Welcome to Parcast Presents, your new home for special mini-series running across the Parcast Network! This is where you'll find holiday specials, retrospectives on pivotal historical moments, deep-dives into cultural phenomena, and other can't-miss episodes curated from over 40 Parcast shows! Parcast Presents is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
Latest episodes
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36 min
The Dayton Christmas Killings Pt. 2
The spree continues into Christmas Day and beyond, during which the teen gang murders their third, fourth, fifth and sixth victims. After a tip, police catch the group wearing vict…
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39 min
The Dayton Christmas Killings Pt. 1
In the early hours of Christmas Eve 1992, a senseless murder in Dayton, Ohio, marks the beginning of a rampage. What started as a desire for Christmas cash turns into a three-day k…
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37 min
It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 4
Between the relentless accusations and physical assaults, the early 2000s were a dangerous time to be living in the Polk household. No one knew that more than their three kids, all…
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41 min
It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 3
In the 1990s, the Polk marriage descended into a slow-motion implosion. Susan’s resentment of her husband was growing, and it only intensified after he introduced her to a new ther…
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45 min
It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 2
Dr. Polk decides once and for all how far he’ll go to manipulate Susan into staying with him. They marry in the winter of 1981. As the decade progresses, their joy over the birth o…
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46 min
It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 1
Twenty years ago, a heinous crime unfolded in a California pool house. The seeds of it were planted in the 1970s, when the Bay Area’s rising star in adolescent therapy, Dr. Felix P…
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41 min
Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 3
By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. A theory emerged: What if the Mad Poisoner was actually the Unabomber? Ted Kaczynski had proven he was a revenge-seeking terro…
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38 min
Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 2
If Roger Arnold wasn’t behind the murders, who was? Police turn their focus to a new suspect: a disgruntled accountant named James Lewis. But the more police dig into Lewis’s life,…
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40 min
Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 1
Forty years ago, cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules led to the deaths of seven people all around the Chicago area. America was gripped by paranoia and fear. Why was this happening? Who…
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45 min
Art Mysteries Pt. 5: Banksy
For over two decades, the artist known as Banksy has vandalized private property, sold millions in antagonistic artwork, drawn a spotlight to society’s most egregious hypocrisies —…
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44 min
Art Mysteries Pt. 4: The Stolen Klimt
Before and during WWII, the Nazis stole a fortune in priceless art. Among them was a portrait that’s been called “the Mona Lisa of Austria” — a luminous piece by Gustav Klimt compl…
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46 min
Art Mysteries Pt. 3: The Fake Rothko
In 1994 an art dealer representing an anonymous client sold a rare painting to a New York gallery. There was only one problem: It was a fake. Yet for years, the paintings kept comi…
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42 min
Art Mysteries Pt. 2: The Bouvier Affair
Art dealer Yves Bouvier revolutionized the fine art business. His clientele included oligarchs, billionaires, or any other buyer who required discretion. Then he used the industry'…
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45 min
Art Mysteries Pt. 1: The Lost Da Vinci
After an ethereal painting of Jesus Christ fetches a record-breaking bid in a 2017 auction, doubts about its authenticity shroud the work in controversy. Is “Salvator Mundi” a Da V…
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59 min
Paradise Lost Pt. 4
Blood spills in the Garden of Eden. Sin and Death have merged the worlds of Chaos and Paradise, unleashing horrors never seen before. As Satan enjoys the fruits of his labor, Adam…
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50 min
Paradise Lost Pt. 3
The Angels of Paradise are called upon to protect the Garden of Eden — and its two innocent occupants — from an intruder: none other than Satan himself. This episode originally air…
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57 min
Paradise Lost Pt. 2
Welcome to Hell. Satan has fallen, imprisoned alongside his treacherous allies. His arduous journey to escape will reunite him with Sin and introduce him to his progeny, Death. And…
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57 min
Paradise Lost Pt. 1
High up in the heavens, a kingdom celebrates a new creation. But there is one who won’t partake in the revelry. Instead, he plots. Lucifer has a curiosity he can’t ignore, and he’l…
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32 min
Princess Diana: The Royal Special Pt. 3
From a royal to a humanitarian to a victim, Princess Diana significantly impacted the world during her short time here. Her recent portrayals in TV and film prove that although her…
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33 min
Princess Diana: The Royal Special Pt. 2
As the world mourns, speculation runs wild. How could this have happened? Who was to blame? British paparazzi, who hounded the vehicle into its passengers’ final moments, are an ea…