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In this weeks issue: God, systemic true crime, and the reckoning in Bachelor Nation.

Tell me what youre listening to.
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The question is: How long would it take?

This is what I think about every time I think about Relisha Rudd.
Rudd was an 8-year-old Black girl who disappeared from a Washington, D.C., homeless shelter in 2014.
Call it a different kind of true crime.

Three episodes are out as of this writing; the fourth drops tomorrow.
(Joan of Arc, by the way, is played by the voice actress Tara Sands.)
And you know what?
Its all a pretty fun hang facilitated by very capable comedians.
Plus, Colbert being a notable Catholic led to some pretty fun ripostes between him and Javerbaum.
Being someone more on the former side of the spectrum, I listened with great curiosity.
In this weeks Hot Pod,Kevin Cortez wrote about the joys of passive podcasts.
Lots going on in Bachelor Nation right now, and some of it is happening in the podcast universe.
In particular, check out Rachel Lindsays work onHigher Learning.
And thats a wrap for1.5x Speed!
Hope you enjoyed it.