Infamous

Few musical acts have played the heel as well as the Insane Clown Posse. In 2011, the FBI even classified Juggalos, the group’s rabid fans, as a criminal gang. But still, every year, tens of thousands of fans make a pilgrimage to Legend Valley, Ohio, for a week of all-out debauchery. Zoe Nightingale reports from inside America’s most notorious music festival. A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertai...

Judith Miller is publicly taken to task by her own editors. But when she’s entangled in a scandal, being fired from the Times ends up being the least of her problems. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: “Little Miss Run Amok” ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access...

Judith Miller doubles down on finding evidence for WMD and heads to Iraq with the military to find them herself. But while she’s away in Iraq, the New York Times faces its biggest scandal in years. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: “Little Miss Run Amok” ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or visi...

The New York Times undergoes changes after 9/11, and Judith Miller is on the cutting edge of war on terror reporting. When the Bush administration begins raising alarm about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Judy begins finding evidence for their claims. Only thing is, her reporting is based on a lie. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: “Little Miss Run Amok” ad-free right n...

We deep dive into the heiress who bankrolled NXIVM, Clare Bronfman, talking about what psychological factors were at play when she became entrenched in the cult, and the turmoil her involvement sparked. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: NXIVM's Inner Circle ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or v...

India Oxenberg talks about what was happening behind the scenes in NXIVM when they granted Vanessa access, India’s difficult but rewarding healing journey, and why stories like this one continue to fascinate and provoke. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: NXIVM’s Inner Circle ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts to start y...

At a NXIVM summit, Vanessa begins to suspect that her exclusive access is a sham. No one, it seems, is being honest. When the federal indictments are finally released, she’ll learn exactly what everyone has been lying about and discover the chilling truths the lies concealed. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: NXIVM’s Inner Circle ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the to...

It turns out that NXIVM has bigger problems on their hands than just some bad press. Vanessa flies to Guadalajara, to meet their leader, supposed genius and Ayn Rand super-fan Keith Raniere, ahead of his indictment. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: NXIVM’s Inner Circle ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetThe...

Vanessa meets more higher-ups in NXIVM, like Nancy Salzman, and learns about JNess, NXIVM’s all-female empowerment subgroup. Disturbing details crop up, and the darkest allegations against the company begin to come to light. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: NXIVM’s Inner Circle ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or vis...

News leaks that someone in the self-help group NXIVM has branded female members with their leader’s initials. Now, the nation believes they are a cult. In the hopes of changing the narrative, NXIVM gives Vanessa exclusive access to the group’s top members, like Seagram’s heir Clare Bronfman. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: NXIVM’s Inner Circle ad-free right now. Click ‘Subs...

Gabriel Sherman has a front-row seat to Bannon’s turbulent final days in the White House. As he chronicles Bannon’s attempt at gaining supremacy again, Gabe travels the world with Bannon via private jet. But who’s benefiting from this situation? Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: From Death Threats to Dinner ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Infamous show p...

Gabriel Sherman tells Vanessa the story of his relationship with Steven Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News and briefly chief White House strategist for Donald Trump. Bannon launches an elaborate smear campaign against Gabe–and then Gabe receives an invitation he didn’t expect. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of From Death Threats to Dinner ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ a...

Vanessa sits down with author and former porn model Lux Alptraum to discuss how pornography has changed over the decades, whether what happens in culture influences what we desire in the bedroom, and the difficult question of whether Girls Gone Wild flashers were being exploited. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: Boy Gone Wild ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top o...

As the internet shifts the porn landscape, the Girls Gone Wild empire begins to falter, and Joe’s legal and financial troubles worsen. Joe moves to Mexico, but why? Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: Boy Gone Wild ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A...

After months of hearing from Riley Perez, Joe Francis finally gets a tip from an unlikely source that could lead him to the perpetrator. But as the justice system starts to close in, Joe faces some legal troubles of his own. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: Boy Gone Wild ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetT...

Since his Girls Gone Wild franchise has taken off, Joe Francis has been swimming in cash and partying with the biggest celebs of the early aughts. But one night, Riley Perez breaks into Joe’s Bel-Air home, and uses some unconventional tactics. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: Boy Gone Wild ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Pod...

Joe Francis says his Girls Gone Wild videos are documentaries and therefore protected by the First Amendment. Panama City Beach Mayor Lee Sullivan says otherwise. A battle commences between two big personalities, and neither is backing down. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: Boy Gone Wild ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podca...

Girls Gone Wild VHS tapes were a staple of early-2000s late-night TV. But who was being featured on the risqué videos? And who was the man behind the camera? Vanessa flies to Panama City Beach, Florida, to find out. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Infamous: Boy Gone Wild ad-free right now. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.c...