{"podcast":{"title":"The Angry PI","slug":"the-angry-pi-7852185","podcast_index_feed_id":7852185,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-angry-pi/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-angry-pi","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-angry-pi/podcast_cover_20260507_070529_14dc48055bc1008841b4a0d0cffb4a83.png","author":"The Angry PI Podcast","episode_count":7,"summary":"The Angry PI Podcast is a blunt look inside the private investigation industry hosted by private investigator Alex Chilton. With more than 26 years in investigations, legal intelligence, process serving, and agency operations, Alex pulls back the curtain on the business failures, bad investigators, fake “national firms,” industry scams, and everyday incompetence most people only complain about behind closed doors. This isn’t a true crime podcast. It’s about the reality of the industry from someone who’s actually worked in it. From investigations and legal strategy to process serving, business operations, ethics complaints, and the constant “fuckery” inside the profession, nothing is off limits. Some people will agree with it. Some people will hate it. Either way, somebody finally said it out loud. Visit CGA Solutions to learn more about Alex Chilton, investigative services, and the work behind the Angry PI Podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:17:21.712618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angry-pi-7852185"},"episode":{"title":"Stop Taking PI Cases You’re Not Licensed For","slug":"stop-taking-pi-cases-you-re-not-licensed-for","published_at":"2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angry-pi-7852185/stop-taking-pi-cases-you-re-not-licensed-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angry-pi-7852185","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-angry-pi/2809087","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/385423/2809087/the-angry-pi/2026_05_09_18_07_47_e6025a11-9a1a-43f9-9adb-04b720a8e93c.mp3","summary":"In Episode 2 of The Angry PI , private investigator Alex Chilton unloads on one of the biggest problems in the private investigation industry: out-of-state firms taking cases they’re not licensed to handle and dumping the work onto local investigators for garbage rates. What starts with a real story involving an Arizona PI firm trying to manage a Georgia child custody investigation quickly turns into a full breakdown of unethical investigation practices, fake “national” agencies, cheap surveillance work, insurance vendors, process serving companies, and investigators who have no business being in the profession. Alex explains: Why PI licensing laws matter How unethical investigators undercut the entire industry Why surveillance rates have collapsed The truth about subcontracting investigations How process servers are getting screwed by national companies Why cheap investigators usually produce garbage work What separates ethical investigators from middlemen pretending to be agencies The episode also dives into surveillance horror stories, fake time shots, terrible investigative reports, and why some investigators are eventually going to get reported to state licensing boards. This isn’t a motivational business podcast. It’s an industry veteran calling out the bullshit that’s poisoning private investigations in America. If you’re a PI, process server, attorney, or just curious how the investigations world actually works behind the scenes, this podcast is for you. Visit CGA Solutions to learn more about Alex Chilton, investigative services, legal intelligence, and the work behind the Angry PI Podcast. Follow the Angry PI Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart or wherever you listen to podcasts.","meta_description":"In Episode 2 of The Angry PI , private investigator Alex Chilton unloads on one of the biggest problems in the private investigation industry: out-of-stat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1536,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-angry-pi-7852185/episodes/stop-taking-pi-cases-you-re-not-licensed-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-angry-pi-7852185/stop-taking-pi-cases-you-re-not-licensed-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}