Amy McGrath and Denver Riggleman are both military veterans, political junkies, and whiskey lovers who sit on opposite sides of the aisle but have one thing in common: they love the United States of America. Truth in the Barrel was born of Amy & Denver’s commitment to country, the Constitution, and a well-curated collection of the world’s finest bourbon. Join them weekly for deep dives into timely topics, interviews with recognizable guests, and a dose of call-in fun. www.TruthintheBarrel.com
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Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.
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Every week host Dan Zupansky will interview the true crime authors that have written about the most shocking killers of all time.
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Dr. Drew Pinsky, board certified internist and addiction medicine specialist, takes listener calls and talks to experts on a variety of topics relating to health, relationships, sex and drug addiction.
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Ever wondered how Silicon Valley and Washington, DC might work together? In a new AEI podcast, Tech Enabled, John Bailey and his guests dive into the subjects of technology, public policy, and economic opportunity to discover how data and smart federal and local policy can work hand-in-hand to promote thriving communities.
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Redefined explores what happens when life's biggest challenges lead us on a transformative search for what matters most. After recently facing a near-death experience, renowned humanitarian and author Zainab Salbi has been on a quest to understand the connection between who we have been and who we must become. As Zainab continues her own vulnerable search, evaluating and re-evaluating matters of her own identity, she's reaching out to open-minded guests in this series of courageous, big-hear ...
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Stanford Adjunct Professor Jeremy Utley explores the counter-intuitive tactics that world-class innovators and entrepreneurs employ to break through. He's learned that while innovation is part art (paint) – it's also part science (pipette) – and treats the subject with both the rigor and the wonder that it deserves. Season 1 shined a spotlight on female founders; season 2 celebrated black creators; Season 3 guests include WIRED co-founder Kevin Kelly, Harvard Business School Professor Linda ...
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World Famous Irish comedian Tom O'Mahony's twice-weekly show (previously known as Buckshot Podcast) On Tuesday's the Patreon-Exclusive "Ramble Pod" is Tom rambling through his recount of the week while answering listener's questions and on Friday's Tom is joined by guests from the worlds of entertainment and sport (and sometimes something else entirely) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-o-mahony-show--3262059/support.
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Small Batch | The Consequences Of RFK Jr.
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15:46On this very special bonus episode of Truth In The Barrel, Amy is joined by none other than her mom, Dr. Marianne McGrath, to discuss the HHS decision to no longer recommend the Covid vaccine for “healthy children” or pregnant women. *This episode was recorded on May 29th,2025, and aired on June 2nd, 2025 About Truth in the Barrel: Amy and Denver a…
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On September 6, 1982, convicted murderer Leroy James Chasson made a daring break for freedom from the Massachusetts Correctional Institute-Walpole—one of the most infamous, escape-proof prisons in the country. But this wasn't just any prison break. It was a meticulously planned, five-year effort, made possible by an unlikely accomplice—Kathleen Mac…
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THIS WEEK UNFILTERED | 05.29.25 Today Amy is joined by special guest cohost, Project Seneca Press Chief and former Miss America, Mallory Hagan! Together they are taking an UNFILTERED look at the Trump administration’s war on higher education – is cracking down on international students and dumbing down the populace the secret ingredients to making …
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Devil's Cut | We Dare You To Run For Office!
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54:47In the episode, Amy and Denver talk about their experiences running for office and make no mistake, they do not hold back! Learn about the highs, lows and the straight up ugliest parts about running for public office! It promises to be one jam packed - Sasquatch sized listen! *This episode was recorded on May 16th,2025, and aired on May 27th, 2025 …
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In 1971, Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff James Tappen Hall was gunned down outside a Maryland country club. The case went cold—no suspect, no answers, no closure. But his daughter never gave up trying to find her father's killer.Fifty years later, cold case detectives finally reopened the investigation and identified a suspect whose shocking confe…
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Today we’re taking an UNFILTERED look at the precarious state FEMA is in as an already deadly storm season descends upon us. Also, what exactly is the GENIUS Act and why does it have broad bipartisan support in the Senate? Plus, for one woman in Georgia choice is not an option, Moody’s downgrades the United States, President Trump picks a fight wit…
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Erika Meitner joins Kevin Young to read “What Work Is,” by Philip Levine, and her own poem “To Gather Together.” Meitner’s books include “Useful Junk” and “Holy Moly Carry Me,” which won the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in Poetry. She is currently a Mandel Institute Cultural Leadership Program Fellow, and she’s the director of the M.F.A. program…
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Truth in the Barrel | Devil’s Cut | GREENLAND IS NOT FOR SALE Amy and Denver talk about our complicated history with Greenland before speaking with sound designer and native Greenlander, Siri Paulsen. What does Trump want with Greenland? Don’t we already have a presence there? What do the people of Greenland think of Trump and the United States? Al…
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"It was the most horrific crime ever to come before this Court,” said the Judge. A renowned forensic pathologist shouted from the witness stand, “Torture!” when describing the beating three-year-old Kyson Rice took at the hands of a 6-foot 3-inch, 240-pound monster. Read the account of an ambulance team desperately trying to keep a badly beaten boy…
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Today we’re taking an UNFILTERED flight in Donald Trump’s brand new “free” plane, welcoming refugees to America (so long as they’re white), and learning how MAGA define “winning”. Plus, we’ll dive into some refreshing sewage with RFK Jr before joining Judge Jeanine at her new job! * The audio quality varies due to a sketchy overseas connection. CHA…
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Devil's Cut | Mother's Day w. Dr. Marianne McGrath
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44:57Truth in the Barrel | Devil’s Cut | Mother’s Day Edition w Dr. Marianne McGrath On this very special episode of Truth In The Barrel, Amy and Denver are joined by Dr. Marianne McGrath to talk about unqualified our President, Donald J. Trump and anti-vax huckster, Robert Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. Dr. McGrath discusses cuts to…
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THE RULE OF CRIME AND ME-Anne Jaeger
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1:25:56Anne JaegerFrom her small-town Michigan roots to becoming a New York Times bestselling author, Ann Rule’s life journey is as fascinating as the cases she covered. Discover how she revolutionized crime writing, influenced FBI profiling, and Rule's fateful encounter with a murderer at just nine years old.Go behind the scenes of Rule’s most infamous c…
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This Week Unfiltered 05.08.25 Today we’re taking an UNFILTERED look at the plans Donald Trump has for our military – will having more parades and fewer generals keep us safe in this dangerous world? Also, can the administration truly make America healthy again by cutting $880 billion from Medicaid? Plus, there’s trouble in the skies over Newark, Al…
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Truth in the Barrel | Devil’s Cut | In Conversation With Annie Jacobsen Amy and Denver talk to Annie Jacobsen, writer or television’s Jack Ryan series and author of “Nuclear War : A Scenario” about our status regarding nuclear proliferation, Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” project and the overall likelihood of a nuclear winter. *This episode was recor…
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London, 1953. Police discover the bodies of three young women hidden in a wall at 10 Rillington Place, a dingy terrace house in Notting Hill. On searching the building, they find another body beneath the floorboards, then an array of human bones in the garden. But they have already investigated a double murder at 10 Rillington Place, three years ag…
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Truth in the Barrel | This Week Unfiltered 05.01.25 Amy is joined by Pretty/Furious Cohost/Seneca Project Communications Director and FORMER MISS AMERICA, Mallory Hagan. In honor of The Kentucky Derby, Amy takes a moment to teacus how to make a mint julep correctly before going in on the dumbest “first 100 days” in American history. Amy and Mallory…
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On January 27th 2025 President Trump signed an executive order to begin production on a missile defense system based on the design of Israel’s famous “Iron Dome.” Would the potential cost be worth it? Could something like that even work for a country as big as America? Join Amy McGrath and Denver Riggleman as they discuss this potential “boondoggle…
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What drove the inconspicuous sociopath to become a ruthless killer? During his nearly fifteen-year reign of terror, Ronald Lloyd Bailey’s depraved obsession with sexual sadism held communities across southeast Michigan in a shroud of fear. From the early 1970’s to the mid-1980’s, the former patient at one of Michigan’s foremost psychiatric hospital…
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Truth in the Barrel Unfiltered 04.25.25 This week Amy and Denver talk about everything from Donald Trump’s devotion to Putin – The White House spitballing the idea of offering women medals for giving birth – Signalgate 2 : The Quickening – The Pentagon’s new powder room – and much much more! 01:15 Whiskey Of The Day 04:14 The Zelensky Blame Game 15…
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David St. John joins Kevin Young to read “Picking Grapes in an Abandoned Vineyard,” by Larry Levis, and his own poem “The Shore.” St. John is the author of many poetry collections and the recipient of honors including the Rome Fellowship and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the O. B. Hardison Prize from the Folg…
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Devil’s Cut | The Federal Budget Distilled
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45:35Amy and Denver break down the ins and outs of how our federal budget works. What’s a deficit? Which political party has a better track record? What does our current proposed budget look like? And what are the deficit projections of Donald Trump’s economy? 05:25 What Is The Deficit? 09:00 Whose To Blame By The Numbers 23:00 The Fantasy Of D.O.G.E 31…
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Truth in the Barrel Small Batch Episode : Tariffs Hit Home Our own Denver Riggleman tells Amy McGrath what his own distillery has been going through since President Donald Trump’s tariff stunt. Amy points out that according to her own pocket constitution, Trump’s tariffs may not have been legal in the first place. *This episode was recorded on Apri…
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L.A. Coroner is a gripping true crime biography of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the controversial “Coroner to the Stars,” who performed the autopsies of Marilyn Monroe, Robert F. Kennedy, Sharon Tate, Natalie Wood, and hundreds of other notable personalities. Choi, an award-winning historian and professor, deftly blends Los Angeles history, death investigat…
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Truth in the Barrel | THIS WEEK UNFILTERED 04.17.25 This week Amy and Denver shout out Green River Whiskey (link below) before they give their reactions to the decisions that made this week so hard. The Republican’s SAVE ACT has just passed the house. What are its Handsmade Tale implications, and how is it being sold to the American people? What is…
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Devil's Cut | Nuclear Proliferation Under Donald Trump
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27:37It’s no surprise that President Donald Trump has made the United States less safe. But the man who bankrupted his own casinos is now gambling away America’s influence around the world as even our allies do not trust that we will protect them from a nuclear attack. 00:44 Whiskey Headlines 1:20 Where Are We Now? 8:32 The Nuclear Umbrella 14:20 The Um…
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IRMA GRESE—Becoming The Hyena of Auschwitz-Judith A. Yates
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1:14:30Irma Grese “The Hyena of Auschwitz” entered Adolph Hitler’s concentration camps at the age of 18 as one of the most feared females in Nazi Germany. Before she was 20 years old, Grese became legendary for her insatiable cruelty and salacious liaisons, an alleged predator and sadist. Even Nazi supervisors were forced to curtail her brutal behavior. I…
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Truth In The Barrel UNFILTERED 04.10.25 Amy and Denver give their unfiltered takes on Trump’s tariff retreat. How does this affect farmers and agriculture long term? Can the world financial market trust us again? Later, they discuss President Trump’s weaponization of the FBI for the sole purpose of revenge as he has demanded an investigation into C…
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For all Tom Marquardt knew, Capital Gazette just had an unhappy reader. What he didn’t know was that the unhappy reader was about to become a mass murderer. Marquardt, the former editor of Capital Gazette newspapers in Annapolis, MD, was a target of a 38-year-old loner who sought to avenge a 2011 article that reported the reader’s conviction of sex…
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Truth in the Barrel Unfiltered Episode: April 6, 2025 Welcome to Truth in the Barrel unfiltered! Each week hosts Amy McGrath and Denver Riggleman select stories from the news to shine a spotlight on and discuss with wisdom, wit, (and a bit of whiskey). On this week’s episode Amy and Denver talk about the Right’s animosity toward due process, especi…
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Welcome To Truth In The Barrel! In this their very first episode, Amy and Denver broadcast live from the Hartfield & Company Distillery in Bourbon County, Kentucky. All manner of subjects come up from D.O.G.E, Veterans Rights, Matters of National Security and more! Come listen in on our audio exclusive debut of Truth In The Barrel. Visit Hartfield …
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THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER—Lise Olsen
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58:19The true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist restored the long-lost identities of the teenaged victims of the “Candy Man,” one of America’s most prolific serial killers. Houston, Texas, in the early 1970s was an exciting place—the home of NASA, the city of the future. But a string of more than two dozen missing teenage boys hinted at a da…
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Pete Hegseth, Mike Watlz, Tulsi Gabbard, JD Vance...and an Atlantic reporter? Lt. Col. Amy McGrath and Former Congressman Denver Riggleman break down why this is SUPER problematic. About Truth in the Barrel: Amy and Denver are both military veterans, political junkies, and whiskey lovers who sit on opposite sides of the aisle but have one thing in …
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Amy McGrath and Denver Riggleman's new podcast/YouTube show, Truth In The Barrel begins this April! Subscribe now and join the new Whiskey Rebellion! *featuring "All You Fascists Bound To Lose" by Woody Guthrie
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Edward Hirsch joins Kevin Young to read, “96 Vandam,” by Gerald Stern, and his own poem “Man on a Fire Escape.” Hirsch's honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honor, and a National Jewish Book Award. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…
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Acclaimed journalist, author, and creator of the True Crime This Week podcast, and former Boy Scout James Renner, explores the dark side of an American institution, its pervasive culture of sexual abuse, and the traumatic—even deadly—repercussions of its long-buried secrets. In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of s…
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THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins offers a chilling, in-depth account of the horrifying crimes committed by one of America’s most notorious serial killers. Award-winning journalist B.R. Bates delves into the twisted life of Benjamin “Tony” Atkins, whose reign of terror in Detroit spanned less than a year in th…
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Smitty: My Marriage to Serial Killer Charles Schmid, the Pied Piper of Tucson unveils an unforgettable tale of love, betrayal, and survival. Diane Schmid thought she had found her Prince Charming when she met Charles Schmid, a charismatic and mysterious man who swept her off her feet as a teenager in the mid-1960s. But her fairytale quickly unravel…
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