
OUR HOSTS
There is no podcast without the host! We have been fortunate to work with so many great hosts over the years. They have helped navigate our listeners through the story and bring valuable perspective and understanding. From bestselling authors to acclaimed journalists, citizen sleuths to legal experts, seasoned podcasters to newcomers, our hosts are the heart and soul of our shows.

Payne Lindsey
Founder of TFTV, Payne hosts the award winning Up and Vanished, Atlanta Monster, and Radio Rental, a combined 400+ million downloads! He also hosts the hit series High Strange.
Maggie Freleng
A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and host of the Wrongful Conviction podcast, Maggie brings her talents to Tenderfoot TV as host of Up and Vanished Weekly with Payne Lindsey.
Dennis Cooper
Host of the investigative true crime podcast Culpable, Dennis is a first time podcast host, but brought in big-time downloads with over 20 million!
Liam Luxon
Status: Untraced marks Liam Luxon’s first foray into True Crime podcasting, though his experience could rival that of a veteran foreign correspondent. Over three years, and amassing 200 hours of interviews, his investigation has spanned four counties across two continents, leading him down dark alleys and risky encounters.
Susan Peters
Susan Peters is the host of Monster BTK and is a former news anchor. She worked for KAKE, the ABC affiliate in Wichita, Kansas from 1995 to 2016. She has won regional Emmy awards for her reporting in both California and Kansas.
Thrasher Banks
Thrasher Banks is an Ohio native and the creator, writer, and host of Lords of Death, an investigative podcast and personal journey that deep dives into several unsolved murders from Thrasher's hometown of Dayton, OH.
Todd McComas
Todd is a retired police detective and touring standup comedian. In 2017, he left a career in law enforcement to work as a radio and podcast personality. Whether you’re looking for headlines to start the week or end it, Todd is ready to give you your daily dose of current crime with a large splash of satirical humor on This Day in Crime.
Celisia Stanton
After falling victim to a financial scheme, Celisia created her own crime podcast, Truer Crime, to dive deeper into the criminal justice system. She is a writer on several upcoming Tenderfoot shows, and when she’s not podcasting, she’s a photographer, high school debate coach, and mother to three cats (Piedmont, Jean Jacques, and Newton).
Jake Brennan and Payne Lindsey
Payne Lindsey collabs with award-winning podcaster, Jake Brennan, to host Dead and Gone. Jake also hosts his own show, the acclaimed Disgraceland on his Double Elvis network.
Mosi Secret
Mosi Secret is an award-winning independent journalist from Atlanta, now based in Brooklyn. A graduate of Harvard University and former reporter for The New York Times and ProPublica, Mosi brings his 18 years of investigative journalism, writing, and perspective as the host of Radical.
Alice Qannik Glenn
Alice is an Iñupiaq born and raised in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. She hosts/produces her own podcast show, Coffee & Quaq, as well as HBO’s True Detective: Night Country podcast.
Remi and Rich
Former Navy SEAL Remi Adeleke and Former Army Ranger Rich Choppa combine their decades of military experience as they team up to host Down Range. The first person accounts from our heroes in the United States Armed Forces.
Alex Estrada
Alex is a TV writer and California native, now based in Brooklyn. He is a story editor for Disney’s Hamster & Gretel, and hosts the true-crime limited series The Estate.
Simon Kent Fung
An award winning creator and designer in tech and media (Patreon, Google, TIME Magazine), Simon, a Toronto native, hosts the limited series Dear Alana.
Aprile and Meredith
Aprile grew up equally fascinated and frightened by the horror genre, and Meredith, a producer at Tenderfoot, is scared of everything. So naturally they partner up so Aprile can scare Meredith every week on their podcast Rattled & Shook.
Jessica Noll
Jessica is an award winning investigative journalist and writer. She hosts the limited series Undetermined, the true crime podcast that debuted at #1.
Cole Locascio
Award-winning audio producer, writer, and editor, Cole is hosting his first podcast Flashpoint. This Atlanta native has worked on several podcasts including Ambie-winners “Whistleblower” and “Gaining Ground” for Tenderfoot TV, as well as the Webby-winning “MrBallen Podcast” for Ballen Studios.
Alison Flowers and Shapearl Wells
Shapearl, a mother and activist, and Alison, an award-winning investigative journalist, teamed up to host the award-winning investigative podcast Somebody, which covered the Chicago murder of Shapearl’s son Courtney Copeland.
Jon Street
Jon is part of the Resonate Recordings team as Chief Production Officer, and he is the host of the new Tenderfoot/Resonate collaborative podcast, Turned Podcaster.
Celeste Headlee
A 20-year veteran, Celeste Headlee (NPR, PBS, TEDx), is a journalist, author, public speaker, and radio veteran. She hosts the new true crime series Freeway Phantom.
Matt Graves
Matt Graves is a podcast producer and host of Le Monstre. A bi-lingual American, he moved to Belgium in the summer of 1995, in the midst of the chaos he covered in his podcast.
Rasha and Yvette
Co-hosts of the chart-topping 2019 podcast, Root of Evil, these sisters are back to host a new weekly crime series, Facing Evil. With inspiration from their mother’s incredible journey, Rasha and Yvette bring a unique perspective to true crime.
David Farrier
New Zealand journalist David Farrier hosts When a Good Man Kills, but he’s also an accomplished documentary filmmaker who created Dark Tourist and Tickled.
Jessica and Todd
Jessica, an award winning investigative journalist, and Todd, a retired police detective and touring standup comedian, are both experienced podcasters. Jessica hosts Undetermined with Todd investigating and producing. They also teamed up for your daily true crime fix, This Day in Crime.
Josh Zeeman
Best known for his 2009 critically acclaimed documentary film Cropsey, Josh produced Netflix’s The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness, as well as hosted the companion podcast.
Bill Klaber
Author of Shadow Play and The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell, and co-host of The RFK Tapes, Bill is the host of the Tenderfoot TV podcast The MLK Tapes.
Ben Kueberich
A podcast producer (Monster: The Zodiac Killer & DC Sniper) turned first time podcast host, Ben created and produced “Algorithm” from Tenderfoot TV and iHeart Radio.
Terri J. Vaughn
An NAACP Image Award winner, Terri stars as host Rose Cranberry in the Insecure (HBO) fiction podcast spinoff Looking for Latoya.
Rainn Wilson
Actor, writer, comedian, Rainn hosts the hybrid (unscripted/scripted) Radio Rental as his character Terry Carnation.
Tim Livingston
Sports journalist and first time podcaster, Tim is an LA native, and host of the Sports/Crime investigative series Whistleblower.
Jake Brennan
An award-winning podcaster, Jake is the host of Dead and Gone. He also hosts his own show with Amazon Music, the acclaimed Disgraceland.
Neil Strauss
10x bestselling author, Rolling Stone writer, and investigative journalist, Neil hosts the 2019 “AP Podcast of the Year,” To Live and Die in LA.
Shapearl Wells and Alison Flowers
Shapearl, a mother and activist, and Alison, an award-winning investigative journalist, teamed up to host the award-winning investigative podcast Somebody, which covered the Chicago murder of Shapearl’s son Courtney Copeland.
Philip Holloway
Phil is a former Georgia police officer, prosecutor and current defense attorney in Atlanta. He hosts the criminal justice podcast Sworn.
Rembert Browne and Jewel Wicker
Hosts of Georgia political podcast Gaining Ground: The New Georgia these Atlanta natives are both accomplished writers and journalists, covering culture, entertainment and politics. Rembert even interviewed President Obama on Airforce One!
Tony Harris
A Baltimore native, Tony is a seasoned TV reporter, news anchor and producer. He hosts the true crime podcast Monster: DC Sniper.
Matt Frederick
A seasoned podcast vet, Matt is the host of Monster: The Zodiac Killer and hosts his own iHeart Radio show Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know.
Matt Shaer
Campside Media co-founder, Matthew Shaer is an award winning podcaster (Suspect), writer (The New York Times), and host of We Came to the Forest.

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