{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"Why Is Every Politician in South Carolina Trying To Out-Tough Each Other on Murdaugh?","slug":"why-is-every-politician-in-south-carolina-trying-to-out-tough-each-other-on-murdaugh","published_at":"2026-05-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/why-is-every-politician-in-south-carolina-trying-to-out-tough-each-other-on-murdaugh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8905044","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8905044.mp3?modified=1779134710&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"David Pascoe says he’d convict Murdaugh in two weeks. Stephen Goldfinch took a swipe at Pascoe’s ties to the defense while pledging his own retrial. Alan Wilson is leading the governor’s race and just said the death penalty is on the table. South Carolina’s entire political class is building their campaigns around one defendant. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke work through the listener questions that cut to the bone: What happens to a retrial when every politician in the state is competing over who’s toughest on the guy awaiting trial? Robin examines the behavioral dynamics of political escalation—when one candidate says retrial, the next says speedy retrial, and the next says death penalty, the ratchet only turns one direction. The conversation maps the specific ways political pressure changes a prosecution. Jury pool contamination from constant media coverage. Prosecution decisions driven by what sounds strongest, not what the evidence supports. Defense motions for change of venue that suddenly have teeth. And a death penalty threat that changes everything about how the case gets tried—from jury selection to sentencing structure. Robin’s conclusion about what this political environment means for Murdaugh’s chances at a fair trial is worth the listen alone. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly availab…","meta_description":"David Pascoe says he’d convict Murdaugh in two weeks. Stephen Goldfinch took a swipe at Pascoe’s ties to the defense while pledging his own retrial. Alan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1422,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/why-is-every-politician-in-south-carolina-trying-to-out-tough-each-other-on-murdaugh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/why-is-every-politician-in-south-carolina-trying-to-out-tough-each-other-on-murdaugh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}