Episode 3: Tweaker Talk from Valley of Shadows
Lost Hills: Dark Canyon
Western Sound and Pushkin Industries
4.1 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
At the time of Jon Aujay’s disappearance, California is under siege by a meth epidemic and the Antelope Valley is the epicenter. So when investigators receive tips that Aujay was killed after stumbling upon a meth lab, it seems like a theory worth looking into. But LASD detectives are quick to dismiss the leads. Questioning why the cops are so dismissive, Betsy and Hayley discover there was one cop, Homicide Detective Larry Brandenburg, who bucked the company line and refused to let the Aujay trail go cold.
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| 0:00.0 | There are moments in each of our lives that seem to change everything. |
| 0:04.0 | An unexpected diagnosis, the sudden end of a relationship, the loss of a job. |
| 0:09.0 | As our lives fear off course, it can feel like time is dividing into a before and an after. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm Dr. Maya Shunker, a cognitive scientist, and my new book, The Other Side of Change, |
| 0:26.4 | Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans, is all about how we navigate these inflection points. |
| 0:31.7 | The other side of change pairs singular real-life stories with scientific insights to help us find meaning in the tumult of change. |
| 0:34.9 | What if we saw the hardest moments in our lives, not simply as something |
| 0:38.6 | to endure, but as an opportunity to reimagine who we can be? I'm thrilled to share that book |
| 0:44.6 | list gave the other side of change one of its coveted starred reviews, saying, quote, |
| 0:50.1 | it's impossible not to be moved. The other side of change is out now. |
| 0:54.9 | Get your copy today wherever you like to buy books. |
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| 1:14.8 | January 12th. You'll also get bonus episodes, full audiobooks, and early ad-free listening |
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| 1:31.2 | And thanks for your support. |
| 1:33.8 | This series includes content that may not be suitable for all listeners. |
| 1:38.2 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:41.5 | Previously on Valley of Shadows. |
| 1:44.5 | This was assigned to Homicide Bureau missing persons unit. |
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