{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Dark Companion Podcast","title":"When a Cop and a Journalist Walk Into a Bar… They Start a True Crime Podcast | Jake White & John Henry","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c5339660\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3199,"description":"Mike welcomes two new residents of the Sunset Lounge universe: Signal 51 Chronicles hosts Jake White and John Henry, a former Fort Worth narcotics sergeant and a twice-laid-off Star-Telegram journalist who somehow turned bar stories into a true crime podcast. They break down what “Signal 51” actually means, why Fort Worth PD radio codes make for good show titles, and how a cop and a writer went from hanging out at the Mule Pub to dissecting some of Texas’ wildest cases.\nThe crew dives into the true crime boom, from internet sleuths and white-collar scams to old-school Jacksboro Highway gangsters, the Glass Key murders, Baylor basketball scandal, the Cullen Davis saga, and yes, that little Dallas incident on November 22, 1963. Along the way you get cop-shop politics, undercover beard days, gun show freakshows, and why the days of the lifelong homicide detective might be dying out.\nIf you like your true crime with local grit, barroom origin stories, and Mike needling everyone in the room, this one’s your on-ramp to Signal 51 Chronicles. Listen, share, and maybe don’t slap anyone you “thought was your girlfriend.”00:58 – Welcome to YDC & Episode 17601:28 – Meet the Signal 51 Chronicles Guys03:04 – What Is Signal 51 & Who Are These Guys?06:01 – Mule Pub, Door Guys & Bar-Stool Storytime10:44 – Why True Crime Won’t Die13:12 – Murders, Weird Crimes & Gun Show Madness15:36 – Jacksboro Highway & the Glass Key Murders19:39 – Crime Meets Sports: The TCU Case22:27 – Cullen Davis & People Who Won’t Talk24:47 – The Biggest DFW True Crime Case Ever26:52 – Crime in Real Time & Subject Matter Experts28:32 – The Decline of the Career Detective32:16 – Mid-Show Reads: CBD & Giving Mas37:22 – Why Everyone Binge-Watches True Crime40:40 – White Collar Chaos41:44 – Inside Investigations & the Future of Policing45:32 – Career Highs, Lows & Undercover Beard Chronicles49:54 – First Cases: Koslow & Baylor Scandal51:59 – YDC Wrap-Up & Mike’s Pants-Off Exit","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MY5pcsVq0QCXSElEJXNsUEiC8gyrgEoWfpnhiVr9GdU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZTA1/ZjBmZGFkOTk5ZDdi/YWRmMDQ3NGZjY2Ex/ZjgxYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}