From the studio who brought you the number one podcast, The Piked and Massacre, this is Death Island.

Just a few miles off the Thailand coast, the island of Kotao looks like a postcard.

It's almost like if you were going to imagine a paradise island or draw a picture of one, that's what Kotao looks like.

Young tourists from all over the world visit the pristine beaches and crystal clear water.

But underneath the surface lies something sinister.

A dark cloud who's come over the island and cast its shadow.

Death, mystery and danger.

In the last 20 years dozens of tourists have died mysteriously on the island.

One thing is certain, in this beautiful place, no coast is clear.

Listen to Death Island every Wednesday on the I Heart Radio app, app podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

The phrase black market evokes sinister images, caged tigers, hidden stashes of explosives.

But potted succulents on a windowsill? No one is calling crime stoppers for that.

But maybe you should. Because the biggest black market you've never heard of, might be blooming right under your nose.

This plant could sell for between 10 to $15,000 on the open market.

And where there's big money, there are bigger risks.

We just tied up with what looked like garden string behind our backs and dragged off into the woods for 10 months in captivity.

I'm Summer Rain Oaks. I'm a plant expert and author.

On the Bad Seeds podcast, we plunge straight into the underworld of plant crime, from Mexican drug cartels to corrupt elected officials.

We explore how the black market for plants has repercussions for you, me and the fate of the planet.

Listen to Bad Seeds on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

America loves its founding fathers, but that's a tough act to follow as a founding son.

If you do not rise to the head, not only of your profession, but of your country, you will be going to your own laziness, slovenliness and obstinacy.

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