Circular seal reading City of Faux Hope Alabama, showing a yellow sun, a black sailboat engulfed in flames on green land against a blue sky
05.07.2021

S.O.S

Council President Jack Burrell and city leaders gutted an approved multi-million dollar waterfront restoration project to serve political allies. Public documents and altered grant filings show officials stripped critical bluff stabilization features without public input. Discover how city hall transformed a sustainable community vision into a cheap maintenance cover-up.

Tan Rested & Ready

Locked doors kept the public out of the State House while politicians secretly pushed through a record-breaking state budget. Our investigation blows the lid off coastal land grabs, political flip-flops on gambling, and toxic coal ash neglect. Tune in as the podcast exposes the sneaky tactics used by officials to evade public accountability.

Backstory Podcast No 79 'Ole Peg-gy

Secretary of State John Merrill disgraced his office with shocking personal scandals while state leaders ignored deadly environmental threats. Mismanaged police chases slaughter innocent motorists on I-10 while politicians outlaw safe natural alternatives to protect big pharma profits. Catch this episode as the podcast drags the truth into the light.
Circular emblem with a radar display with question marks as targets. The border text reads CITY OF FAUX HOPE above ALABAMA, with FAUX in red
04.09.2021

NO RADAR

Council President Jack Burrell deliberately hid public meetings and manipulated municipal leases to funnel taxpayer assets to favored insiders. Secret letters and missing broadcast records reveal a pattern of rigged bidding windows and multi-million dollar land giveaways. Why did officials turn off the cameras just as the biggest deals were going down?
Black and white historical marker for Baldwin County, Alabama detailing its 1809 founding. It stands before a building with arched windows
04.02.2021

SOUTHERN GOTHIC

Attorney Harry Still reflects on decades of political corruption and systemic graft rotting Baldwin County's local government. Still contrasts past civic leadership with modern politicians who hand out illegal no-bid contracts and orchestrate shady land coups for insider firms like CSB. His personal essay reveals how public apathy enabled a cozy political cabal to hijack county assets for private enrichment.
A black silhouette of a howling wolf standing on a hill with a large circle behind it
04.01.2021

GOT FLEAS

Fairhope officials weaponized local media operatives to sabotage a voter-backed waterfront restoration plan. Internal emails and grant filings prove the new administration slashed green space features while rushing radical plan changes past the public. We expose the dirty political tactics used to destroy years of citizen input.
McSharrys head superimposed on a cartoon green figure wearing a leprechaun hat, flexing muscles, and holding a green block
03.26.2021

A SLAP ON THE WRIST

City Attorney Marcus McDowell intentionally botched court filings to protect a politically connected pub owner from violent assault charges. Court records and transcript timelines show local officials allowed statutory deadlines to expire despite clear video evidence of the crime. Read how backroom deals in Fairhope keep the ruling class above the law.