Hookergate: Criminals and Libertines in the South
iHeart Podcast Network
Truck-stop brothels run by a web of ex-cons… a commonwealth attorney wasted on whiskey and power… protection exchanged for cash and flesh… a brash local reporter exposing it all… This is HOOKERGATE: Criminals and Libertines in the South. I am your host, Dr. Lindsay Byron, author, historian, and lifelong wayward woman—and this forgotten scandal happened in my hometown. Join me as I use crumbling news clippings, interviews, and dramatic re-enactments to bring to life for the first time in nearly 50 years this wild ride of hedonistic corruption.
Location:
United States
Networks:
iHeart Podcast Network
Description:
Truck-stop brothels run by a web of ex-cons… a commonwealth attorney wasted on whiskey and power… protection exchanged for cash and flesh… a brash local reporter exposing it all… This is HOOKERGATE: Criminals and Libertines in the South. I am your host, Dr. Lindsay Byron, author, historian, and lifelong wayward woman—and this forgotten scandal happened in my hometown. Join me as I use crumbling news clippings, interviews, and dramatic re-enactments to bring to life for the first time in nearly 50 years this wild ride of hedonistic corruption.
Language:
English
Threats
Duration:00:33:52
Swarm of Bees
Duration:00:31:17
The Pressure Builds
Duration:00:34:48
Keeping the Peace
Duration:00:34:52
And We’re All Out of Coffee
Duration:00:34:07
Cash and Flesh
Duration:00:36:30
This Woman Was Different
Duration:00:36:42
Dangerous to Himself
Duration:00:31:23
Introducing: Hookergate: Criminals and Libertines in the South
Duration:00:01:59