Cold Blooded: Receipts

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Episode Information:

• Title: Cold Blooded: Receipts
• Series: Cold Blooded Mystery in Alaska
• Host: Chris Connelly, ABC Audio
• Release Date: August 13, 2025

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1. Introduction to the Mystery

"Cold Blooded: Receipts" delves into the perplexing case of Dr. Eric Garcia, a respected surgeon from Ketchikan, Alaska, whose sudden death and the disappearance of his valuable collections have left the tight-knit community baffled. The episode sets the stage for a gripping true crime investigation, highlighting the complexities faced by a small police department tackling a multifaceted mystery.

2. Discovery of Dr. Garcia's Death and Missing Valuables

The narrative begins with the tragic discovery of Dr. Garcia's body found on his couch, accompanied by signs of foul play. His prized possessions, including rare coins, luxury watches, and high-end liquors, totaling an estimated half a million dollars, have vanished without a trace.

• Officer Devin Miller [03:23]: "Valuables were gone, it really changes things immensely. It was a major theft."

The initial investigation reveals suspicious elements such as elevated carbon monoxide levels from a morphine overdose, a barbecue grill found near the body, and missing smoke detectors, suggesting an attempt to obscure evidence.

3. The Investigation Unfolds

Officer Devin Miller, who knew Dr. Garcia personally, takes the lead in unraveling the mystery. Alongside Sergeant Eric Mattson, the team explores Dr. Garcia's life beyond his surgical career, examining financial assets and personal relationships to identify potential suspects.

• Sergeant Eric Mattson [05:56]: "The house was not broken into. There was no forced entry. So the items were removed unsuspectingly, I would say by somebody that had a direct relation with Dr. Garcia."

4. Enter Jordan Joplin: A Questionable Ally

A pivotal figure emerges in the form of Jordan Joplin, initially introduced as a friend and masseur to Dr. Garcia. Jordan's unexplained access to Dr. Garcia's home and vehicle raises red flags among the investigators.

• Jordan Joplin [06:35]: "Nobody's heard from him yet."
• Dawn Hink [09:41]: "I had quite a few different notions in regards to Jordan. A few of them were just a little unsavory."

Dr. Garcia's close associates express concerns about Jordan's influence, particularly regarding unusual financial activities linked to Dr. Garcia's accounts.

5. Suspicious Behavior and Inconsistent Alibis

Jordan's behavior becomes increasingly erratic as the investigation progresses. His inability to provide a clear explanation for his power of attorney and discrepancies in his account of events during welfare checks deepen suspicions.

• Officer Devin Miller [15:55]: "Jordan was starting to act in an unusual way."
• Jordan Joplin [16:22]: "You said you have power of attorney? I have a paper that he gave me power of attorney. Attorney at the top. Okay. Can I ask you a question? Can you explain to me what a power of attorney is exactly? Because I have no idea."

Surveillance footage from Walmart contradicts Jordan's claims of visiting the store with Dr. Garcia, showing him alone loading heavy plastic bins into his truck.

6. Key Evidence: Shipping Receipts and Surveillance Footage

A breakthrough occurs when police discover shipping receipts linking Jordan to substantial cargo shipments just days before Dr. Garcia's valuables disappeared. The receipts indicate three shipping containers totaling approximately 4,400 pounds destined for Maple Valley, Washington.

• Sergeant Eric Mattson [22:26]: "We found a shipping receipt from Alaska Marine Lines. It's a local barge company that transports goods all through Alaska along the coast, down to the state of Washington."

Walmart's surveillance footage further implicates Jordan, capturing him alone at the store and handling significant amounts of storage bins without any presence of Dr. Garcia.

• Sergeant Eric Mattson [24:10]: "He was the only person that I saw exit and enter that truck. I did not see Dr. Garcia on the Walmart footage from that day."

7. Unraveling the Truth and Next Steps

The accumulation of evidence paints a picture of deceit and potential theft orchestrated by someone with intimate knowledge of Dr. Garcia's life. Jordan Joplin's lies about his whereabouts and involvement with Dr. Garcia suggest a deeper conspiracy, compelling the police to take decisive action.

• Chris Connelly [26:24]: "Jordan Joplin had told police he didn't know about Dr. Eric Garcia's vast collection of valuables. And yet here he was on camera loading £4,000 of something into containers just days before police discovered the valuables were missing."

As the episode concludes, police face the challenge of tracing the now-absent shipping containers and uncovering the full extent of the theft, setting the stage for a thrilling continuation in the next episode.

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8. Conclusion

"Cold Blooded: Receipts" masterfully intertwines investigative journalism with compelling storytelling, offering listeners an in-depth look into the complexities of unraveling a high-stakes true crime case. Through meticulous examination of evidence and character dynamics, the episode builds suspense, leaving audiences eager for the resolution in the subsequent installment.

Notable Quotes:

• Officer Devin Miller [03:23]: "Valuables were gone, it really changes things immensely. It was a major theft."
• Sergeant Eric Mattson [05:56]: "The house was not broken into. There was no forced entry. So the items were removed unsuspectingly, I would say by somebody that had a direct relation with Dr. Garcia."
• Jordan Joplin [16:22]: "You said you have power of attorney? I have a paper that he gave me power of attorney. Attorney at the top. Okay. Can I ask you a question? Can you explain to me what a power of attorney is exactly? Because I have no idea."
• Sergeant Eric Mattson [22:26]: "We found a shipping receipt from Alaska Marine Lines. It's a local barge company that transports goods all through Alaska along the coast, down to the state of Washington."
• Chris Connelly [26:24]: "Jordan Joplin had told police he didn't know about Dr. Eric Garcia's vast collection of valuables. And yet here he was on camera loading £4,000 of something into containers just days before police discovered the valuables were missing."

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Looking Ahead: The episode concludes by hinting at the forthcoming investigation's expansion beyond Alaska, promising a deeper dive into the network behind Dr. Garcia's stolen valuables. Listeners are left anticipating the next part of this riveting true crime saga.

Transcript

[Debra Roberts]

This is Debra Roberts here with another weekly episode of our latest series from 2020 and ABC Audio, Cold Blooded Mystery in Alaska. Remember, you can get new episodes early if you follow Cold Blooded Mystery in Alaska on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Now here's the episode.

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[Chris Connelly]

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[Jordan Joplin]

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[Chris Connelly]

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[Jordan Joplin]

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[Chris Connelly]

See mintmobile.com When Eric Garcia was a boy growing up in Puerto Rico, his dad introduced him to coin collecting. In the 50 odd years that followed, Eric Garcia collected a lot of coins. Big, small, new, old. And the one constant through it all was that connection to his dad. Once Eric grew up, became Dr. Garcia and took jobs far away from his native Puerto Rico, he'd place long distance calls and wind the evening away telling his dad about his latest coins. Once he had a bit more coin of his own, Dr. Garcia's collections expanded. In a makeshift storage space under a staircase inside his home In Ketchikan, Alaska, Dr. Garcia filled shelf after shelf. There were watches that retailed for several thousands of dollars, bottles of high end liquors, several hundreds of them, including scotches aged for 20 years, 30 years or more, and of course, a lifetime's worth of rare and commemorative coins. Police estimated the value of Dr. Garcia's valuables could total as much as half a million dollars. But now the valuables were gone and Dr. Eric Garcia was dead. Police had discovered his body on a couch near his second story deck. A toxicology report came back positive for a morphine overdose. The tox report also found dangerously elevated levels of carbon monoxide in his system. Those high levels of carbon monoxide tracked with what police discovered around Dr. Garcia's body. A barbecue grill in a nearby doorway, a partially burned charcoal briquette, and a charcoal stain on Dr. Garcia's white T shirt. On top of that, every smoke detector in the house was missing. They were later discovered at the bottom of a nearby ravine. To police, it looked like someone was trying to hide evidence. And of course, Dr. Garcia's collection of Luxury items had vanished. Officer Devin Mil knowing that the missing.

[Officer Devin Miller]

Valuables were gone, it really changes things immensely. It was a major theft.

[Chris Connelly]

And so Ketchikan police faced two mysteries. A suspicious death and a major theft. In the next two episodes, this one and the next, we're going to focus on the theft investigation. Because it was in the whirlwind process of searching for Dr. Garcia's valuables that police uncovered what happened to Man From ABC Audio in 2020. I'm Chris Connelly, and this is Cold Blooded Mystery in Alaska. Episode three, receipts. What began as a simple welfare check had now grown into a sprawling two part whodunit. A theft of this size coupled with a mysterious death would be a head scratcher in any municipality. For police In Ketchikan, population 8,000, it was an investigation that would challenge the department in ways it had rarely been challenged before.

[Jordan Joplin]

Dr. Garcia, Officer Miller.

[Chris Connelly]

Police department officer Devin Miller was on the scene the day Dr. Garcia's body was found. Miller knew Dr. Garcia. He had been his patient. Now that Dr. Garcia was dead and his worldly possessions were missing, Miller was tasked with figuring out where it all went.

[Officer Devin Miller]

Anyone who knew him and knew about those valuables was under suspicion.

[Chris Connelly]

Working alongside Miller was sergeant Eric Mattson. He had been called in a day after the body was found to scrutinize the scene and look for clues. One of the most striking clues police found was the missing smoke detectors. And that's not all they noticed.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

The house was not broken into. There was no forced entry. So the items were removed unsuspectingly, I would say by somebody that had a direct relation with Dr. Garcia.

[Chris Connelly]

So with an eye toward anyone who might know Dr. Garcia personally, police began to dig into every aspect of the.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

Doctor'S life during the course of this investigation that involved the theft. We don't look at just the physical property there, but there's also other financial assets, bank accounts.

[Chris Connelly]

When police examined Dr. Garcia's accounts, they noticed a transfer made six days before the doctor's body was found. $900 was sent to someone named Logan Cruz. Police recognized that name. Logan.

[Jordan Joplin]

Nobody's heard from him yet.

[Chris Connelly]

Remember the calls from out of state requesting a Welfare check on Dr. Garcia?

[Jordan Joplin]

Okay. And what's your name? My name's Logan. Oh, My real name is Jordan Joplin, but everybody calls me Logan. Sorry.

[Chris Connelly]

Logan, aka Jordan Joplin, was one of Dr. Garcia's friends. For the sake of clarity, we're going to stick with his legal name. Jordan. Jordan was there outside Dr. Garcia's house when police found the body. He had driven up to the scene in Dr. Garcia's red pickup. And he had the keys to his house. To police, Dr. Garcia's relationship with Jordan was a mystery. Dr. Garcia's loved ones didn't know what to make of it either. Bob Jackson Dr. Garcia's realtor turned friend we met last episode. He had met Jordan Joplin once before in passing. This was a few months before Dr. Garcia died. And it all started when Dr. Garcia's passion for amassing luxury goods got him in trouble at work.

[Bob Jackson]

Dr. Garcia was cut off by the hospital for getting packages. They wouldn't allow personal packages to be delivered to the hospital anymore. He was kind of miffed about that. And I said, don't worry about it. Have them shipped to my office. I'm happy to do it. He came in the office. He was his jovial self. He had ordered a several thousand dollar coffee machine. And I was giving him a bad time about how much money he spent on it. It was like $3,000. It was foolish.

[Chris Connelly]

This was typical for Bob and Dr. Garcia. Dr. Garcia would splurge on something. Bob would roll his eyes and chide him for it. Dr. Garcia would remain undeterred. This was their usual dynamic.

[Bob Jackson]

He was in a great mood. And all of a sudden this gentleman got out of his truck. He was parked right in front of my window. And he got out and walked in. And the fellow that came in, his physique was very well built and he had a shirt that looked like it was painted on. And Dr. Garcia looked like he just seen, you know, something crazy. His face changed, he was ready to go. And he didn't want his friend talking.

[Chris Connelly]

But his friend did talk. He said his name was Jordan.

[Bob Jackson]

His friend ended up very chatty and honestly, kind of likable. Told the whole office where he was from. And anyhow, it was. I didn't know what to think. I was just surprised. And what, what was more surprising than meeting Jordan was Dr. Garcia's face. And his face was like, oh, no, he did not want that man coming in and visiting with us. And he did. But Dr. Garcia was done. He was done talking at that point. All he wanted to do was leave. And they did leave. And of course, after they left, we all at the office sat around going, who the hell was he?

[Dawn Hink]

I had quite a few different notions in regards to Jordan. A few of them were just a little unsavory.

[Chris Connelly]

Dawn Hink was Dr. Garcia's friend and colleague at the hospital. When she wasn't helping patients, dawn sometimes handled Tedious tasks the busy surgeon did not want to deal with. One task in particular was taking up more and more of her time. In the years after Dr. Garcia befriended Jordan, dawn says she got call after call from credit card companies flagging suspicious activity on Dr. Garcia's accounts.

[Dawn Hink]

It sure seemed like anytime Eric was anywhere near this character, something hokey would be going on with his finances. And it just didn't sit right.

[Chris Connelly]

Dawn had met Jordan in person only once. Dr. Garcia's truck battery had died, and dawn drove out to jump it. When she got there, Jordan, Dr. Garcia was with Jordan. Standing side by side, the two men made an odd pair. One a buttoned up surgeon in his 50s, the other a chiseled 31 year old in tight fitting attire. Dawn didn't want to pry, but she says the frequency of the calls from credit card companies worried her.

[Dawn Hink]

I would get to a point where I would get frustrated enough to begin to voice it, and Dr. Garcia would shoot me down just about every way possible. And to me, that was him saying he wasn't ready to discuss it with me. So I just left it at that.

[Chris Connelly]

On the evening of March 26, 2017, the night before police searched Dr. Garcia's house, dawn got a phone call from Jordan Joplin. By the time of that call, dawn, along with Dr. Garcia's other loved ones, had not heard from the doctor in several days. They didn't know where he was or what, if anything, had happened to him. They were starting to panic. Jordan, too, sounded panicky.

[Dawn Hink]

As soon as I answer the phone and he just starts, we don't know where Eric is and what, what's happened to him and do you think something horrible is going on and do you think he would hurt himself? And I definitely felt like we got to work together to figure out what's going on.

[Chris Connelly]

For more than a week, Jordan had been calling Ketchikan police asking for welfare checks, and he seemed frustrated that police were not doing more. He told Don he was flying into Ketchikan with his girlfriend the next day and asked for a ride into town the next morning.

[Dawn Hink]

I picked him up from the airport. You could pick him out of a lineup of anybody. Even after just meeting him once, he surely didn't fit in Ketchikan. He had on glamorous jeans and jewelry and a muscle T shirt, and it's March and freezing cold with three feet of snow.

[Chris Connelly]

Don, Jordan and his girlfriend took the ferry from the airport to downtown Ketchikan. When they reached land, Jordan said Dr. Garcia's truck was Parked nearby and that he and his girlfriend would drive it up to the house.

[Dawn Hink]

I followed them up the hill, and as soon as I saw the police cars, I knew it was going to be an interesting day.

[Officer Devin Miller]

I see two vehicles drive up the driveway.

[Chris Connelly]

On the morning of March 27, 2017, Officer Devin Miller was standing outside Dr. Garcia's house.

[Officer Devin Miller]

One was Don hink, and in the second one, it was a red truck. A red ford truck, which I knew. Dr. Garcia drove a red Ford truck.

[Chris Connelly]

Officer Miller had gotten a call earlier that morning from Jordan Joplin. Jordan had told Miller that he had landed in ketchikan and that he and Don hink were coming to do a welfare check at Dr. Garcia's house. Miller wasn't sure what to make of Jordan Jordan Joplin.

[Officer Devin Miller]

It was unusual that he was driving the doctor's vehicle, But I think Mr. Joplin was given quite a bit of credibility since Don Hank also was with him.

[Chris Connelly]

Jordan also seemed genuinely affected by the news Dr. Garcia had died after police told him Jordan said he had chest pain.

[Jordan Joplin]

No, I don't blame it. I have heart issues. Okay. If you need to go to the hospital, we can get you to the hospital.

[Chris Connelly]

Jordan recovered from the initial shock. After that, officers interviewed him. Sergeant Bob cheatham led Jordan into the front entryway of the house. Their conversation was recorded on the sergeant's body camera.

[Jordan Joplin]

So we just came unclosed door. Just some privacy. So we do have a few questions for you. Okay. So how often. How often do you come up to catch can. I've been up here quite a few times. Okay. For work or just for visiting? Visiting.

[Debra Roberts]

Okay.

[Jordan Joplin]

How did you guys meet? I'm just curious. I know you're a massage therapist through that. That was the very first time. Yeah. Okay.

[Chris Connelly]

Jordan said he had been working as a massage therapist. He would say later that he had given Dr. Garcia a massage and that the two stayed in touch afterward. So how did Dr. Garcia and Jordan go from a masseur client relationship to Jordan having the keys to Dr. Garcia's house and car? The answer to that question would have to come another day because over the course of this interview, Jordan kept saying things that made Ketchikan police suspicious. Here's officer Devin Miller.

[Officer Devin Miller]

Jordan was starting to act in an unusual way.

[Jordan Joplin]

When was the last time you were physically in Ketchikan? Not that long ago.

[Chris Connelly]

Jordan's answers were vague. He said he'd been in Ketchikan roughly two weeks earlier visiting Dr. Garcia. He remembered going to walmart together. But besides that, Jordan was hazy on Exact dates. He was hazy on other things too.

[Jordan Joplin]

You said you have power of attorney? I have a paper that he gave me power of attorney. Attorney at the top. Okay. Can I ask you a question? Can you explain to me what a power of attorney is exactly? Because I have no idea.

[Officer Devin Miller]

Jordan informed Sergeant Cheatham that he had power of attorney, but he couldn't explain what a power of attorney was and he didn't have it with him.

[Jordan Joplin]

Where is it at? It's my house down in Washington. Yeah. Okay. And you talked to dawn last night? Yeah, she. I was actually talking to her about muelling it to her.

[Chris Connelly]

When Jordan had called Don Hink the night before, he mentioned this legal document that Dr. Garcia had supposedly given him. Officer Devin Miller.

[Officer Devin Miller]

Again, Don Hink knew about this Jordan saying that he had a power attorney and specifically told him to bring it to town when he came. And he didn't bring it in.

[Chris Connelly]

The body camera footage of this interview with police. Jordan seems distracted.

[Officer Devin Miller]

You could see that he was paying more attention to his phone than he actually was. The interview itself.

[Jordan Joplin]

Do you know of any high value items in the house? No.

[Chris Connelly]

In the interview footage, Jordan is swiping away at his smartphone, leading the sergeant to repeat questions.

[Jordan Joplin]

You're not aware of any high valued items in the house? Yeah, actually. Okay, I'm asking you about it because. Oh, yes. So you need to be truthful with this. When I ask you, is there any high value items, you first said no, and now you're saying yes. So what high value items do you know about? All that stuff that's in there. What? I don't know what that you need to explain to me. Vases that are from overseas that he's collected. Okay. Anything else?

[Officer Devin Miller]

He knew about some vases that were purchased out of country and that was about all he knew. He said he didn't know what kind of valuables were in the house.

[Chris Connelly]

Remember Dr. Eric Garcia was known to give gifts, valuable gifts, to both friends and near perfect strangers. He would give rare coins, expensive bottles of liquor and more. On top of that, Dr. Garcia was often eager to discuss his flashy watch or designer cologne that a close friend who had keys to both Dr. Garcia's house and car would only know about some vases. Police found that suspicious.

[Jordan Joplin]

All right, we're gonna lock up and we're gonna get going. If you got any questions, just call. I have a car somewhere.

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On March 28th, the day after Dr. Eric Garcia's body was found, police got a warrant and searched his truck, the red Ford pickup that Jordan Joplin had been driving. In the glove compartment sat a bombshell again. Sergeant Eric Mattson.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

We found a shipping receipt from Alaska Marine Lines. It's a local barge company that transports goods all through Alaska along the coast, down to the state of washington.

[Chris Connelly]

The receipt was for a transaction involving three shipping containers.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

A portion of that receipt showed how much weight was in the three containers. The container weight was total about 4,400 pounds.

[Chris Connelly]

4,400 pounds. Two tons of cargo. The destination for all this cargo was also listed.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

The receipt was in the name of Jordan joplin, Listing the doctor's address as a shipper. Address to jordan joplin in maple valley, washington.

[Chris Connelly]

Remember, Jordan had told police he didn't know about Dr. Garcia's valuables beyond a few vases. But now police had a strong hunch as to where those valuables were and where they were headed. Around the same time police found the shipping bill, they uncovered another receipt, this one to the local walmart that walmart had come up before.

[Jordan Joplin]

Would you have a few questions for you? Okay.

[Chris Connelly]

Jordan joplin had mentioned walmart when he talked to police on the day Dr. Garcia's body was found. When asked about the last time he was in ketchikan, Jordan said he and Dr. Garcia went to Walmart together.

[Jordan Joplin]

I think it was 16th is when I used this truck. Okay. Cause you'd have to return the truck to him. Well, he was with me, so we went to walmart.

[Chris Connelly]

Police reviewed walmart surveillance footage from the day in question. A camera overlooking the parking lot Captured a red ford pickup driving up and parking.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

I viewed the truck coming into the parking lot park. Only one individual got out of that truck, which was Jordan joplin.

[Chris Connelly]

Cameras inside the store showed Jordan filling a shopping cart with heavy plastic bins, the kind you might use for storage or moving. Footage shows Jordan gathering up so many bins that he eventually filled his cart.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

He had an employee from walmart Help him with another cart because he had that many bins.

[Chris Connelly]

The footage shows Jordan exiting the store, Pushing a cart stacked with bins, and an employee trailing after him with another.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

So once all those items were loaded back into the truck, Mr. Joplin got back into the truck and departed the parking lot. He was the only person that I saw exit and enter that truck. I did not see Dr. Garcia. On the walmart footage from that day.

[Chris Connelly]

Police realized that jordan had lied about his trip to walmart. He went there alone, not with Dr. Garcia. Police went back to the local shipping company and reviewed their security footage.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

While we were watching that, we saw a red ford pickup and a male wearing a red sweatshirt that was unloading cargo and on the property around those three cubes.

[Chris Connelly]

Those three cubes meaning the three shipping containers listed on the receipt Inside the pickup. The shipping company had a manager on site, and he told police he remembered the guy who'd been there on the day in question.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

When we were talking to the manager, he had stated that he had talked to that person or that male that was by the three containers. We were able to get a photo and the manager positively identified the male that we saw in the red sweatshirt that day, Ms. Jordan Joplin.

[Chris Connelly]

Jordan Joplin had told police he didn't know about Dr. Eric Garcia's vast collection of valuables. And yet here he was on camera loading £4,000 of something into containers just days before police discovered the valuables were missing. Police had also caught Jordan in a lie about his trip to Walmart. He said he went with Dr. Garcia, but the surveillance footage showed that he was alone. So what was Jordan Joplin hiding? For police, the next steps were clear. Search those three shipping containers and interview Jordan Joplin again. But there was a problem.

[Sergeant Eric Mattson]

We learned that the containers had already left Ketchikan.

[Chris Connelly]

Next time on Cold Blooded Mystery in Alaska. The hunt for Dr. Eric Garcia's valuables takes Ketchikan Police to the lower 48. Cold blooded mystery in Alaska is a production of ABC Audio and 20 20, hosted by me, Chris Connelly. Produced by Camille Peterson, Shane McKeon and Kiara Powell. Edited by Gianna Palmer. Our supervising producer is Susie Liu. Music and mixing by Evan Vayol. Special thanks to Liz Alessi, Katie Dandas, Janice Johnston, Joseph Reed, Gary Wynn, Xander Samaras, Chris Donovan, Michelle Margulis, Tom Berman, Sandy Evans and Pat Lama. Josh Cohan is our director of podcast programming. Laura Mayer is our executive producer.

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