True Sunlight

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#38

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days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

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Spivey v. Strickland et al... The Federal Civil Suit Built to Break HCPD Over Alleged Cover-Up (164)

Part One of Two On the eve of the third anniversary of Scott Spivey's killing, his family filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Horry County and 13 current and forme

Sep 10
53 min

What Netflix Left Out Of Mica Francis Miller's Story — From The Journalists On It Since 2024 (163)

Turns out the internet is disgusted by ‘Pastor’ JP Miller as a three-part documentary titled Death of a Pastor's Wife about Mica Francis Miller’s case premiered on Netfli

Sep 3
1 h 12 min

[FEED DROP] COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller - Unraveling Evidence Of Abuse

Follow The DROP FEED on Apple, Spotify or ⁠Ad-Free from LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon or Supercast⁠⁠ COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller is a⁠ ⁠LUNASHARK

Aug 28
1 h 03 min

New Filings: Accused Killer Michael Colucci Pleaded the Fifth 100 Times After Skipping Two Depositions

Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell take a break from the Alex Murdaugh retrial drama this week to revisit one of the most devastating cases they’ve c

Aug 27
1 h 04 min

New Filings... Accused Killer Michael Colucci Pleaded the Fifth 100 Times After Skipping Two Depositions (162)

Investigative journalists⁠ Mandy Matney⁠ and⁠ ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ take a break from the Alex Murdaugh retrial drama this week to revisit one of the most devastating cases they’

Aug 27
1 h 04 min

Lies Detected: Murdaugh Prosecutor Corrects the Record on Dick’s Deceptions

Part Two of Two There's a new Creighton Waters in town… In Part 2 of Episode 161, Investigative journalists⁠ Mandy Matney⁠ and⁠ ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ break down the stunning fil

Aug 23
40 min

Lies Detected... Murdaugh Prosecutor Corrects the Record on Dick’s Deceptions (161pt2)

Part Two of Two There's a new Creighton Waters in town… In Part 2 of Episode 161, Investigative journalists⁠⁠ Mandy Matney⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Liz Farrell⁠⁠ break down the stunning

Aug 23
40 min

Judge Scolds Team Murdaugh for Courtroom Shenanigans Over Murder Weapon ‘Rumor’

Part One of Two Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell break down everything that happened at Alex Murdaugh’s most recent hearing.Team Murdaugh came to F

Aug 20
58 min

Alex Murdaugh Wants to Be Judged By Charleston. What to Know About Friday’s Murdaugh Murders Hearing (TSP160)

Alex Murdaugh is due back in court for another hearing this week and investigative journalist Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell are more ready than ever. In today’s episode M

Aug 13
1 h 09 min

The Distraction Machine: Becky Hill's Win and Gregg Roman's Supreme Court Detour, TSP #159 [Part Two]

Part Two of Two Some good news first: Judge Richard Gergel dismissed Alex Murdaugh's federal lawsuit demanding $600,000 from former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky

Aug 10
35 min

Was Mandy Matney Punished By The Court For Speaking Out Against The SC Judiciary? TSP #159 [Part One]

[Part One of Two] Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell walk through the motion to reconsider filed by Mandy’s attorneys to combat the unprecedented an

Aug 6
1 h 14 min

TSP #158 [Part Two] - South Carolina’s Warning To Whistleblowers + What’s Happening In the Alex Murdaugh v Becky Hill Lawsuit?

Part Two of Two South Carolina fined journalist Mandy Matney $5,000 to “deter similar conduct in the future and promote respect for the law.” It fined Cory Fleming, $0.

Aug 1
39 min

True Sunlight #158 [Part One] - Debbie Barbier Tells on Herself + Why It Matters that John Monk’s Son Was Arrested for CSAM

Part One of Two Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell have some questions about a Spartanburg County Police report… made by none other than Debbie Barb

Jul 30
1 h 13 min

True Sunlight #157 - 'Flee' Gilley Extends His Stay in Italy + The Strange Tale of a Mass Squatter

Ten days after an unprecedented contempt order shook South Carolina to its core, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell are still standing — and they've

Jul 23
1 h 06 min

TSP #156 [Part Two] - Reasonable Fear of an Unreasonable Justice System: More on Mandy's $176,500 Punishment Without Process

[Part Two of Two] In Part Two, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell break down exactly how Parker's attorneys weaponized a judge's old-fashioned notio

Jul 18
48 min

True Sunlight #156 [ Part One ] - A Dark Day At The House Of True Sunlight After $176,500 Contempt Sanction

[Part One of Two] Investigative journalists⁠ Mandy Matney⁠ and⁠ ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ react to a stunning contempt ruling ordering Mandy to pay a $5,000 fine and $171,500 for bi

Jul 16
53 min

FEED DROP: Wherever It Leads... Milan: 'Festina Lente' Making Haste Slowly Through Milano With Tour de Force Marta Mondelli

We're taking a break from True Sunlight this week, but we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Wherever It Leads... Milan' Follow the show at staypes.ky/wherever Tourists sp

Jul 9
59 min

TSP #155 [Part Two] - Pink in the Courtroom: Why Greg Parker Apparently Fears Free Speech

[Part Two of Two] Investigative journalist Mandy Matney is still processing — but she’s not shrinking. In Part Two, Mandy begins the episode reflecting on how Greg Park

Jul 3
57 min

TSP #155 [Part One] - Judge McCaslin Takes the Wheel: Murdaugh Retrial Hearing Recap

[Part One of Two] The first hearing in Alex Murdaugh's retrial was supposed to signal a new era for Team Murdaugh. Dick Harpootlian promised bigger, bolder, different. W

Jul 2
1 h 07 min

TSP #154 — Weldon Boyd’s Bizarre (And, Frankly, Embarrassing) Legal Filings Against Mark Tinsley Get the Full Tiger Treatment

Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ dig into the spectacular self-destruction of Weldon Boyd's case against attorney Mark "the Tiger" Tinsley—the wan

Jun 25
1 h 13 min

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#85 ▼ 7 True Crime US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I’ve been listening since the Murdaugh investigation and it’s my #1 choice for listening. The journalism is solid and important, but never gives over to self-importance. Mandy, Liz, and David are real people telling real stories they’re really investigating. And I’m here for ALL of it. Ignore the haters. Haters gonna hate.

godzgrrl · Dec 2024

The cases being reviewed are interesting and I want to continue listening because of that. However, the random political comments need to stop to make this an actual legit investigative podcast. I work in the law enforcement field and this is such a turnoff. You need to understand your audience is made of different individuals and we are here for the actual cases you are covering. Not your own personal opinions.

Evanspond · Nov 2024

As journalists, Mandy and Liz do a fantastic job of uncovering hidden details, documents, and subtleties of various legal cases while piecing them together to tell a complete story. They are especially skilled at explaining complex issues in a very easy-to-understand way. I think the podcast is greatly improved now that there is no longer the silly Shakespearean-style reading of documents and emails. One critique that I think would make the podcast even better would be for Liz to adopt a more neutral delivery when discussing egregious and criminal behavior. Some of her comments are funny but her righteous tone diminishes the professionalism of the podcast and she comes off sounding self-important. Mandy, in contrast, comes across as much more professional, imo, while still being incredibly funny. The two have great chemistry and you can tell they have incredible respect for each other. Overall, great podcast that keeps evolving as they grow and learn.

👳@onealmond.com · Oct 2024

I’ve been listening to you since the beginning and watching your journalism change outcome of a high-profile murder case was absolutely incredible. As a woman, it was also empowering. There’s nothing like sharing an episode of truths told by straight up and ethical journalists with someone who desperately needs to hear it. Even if they aren’t ready to hear the truth. Your unbiased work makes all the TRUTHS know. I appreciate how hard you work to shine light on all the actions the world as a whole has grown so accepting of. It gives me hope that people are waking up to the good ol boy system we’ve previously been cornered into surrendering to. Honestly, y’all are so good it makes me concerned for your safety! We know enough about the system by now…so stay pesky! But also stay safe!! The world needs more truth tellers like y’all!

MartyFree444 · Sep 2024

I’ve been a listener for years and always enjoyed the quality and depth of Mandy and Liz’s reporting. But I can no longer deny the decline that the show has taken. It started to take more of a “men are evil“ approach and has now declined to the point where real news stories that people are interested in are being sidelined for constant reports about this alleged witch hunt against Mandy. Newsflash – it’s not all about you, and when the judge failed to rule on your emergency motion to change the location of your deposition, that meant that you needed to appear as subpoenaed - period,full stop. Also, the childish nicknames and ridiculous voices and sound effects that David uses whenever reading from a transcript are beyond annoying at this point, and it’s no longer worth slogging through to try to get updates on stories I care about like Micah Miller, Scott Spivey, and others. Well, I hope they will someday return to the style of reporting that made them popular, I won’t hold my breath.

Kayla69 · Aug 2026

This podcast started off strong. It focused on investigative journalism and I looked forward to each new episode. There have been some shifts that, for me, make it often difficult to impossible to listen. Bringing David - who seems like a wonderful person in life and behind the scenes - on air is not an asset. Not everyone comes across well on the air, and in this podcast that is the case. When he does “regular” reading of documents they are hard to follow. His “interpretive” readings are so cringe that I either turn off the episode or fast forward. It is worse than the worst scene in an acting 1 class in college. Also, and more importantly, I find it reduces the integrity of the journalistic work of the podcast that Mandy, Liz, Beth and others bring. I know that is not the intention, but that is, for me, the result. At this time it seems the contempt lawsuit and inexplicable penalty has consumed the team. I can understand that. The result for me as a listener is that the podcast has become a bubble. From my perspective, it does not seem anybody on the team is far enough removed to be an effective director/editor/producer (I do not know how it works) to keep the podcast focused. Given the highly personal nature of the lawsuit, a less involved editor would be helpful to bring that perspective in for listeners. I believe in the work and the importance of what Mandy, Liz and the team are doing and will continue to (try) to listen. If there is too much David, I will eventually have to stop. If there is a continued focus-bubble, I will have to take a break. Today’s entirely self-focused episode has led me to unfollow and take a break.

6420dsz · Aug 2026

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