Staggering success, unexpected loss, over-the-top parties, shocking betrayals, and profound intimacy are woven together into a high-profile family-therapy session. The Just Enough Family follows the meteoric rise and staggering fall of the Steinbergs, once one of America’s richest families, through the eyes of Liz Lange— successful fashion designer, captivating storyteller, and niece of the infamous corporate raider Saul Steinberg. Host Ariel Levy (The New Yorker, The Rules do Not Apply), Li ...
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This podcast series will endeavour to explore deep concepts about the truth of our lives and the inner workings of our spirits as we all know it. Ariel Levy will take listeners on a journey that will endeavour to reveal our relationship between philosophical ideas and mystical ideas and how these can be applied to every day life in the most simple way. Ariel Levy will also guide listeners through a series of teachings on Jewish literature, holidays, prayers, parsha and so forth to uncover th ...
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There’s a problem with True Crime. Creators idolize perpetrators, shame victims, or are completely checked out on cases while they focus on other things. However, we can’t forget there are victims who lost their lives and families who are still grieving to this day. Furthermore, many True Crime outlets spend their time focusing on themselves or rambling, instead of getting right to the facts of the case. We hear you, this is frustrating. The Misery Machine focuses on cases the media fails to ...
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Welcome to Green Focus, a new Podcast that aims to discover and showcase transformative Israeli Green Technology, in order to understand it better and help leverage this technology to make a positive impact on our planet! Each episode will take a fresh look at the innovation and business impact happening in the green tech sector, with guests including VC’s, founders, technologists and climate activists. In these conversations, we aim to discuss the pathways for leveraging cutting edge innova ...
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back over to Indiana to discuss the case of Dakota Levi Stevens, a little boy who was so loved by everyone that knew him. Dakota had a very supportive and loving extended family and foster family. However, like many children that we cover on this show, DCFS just couldn't be bothered with keeping this sweet boy in a …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy take a trip down to Enid, Oklahoma, to discuss the case of Caliyah Guyton, an adorable little 2-year-old girl whose death was completely preventable. In April of 2022, Caliyah and her parents, Chelsea Guyton and Cody Buckingham, took a trip to Enid to visit Cody's parents, who were staying in the Grand Prairie Hotel. Wha…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy are back in Ohio to discuss the case of a sweet little girl named Sereniti Jazzlyn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley, who fell victim to an all too common monster in the cases we cover... Mom's new man. On October 7, 2017, at 5:15 AM, Sereniti's mother, Kelsie, found the 13-month-old little girl unresponsive. She was rushed to the …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Hawai'i to discuss the case of Ariel Sellers, also known as Isabella Kalua in the media. Little Ariel was born on the island of Oahu in the small township of Waimanalo, just outside of Honolulu, to parents Melanie Joseph and Adam Sellers. She and her siblings had been taken in by Child Protective Services due t…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head over to Boulder, Colorado, to discuss the case of Jason Midyette, a two and a half month old baby boy who was born into a well to do local family. On February 23, 2006, Jason was rushed to his pediatrician, Dr. Jill Siegfried, after he was described as “out of it, lethargic, stiffening his arms and legs, moaning and…
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She Read Their Minds Then Stole Their Money: The Psychic Scammer Exposed
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What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever? This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week. Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this ma…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to Idaho to tell the sad tale of Dawson McKinney, the most adorable little newborn baby whose life was cut short at just two months old at the hands of his mother, Danielle Radue. Sweet Dawson, nicknamed "Baby Dolphin" by his family members, suffered a brain bleed, retinal hemorrhaging, and a skull fracture, befor…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Iowa to discuss the case of Gracie Buss who fell victim to one of the most common monsters that we've seen on this show... Mom's new boyfriend. Gracie, her brother, and her mother - the barely literate Kristi Buss - lived in a duplex is Waterloo back in 2014, when Chad Allen Little came into the family's life. Ar…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Columbus, Ohio to discuss a highly requested story, and that is the case of Darnell Taylor. Darnell was a sweet toddler who was placed in the care of his grandparents after his mother, Latitia Taylor, made concerning comments following a 911 call that made police believe that she was a danger to herself and her s…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida to discuss the case of Jordan Belliveau, and absolutely adorable little boy who was thriving in the case of his foster family. However, after his mother, Charisse Stinson, petitioned for her son's return, she robbed the little boy of his happy ending. Instead of enjoying life with his foster sister, whom …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy follow a circus performer family across the United States and discuss the tragic case of Eduardo Posso, and adorable little boy who just wanted to juggle and be free. After essentially being kidnapped by his father and stepmother, Eduardo was taken across the country and made into the family scapegoat, with some of his s…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to both Midland, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss yet another case where methamphetamine and "mom's new man" are a lethal combination. Logan Cline was an adorable boy with his whole life ahead of him. That was until his mother, Stormy Johnson, got involved with Corey Allen Trumbull, a meth addict who was cruel…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to LaPorte, Indiana, to discuss the case of 4-year-old Judah Morgan, who was placed in a loving home, only to have that stripped away 18-months later. CPS took Judah from his foster parents, and placed him in the home of his biological parents, Mary Yoder and Alan Morgan. During this time, Judah was tied up with duc…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida once again to discuss the case of infamous family annihilator, Ronnie O'Neal. Once a community activist, Ronnie snapped after falling victim to a random drive by shooting. Although he was separated from his wife, Kenyatta, at the time, she welcomed him back into their home once he was released from the ho…
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Happy 4th of July Week if you're living in the States. We hope that you're all safe and with your loved ones. This week, Yergy and Drewby head up to the PNW to discuss the horrifying case of Tesslyn O'Cull, which is by far, one of the worst stories we're ever covered on this show. After her mother, Stella Ann Kiser, gets involved with Jesse Caleb C…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to New Mexico to discuss the horrifying case of James Dunklee Cruz. James was an adorable little boy who lost his life because CPS failed him repeatedly. Child Services in New Mexico ignored 13 different reports of abuse in his home. In the end, poor James' cause of death was blunt head and torso trauma, caused…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Florida to discuss the case of 4-year-old Bryan Boyer, who just a year prior, escaped civil unrest in his home country of Haiti, only to be killed by the adoptive mother who was supposed to save him. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine …
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This week, Yergy and Drewby head to both Minnesota and Virginia to discuss the case of Heaven Watkins, a young autistic girl with cerebral palsy who was killed by her mother, Latoya Monique Smith, and her new boyfriend, Demont Harris. Even more infuriating than the fact that this beautiful little girl was killed, is the fact that Demont was being p…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Albuquerque to discuss the case of Omaree Varela, a beautiful little boy who was abused by both his mother, Synthia Varela, and his stepfather, Steve Casaus - who was a violent criminal. Things came to a head on December 27th, 2013, when Synthia became so upset with Omaree that she literally kicked him to de…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the tragic case of 22-month-old Shaylyn Ammerman, a beautiful toddler who lived in a house with her extended family in Bloomington, Indiana. On March 24th, 2016, Shaylyn was found to be missing from the bed located in the family's living room. Kyler Parker, an acquaintance of the Ammerman family, was arrested and…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Virginia to discuss the tragic case of Khaleesi Cuthriell, and adorable little girl who didn't have a chance to grow up. After being placed in the custody of a con-artist and her 29 time felon boyfriend, Khaleesi's appearance quickly began changing for the worse in pictures shared on social media. As of the date …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Syracuse, New York, to discuss the case of Nefertiti Diamond Harris, a beautiful little girl who was placed in the custody of her loving godmother, Niosha Smith, after her mother, Latasha Mott, was unable to care for her. Nefertiti, who Niosha called "Tuti," thrived in her godmother's care. Unfortunately, sh…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head out to Gary, Indiana, to discuss the case of Christian Choate, a beautiful little boy who was locked inside a dog crate by his father and stepfather, who also ordered his older sister to act as his jailer. Christian was kept in that dog crate for about a year until he was ultimately beaten to death. Support Our Patr…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head back to Houston, Texas, once again, to discuss the case of Jazmine Rose Robin, who was killed just 11 days after coming home from the NICU. Medical Examiner Dr. Pramod Gumpeni found a total of 96 fractures on the infant. Her skull was fractured in two places. One of these head wounds was a fracture of the right pari…
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This week, Yergy and Drewby head to Texas to discuss the tragic case of Samuel Olson, a little boy whose story has become all too common on this channel... A child is born, the parents separate, and then one (or both) of the parents get involved with a significant other who means nothing but harm to their child. In this case, Samuel's father, Dalto…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Wale to discuss the tragic case of Lola James, a toddler from Haverfordwest who at the time of our story, was living with her mother, Sinead James, and her mother's boyfriend, Kyle Bevan. On July 17th, 2020 (into the early morning hours of the 18th), Kyle beat little Lola near death, documenting the abuse of his …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head out to Northeastern Ohio to discuss the chilling case of Shannon Graves, a beautiful young woman who was killed after she found herself in a love triangle. her then boyfriend, Arturo Novoa, had been carrying on a secret relationship with a single mom named Katrina Layton, who had been plotting to murder Shannon for …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Canada to discuss one of the country's most tragic stories... the senseless and brutal murder of Victoria "Tori" Stafford. Tori was a spunky little girl who loved Hannah Montana and dressing up for Halloween. Her favorite color was purple, and she had an older brother named Daryn who loved her very much. On April…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Denver, Colorado, to discuss the case of Yun Mi Hoy, a beautiful South Korean woman who was living with her husband, Ryan Hoy, and her daughter from a previous marriage, Isabella Guzman. As young Isabella got older, she began to exhibit violent behavior problems and often acted out, leading Yun Mi to become afrai…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Timothy Ferguson of Michigan, a 13-year-old autistic boy who lived with his mother and stepfather, Shanda and Adam Vander Ark, as well as his older brother, Paul Ferguson. But when Adam suffered a serious of medical events that caused him to be placed into the care of his parents, Shanda and Paul turn…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Colorado to discuss the bizarre case of Dylan Redwine, a 13 year old boy who, along with his older brother Cory, happened upon questionable pictures of their father, Mark, on his laptop. After Dylan threatened to use these photos as collateral against his father (whom he didn't want to see anymore), things turned…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Galveston, Texas, to discuss the case of Jayden Alexander Lopez, who was known to the community as "Little Jacob" after his body washed ashore in Galveston Bay in 2017. With the help of forensic sketch artist, Lois Gibson, as well as a shocking photograph of the dead child's face that was released to the public, …
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The Case of Reagan Simmons-Hancock and Taylor Parker
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Arkansas to discuss the case of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, a beautiful young mother who was expecting her second child with her loving husband, Homer. But that all changed when she met Taylor Parker, a deeply troubled woman who only wanted one thing... a baby. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiseryma…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Georgia to discuss the infuriating case of Laila Daniel. Laila was an adorable little girl that got caught up in the foster care system with her older sister, Millie. After being placed in two different homes, Laila and Millie went to stay with Jennifer Rosenbaum, who, coincidentally, was a former foster child wh…
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The Case of Regis Johnson and Arhonda Tillman
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Davenport, Florida, to discuss another case in Sheriff Grady Judd's territory - and that's the case of Regis and Arhonda Tillman. The couple met at church and proceeded to have a little girl together. At the time of our story, that little girl, who has not been named by the police, was 3-years-old, and Arhonda wa…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Porchia Bennett, a 3 year old girl from Philadelphia, PA, who was dumped off at a random man's house along with her siblings after her mother, Tiffany Bennett, didn't want to be a mother anymore. That man, Jerry Chambers, inflicted horrors onto the children, which was later described by the District A…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Fort Worth, Texas to discuss the case of Amari Demontre Boone, an adorable little boy who was loved very much by his parents, Rodney Boone and Ariana George. However, Amari's parents fell on difficult times and reached out to CPS for help, after which, Amari and his younger brother were placed in the care of Deon…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Michigan to discuss the case of Damian Sutton, an adorable little boy with giant blue eyes and a love for Elmo. After his mother, Nikki, fell on hard times, she moved in with a man named Ronald DiMambro and his family. The two were not a couple, but Ronald was willing to help the young mother get back on her feet…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of October Perez, a little girl from Montana who was killed by her mother's new boyfriend, David Hyslop. October was forced to sleep on a broken bed in a filthy basement, and suffered a catastrophic spinal cord fracture at the hands of this monster. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserym…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Charlette Dawkins, an adorable little girl from Voorhees, New Jersey who was killed by her mother's new boyfriend. On March 13th, 2017, Travis Graham got frustrated with Charlette because allegedly she pinched him, and then proceeded to backhand the little girl down their stairs. On March 14th, 2017, …
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Illinois to discuss the tragic case of Riley Fox, a little girl who was found in a stream after disappearing from her family's home in the middle of the night. What happens next is a tale of police corruption and tragedy upon tragedy for the Fox family. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachin…
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The Case of Shaye Groves + Frankie Fitzgerald
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head across the pond to discuss the disturbing case of Shaye Groves and Frankie Fitzgerald, two young lovers from Portsmouth, England who were engaged in a toxic relationship rife with jealously and abuse. After a night of drinking and cocaine use, Shaye, a self-proclaimed true crime addict, discovers that Frankie was te…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Oakley Calrson, and adorable little girl from Oakville, Washington. As of 2021, Oakley has been missing, and her former foster parents, Erik and Jamie Jo Hiles, want answers. The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s office would like to hear from anyone who has seen Oakley. They are also interested in hearin…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Dehli, India, to discuss the case of Jyoti Singh, a young woman who was attacked by a gang of men on a bus after a night out at a movie. Her fight for survival and subsequent death made her become a symbol of women's resistance around the world. Support Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Wiscasset, Maine, to discuss the case of Kendall Chick, a beautiful toddler who was placed with her paternal grandfather and his girlfriend by DHHS. On December 8th, 2017, first responders were dispatched to the family's mobile home on Crickets Lane for a report of an unresponsive child. What they encountered nex…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Upstate New York to discuss the case of Maddox Lawrence, an adorable 21 month old little girl who lived with her parents, Ryan and Morgan Lawrence. Just 3 months shy of her 2nd birthday, Maddox was killed by her father who had grown jealous of the attention that his wife paid to their baby. Support Our Patreon: h…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Jacksonville, Florida, to discuss the case of Taylor Williams, a beautiful little girl who lived with her mother, Brianna Shontae Williams. On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, Brianna called the police at about 7:20 in the morning. It was every parent's worst nightmare: her child was missing. Brianna had woken earl…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Kettering, Ohio, to discuss the case of Erica Baker, a 9-year-old girl who had her whole life ahead of her. On February 7th 1999, Erica set off to Indian Riffle Park with her Shih Tzu, Jamie, after not being able to go to a father daughter dance that was occurring in the park's community center that evening. Hour…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy head up I-95 to the Waterville area to discuss the tragic case of Valerie Joy Tieman (Harmon). Valerie was a beautiful woman who experienced a lot of tragedy in her short life. Valerie battled cancer - a fight she thankfully won. She'd been divorced from a man who was unfaithful to her. Even through these challenges, Val…
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This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Jaheem Harris, an adorable little boy from Iowa who was loved and adored by his father and grandmother. However, when his mother, Danielle, regained custody of Jaheem, things quickly went downhill. Jaheem and his younger brother were tortured and abused by their mother's new boyfriend, Walter Cordell …
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