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The Silver Linings Handbook

The Silver Linings Handbook

Jayson Blair

The Silver Linings Handbook

True Crime Society & Culture Health & Fitness English

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

209. The Impossible Theory with Aaron Habel, Part 2

209. The Impossible Theory with Aaron Habel, Part 2

Aaron 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 and the conviction of Fred Freeman, who changed his name to Temujin Kensu.To listen to Season 3 of Framed:True Crime Podcast Framed- Official Site – Framed: An Investigative StoryContact me at...

208. The Impossible Theory with Aaron Habel, Part 1

208. The Impossible Theory with Aaron Habel, Part 1

Aaron Habel, the host of the Generation Why podcast, joins me to discuss the murder of Scott Macklem and the conviction of Fred Freeman, who changed his name to Temujin Kensu. The case has been approached from many angles over the years — who killed Macklem or whether Kensu was wrongfully convicted. Aaron, in a new season of his Framed podcast, is widening the lens to ask another question.Contact...

207. No-Body Homicides with Tad DiBiase, Part 2

207. No-Body Homicides with Tad DiBiase, Part 2

In 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 evidence can be the most powerful clue, and how prosecutors build no‑body murder cases.We talk through successful prosecutions — including Lloyd Lee Welch in the Lyon sisters case and Sante and Kenneth Kimes in the murder of...

206. No-Body Homicides with Tad DiBiase, Part 1

206. No-Body Homicides with Tad DiBiase, Part 1

Tad DiBiase, a former federal homicide prosecutor, joins me to discuss his path to specializing in no-body homicide cases, how investigators recognize when a missing person may actually have been murdered, and the core challenges of proving these cases. We explore historical and modern no-body homicides, along with ongoing cases that remain unresolved.Contact me at...

205. Turning Toward the Past with Sadie Johnson

205. Turning Toward the Past with Sadie Johnson

Sadie Johnson spent three decades as a writer and editor in newspapers, magazines, and marketing. Storytelling comes naturally to her, and it’s the narrative of her family - and how it shaped who she became and refused to become - that she’s turning toward now and joined me to discuss.Contact me at silverliningshandbookpod@gmail.comCheck out the Silver Linings Handbook website...

204. Profiling the Disappearance of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner with Julia Cowley, Part 2

204. Profiling the Disappearance of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner with Julia Cowley, Part 2

Retired FBI profiler Julia Cowley, the host of The Consult, joins me to conclude our conversation on the disappearance of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, a 20-year-old woman who disappeared in the mountains of the Blackfeet Reservation in June 2017. Our two-part discussion followed a four-part series where I joined Julia and her colleagues on The Consult to discuss Ashley's case.To listen to the...

203. Profiling the Disappearance of Ashley Loring Heavyrunner with Julia Cowley, Part 1

203. Profiling the Disappearance of Ashley Loring Heavyrunner with Julia Cowley, Part 1

After a four-part series on The Consult podcast, the host, Julia Cowley, a retired FBI profiler, joins me to revisit the case of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, a 20-year-old woman who disappeared in the mountains of the Blackfeet Reservation in June 2017. We continue to explore Ashley's case and the use of profiling in missing persons cases.To listen to the episodes of the series where I join The...

202. Why Transitions Are So Hard with Victoria Grady

202. Why Transitions Are So Hard with Victoria Grady

Why is change so hard? Victoria Grady, an organizational psychologist and expert in adult attachment theory, joins me to discuss the space in between, where you are letting go of one thing and grasping for something new. When my mother died, the Paddington bear she gave me as a child gave me a clue about why and what we can do to make it a little easier for ourselves and others.Contact me at...

201. Internal Affairs with Marlon Marrache, Part 2

201. Internal Affairs with Marlon Marrache, Part 2

Former Los Angeles Police Department Internal Affairs investigator Marlon Marrache and I continue our discussion on the role of those who police the police and the impact on officers on the street and communities on how it's done. In Part 2, we explore the 1991 Rodney King beating and its aftermath, the event labeled as the LADP Rampart-CRASH Scandal, the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force Scandal...

200. Internal Affairs with Marlon Marrache, Part 1

200. Internal Affairs with Marlon Marrache, Part 1

Marlon Marrache, a 24-year Los Angeles Police Department veteran who spent half that time investigating police misconduct, joins me to discuss how internal affairs is the first line of defense between a police department and its community. We touch on the 1991 Rodney King beating, the O.J. Simpson trial, the impact of the Watts Uprising, what became known as the Rampart scandal and more.Contact...