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Bear Brook S2 Ep 1: Extraordinary

2023/09/01

Sharon Johnson’s family and friends have spent the last 35 years coping with her brutal murder. But what if that story was based on a lie?

Bear Brook S2 Ep 2: The Pursuit

2023/09/01

We begin with the story police told about Sharon Johnson’s murder.

Bear Brook S2 Ep 3: The Breaking Point

2023/09/01

Police interrogate a second teenager named Jason Carroll – with help from Jason’s own mother.

Bear Brook S2 Ep 4: ‘Promises Have Been Made’

2023/09/01

One set of confessions leads to another and three men are arrested for Sharon Johnson’s murder.

Bear Brook S2 Ep 5: Trial in a Trial

2023/09/01

A new true crime story is told and when juries hear it, it leads to different results for all three defendants.

Bear Brook S2 Ep 6: ‘Don’t Roll the Dice’

2023/09/01

Jason Carroll stands trial twice – and the juries come up with their own versions of what happened.

Bear Brook S2 Ep 7: This Side of the Line

2023/09/01

How could someone possibly confess to murder if they didn’t do it?

Bear Brook S2 Ep 8: The Box

2023/09/01

A chance encounter leads to a surprising discovery that changes the course of Jason Carroll's case.

Introducing: The 13th Step

2023/06/06

Reporter Lauren Chooljian starts getting tips about the founder of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment network. He is allegedly sexually harassing or assaulting women — employees and former clients at his facilities. The tips send Lauren on a journey deep into the addiction treatment industry, which, as one source says, “needs a #MeToo movement.”

The 13th Step Episode 1: The Shadow

2023/06/06

What is “the 13th step,” and why does it matter? It all starts with understanding what it’s like to be in the earliest days of recovery. We meet two women who say they were harassed during early recovery. And we meet the man who allegedly harassed them – the founder of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment network.

The 13th Step Episode 2: The God of Recovery

2023/06/13

As Eric Spofford tells it, he spent his teen years in the throes of addiction and crime. When he got sober, he became a crusader for recovery. We hear how he built his company – and his power. And we hear allegations that he abused that power by sexually assaulting members of his own staff.

The 13th Step Episode 3: Just the Beginning

2023/06/20

In March of 2022, Lauren publishes her first story detailing allegations against Eric Spofford. The events of the next several months illustrate the ways powerful, wealthy people can intimidate sources and try to stop journalism from happening. And then, there was the vandalism…

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773 reviews

Phna15 2022/05/11

Very good but…..

Jason Moon is an excellent story teller. It’s certainly not a cut and dry situation. The adults in Josh’s life are to blame. A very sad story of n...

tomnottom 2023/09/19

Repetitive

Jason Moon does a good job. Explains people and their roles in the story well. It is quite repetitive. Some seasons are dragged out more than they nee...

ezg5141 2023/07/28

Evocative, interesting story

This is a very interesting story with complex implications. I’m now wondering about the mental gymnastics of prosecutors prosecuting addicts for selli...

Boocat1950 2023/06/24

APPLE Podcast 13thStep is out of sequence.

With few Episodes — the order they are listed, and streamed seem out of sequence. Or numbered strangely?

no way 101 2022/07/12

So Bias

Not everything is race-based. Your argument for all of these people going to jail was race whether it should be a crime it’s so laissez-faire about th...

scepticalmarshmallow 2022/07/07

excellently reported, considers subject as a whole

Josh may be self-pitying or sound as if he doesn’t care enough about those around him - he’s an addict. He’s been using drugs since he was 11, and on ...

amasterson 2022/05/17

Season 2 Only Okay

Of course the story of Josh is sad overall, but it was very frustrating to listen to how blind and naive the reporter was. It was clear from the begin...

LLB413 2021/12/31

A must listen

I am a person in recover who now works in the field of addiction medicine. This is an incredibly well done podcast on a very important subject. It’s a...

アンドレア8675309 2022/02/28

*Confirmation Bias*

Season 3: Talk about starting from a biased perspective! I came into this podcast willing to listen to various perspectives on the subject but it was ...

Jaybirdsworld 2021/12/30

No accountability

Josh is a loser, and the last thing we need is a podcast that makes it seem like he was treated too harshly. His entire letter was all about him, and ...

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