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Behind the Billions

Where Is Julie Purcell? | The Recappables: True Detective (Ep. 3)

Behind the Billions

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3641 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Jason Concepcion investigate the third episode of ‘True Detective’ Season 3: “The Big Never.” Our detectives break down the plot, examine the characters, and analyze the context around the show’s time period. Chris and Jason further explore the real-life crimes that resemble the crime happening on the show. At the end, they dive into some theories surrounding the case. Hosts: Chris Ryan and Jason Concepcion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.

0:04.4

The NFL conference championships are here, and on the site, Robert Mays is writing about why this year's chiefs are the team that Andy Reid has been waiting for, and Kevin Clark breaks down the era of the old dominant quarterback.

0:15.5

Also, don't forget to check out all of our sports video coverage. We've got Master Sports with Roger Sherman, Slow Newsday

0:21.0

with Kevin Clark, and NBA desktop with Jason Concepcion. You can check it all out on YouTube

0:25.2

and Theringer.com.

0:30.9

Hey guys, I am Chris Ryan. I'm Jason Concepcion. And this is the audio podcast version of the

0:36.2

Flat Circle, a true detective after show that Jason and I do every Sunday after HBO's airing of True Detective Season 3.

0:43.4

You can watch us on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

0:45.9

But why not listen to us right now?

0:50.4

What's up? I'm Chris Ryan. This is my co-investigator, Jason Concepcion.

0:55.3

We are here. It's the Flat Circle. A True Detective after show, and we're talking about episode three of season three of

1:00.2

True Detective, the big never. And this was an investigation episode. That's right. This was a lot

1:05.6

of following clues, discovering new leads. And we're going to break down this episode the way we break down all the episodes by asking the serious questions, who, what, when, where, and why. And let's get into what.

1:15.2

Let's start with the what. So in our three timelines again, 1980, 1990, and 2015, start in 80.

1:21.7

Investigators look at the note. They discover that the envelope was handwritten. So a patchwork note with a handwritten

1:30.0

envelope, not criminal geniuses at work here. They also discover it could have been sent

1:34.1

from anywhere. Yes. Good Samaritan's step forward. Ozark Children's Outreach, a charity

1:39.2

group funded by Hoyt Foods, puts out a reward for information in the case, and this leads to a flood of false tips.

1:46.0

Yeah, and also it's worth noting that in some of the 1980s and 90s cases that Jason and I have been reading about, true crime cases,

1:53.0

you often see outside groups getting involved with law enforcement, either, you know, psychological therapists coming involved,

2:00.0

consulting, charity groups, religious groups,

2:01.9

who were trying to push a certain kind of agenda

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