The Sound of Pursuit

This is the official podcast of Pursuit Magazine, an online community of private investigators, journalists, and truth-seekers of all stripes. In the podcast, we explore information sources, share tradecraft tips, and discuss ways to integrate new technology with old-school gumshoe know-how. We dig into myths about PI work and hear hard-won lessons from the field. And for the spy-curious outsider, we offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of real spies and PIs. We CAN handle the truth.

The Sound of Pursuit is a business podcast hosted by Hal Humphreys, with 53 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Hal Humphreys hosts The Sound of Pursuit, a business show with 53 episodes published.

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  Reading the Room: Jury Research

  Aug 18, 202633 min

  Twelve strangers walk into a courtroom. By the end of the trial, they decide whether someone walks free or loses everything. The lawyers spend months building a case. But who's been studying the twelve people who decide the verdict? That’s jury research. It’s one of the more interesting specialties a private investigator can get into, and the work can shape how a trial turns out. Our guest, Vicki Maran, does this for a living. She's a co-founder of IntelliSeek Investigations, an Atlanta firm focused on open-source digging in background investigations. In this episode, we'll hear about her work helping attorneys pick juries in cases with very high stakes. IntelliSeek Investigations: https://www.intelliseekinvestigations.com/ Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Vicki Maran Sponsored by: TLOxp® Music provided by Jason White , who composed our theme . Special thanks to Kim Green , who produced this episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date! Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​ PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​ Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

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  In "Night in West Texas," an Attorney Fights to Exonerate Her Client

  Aug 4, 202632 min

  How did a 40-year-old wrongful conviction go from a lost cause to a feature documentary watched by millions? This is the story of a closeted priest brutally murdered in Odessa, Texas and a young Apache man found guilty of a crime he did not commit. It’s about racism. It’s about homophobia. Shame. And false confessions. James Reyos spent years in prison for something he didn’t do. Couldn’t have done. And our guest, Allison Clayton is a post-conviction attorney who fought to prove his innocence. They’re both featured in a new documentary called “ Night in West Texas , as part of Texas Monthly 's Reel South series. (For now, you can watch the film on PBS .) Hear about Clayton's strategy — which in cases like these is often as much about PR and politics as it is about facts, evidence, or the law. "Night in West Texas" site: https://www.nightinwesttexas.com/ Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Allison Clayton Sponsored by: TLOxp® Music provided by Jason White , who composed our theme . Special thanks to Kim Green , who produced this episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date! Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​ PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​ Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

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  The Multimillion-Dollar Collection Plate: Is It Fraud?

  Jul 21, 202646 min

  The “prosperity gospel:" It’s a controversial movement among some charismatic Christians who believe that if people have faith, God will reward them with health and riches. In the middle of the last century, some prosperity gospel preachers discovered the power of television to help them reach more believers — and more donors. Televangelists like Kenneth Copeland became multimillionaires, while many of their donors live well below the poverty line. Is it fraud if people believe wholeheartedly and donate willingly? Let's ask our guest, Pete Evans. He leads the Trinity Foundation , an organization that has spent decades investigating televangelists who spend their congregations’ donations on lavish mansions and private jets. Since its founding in the 1970s, the Trinity Foundation has been part faith community, part homeless shelter, part televangelism watchdog and investigative firm. In this episode, you'll find out how Evans and the Trinity Foundation expose religious fraud and excess, using investigative techniques like real estate public records research, aircraft tracking, and trash pulls. The Trinity Foundation website: https://trinityfi.org/ Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Pete Evans Sponsored by: TLOxp® Music provided by Jason White , who composed our theme . Special thanks to Kim Green , who produced this episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date! Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​ PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​ Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

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  The Internet of Things: An Overlooked Tool for Digital Forensics Investigators

  Jul 7, 202627 min

  Your smart TV is watching you. Your fitness tracker knows your heart rate. Your doorbell has a camera. Your car logs everywhere you go. IoT, the Internet of Things , is everywhere. And those connected devices are priceless sources of digital evidence for investigators. The question is: Do you know how to get to the data those devices collect? Our guest Amber Schroader is a proud Trekkie and a self-taught, self-styled "computer nerd" who's been doing digital forensics for over 30 years. She's founder of Paraben Corporation , a software company specializing in digital forensics. And she's one of the people pushing this field to think bigger about what devices can tell investigators in all kinds of cases — and how to legally capture that information. Paraben's website: https://paraben.com/ FInd Amber Schroader on LinkedIn . Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Amber Schroader Sponsored by: TLOxp® Music provided by Jason White , who composed our theme . Special thanks to Kim Green and Stephanie Mitchell , who produced this episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date! Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​ PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​ Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

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  Pursuing Justice as Director of Nashville’s Conviction Review Unit

  Jun 24, 202653 min

  On a spring day in 1999, Russell Maze called 911, frantic: his son Alex, just five weeks old, had stopped breathing. At the hospital, doctors noticed bruises on Alex’s head and abdomen. They quickly deduced that his injuries could only have been caused by “shaken baby syndrome.” Over a year later, Alex died. Russell Maze was convicted of killing his son. More than two decades later, the Nashville District Attorney’s office took the extraordinary step of asking the court to vacate Maze’s conviction. The medical examiner who helped convict him now believes Alex’s injuries were caused by an illness, not abuse. In her closing arguments, an attorney with the DA’s office said, “The state got this wrong.” Our guest today is that attorney. Sunny Eaton is senior director of the Conviction Review Unit and an assistant district attorney in the Nashville DA’s office. In this episode, Sunny talks about how a conviction review unit works and why her office chose the Russell Maze case to review. And she speaks candidly about the life-and-death stakes of her work and why pursuing actual innocence cases matters so much to her. Read Pam Colloff's ProPublica/NYTimes feature on Russell Maze's case and Sunny Eaton's work to prove his innocence: He Was Sent to Prison for Killing His Baby. What if He Didn’t Do It? Host: Hal Humphreys Guest: Sunny Eaton Sponsored by: TLOxp® Music provided by Jason White , who composed our theme . Special thanks to Kim Green , who produced this episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part of StoryboardEMP, a media and education company in Nashville, TN. Pursuit, a free online magazine for private investigators, explores all things investigative, from gumshoe techniques and surveillance tech to industry news and crime in media. PI Education, its sister brand, provides online continuing education for licensed PIs. Pursuit and PIed are owned and edited by husband-wife team Hal Humphreys, a PI, and Kim Green, a writer and radio producer. In this podcast, you'll find episodes that dive deep into the work and the business of private investigations. And at PI Education's YouTube channel, you can dive even deeper into the knowledge pool of this fascinating profession, with regular briefings and webinars. Subscribe to stay up to date! Pursuit Magazine: https://pursuitmag.com/​ PI Education: https://pieducation.com/​ Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PIEducation​

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