The Dana & Parks Podcast

MINI TRUE CRIME UPDATE: Robert Courtney released and the 'Unbranded' mission to help sex trafficking victims 10.05.2026 18:17 ↓

Scott Vaughn, a former football official who now owns First Down Healthcare & Aesthetics in suburban New Orleans, is the co-founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping survivors of human and sex trafficking get rid of tattoos and other physical markings. We’ll hear from Vaughn about the project in this episode. We’ll also hear about the release of Robert Courtney, a former pharmacist...

MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: A Times Square stabbing, a Bay Area predator, Renee Good updates and more 10.05.2026 24:30 ↓

Here, we have quick crime roundups from coast to coast, including an update on the Renne Good case out of Minneapolis, Minn. Featuring audio from 1010 WINS in New York, KCBS Radio in the Bay Area, KRLD 1080 in Dallas, KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia and Drivetime with DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.

OFFBITES: AI vacation planning and kamikaze dolphins 10.05.2026 10:46 ↓

The story of a woman who had artificial intelligence plan her European vacation and how dolphins have been used in warfare. Featuring audio from: The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City.

OFFBITES: A bayou triathlon and morel mushroom hunting 10.05.2026 10:53 ↓

We’ll get a look into a somewhat secret tradition – The Jazz Fest triathlon – and hear about this year’s hunting season. Mushroom hunting, that is. Featuring audio from Scoot out of WWL in New Orleans and WWJ Newsradio in Detroit.

TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: Rogue pharmacist and sex traffickers leave scars on their victims 09.05.2026 41:44 ↓

Scott Vaughn, a former football official who now owns First Down Healthcare & Aesthetics in suburban New Orleans, is the co-founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping survivors of human and sex trafficking get rid of tattoos and other physical markings. We’ll hear more from Vaughn about the project in this episode. We’ll also hear about the release of Robert Courtney, a former pharma...

BONUS: Letting AI plan a trip, dolphins at war, the Jazz Fest triathlon and mushroom hunting 09.05.2026 21:53 ↓

This week, we’re starting off in the world of tech with the story of a woman who had artificial intelligence plan her European vacation and how dolphins have been used in warfare. Then, we’ll get a look into a somewhat secret tradition – The JazzFest triathlon – and hear about this year’s hunting season. Mushroom hunting, that is. Featuring audio from: The Dave Glover Show out of KMX in St. Louis,...