Examined: The Backfire Effect
by Western Sound and Pushkin Industries
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Episode 4: The Alibi
Sep 28, 2026
34m 39s
Episode 3: The Ninja
Sep 21, 2026
34m 58s
Episode 2: The Hypnotist
Sep 14, 2026
43m 11s
Episode 1: The Good Cop
Sep 14, 2026
32m 18s
Trailer: The Backfire Effect
Sep 8, 2026
3m 20s
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Estimated from 33 chart positions in 33 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · True Crime#33100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · True Crime#36100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · True Crime#47100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · True Crime#5330K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · True Crime#1905K to 30K
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260K to 818K🎙 Weekly cadence·63 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
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520K to 1.6M🇨🇦18%🇺🇸18%🇬🇧18%+30 more - Active Followers
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286K to 899K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/28/26 |  Episode 4: The Alibi | At trial, Temujin Kensu’s defense is simple — he was across the state when the crime occurred. In court, he brings multiple witnesses to testify that they saw him in the Upper Peninsula, more than 400 miles from Port Huron. But then prosecutor Robert Cleland pulls an unusual Hail Mary. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the show page on Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, and exclusive binges of other true crime podcasts throughout the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 39s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 |  Episode 3: The Ninja | In November 1986, Robert Cleland was the head prosecutor in St. Clair County, Michigan. The morning after Cleland lost a statewide race for Attorney General, Scott Macklem was murdered. Cleland decided to prosecute the case himself, depicting the defendant as a dangerous ninja out for revenge. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the show page on Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, and exclusive binges of other true crime podcasts throughout the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 58s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  Episode 2: The Hypnotist | Temujin Kensu spent much of his youth wandering, mainly in his home state of Michigan. In 1986 he and his then-fiancée moved to a cabin outside Port Huron, where he briefly dated someone else. A few weeks later, he and his fiancée moved again, more than 400 miles away, to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He says he was there on November 5, 1986. But that didn’t stop police from accusing him of a murder he said he could never have committed. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the show page on Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, and exclusive binges of other true crime podcasts throughout the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 11s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  Episode 1: The Good Cop | On the morning of November 5th, 1986, students at a community college in Port Huron, Michigan, heard the sound of what many thought was a car backfiring. It was a gunshot, and it killed a student named Scott Macklem. The murder would leave the community shocked, and police baffled. Until they found a suspect: a young man who lived across the state. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the show page on Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, and exclusive binges of other true crime podcasts throughout the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 18s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | true crimeinvestigation+3 | — | Pushkin+Pushkin Industries+2 | — | Scott MacklemJosie Duffy Rice+5 | — | 3m 20s | ||
| 9/4/26 | police misconductprosecutorial zeal+3 | — | Western SoundPushkin Industries+2 | — | Lost HillsExamined+6 | — | 1m 55s | ||
| 3/2/26 | investigationtrue crime+4 | — | LASDValley of Shadows | Punchbowl area | Aujay investigationdeputy Engels+5 | Pushkin+ | 53m 04s | ||
| 2/23/26 | triallaw enforcement+3 | — | DEALASD+3 | — | trialHager+5 | Pushkin+ | 50m 33s | ||
| 2/16/26 | drug stinginvestigation+5 | — | LASDValley of Shadows+2 | — | drug stingAujay case+5 | Pushkin+ | 42m 55s | ||
| 2/9/26 | Bigfootfolklore+4 | — | Apple PodcastsPushkin.fm+1 | Devil’s Punchbowl | BigfootDevil’s Punchbowl+5 | Pushkin+CODE | 43m 08s | ||
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| 2/2/26 | meth syndicatebiker gang+4 | Darren Hager | Drug Enforcement AdministrationLASD+3 | — | Aujay casemeth syndicate+4 | Pushkin+CODE | 46m 40s | ||
| 1/26/26 | meth epidemicinvestigation+3 | — | LASDValley of Shadows | Antelope ValleyCalifornia | Jon Aujaymeth lab+3 | — | 46m 48s | ||
| 1/19/26 | disappearancesuicide+4 | — | LASDApple Podcasts+2 | — | Jon Aujaydisappearance+5 | Pushkin+ | 40m 43s | ||
| 11/13/24 | investigationtrue crime+3 | — | Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department | — | MitriceLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department+3 | — | 20m 12s | ||
| 7/17/24 | forensic testingevidence+3 | — | — | — | forensic testingMitrice+3 | — | 42m 24s | ||
| 7/15/24 | cold callsinvestigation+3 | — | — | fort in the woods | cold callsMitrice+3 | — | 33m 47s | ||
| 7/10/24 |  10. The Wallypad | Lost Hills | The home of a local firefighter is infiltrated by an informant hoping to get more information on the Person of Interest. And a hike planned for Dark Canyon instead leads to the Lost Hills Station.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 30m 15s | ||||||
| 7/8/24 |  9. Fearful Witness | Lost Hills | A 2011 exhumation of Mitrice’s remains leads to a second autopsy. Meanwhile, a woman describes a disturbing encounter in Monte Nido around the time of Mitrice’s death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 33m 12s | ||||||
| 7/3/24 |  8. Rick Trouble | Lost Hills | We learn everything we can about our Person of Interest — a longtime member of the Monte Nido community, who went from golden boy to convict to off-the-grid survivalist living in the woods. We check his criminal history and discover a troubling pattern of violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 21s | ||||||
| 7/1/24 |  7. In the Shit | Lost Hills | Looking for a way into Dark Canyon, we follow a former pot grower on a treacherous route, and pay a visit to the Porn Ranch, which borders Dark Canyon. Plus, a retired LASD sergeant reveals that there was a Person of Interest in the case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 50s | ||||||
| 6/26/24 |  6. Reconnaissance | Lost Hills | Eleven months after her disappearance, Mitrice’s naked remains are discovered in an abandoned pot field in Dark Canyon, just above Monte Nido. Deputies on scene make a controversial decision, sparking conflict with the LA County Coroner. And Mitrice’s recovered clothing goes missing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 45s | ||||||
| 6/24/24 |  Bonus: Get Jim | Lost Hills | Three years before Mitrice’s arrest, Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving on Pacific Coast Highway. An interview with the arresting officer, James Mee, reveals the power wielded by celebrities in Malibu. Would Mitrice’s story have ended differently if she were rich and famous? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 48s | ||||||
| 6/19/24 |  5. So Close | Lost Hills | As the months pass with no sign of Mitrice, rumors abound. Law enforcement questions the artist behind a creepy mural. And deputies raid a fort in the wilderness looking for human remains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 40m 04s | ||||||
| 6/17/24 |  4. Hopscotch | Lost Hills | Six hours after her release from Lost Hills Station, Mitrice is spotted in the rural community of Monte Nido. Investigators find Mitrice’s footprints, and neighbors report unusual disturbances around the time of her disappearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 22s | ||||||
| 6/12/24 |  3. Call for Help | Lost Hills | Mitrice arrives at Geoffrey’s restaurant in Malibu on Sept. 16, 2009, claiming she’s there to “avenge the death of Michael Jackson.” When she walks out without paying, a restaurant staffer calls 911. Deputies bring Mitrice to Lost Hills Station, where Mitrice’s cellmate overhears a worrying conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 58s | ||||||
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Chart history for Examined: The Backfire Effect
Peaked at #15 in TH, currently #15 in TH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Japan | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| IS | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| Canada | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| United States | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| PT | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| Ireland | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| South Africa | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Australia | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| Finland | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| AE | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| AR | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Sweden | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| Denmark | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| Spain | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| KE | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| CZ | — | #72 | #72 | — |
Chart Positions
33 placements across 33 markets.
Chart Positions
33 placements across 33 markets.