{"podcast":{"title":"Crime Scene","slug":"crime-scene-5428345","podcast_index_feed_id":5428345,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/fringenetwork","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1d2d7b18-c0cd-11ec-bf85-17b52c0f5f7d/image/d3a089c15da288d9b5e2e648881c5219.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sony Music","episode_count":18,"summary":"From The Binge, Crime Scene is a weekly show that plunges you into cases you can’t stop thinking about. Join Jonathan Hirsch, host of My Fugitive Dad and Dear Franklin Jones and producer behind shows like The Thing About Pam and Dr. Death, as he teams up with investigative reporter and podcaster Cooper Moll to crack open the cases that deserve a second look. Each episode weaves an intricate true crime story with real photos and videos from the cases-- the kind of reporting you could only get from two experts who spent years in the field. Step inside the Crime Scene office and feed your true crime obsession with The Binge. The Binge is a Sony Music Entertainment Original Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastsales@sonymusic.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:18:11.517838+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-scene-5428345"},"episode":{"title":"Hollywood Con Man","slug":"hollywood-con-man","published_at":"2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-scene-5428345/hollywood-con-man","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-scene-5428345","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5499389955.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5499389955.mp3","summary":"He had the trailers. He had the real law-enforcement locations. He had photos of himself grinning beside power players in Washington. The one thing Joseph Medawar didn't have was the show — a patriotic prestige drama about the Department of Homeland Security that he raised millions to produce, and that never aired a single frame. This week, Jonathan and Cooper trace how a B-movie producer in Los Angeles turned a TV series that didn't exist into the most convincing performance of his career — and how long it took the people writing the checks to realize the only thing in production was the con itself. Subscribe to The Binge today to get this episode ad-free and unlock 60+ true crime series. Subscribe directly at GetTheBinge.com — or if you're listening on Apple Podcasts, tap \"Subscribe\" at the top of the show page. Follow Crime Scene on socials! Instagram: @thebingecrimescene | @thebingetruecrime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Crime Scene is hosted by Jonathan Hirsch and Cooper Moll. Instagram: @thisisjonathanhirsch | @bycoopermoll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"He had the trailers. He had the real law-enforcement locations. He had photos of himself grinning beside power players in Washington. The one thing Joseph…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2284,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-scene-5428345/episodes/hollywood-con-man/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-scene-5428345/hollywood-con-man.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}