The podcast where TWO passions become ONE!
True Crime,  Authors & Extraordinary People

True Crime, Authors & Extraordinary People

This is the podcast where two passions become one. Here weekly I will present a true crime story. It may be a crime you know about and it may be one that is new to you. Every other week, I will be interviewing an author. Maybe an author and some books you have never known about. So if you like True crime and have a passion to read, this is the podcast for you!

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Recent Episodes

From Trauma To Peace: A Survivor Therapist’s Journey Nikki Eisenhauer
Feb. 23, 2026

From Trauma To Peace: A Survivor Therapist’s Journey Nikki Eisenhauer

Some stories rearrange how we see predators, survivors, and the slow work of becoming whole. This conversation with psychotherapist and survivor Nikki Eisenhower does exactly that. She breaks down how grooming hides inside ev...
The Attica Prison Uprising — When Survival Became Rebellion
Feb. 23, 2026

The Attica Prison Uprising — When Survival Became Rebellion

A request for edible food, basic medical care, and protection from abuse should not be radical. Yet at Attica in 1971, those simple demands collided with a system built for control, and the result was deadly. We walk through ...
The Central Park 5— A Confession America Wanted
Feb. 22, 2026

The Central Park 5— A Confession America Wanted

Panic can make a city certain, and certainty can turn a theory into a conviction. We revisit the Central Park Five—now known as the Exonerated Five—to unpack how five teenagers were funneled from marathon interrogations to he...
The Angola 3 — Solitary For Believing Black Lives Matter
Feb. 21, 2026

The Angola 3 — Solitary For Believing Black Lives Matter

A prison built on a former plantation. Three men who dared to organize for dignity. A system that answered with isolation instead of justice. We take you inside the story of the Angola Three—Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox, an...
Sam Cooke — The Sound Of Freedom And A Death Still Questioned
Feb. 20, 2026

Sam Cooke — The Sound Of Freedom And A Death Still Questioned

A voice that could quiet a room—and a business mind that unsettled an industry. We dive into the life and legacy of Sam Cooke, exploring how a singer famed for smooth, intimate delivery became a blueprint for artistic power t...
The Scottsboro Boys — Childhood On Trial
Feb. 19, 2026

The Scottsboro Boys — Childhood On Trial

A freight train stop in 1931 Alabama turned into one of the most consequential legal battles in American history. We revisit the Scottsboro Boys case—nine Black kids, no physical evidence, and death sentences—and unpack how r...
The Tulsa Race Massacre — When A City Was Eradicated
Feb. 18, 2026

The Tulsa Race Massacre — When A City Was Eradicated

A thriving Black city was once a beacon of self-made prosperity—until lies, fear, and sanctioned violence turned it to ash. We revisit Greenwood, Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, to understand how a community built by doctors, lawy...
Muhammad-Ali — When Conscience Became A Crime
Feb. 17, 2026

Muhammad-Ali — When Conscience Became A Crime

A single decision can redraw the boundary between loyalty and liberty. We pay tribute to Jesse Jackson’s life and then turn to Muhammad Ali’s defining stand—his refusal to be drafted for the Vietnam War—and how that choice re...
Nina Simone — When Art Became An Indictment
Feb. 16, 2026

Nina Simone — When Art Became An Indictment

A dream of concert halls and sonatas collided with America’s color line—then transformed into a soundtrack for resistance. We explore how Nina Simone, trained for the classical stage, became a voice that refused to soften the...
COINTELPRO — When The FBI Declared War On Black Dissent
Feb. 15, 2026

COINTELPRO — When The FBI Declared War On Black Dissent

Power doesn’t always fear chaos; sometimes it fears unity even more. We dive into the story of COINTELPRO, the FBI’s covert program that set out to disrupt, discredit, and dismantle Black movements that threatened the status ...
The Birmingham Church Bombing — Four Girls, A Warning and Delayed Justice
Feb. 13, 2026

The Birmingham Church Bombing — Four Girls, A Warning and Delayed Justice

A bomb in a church should have shocked a city into action; instead, it exposed a system that hesitated when lives depended on speed. We revisit the 1963 Birmingham church bombing at 16th Street Baptist, not as a distant trage...
Malcolm X — Surveillance , Transformation, And A Murder The State Allowed
Feb. 13, 2026

Malcolm X — Surveillance , Transformation, And A Murder The State Allowed

A life can be rewritten by rumor, but a legacy is forged in evidence. We dive into the hard truths behind Malcolm X’s evolution—from a childhood marked by terror and a system that broke his family, to a prison library where r...

About the Host

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David McClam

Host/Producer

David is a family man. He is a father of 6 and a grandfather of 7. In his day job he works with technology. In his spare time he is a serious reader sometimes reading 5 books at a time. He is also into video games as well as spending time with his family. True Crime & Authors is a way to get his passion for true crime and reading out and share it with the world. This is also his way of giving back to hard working independent authors. He has always considered himself a true crime buff, and has always wanted to share his thoughts with others who love True Crime. He also considers himself a serious reader and wants to help the world discover new books.

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