A new audio drama told week after week, from Wondery. Different stories about crime, love, mystery or conspiracy. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. All will make you wonder... What’s your secret?

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At a time when we’re debating where policing is going, we’re going to tell you where the police came from. Guided by Peabody award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika, Empire City will provide the first accessible narrative history of the American police and its place in popular culture. Who are the police? And why were police departments created in the first place? To find answers, we’re going to tell the origin story of the largest police force in the world: The NYPD. We begin in the late 1800’s at a moment when the entire police force was on trial. It’s the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the NYPD, and it all plays out like a high stakes courtroom drama. What follows is the action-packed account of how the NYPD got to this point and what happened next. It involves Black abolitionists fighting slave patrols in the courts of Gotham; two rival police forces duking it out for power at City Hall; the origins of the true crime genre; and how the NYPD spread their tactics worldwide.

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Franny (Jenna Elfman) and Jim (Bodhi Elfman) have been happily married for 12 years. Until one night Franny wakes up with a very unsettling thought. What's her secret? The dark comedy, “A Beautiful Spell” is the first story from Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. Told over 3 episodes, the Elfman’s play a married couple who spend one night walking through their insecurities, jealousies and fantasies.

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Franny's secret is that she has been taking melatonin -- and Jim has revealed some secrets of his own. Will role playing help them put the spark back into their marriage? The dark comedy, “A Beautiful Spell” is the first story from Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. Told over 3 episodes, real life couple Bodhi & Jenna Elfman play a Jim & Franny who spend one night walking through their insecurities, jealousies and fantasies.

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Franny (Jenna Elfman) and Jim (Bodhi Elfman) take their role playing to the next level revealing the couple’s secret fantasies and leading to an intense conclusion to the night. The dark comedy, “A Beautiful Spell” is the first story from Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. Told over 3 episodes, the Elfman’s play Jim & Franny who spend one night walking through their insecurities, jealousies and fantasies.

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Laura's secret was that she was dating Derek - but she couldn't keep it from her nameless, manipulative Manager (Jane Kaczmareck). Inspired by real-life company rules that require employees to disclose a romantic relationship and acknowledge they could be fired over it, this dark, twisted comedy takes that premise to the point of absurdity, then shock. Laura is played by Jocelyn Towne. Written by Mike Bartlett. (A warning: this probably not an episode you want to listen around kids, or if you're expecting one)