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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Breakdown podcast returns with host Bill Rankin. He's covering the murder prosecution of Claud "Tex" McIver, a wealthy and politically connected lawyer in...

Episodes

20 of 187 episodes

Introducing: AJC Flagship

AJC Flagship is your front-row seat to the Substance and Soul of the South. Each week, this show brings you a mix of what makes The Atlanta...

35:38Jul 16, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 7: Down the Rabbit Hole

The team uncovers glaring red flags unknown to the GBI. The deeper they go, the harder it becomes to understand how they were ever missed. I...

55:20Apr 28, 2026

Guidestones Announcement

Hi Guidestones listeners, a lot has happened since we dropped our last episode, and we’re going to need just a little more time to wrap up o...

0:39Apr 21, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 6: Revelations

The AJC locates the long‑hidden remains of the Guidestones. The culture war around the monument erupts, and the team identifies people the G...

30:29Apr 14, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 5: Jesus, Guns and Babies

The AJC uncovers evidence the GBI overlooked. The swatting of Kandiss Taylor reveals blind spots, missteps, and a shocking lack of urgency f...

34:14Apr 7, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 4: We Bring the Boom

When sources go quiet, the data starts talking. AJC data journalist Charles Minshew follows a hidden trail through records and digital clues...

37:31Apr 7, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 3: Prophets and Fanatics

How did a roadside oddity become a culture-war flashpoint? During the 2022 governor’s race, the Guidestones move from roadside curiosity to...

37:36Apr 7, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 2: Monuments Men

The mythology of the Georgia Guidestones begins to crack. As journalists pursue the mysterious man known only as “R.C. Christian,” a hidden...

38:11Apr 7, 2026

Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 1: The Granite Capital of the World

A man with a fake name shows up in Elberton, Georgia and commissions six massive granite slabs inscribed with 10 “commandments” for society....

34:20Apr 7, 2026

Introducing: Who Blew Up The Guidestones?

For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana…a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue…and the...

3:33Apr 3, 2026

Breakdown Season 11 Bonus

Looking back on seasons past with Bill Rankin and what's next for Albert and Ashley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

45:11Aug 25, 2025

Ep 6: A Very Dangerous Argument

Ashley and Albert's attorneys have fought all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court. The stakes couldn't be higher. Ultimately, the justices...

65:29Aug 18, 2025

Ep 5: The Dream Team

Wisconsin Innocence Project attorney Carrie Sperling has a specialty: freeing people wrongly convicted of child abuse. When she receives a l...

55:52Aug 11, 2025

Ep 4: Hitting the Floor

A jailhouse snitch says Albert told him a shocking story. Ashley and Albert take the stand in their own defense but they're no match for a h...

34:10Aug 4, 2025

Ep 3: Speedy Trial

Charged with murder, Ashley and Albert find themselves with few resources. Ashley's lower-middle class family hires a local attorney while A...

41:19Jul 28, 2025

Ep 2: Isolated

In a matter of a few days, Ashley and Albert have gone from excited new parents to a couple utterly devastated. Their infant has died. And a...

25:36Jul 21, 2025

Ep 1: Mack

In their 20s and in love, Georgia military couple Ashley and Albert Debelbot are overjoyed to welcome their baby girl, McKenzy. After a 15-h...

35:15Jul 21, 2025

S0 2, Ep 8: The jury panel is assembled

Jury selection isn’t fast, but it is fascinating. Prospective jurors in the Harris case speak of magical powers, preconceived notions and th...

27:07Jul 17, 2025

Season 5, Episode 2.5

Neither the prosecution nor the defense is ready. The prosecution asks for a continuance, saying it would be unfair to proceed because the d...

17:12Jul 17, 2025

Coming soon: Back to the Tex McIver murder case

After a long winter’s delay, the murder trial of The State v. Claud “Tex” McIver is to begin on March 5. Tex says his wife Diane’s death was...

5:58Jul 17, 2025