The Silver Linings Handbook
by Jayson Blair
Latest episode
Best of: Exploring the Unexplained with Brett Talley, Part 2 of 2
Best of: Exploring the Unexplained with Brett Talley, Part 2 of 2
About this podcast
Life has many layers. Whether it's true crime, the media spotlight, mental health, religion or any other part of a person’s journey, there are so many deeper truths underneath the surface. To truly understand them, you need to peel back those layers to find the depth, beauty, joy, suffering and struggles that become the silver linings. Join Jayson Blair each week for interesting conversations with interesting people from all walks of life.
Artwork by Hannah Hill.
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Production by Alyssa Miller.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 272 episodes
- Best of: Exploring the Unexplained with Brett Talley, Part 2 of 2 · 1 h 6 minEach October, one of my favorite things to do is sit down with author Brett Talley to explore the unexplained. In our best of series on this Halloween, I am sharing the first two…
- Best of: Exploring the Unexplained with Brett Talley, Part 1 of 2 · 56 minEach October, one of my favorite things to do is sit down with author Brett Talley to explore the unexplained. In our best of series on this Halloween, I am sharing the first two…
- Best of: Bonus on The University of Idaho Murders, True Crime and Kindness with Julia Cowley · 32 minJulia Cowley, a retired FBI profiler and the host of The Consult podcast, and I set out to discuss the University of Idaho murders and the killer of four college students, Bryan…
- Best of: The Real-Life Nightmare of Bryan Kohberger and the Idaho Four with Julia Cowley, Part 2 · 42 minIn the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, someone entered a house just off the University of Idaho campus in a brazen home invasion that left four University of Idaho…
- Best of: The Real-Life Nightmares of Bryan Kohberger and the Idaho Four with Julia Cowley, Part 1 · 1 h 0 minIn the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, some entered a house just off the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death. Months later, a suspect was…
- 221. The Architecture of Dread with Brett Talley, Part 2 · 55 minBrett Talley and I explore how fear and uncertainty fuel conspiracy theories, moral panics, and stories that help humans make sense of the unknown.
- 220. The Architecture of Dread with Brett Talley, Part 1 · 53 minBrett Talley, the horror author and host of The Prosecutors podcast, explores how ancient concepts like guest rights and modern legends like Cropsey reveal a universal human…
- 219. The Shadow Architect with Christian Kenny · 1 h 8 minChristian Kenny shares his lifelong curiosity about human behavior, existential questions, and the occult, exploring what drives his analytical and constantly questioning mind.
- 218. Lindsay Clancy and the Politics of Sympathy with Clara Lewis, Part 2 · 51 minClara S. Lewis and I examine the Lindsay Clancy mistrial and the broader challenges surrounding postpartum psychosis, maternal culpability, stigma, and the need for a more…
- 217. Lindsay Clancy and the Politics of Sympathy with Clara Lewis, Part 1 · 60 minA conversation with Clara S. Lewis about the Lindsay Clancy case, postpartum psychosis, and the challenges of understanding and legally addressing maternal mental health crises.
- 216. The Journalist and The Serial Killer with Maria DiLorenza, Part 2 · 1 h 1 minIn Part 2, Maria DiLorenzo reveals the unsettling relationship she developed with Green River Killer Gary Ridgway through years of letters and calls, exploring his manipulation…
- 215 .The Journalist and The Serial Killer with Maria DiLorenza, Part 1 · 1 h 1 minMaria DiLorenzo, one of the only journalists to interview Gary Ridgway, joins me to explore her years-long relationship with the Green River Killer, his double life and…
- 214. Speaking for the Dead with Michele Wood, Part 2 · 55 minFormer Chicago Homicide Detective Michele Wood shares the haunting cases, cold-case breakthroughs, and realities of pursuing justice in communities affected by daily violence.
- 213. Speaking for the Dead with Michelle Wood, Part 1 · 55 minMichele Wood, a 25-year Chicago Police Department veteran and homicide detective, shares how her childhood experiences and career shaped her calling to seek justice for those who…
- 212. Girl on Fire with Jennifer Eskew, Part 2 · 1 h 21 minIn Part 2, Jennifer Eskew shares the realities of undercover work in Virginia, the cases and challenges that shaped her career, and how navigating risk, institutional barriers…
- 211. Girl on Fire with Jennifer Eskew, Part 1 · 1 h 12 minJennifer Eskew shares how a childhood shooting inspired her career in law enforcement, leading her to become Virginia’s first full-time female undercover officer and play a role…
- 210. Inside the Forensic Mind with Paige Wilcoxson · 1 h 8 minIn this episode, Dr. Paige Wilcoxson joins us to discuss what people often get wrong about forensic psychology, what it takes and costs, and what the work helps us understand…
- 209. The Impossible Theory with Aaron Habel, Part 2 · 58 minAaron Habel, the host of the Generation Why podcast, joins me for our second and final conversation on his new podcast series, Framed, which explores the murder of Scott Macklem…
- 208. The Impossible Theory with Aaron Habel, Part 1 · 58 minAaron Habel joins me to explore the Scott Macklem murder case and explain how the latest season of Framed asks a new question about Fred Freeman's conviction.
- 207. No-Body Homicides with Tad DiBiase, Part 2 · 56 minIn Part 2 of my conversation with former federal prosecutor Tad DiBiase, we dig into how investigators distinguish a missing‑persons case from a homicide, why the absence of…
