Every family has an origin story – for author Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, Wilder) her family's is a murder mystery. For as long as she can remember the Piazzas have told the story of their Sicilian roots going back over a hundred years ago:

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Introducing: On Musk with Walter Isaacson

Dec 12th, 2023 3m 23s

What is it like to shadow Elon Musk for two years? To sit courtside as he builds a rocket? Or tears apart an engineer? Or couch surfs at the homes of billionaires? And how on earth do you make sense of it all? Walter Isaacson is the biographer

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Introducing OUTLAWS: The Good Thief

Jul 13th, 2023 1m 51s

Vassilis Palaikostas, aka “Greece’s Robin Hood” has been on the lam for 14 years. In his absence, legends of his generosity have grown. But no one knows where he is, or if the stories are even true. Here’s what we do know: there’s a million Eu

The Good Thief - Ep 1. How to Rob Banks and Influence People

Jul 12th, 2023 35m 47s

Miles and the team learn how Vassilis and his gang pulled off the biggest bank robbery in Greek history without firing a single shot.Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in

SILENCED - EP 1: The Black Book

Apr 27th, 2023 34m 52s

When music promoter and DJ Jean-Claude Olivier is shot outside a club in Miami, Little Haiti wonders – how much further is this going to go?Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri

THE LAST SOVIET- EP 1: Let’s Go

Feb 15th, 2023 38m 54s

Traveling at five miles a second, 250 miles above the Earth’s surface, Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev wakes to a message from his handlers on the ground: the Soviet Union is collapsing. And so is the Soviet Space agency. You have a choice: co

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Introducing Skyline Drive: It's Supposed to Be Fun

Dec 22nd, 2022 38m 47s

In this new series from Kaleidoscope co-founder Mangesh Hattikudur, we journey into the weird, wonderful world of astrology with a little help from: Mangesh's mom, a science writer, a famous musician, and one very sneaky author! But when an omi

Bon Bons

Dec 14th, 2022 33m 4s

Welcome to the final chapter of Wild Chocolate! This week, we dive into the actual experience of eating REAL chocolate. Why does it have an almost drug-like effect on so many of us? And what can a chocolatier do to make that experience pop? And

The Art of the Deal

Dec 7th, 2022 36m 45s

As Volker continues his quest for the perfect bean, police stage a stake out on his property to snare local cacao thieves. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a s

The Gospel of Chocolate

Nov 30th, 2022 39m 49s

When a Brazilian prodigy discovers a wild new strain of cacao, she can’t tame the flavor, until a mysterious fixer shows up at her door with a plan. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stet

Ghost Chocolate

Nov 23rd, 2022 27m 56s

On the edges of one of the world’s most stunning nature preserves, an ancient Mayan secret has been hiding in plain sight. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a s

Big Bad Chocolate

Nov 16th, 2022 35m 20s

Remember the Mast Brothers scandal? Think you are eating sustainable, small batch chocolate? It's way more complicated than that. Plus: when three idealists try to tackle the evils of Big Chocolate, they realize treacherous roads, nails and bul

The Awakening

Nov 9th, 2022 36m 51s

No one should be murdered over some cacao beans. But as the world gets a taste for wild chocolate, competition becomes cutthroat. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to

Bolivia For Dummies

Nov 2nd, 2022 36m 17s

Cacao hunter Volker Lehman has spent 20 years ruining his life to chase the perfect flavor. But he just can’t quit the Amazon. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to mak

The Hunt

Oct 26th, 2022 36m 37s

Things get off to a rocky start when the team accidentally crashes into a major cocaine flyway. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along wit

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Trailer: OBSESSIONS: Wild Chocolate

Oct 19th, 2022 2m 33s

Introducing the first season of OBSESSIONS: Wild Chocolate. We take you deep into the Amazon on the hunt for fortune, glory and chocolate. Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with wild cocoa hunter Luisa Abram

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