can be quite brutal .
But like many listeners , I found this podcast most compelling because it was told from juror number 11's point of view and exactly what happened when she became part of a sequestered jury how they were treated when court wasn't in session , how closely they were monitored to ensure that no rules were broken , and how much Sarah and her fellow jurors were emotionally
invested in the trial , the victim and their verdict .
Here's a clip from Sequestered the state of Tennessee versus Jason Chin , who was accused of taking Jasmine's life . Over nine days , I witnessed the unraveling of a horrifying story , one that I will never forget .
This is , Sequestered , a juror's perspective on the murder trial for Jasmine Pace , a podcast that takes you inside the courtroom , behind closed doors and into the heart of a trial that captivated the town of Chattanooga , Tennessee . Each episode will walk you through one day of the trial .
I'll share my experience as a juror and how I grappled with the weight of the evidence , the responsibility of the verdict and sentencing , and honoring Jasmine's story .
Victims matter . Jasmine Pace is not just some girl listed in an autopsy report .
Jasmine's story , family that loved her . She was a friend , she was a granddaughter . Please don't minimize this trial to the trial for him . Join us as we explore the crime , the trial and the profound impact of Jasmine Pace's story .
I want you to remember this trial as the trial for Jasmine Pace . This is the trial for Jasmine Pace .
This is Sequestered a juror's journey , a victim's voice and the pursuit of truth .
¶ Murder 101: High School Detectives
My last highlight for today is a podcast called Murder 101 . I recently revisited this show because it was such a fascinating listen the first time around . I know it sounds like a hard-boiled detective show , but it's not . Rather , it's an unlikely criminal investigation led by a high school teacher and his Gen X sociology students .
Their experiences include how they went about taking on the cases of multiple murderers that they soon concluded were done by a single serial killer and then ultimately solving these cases . Along the way , they received some help from highly trained outside sources , but it was their unwavering dedication and legwork that ultimately broke these cases wide open .
There are so many lessons deftly tucked into this podcast , including a fresh perspective of Gen Z , a group of youngsters that are often maligned as being too sensitive , too averse to work and too involved in electronics to interact with the real world . But Murder 101 shows another side of this budding population . Here's a trailer for the show .
A group of high school students . High school students .
Elizabethan high school students started a project to research a string of unsolved murders .
Their research led to the identification of the killer . Investigators now have an answer to a 34 year old question . Once you start getting a few tips or a few leads or a few identifications , then the cold case isn't so cold anymore .
There's a pretty good chance he's still alive . Everything that the students predicted through their profile turned out to be accurate .
Redhead killer profile Male , caucasian , 5'9 to 6'2 . 180 to 270 pounds . Unstable , home Absent father and a domineering mother . Right-handed , iq above 100 , most likely heterosexual .
There is no profile of this killer , except for the ones the students created .
Just because some of these women no longer have people to speak for them does not mean that they deserve to not be spoken for . What if this guy's still alive ? Like what if he comes after us ? I said are you going to kill me ? And he said yes .
¶ The Unbearable Itch: Medical Mystery
And now it's time for our epic episode of the week . This week I listened to a great episode by Mr Ballin's Medical Mysteries . It's episode 78 , and it's called the Unbearable Itch . Have you ever had chicken pox ? Or like when you get the itch in the middle of your back and it's just out of reach .
You can't quite get it , but what if you developed an itch on your head that was so irritating and so constant and lasted so long that you started losing your mind ? This is what the Unbearable Itch episode is all about , and it's a true story .
A woman in her late 30s woke up inside of a dark room and immediately began thrashing wildly . Her wrists were bound to the metal rails on either side of her bed , keeping her pinned down and unable to use her hands .
Her head hurt from the gauze bandages that were wrapped tightly around her skull and held in place by a foam helmet that she was forced to wear to sleep each night . But as uncomfortable as that foam helmet was , the compression was the only thing keeping her endless torment at bay .
The woman had been in the psychiatric hospital for weeks , as far as she could tell this was her future , gritting her teeth through the constant agony in her head as she lay helpless and strapped to a hospital bed , she could feel her sanity slipping away . But when her misery became almost unbearable , she reminded herself that she had chosen this .
She had entered this hospital of her own free will because , no matter how brutal these nights and restraints might seem , it was the only way she could survive .
She had to be in this facility because the itching was so bad that she was on the verge of scratching herself to death . As many of you already know , I am a total empath . When I'm watching a movie , I'm in the movie , and when I listen to this episode and all of the itching that she was enduring , guess what happened to me ?
Oof , hibby-jibbies , gerald , oh no , not you again . What are you listening to ? Are you spying on me ?
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AIs . You can't trust them . But yes , welcome to what Are you Listening To ? A segment where I share what I've binged this week , and it's a good one . This week I binged Radioactive , the Karen Silkwood mystery . It began dropping episodes in November 2024 , and , honestly , I don't know why I waited so long to listen to this incredible program .
So many podcasts , so little time . I'm not sure , but I'm happy to say that I spent a day listening to Radioactive , the Karen Silkwood mystery , and I'm sure that her story is going to remain with me for many weeks
¶ Karen Silkwood: Radioactive Whistleblower Mystery
to come . For those of you who aren't familiar with Karen Silkwood and what happened to her , very briefly , she was a 29-year-old woman living in Oklahoma and working as a technician at a plutonium plant with shoddy safety procedures that put their workers at grave risk for developing plutonium poisoning and , down the line , different types of fatal cancers .
Also if you haven't seen the movie Silkwood , I highly recommend that you do Now .
At this point in the presentation , this would be the part where I would talk about the storyline , but I'm going to hop right into the trailer and part of Episode 1 , which explains everything you need to know about how this investigation went awry in 1974 and how two of the original journalists have reignited the investigation into her death .
Fifty years ago , Karen Silkwood got in her car alone , she'd agreed to deliver sensitive documents to a New York Times reporter .
She never made it , and those documents she was reportedly carrying were never found .
Do you think somebody killed her ? There's no question in my mind . If someone killed her that night , I think they were trying to stop her in order to get the documents .
I'm Mike Boettcher . I've covered the world for Network TV and returned home to Oklahoma to investigate the one story I can't get out of my mind .
And I'm Bob Sands . I've been covering this liquid story since I read the wire copy on the air in Oklahoma City the night that Karen died in that car crash .
Bluntly stated she was spying on her employer gathering evidence . Her union wanted to document charges of safety violations at the Kermagee Corporation's nuclear plant .
For years we've run down leads and in 1994 , 20 years after Karen Silkwood's death , a friend gave me a secret tape for safekeeping . An Oklahoma highway patrolman had launched his own risky investigation behind the thin blue line .
I'm becoming increasingly concerned about the security at the FBI office and that , as I was told in the beginning , I might be in danger .
I got the tape on one condition no one else could hear it until the people named in it were dead that time has come .
We also found a trove of private investigators' tapes in a storage locker and tracked down physical evidence from the night of Karen's crash .
My God Holy mackerel , there's black stuff in it still . Yeah , oh my gosh . The accident investigator believed he had a smoking gun . He told his daughter on his deathbed to hang on to it . We have the bumper . Something's not right with this story . I think it needs to be looked into further .
Fifty years later , what we've learned about the life and death of America's first nuclear whistleblower , radioactive ? The Karen Silkwood Mystery A new narrative series from ABC Audio Coming November 12th .
Wherever you get your podcasts , cassette tapes recorded in the 1970s , interviews a private investigator had made looking into a mysterious death the death of Karen Silkwood .
Karen died in a single car crash off a dark , empty Oklahoma highway exactly 50 years ago . This November . She was on her way to meet a New York Times journalist , reportedly to hand over documents she'd secretly been collecting at her job at a nuclear facility . But she never made it to that meeting .
On the way , karen fell asleep at the wheel , possibly under the influence of drugs , drove off the highway , crashed into a ditch and died .
Or at least that's the official story . We've never believed it , not for one second . From ABC Audio this is Radioactive . The Karen Silkwood Mystery .
I would like to add that when Karen Silkwood died that terrible night in a single car crash , people who were trying to diminish what she was discovering at the plant and what she had discovered already were maligning her . Oh , you know , she takes drugs . She's a terrible mother . She doesn't have any paperwork . She's just lying about the company .
They wouldn't poison their employees , baloney . Not only did many people witness the stack of paperwork that Karen had accumulated as proof that her employer was poisoning their employees , karen Silkwood's body was removed from the accident with emergency responders wearing hazmat suits .
¶ Episode Wrap-Up and Next Week Preview
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Next week we have a remastered interview by Dana Diaz and myself , and it's all about her life with a narcissist , how she left and what she's doing today . Make sure to tune in and until then , loves , you know we love you , mwah , talk soon .
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