This is the first episode in Radio Diaries’ new series The Unmarked Graveyard, untangling mysteries from America’s largest public cemetery. Each week, they’re bringing you stories of how people ended up on Hart Island, the lives they lived and

Chapter 8: Sometimes You Win

Jul 19th, 2023 49m 39s

Stevevonna announces her candidacy for mayor, challenging a former ally for the top spot on the city council. But as the election nears, a new issue takes center stage – not weed – but the city’s water supply. For early, ad-free access to episo

Chapter 7: The Joy of Politics

Jul 12th, 2023 37m 19s

Stevevonna Evans’ former friends in the city council have turned against her. But a trip to Sacramento and conversations with an unlikely ally convince her to take a big career swing. For early, ad-free access to episodes, join ‘Friends of the

Chapter 6: Ring of Truth

Jul 5th, 2023 32m 38s

Stevevonna Evans is charting a new path for Adelanto and attempting to put an era of corruption in the past. But just a few months into her term, she finds herself caught up in her own scandal and discovers that in Adelanto it’s difficult to go

Chapter 5: The Audit

Jun 28th, 2023 30m 31s

Stevevonna Evans, now on the city council, discovers multiple millions of dollars are missing from the city budget. She begins to investigate, and with every rock she turns over she learns another bonkers secret about what went down while Mayor

Chapter 4: Stevevonna’s Run

Jun 21st, 2023 37m 39s

With City Hall imploding in scandal, a local resident, Stevevonna Evans, takes it upon herself to run for office, unseat Bug, and clean up the mess he’s left behind. But Evans’ sudden interest in politics isn’t just about solving corruption. Sh

Chapter 3: The Dead Rat

Jun 14th, 2023 40m 51s

Bug’s ambitious plan to save Adelanto from bankruptcy by legalizing weed seems to be working. A green rush is on. But soon, strange deals start to go down. When the FBI starts poking around, a new business and multiple politicians are caught in

Chapter 2: Going Green

Jun 7th, 2023 34m 41s

The recent election fills Adelanto’s city council with fresh faces, including the conservative hippie John “Bug” Woodard Jr. But his plan to bring weed to the city is far from complete. He needs to actually pass a cannabis legalization ordinanc

Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan

Jun 7th, 2023 33m 45s

It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again: Become the first city in Southern Californi

Bonus

Dreamtown… A Primer.

May 31st, 2023 2m 34s

Sometimes out here in the West, a stranger comes to town and saves the city from whatever peril is threatening it. But sometimes a stranger comes to town disguised as a savior and turns out to be a grifter. From Crooked Media, this is Dreamtown

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Welcome to Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

May 17th, 2023 3m

What happens when a city on the verge of collapse tries to reinvent itself? How much will it cost? Who will pay the price? Reporter David Weinberg spent years following one California Mojave desert town’s transformation from a city of prisons t

Bonus

Introducing: Dreamtown (premieres June 7)

Apr 26th, 2023 43s

Welcome to Crooked Media’s newest limited series Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto - An official Tribeca selection. Subscribe to be the first to hear new Dreamtown content when it drops, and tune in to the official premiere on June 7th.