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Light 'Em Up
"Light 'Em Up" takes a deep dive on the criminal justice system, crime scene investigation and leadership. We take you under and behind the crime scene investigation tape to get at the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help us God! Justice comes to those that fight ... not those that cry!
Episodes
109 episodes
FIRED! ICE Barbie (Noem) Out at DHS: The Numbers Don’t Lie Even if the Leadership Does. 32 Lives Lost in DHS Custody Since 2025. Zero Accountability: The Human Cost of DHS’ Failure. Noem’s Pathological Lies & How DHS Under Trump Became a Crisis Factory.
Welcome to Light ‘Em Up!At the conclusion of the editing and postproduction process for this episode in preparation for its upload and debut - DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was fired from her role as the Secretary of the Department of Homela...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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53:39
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A Frank Conversation with Dr. Sandy Womack Jr. 100 Years of Black History Month: Voting for Your Survival: History is Warning Us. "We Have to Become Students of History" to Protect the Republic from the Chaos & Confusion of The Trump Administration.
Welcome to this fact-laden, episode of Light ‘Em Up.As we go to air - we're halfway through Black History Month.2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, first established as "Negro History Week" by Dr. Carter G. Wo...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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43:50
The Killing of Renee Good 37, mother of 3: Minneapolis Under Siege & Federal Occupation, Graham v Connor (an analysis of law enforcement’s use of force), Officer-Induced Jeopardy & the Human Cost of the Trump Administration’s Reckless Political Theater.
Welcome to this explosive, comprehensive episode of Light ‘Em Up.As we come to air with this episode, another person has been shot and killed in Minneapolis, MN, this time by Border Patrol agents. The tension and the stakes in t...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:14:32
Staunch Criminal Justice Advocate, Tenacious Fighter, Trauma Informed Educator: An Update with Sarah Cintron, Mother of Juan Cabrera. "I'm Not Going to Give Up Until My Son is Free". An Error-filled Case of Corruption that has Her Son Wrongly Convicted.
Happy New Year! Welcome back for the kickoff of Season 7 episode 1 of Light ‘Em Up.In this debut episode:We welcome back to the witness stand a dear friend of the show.Sarah Cintron. Sarah is the mother of Juan ...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:08:23
Thank you for another FANTASTIC year! We're being downloaded in 147 countries globally & growing! We're not "true crime", we're the truth in the criminal justice system!
As we close out another fantastic, record-breaking year filled with one accomplishment after another for us — which included new sponsorships, new underwriters and new listeners — we wanted to focus on what is most important to us other ...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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32:41
Presumed Guilty, Due Process Over-board! The Extra-judicial, Targeting & Destruction of "Go Fast" Boats & Their Crews on the High Seas by The Trump Administration. 70 Lives Erased Without Explanation.
Welcome to this incendiary, shocking and investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up!As we rapidly approach the end of the calendar year, we’re so glad that you’ve joined us!Share us with a friend. We’re being actively down...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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56:16
"Un-Civil Tongues": Hate, Violence & Power. Sticks & Stones Can Break Your Bones & Names Can Get You Murdered. The Intersection of Hate Speech & Violence. Cockroaches, the Enemy Within. Donald Trump & the Radical Rhetoric that promoted Rwandan Genocide.
Welcome to this explosive, investigative, fact-finding edition of Light ‘Em Up!We are incredibly pleased you decided to join us for one of our most comprehensive episodes to date!Tonight, we shine the antiseptic light of th...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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1:19:52
Securing the Stage: Lessons from the Charlie Kirk Shooting. How to Prepare for and Put on a Large Scale Outdoor Special Event. An In-depth analysis of Special Event Contingency Planning in the Wake of Charlie Kirk's Shooting.
Welcome to this explosive, fact-finding edition of Light ‘Em Up!We’re very pleased you decided to join us!With the nation abuzz with the shooting of Charlie Kirk — his shooting recalls a disturbing pattern: Even the champio...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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1:00:48
Is The MAGA Movement a Cult? How to Become a Tyrant. Radical Nationalistic Devotion: The “Charismatic Leadership” of Trump & the Cult Following He’s Created with MAGA. Can the Country Ever Recover from the Faith & Fury of the Red MAGA Hat?
Welcome to this brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up!We’ve had our cake and ate it too (and it was delicious) celebrating achieving our 100th episode!Now it is time to get back to work. Thank you to all of our previous gu...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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1:12:27
Pro-Life & Pro-Death Penalty: Hypocrisy & Hypoxia. How Does One Reconcile These Polar Opposites? An In-depth Examination of the Pelican State of Louisiana.
Welcome! We’re thrilled and excited that you joined us as we celebrate an enormous milestone — our 100th episode of Light ‘Em Up.This achievement has been 5 years in the making and something we honestly never envisioned accomplishi...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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1:03:04
Unmasking America: Birthright Citizenship, Mass Deportation & the Cost of Exclusion. The 14th Amendment on Trial, Citizenship Under Siege. The Use of the Executive Order to Bypass the Constitution & Redefine the Meaning of U.S. Citizenship
We welcome you to this in-depth, investigative, fact-finding episode of Light ‘Em Up.Thank you for joining us — as we march one step closer to achieving an enormous milestone, our 100th episode!In this episode we are diving...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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1:05:08
Detained & Damaged: Kids, Cash & the Trump Immigration Machine. A dumpster fire of greed, cruelty & cowardice: The human cost of the relentless, xenophobic attacks on immigrants. Do Trump's policies actually reduce crime or just make the rich richer?
As we rapidly approach another enormous milestone — our 100th episode (currently #98) we’ve e-x-p-a-n-d-e-d our global footprint to 131 countries.ONLY through your unyielding support could this achievement have been realized. Thank you!<...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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59:59
Uncharted Waters, Unprecedented Times: Will Your Hard-won Civil Liberties be Lost? The Trump DOJ Green-lights Police Brutality. The Push to Pardon George Floyd's Killer. Will America's Experiment in Self-Government Survive the Slide into Tyranny?
Welcome to this educational and explosive, brand-new edition of Light ‘Em Up!Share us with a friend! We are now being actively downloaded in 131 countries!We continue our intense focus on how the Rule of law an...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:11:05
"An Ignorant People Can Never Remain a Free People" The Attack on the "Great Writ" Habeas Corpus, Due Process, the Rule of Law & Democracy by the Trump Administration. Are we on a Collision Course with the 1973 Coup d' état in Chile?
Welcome to this explosive edition of Light ‘Em Up!In these critical and delicate times that we find ourselves in — democracy is in clear and present danger.As nothing feels certain or safe and everything appears to be in “transiti...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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1:04:16
"Whatsoever You Do to the Least of My Brethren, That You Do Unto Me”. Criminalizing Undocumented Immigrants. The Hatred of MAGA Towards the Foreign-born. Immigration Facts & How the GOP Strategically Used the Death of Laken Riley.
Tonight, on this explosive, educational, investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up we will explore in-depth the issues of:— The treatment of migrants & refugees— Criminal Immigration— How the radical right-wing polit...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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58:47
Tren de Aragua: The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the "Theater" of the Trump Administration, Trumped-Up Charges, Providing Cover to Detain and Deport Without Due Process.
Tonight, on this explosive, educational, investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up.We debut in 121 countries around the globe! Is that sick, or what?Tonight, we challenge you to listen and think critically as we examine ...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:01:15
The Death of Haley Cheney, a Beloved “All-American Girl”. Concerns of a Rush to Judgement from an “Investigation” that was “Phoned in" (at Best), Riddled with Indifference, Pre-Judgement and a Misogynistic Bias.
Welcome to this explosive and investigatory episode of Light ‘Em Up.Our global audience has reached 119 countries. Spread the word! This is the story of the tragic death of an “All-American Girl” and the sloppy investigation ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:08:56
The Twisted, Perverted Concept of Qualified Immunity. A Proverbial "Get Out of Jail Free Card" for Law Enforcement. Examining its Historical Background & Original Intent. Protecting & Shielding the Bad Apples Even When They Break the Law.
Welcome to this probing, brand-new, fact filled episode of Light ‘Em Up.We are currently being actively downloaded in 119 countries, globally. Please spread the word with a friend regarding our podcast! Remember, we a...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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58:13
Is this America? The Railroading of 14-year-old Dillon Reedy. How Your 1st Amendment Free Speech & Due Process Constitutional Rights can be Stripped from You in a Blink of an Eye. An In-depth Discussion with Alison Reedy (Dillon’s Mother)
Welcome to this super-charged, explosive episode of Light ‘Em Up.We're currently being downloaded in 119 countries. We tackle the topics that touch your lives!On this episode we examine how our First Amendment (freedom...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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51:56
The Police & De-escalation of Aggression: What is it? Leading with Empathy, Establishing a Collaborative Relationship, with a Distressed Person in Crisis, Reserving Judgement, Actively Listening, NOT Shoot First and Ask Questions Later.
Happy New Year, we welcome you back to Light ‘Em Up!This is our 2nd installation of our brand-new 6th season! A double dip this month.Who’s listening to us in Mozambique? We’re actively being downloaded in 117 cou...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:11:03
The Fiery Cross: The Foundations of the KKK and the Ties That Bind with the MAGA Movement. Exposed Roots of: Anti-Immigrant-Nativism, White Supremacy, a Dark Side of Hate Crimes, Wrapped Firmly in the Flag Pretending to be Patriotic & Pro-American
Happy New Year to each and every one of you!Welcome to Season 6 episode 1 of Light ‘Em Up!We launch 2025 with exciting news! We’re actively being downloaded in 117 countries, globally!Without fear or favor — we follow...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:17:01
Thank you for another FANTASTIC Year! We're being downloaded in 115 countries globally & growing! We're not "true crime", we're the truth in the criminal justice system!
As we close out another fantastic year filled with one accomplishment after another for “Light ‘Em Up” — which included new sponsorships — and new underwriters — we wanted to focus on what is most important to us other than...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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21:22
Taser, Taser, Taser! Conducted Energy Weapons: “Less-lethal”? Do they Save Lives and Reduce Civilian Shootings or Facilitate Cardiac Arrest and are Used in a Reckless, Punitive Manner?
Welcome to this electric, super-charged, high voltage brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up!As season 5 will soon be a rap and in the books, please tell a friend that lives overseas about us! We are now actively...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:05:29
Protecting Your Constitutional & Civil Rights in a Time While They are Under Assault: Driving While Black in Cleveland, Ohio, Pre-Textual Traffic Stops, Whren v U.S. & Defending Yourself When Cops Become Robbers.
Welcome to this brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up!Tell a friend that lives overseas about us! We are now actively being downloaded in 114 countries.On this investigative, educational and impactful edition of Light ‘Em Up —...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:01:13
A Broken Tail Light, an Expired License Plate: NOT Capital Crimes! How Cities are Working to Reduce Racial Profiling & Biased Pre-Textual Traffic Stops — Making the All-Too-Common Traffic Stop Safer For All.
Welcome back to this brand-new, explosive, visionary, investigative edition of Light 'Em Up.We're currently being actively downloaded in 114 countries, globally. Thank you for your unwavering, constant support.Without fear o...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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53:54