The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 7 - The Burden: Bad CopsBaltimore, Maryland likes to call itself Charm City. But you have to wonder: Is the nickname ironic? Consider one of the city's star cops, a sergeant so accomplished that he earned his own nickname, the Golden Boy. But Golden Boy led a double life. Said one of those who encountered him in the street. "I was robbed by the Baltimore City Police….with a gun … armed robbery." No one believed the allegation. Then a GPS tracker was discovered where it shouldn't have been; next, a wiretap went up on a cop's phone. An FBI agent couldn't believe what she was hearing. Are these guys gangsters? And then … an insider turned witness. "Like Rambo said, burn it down. And that's what I did." Welcome to Charm City,
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 7 - The Burden: Bad CopsBaltimore, Maryland likes to call itself Charm City.
Recent episodes include "Introducing - The Devil's Quarry II" (23 September 2026, 3 minutes), "Introducing - Nobody Should Believe Me" (16 September 2026, 28 minutes), and "Death & Deceit in Alliance - Bonus Episode | Face Off" (19 August 2026, 62 minutes).
The Burden publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 103 episodes.
Booking probability for The Burden is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Burden requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Burden's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Burden are Courts, Police & Public Safety. The Burden has a true crime audience.
The Burden is a true crime podcast with 103 episodes published.
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The Burden
If Season 1 of The Devil’s Quarry was a horror story, Season 2 is a ghost story. More than 30 years after 17-year-old Robin Murphy vanished from Carmel, New York, investigative journalist Paul Solotaroff and...
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We meet accomplished novelist and loving mother Andrea Dunlop as she embarks on a journey to understand the series of events that tore her family apart. We learn that her older sister has been investigated twice for...
The journalist and the best friend go at it. Pulitzer Prize winner and host of Death and Deceit in Alliance , Maggie Freleng set out to investigate what she believed to be the wrongful conviction of David Thorne...
Episode #7
Wayne Jenkins, now serving 25 years in prison, tells his side of the story. What do the crimes of the Gun Trace Task Force reveal about the city of Baltimore? A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC...
Episode #6
A shocking tragedy occurs. Conspiracy theories spread. The trial of the Task Force officers begins, but who will speak out? A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop...
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Hello, The Burden: Bad Cops Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, it’s DISGRACELAND !!! About the Show: You know the myths. You’ve seen the biopics. But if you’re the kind of...
Episode #5
Is the FBI's cover about to be blown? Agent Jensen suspects the Task Force is onto her. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Episode #4
He earned a formidable reputation. But Sgt. Wayne Jenkins is leading a double life. Not all the drugs he's seized are making it to the evidence room. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and...
Episode #3
How many red flags were missed? Years of complaints come to light. Victims of Task Force members share their stories. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and produced by the BBC and hosted by Jessica Lussenhop. See...
Episode #2
One name stands out as the FBI gets to work. Why does a member of the Gun Trace Task Force have links to a major heroin ring? A whole new level of criminality is revealed. A podcast from Orbit Media reported and...
Episode #1
Civil unrest spreads across Baltimore after 25-year-old Freddie Gray dies in police custody. Meanwhile, a detective makes a troubling discovery when he arrests a major heroin dealer. It’s time to call in the FBI...
The Burden
Baltimore, Maryland likes to call itself Charm City. But you have to wonder: Is the nickname ironic? Consider one of the city's star cops, a sergeant so accomplished that he earned his own nickname, the Golden...
The Burden
<p>Baltimore, Maryland likes to call itself Charm City. But you have to wonder: Is the nickname ironic? Consider one of the city's star cops, a sergeant so accomplished that he earned his own nickname, the Golden Boy...
Episode #7
<p>Today we hear from Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme ever. Bernie made $65 billion disappear. Billion with a B. Madoff had been a Wall Street star, innovative, rich, honored. He was chairman of...
Episode #4
<p> Today's episode is the story of Mike Yard. Mike is now a successful comedian headlining shows around the country. But before that, he spent some time as a stickup man, toting around a big ass gun. Mike chose crime...
Episode #3
<p>Today's episode is a first person account from Jeff Turner. He was one of the best counterfeiters of his generation. He was persistent, resourceful and very skilled. US Treasury agents couldn't believe how inventive...
<p>In part two of Education of an Assassin, young Larry Mazza comes of age. Killers may be born, they're also made. In this episode, the Grim Reaper takes Larry under his wing. Spoiler alert, it ends with a bang.</p>...
<p> In this episode we feature Richard Stratton. The government called him a drug kingpin. But Richard preferred to be called, King of the Hippie Mafia, a band of counter-cultural cannabis lovers turned criminals. </p>...
Episode #5
<p>Meet Ian Bick. Ian was just 16 years old when the roots of his criminal enterprise were set. You might say he led a double life. A teenager sleeping in a twin bed in his parents' suburban house under his favorite...
<p>In part one of this two-part story, we meet Larry Mazza, a teenage delivery boy at the local supermarket; his customer, a beautiful older woman; and her husband, a mobster known as the Grim Reaper. Listen and find...
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