The Sound of Pursuit
This is the official podcast of Pursuit Magazine, an online community of private investigators, journalists, and truth-seekers of all stripes. In the podcast, we explore information sources, share tradecraft tips, and discuss ways to integrate new technology with old-school gumshoe know-how. We dig into myths about PI work and hear hard-won lessons from the field. And for the spy-curious outsider, we offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of real spies and PIs. We CAN handle the truth.
Episodes
24 episodes
The Cases That Haunt Us
"People don't understand what a bad day at the office means for people like us." That's a quote by Ben Lopez, a Chicago private investigator and the author of a moving personal essay in Pursuit about a case that came to a tragic conclusi...
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32:21
True Facts About Due Diligence
What IS due diligence, and what ISN'T it?To answer this, Hal turns to our longtime colleague and friend Marcy Phelps, a professional researcher, licensed private investigator, and Certified Fraud Examiner. She's the author of
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30:18
A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
1986, Northern Ireland. A British spy is found dead by a desolate country lane — murdered by the IRA. Decades later, his killing set in motion the largest murder investigation ever in Britain and provoked painful national soul-searching about w...
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46:13
Life & Death Journeys of a Miami Detective
Join host Hal Humphreys and his guest, Ramesh Nyberg, as they talk about Nyberg's experiences in Florida law enforcement, including 22 years as a Miami homicide detective. In his new book,
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19:41
Documenting Your Investigation
Join host Hal Humphreys and his guest, Philip Becnel, as they talk about how and why to document your investigation. Becnel is managing partner of Dinolt, Becnel & Wells Investigative Group
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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24:08
Surveillance: Observe and Document
Surveillance: a French loaner word derived from the verb, "surveiller" — "to oversee/watch."Thanks to a few terrible PI reality shows, most of the world thinks catching cheaters is all P.I.s do. In fact, some investigators do specialize...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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23:39
Rules of the Game When Working with Attorneys
What's attorney-client privilege and work product? When should you deliver written vs. oral reports? Should you document all witness interviews? What information is discoverable?Join Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi with their guest, def...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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26:53
Pre-Charge Criminal Defense Investigations
What's the best way to keep your clients out of prison? Prevent them from being charged in the first place. Join Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi with their guest, Steve Mason, as they talk about pre-charge investigations — and why it's ideal to...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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35:57
P.I. Marketing 101: Be Your True Self.
What's the best way to market yourself as a professional investigator? A well-executed website is a great place to start.Join hosts Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi and their guest, Brian Willingham, for a frank conversation about how th...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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21:40
The Innocence Network Conference
Boston area attorney and investigator John Nardizzi recaps a recent Innocence Network conference he attended and chats with Hal about the risks and rewards of innocence investigations.The Innocence Network Conference: https://innocencen...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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14:51
When the Client Turns Out to Be a Foreign Government
A client offers you lots of money to surveil someone but not much detail on the subject or the reason for the investigation. Do you take the case?You might want to do a little more due diligence. In this episode, Hal and John talk...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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24:38
Anthony Pellicano and the Stereotype of the Bare-Knuckles PI
In this episode, we'll explore how one man's outlaw behavior on behalf of his high-profile clients shaped the public's perception of private investigators as shady and unscrupulous operators. Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Na...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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20:12
Investigating Civil Cases
Lawsuits are war. There's a lot of money at stake. These are often big, complex cases with a lot of moving parts, involving far-flung witnesses and deep-dive research. Pursuit editor Hal Humphreys and Boston PI John Nardizzi talk about how to w...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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28:35
P.I. Origin Stories
Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi share their origin stories — of how they found their calling as private investigators. Hal Humphreys ("The Beard") and John Nardizzi ("The Dome") host The Sound of Pursuit podcast each week. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:19
Junk Science
Boston PI and author John Nardizzi and Pursuit editor Hal Humphreys chat about junk science — so-called forensic techniques that are based on little more than faith and hokum. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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33:47
"The Menu" & the Joy
Hal Humphreys and John Nardizzi, a Boston-area investigator and author, reflect on work, joy, and the movie "The Menu." Sometimes the pressures to "succeed" in a career can make us forget the love that carried us into a calling in the first pla...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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23:37
Lessons from 2022
This week, in the void between holidays, Hal slows it down a notch and sums up a few takeaways from the year.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Educat...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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5:30
Gilbert King's "Bone Valley"
Hal hosts author Gilbert King, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Devil in the Grove, led to the
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Season 3
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32:34
Mike Spencer's Creative Obsessions
Hal talks with Bay-Area PI Mike Spencer about his podcast, “The Gary Murphy Assassination: A San Francisco Cold Case,” and how obsession fuels his creative work.Mike Sp...
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Season 2
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17:21
Spencer for Hire
As PIs, we all have our greatest hits—tales we tell over and over. Mike Spencer's craziest go-to story has all the elements: Paranoia. Porn. Aliases. Bodily fluids. You get the picture.Pursuit editor Kim Green met Spencer, an ex-journo ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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9:57
Cell Phone Pinging and Triangulation
In the summer of 2008, the original editor of Pursuit Magazine posted an article with the following headline: “Locating Mobile Phones Through Pinging and Triangulation.” That is, finding someone you’re looking for by turning that person’s cell ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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25:54
Land of the Lost
In sxn 1 ep 3, we explore how to find people who've gone missing. Sponsored by TransUnion | TLO* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Pursuit Magazine and PI Education are part o...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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29:24