Timesuck with Dan Cummins

Host Dan Cummins explores the psychology behind survival stories and the 1984 San Isidro McDonald’s massacre, the deadliest lone-gunman shooting in U.

This episode explores the 1978 murder of three-year-old Stephanie Hall by a doomsday cult in the Ozarks and its eerie connection to the 2001 disappearance of six-year-old Haley Zega.

Dan Cummins analyzes the century-long shift in America’s food industry, contrasting 1930’s whole-food diets with today’s reliance on ultra-processed items like fast food and sugary drinks.

This episode examines the tragic 2022 crash in Strongsville, Ohio, where 17-year-old Mackenzie Schirrilla drove her car at 100 mph into a wall, killing her boyfriend and a friend.

Dan Cummins investigates the disturbing string of deaths, disappearances, and sexual assaults at Fort Hood, Texas.

Dan Cummins investigates why Nordic countries consistently top global happiness rankings, debunking myths about weather and ethnic homogeneity.

Dan Cummins explores the bizarre true story of Carl Tanzler, a German doctor who kept the embalmed corpse of his deceased lover, Elena de Hoyos, in his Key West home for seven years.

Dan Cummins explores the Bay Area’s history of serial killers, focusing on Earl Nelson, the "Gorilla Man," who murdered at least 20 women across the US and Canada in the 1920s.

Dan Cummins investigates the 1978 disappearance of the Yuba County Five, five men with intellectual disabilities who vanished after a basketball game.

This episode of Timesuck explores the history of queer oppression in New York City, focusing on Sylvia Rivera’s childhood homelessness and the systemic police raids on gay bars.

This episode of Timesuck with Dan Cummins examines the 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders, where four teenage girls were killed in a brutal, unsolved crime.

Host Dan Cummins explores the true story of Joe Ball, the "Alligator Man" of Elmendorf, Texas, whose crimes inspired the film *Eaten Alive*.