Puppy Kingpin https://www.neonhum.com/show-pages/smoke-screen-puppy-kingpin.html en Sony Music Entertainment Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies much like drug money. Investigative reporter Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love. Puppy Kingpin is part of The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, ad-free right now. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases wherever you get your podcasts to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Puppy Kingpin show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5a0655de-a95f-11ed-be80-63c61b820894/image/5f70ce92a9af1e2831e5eecbad839077.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Puppy Kingpin https://www.neonhum.com/show-pages/smoke-screen-puppy-kingpin.html yes serial Sony Music Entertainment Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies much like drug money. Investigative reporter Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love. Puppy Kingpin is part of The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, ad-free right now. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases wherever you get your podcasts to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Puppy Kingpin show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Sony Music podcasts@sonymusic.com Out Now: Crime Scene Weekly — Unforgettable True Crime Stories From The Binge, ⁠Crime Scene⁠ plunges you into stories you can’t stop thinking about—revisiting cases that deserve a second look. Join Jonathan Hirsch (My Fugitive Dad, Dear Franklin Jones) and investigative reporter Cooper Moll as they crack open overlooked details, challenge the official narrative, and uncover what others missed. Each episode delivers the depth of a true crime mini-series in a single, gripping listen. If you’re drawn to unresolved mysteries and stories that stay with you long after they end...this is for you. Follow ⁠Crime Scene⁠ wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribers to The Binge+ can listen ad-free, in addition to our network of limited series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0000 trailer Sony Music Entertainment From The Binge, ⁠Crime Scene⁠ plunges you into stories you can’t stop thinking about—revisiting cases that deserve a second look. Join Jonathan Hirsch (My Fugitive Dad, Dear Franklin Jones) and investigative reporter Cooper Moll as they crack open overlooked details, challenge the official narrative, and uncover what others missed. Each episode delivers the depth of a true crime mini-series in a single, gripping listen. If you’re drawn to unresolved mysteries and stories that stay with you long after they end...this is for you. Follow ⁠Crime Scene⁠ wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribers to The Binge+ can listen ad-free, in addition to our network of limited series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From The Binge, ⁠Crime Scene⁠ plunges you into stories you can’t stop thinking about—revisiting cases that deserve a second look.


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]]> 68 no A Q&A with Smoke Screen host Alex Schuman Spectacle: True Crime host, Mariah Smith, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat all things about the newest season of Smoke Screen, Puppy Kingpin. She puts host Alex Schuman in the hot seat and they dig into true crime – how we report these stories, why we’re so fascinated with them and what this fascination says about us. Mariah gets juicy behind-the-scenes bits from Alex about reporting Smoke Screen: Fake Priest and Puppy Kingpin. Plus, Mariah tells Alex about the new season of Spectacle, which is a dissection of our messy obsession with true crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:52:00 -0000 bonus 4 8 Sony Music Entertainment Spectacle: True Crime host, Mariah Smith, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat all things about the newest season of Smoke Screen, Puppy Kingpin. She puts host Alex Schuman in the hot seat and they dig into true crime – how we report these stories, why we’re so fascinated with them and what this fascination says about us. Mariah gets juicy behind-the-scenes bits from Alex about reporting Smoke Screen: Fake Priest and Puppy Kingpin. Plus, Mariah tells Alex about the new season of Spectacle, which is a dissection of our messy obsession with true crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Spectacle: True Crime host, Mariah Smith, sits down with Alex Schuman to chat all things about the newest season of Smoke Screen, Puppy Kingpin. She puts host Alex Schuman in the hot seat and they dig into true crime – how we report these stories, why we’re so fascinated with them and what this fascination says about us. Mariah gets juicy behind-the-scenes bits from Alex about reporting Smoke Screen: Fake Priest and Puppy Kingpin. Plus, Mariah tells Alex about the new season of Spectacle, which is a dissection of our messy obsession with true crime.

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]]> 992 yes 7. Consequences Jolyn Noethe faces a class action lawsuit that accuses her of a federal crime and might cost her up to 5 million. The puppy pipeline isn’t going to change overnight, but Alex meets with a breeder who has nothing to hide and hears about a movement among breeders to go above and beyond USDA requirements. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:43:00 -0000 full 4 7 Sony Music Entertainment Jolyn Noethe faces a class action lawsuit that accuses her of a federal crime and might cost her up to 5 million. The puppy pipeline isn’t going to change overnight, but Alex meets with a breeder who has nothing to hide and hears about a movement among breeders to go above and beyond USDA requirements. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Jolyn Noethe faces a class action lawsuit that accuses her of a federal crime and might cost her up to 5 million. The puppy pipeline isn’t going to change overnight, but Alex meets with a breeder who has nothing to hide and hears about a movement among breeders to go above and beyond USDA requirements.


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]]> 1955 yes 6. License to Sell The Iowa AG’s lawsuit against Jolyn comes to a conclusion as she faces challenges from multiple sides. Alex looks more closely at the USDA as a growing number of breeders and animal rights activists think a USDA license doesn’t mean much anymore. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:40:00 -0000 full 4 6 Sony Music Entertainment The Iowa AG’s lawsuit against Jolyn comes to a conclusion as she faces challenges from multiple sides. Alex looks more closely at the USDA as a growing number of breeders and animal rights activists think a USDA license doesn’t mean much anymore. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Iowa AG’s lawsuit against Jolyn comes to a conclusion as she faces challenges from multiple sides. Alex looks more closely at the USDA as a growing number of breeders and animal rights activists think a USDA license doesn’t mean much anymore.


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]]> 2167 yes 5. Small Town Secrets Alex heads to Britt, Iowa where Jolyn Noethe grew up and her for-profit enterprise, J.A.K.’s Puppies, is headquartered. He discovers that a family dispute is part of the reason she started her own brokering business. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:29:00 -0000 full 4 5 Sony Music Entertainment Alex heads to Britt, Iowa where Jolyn Noethe grew up and her for-profit enterprise, J.A.K.’s Puppies, is headquartered. He discovers that a family dispute is part of the reason she started her own brokering business. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Alex heads to Britt, Iowa where Jolyn Noethe grew up and her for-profit enterprise, J.A.K.’s Puppies, is headquartered. He discovers that a family dispute is part of the reason she started her own brokering business.


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]]> 1959 yes 4. A Kind of Identity Theft Multiple lawsuits now accuse Jolyn Noethe of creating rescues to sell commercially-bred puppies where they’ve been outlawed. Alex learns how the scheme reaches beyond the Midwest and meets Lizette Chanock. She claims her rescue’s name is being used to sell unhealthy puppies. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:27:00 -0000 full 4 4 Sony Music Entertainment Multiple lawsuits now accuse Jolyn Noethe of creating rescues to sell commercially-bred puppies where they’ve been outlawed. Alex learns how the scheme reaches beyond the Midwest and meets Lizette Chanock. She claims her rescue’s name is being used to sell unhealthy puppies. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Multiple lawsuits now accuse Jolyn Noethe of creating rescues to sell commercially-bred puppies where they’ve been outlawed. Alex learns how the scheme reaches beyond the Midwest and meets Lizette Chanock. She claims her rescue’s name is being used to sell unhealthy puppies.


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]]> 2167 yes 3. Hobo K9 Authorities learn of unusual “rescue puppies” starting to turn up in Chicago and begin an investigation. Soon, they are on the trail of the secretive businesswoman responsible. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:23:00 -0000 full 4 3 Sony Music Entertainment Authorities learn of unusual “rescue puppies” starting to turn up in Chicago and begin an investigation. Soon, they are on the trail of the secretive businesswoman responsible. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on The Binge on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Authorities learn of unusual “rescue puppies” starting to turn up in Chicago and begin an investigation. Soon, they are on the trail of the secretive businesswoman responsible.


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]]> 2338 yes 2. Inside a Puppy Mill Alex sets out to learn more about Jolyn Noethe, but ends up getting an inside look at a puppy mill and how they operate legally. We’ll hear audio of the day authorities descended on the farm of Barbara Kavars, an Iowan breeder who got in way over her head. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:26:00 -0000 full 4 2 Sony Music Entertainment Alex sets out to learn more about Jolyn Noethe, but ends up getting an inside look at a puppy mill and how they operate legally. We’ll hear audio of the day authorities descended on the farm of Barbara Kavars, an Iowan breeder who got in way over her head. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Alex sets out to learn more about Jolyn Noethe, but ends up getting an inside look at a puppy mill and how they operate legally. We’ll hear audio of the day authorities descended on the farm of Barbara Kavars, an Iowan breeder who got in way over her head.


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]]> 2879 yes 1. Follow the Puppies When Mindi Callison finds out a local pet shop might be selling puppies from a puppy mill, she takes action. Soon, she’s tracking dogs being transported from state to state and stumbles onto a company that hides the source of puppies. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free.  Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:25:00 -0000 full 4 1 Sony Music Entertainment When Mindi Callison finds out a local pet shop might be selling puppies from a puppy mill, she takes action. Soon, she’s tracking dogs being transported from state to state and stumbles onto a company that hides the source of puppies. A Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment production. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Your subscription also unlocks the entire network of podcasts on The Binge with a brand new story dropping every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free.  Visit GetTheBinge.com to browse all the great stories included in your subscription. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at SonyMusic.com/Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices When Mindi Callison finds out a local pet shop might be selling puppies from a puppy mill, she takes action. Soon, she’s tracking dogs being transported from state to state and stumbles onto a company that hides the source of puppies.


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]]> 3023 yes Introducing... Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies like drug money. Over the course of 7 episodes, investigative reporter and host Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Smokescreen: Puppy Kingpin is part of The Binge - a new podcast channel from Sony Music Entertainment. The Binge — All Episodes, All at Once. From Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:19:00 -0000 trailer Sony Music Entertainment Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies like drug money. Over the course of 7 episodes, investigative reporter and host Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes ad-free. Smokescreen: Puppy Kingpin is part of The Binge - a new podcast channel from Sony Music Entertainment. The Binge — All Episodes, All at Once. From Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies like drug money. Over the course of 7 episodes, investigative reporter and host Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love.


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