If you've seen any news reports from Vice, The New York Times, or National Geographic about the fighting against ISIS, you might imagine the work is largely due to the brave actions of a few hard-bitten square-jawed war correspondents. Those gu

My Job Was Killing People: 3 Soldiers Tell Us Everything (S1E9)

Oct 4th, 2017 1h 12m

What is it like to kill a person? When you meet a soldier or a police officer who's seen some shit, that question at least crosses your mind. But it's also something you're unlikely to ask. There's no real polite way to bring it up. So on today

Black Market Hormones & More Tales From The Trans Dark Ages (S1E8)

Sep 27th, 2017 1h 24m

It's not exactly easy to be a transgender person in 2017. But at least now everyone knows what the word transgender means. Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s, the word 'transgender' and the concept of trans rights didn't really exist. Today on Cracke

I Was a Sex Slave in the Modern U.S. (S1E7)

Sep 20th, 2017 1h 12m

Slavery is something you'd hope the U.S. had already done a pretty complete job of stomping out. But it turns out there are still tens of thousands of enslaved people in our country right now. And on this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, our h

Murdered Sex Dolls & Porn Suitcases: What Garbagemen See (S1E6)

Sep 13th, 2017 1h 19m

No one knows you the way your garbageman knows you. You can lie to your spouse, to your friends and to your neighbors. But your trash always tells the truth. On this week's episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk

Cops Are Shooting A Crazy Amount of Dogs: Why? (S1E5)

Sep 6th, 2017 1h 8m

In the U.S., police shoot at dogs more often than they shoot at anything else. On today's episode of Cracked Gets Personal, hosts Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson try to find out why. You'll hear from dog owners who lost their beloved pets, as

Rape, Pee Funnels and The Dolphin: Female Soldiers Speak Up (S1E4)

Aug 30th, 2017 1h 9m

It's hard to be a soldier: that's part of the point of military service. But being a lady soldier in the modern U.S. military is way, way more difficult than it ought to be. Today on Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk

How Illegal Drugs Saved Our Lives (S1E3)

Aug 23rd, 2017 1h 10m

Legal prescription drugs have caused the greatest non-Cheetos related health crisis of our time. So is it possible that illegal drugs might hold the key to saving us? On this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans ta

3 Wild Stories from Inside the Opiate Epidemic (S1E2)

Aug 16th, 2017 1h 26m

On this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk to three former pain pill addicts. Peter Grinspoon was a doctor, getting high at night and treating other drug addicts by day. Brendan stole dope from his dying fat

The Most Insane Things We Saw In Emergency Medicine (S1E1)

Aug 16th, 2017 1h 6m

On this inaugural episode of the Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans look into the world of emergency medicine. This podcast features stories from two doctors, an ER nurse, and a physician's assistant. They've got insane tal