4 chapters across the catalog
Associate Executive Producers and the "You Got Served" Campaign
The hosts continue reading donor notes from associate executive producers, including Darren Young, who suggests the phrase "You Got Served" for when listeners introduce others to the show. Other donors include Chris Bailey, Timothy Kiernan, and Megan Emery. They explain the logistical challenges of producing the show alongside day jobs and the commitment to maintaining high-quality analysis.
Gail Lukasik discovered her mother, Elvira Frederick, had been passing for white for decades after finding a birth certificate marked "colored." Her mother had hidden her African American father and mixed-race mother from her husband and children. Lukasik describes her mother's meticulous habits, such as wearing white foundation to bed, to maintain the deception until her death.
A 1939 case in a Louisiana school involved female students developing uncontrollable muscle twitches, starting with a single girl at a dance. The "disease" spread through the student body until investigators concluded the symptoms were a result of mass hysteria and attention-seeking behavior. The hosts use this to illustrate how non-viral symptoms can be transmitted through social observation.
Ten days after the Dallas shooting, former Marine Gavin Long killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The incident occurred near the site of the Alton Sterling shooting. The hosts note the similarities between Long and Micah Johnson, including their military backgrounds, tactical gear, and the "ambush" style of the attacks.
