Show overview
Shattering the System has published 11 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2023. That works out to roughly 6 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 36 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.7 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by iHeartPodcasts.
From the publisher
This is Shattering The System, a podcast hosted by pioneering audio journalist Sonari Glinton. Drawing from his decades covering politics and the economy, Sonari exposes the systems making it possible for criminals of all kinds to get away with the unthinkable. Though it’s a podcast about crime, this is more than just another true crime podcast. Using expert interviews, evidence, and innovative sound, Sonari unveils the ugly truths baked into our society. This season, he tells the story of what happens in gay Hollywood when gay black men turn up dead. He’ll delve deep into the strange, twisted world of convicted criminal Ed Buck. It’s a case with implications reaching far beyond Hollywood. This is a story not to be missed. Join Sonari as he takes a hard look at what happens when the system isn’t just broken, but shattered.
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 10Ep. 10 - Shattering The System: "There Are A Lot Of Ed Bucks Out Here"
Ed Buck now serves a 30-year prison sentence. As this terrible era ends, a new chapter begins with voices from the heart of the community revealing their strategies to not only survive, but thrive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 9Ep. 9 - Shattering The System: "It Should Have Been More"
The verdict is in. Will Ed Buck's reign of terror end or will history repeat itself?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 8Ep. 8 - Shattering The System: "Difficult to Defend"
With Ed Buck's trial officially underway, what will be his defense team attempts?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 7Ep. 7 - Shattering The System: "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt"
782 days since the first victim, with an arrest finally made, the prosecution focuses on building a case against Ed Buck that they can win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 6Ep. 6 - Shattering The System: "A Disturbing Pattern"
The LA District Attorney won't bring charges, so the Feds take over.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 5Ep. 5 - Shattering The System: "The Wild Wild West... Hollywood"
Mobsters & Movie Stars. The Wild Origins of West Hollywood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 4Ep. 4 - Shattering The System: "He Had Demons In Him"
A second man dies in the apartment. His untimely death sparks more outcry within the city, but unbelievably, no charges are filed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 3Ep. 3 - Shattering The System: "Sympathy for Who?"
They say the devil's in the details... Politics. Drugs. Justice? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 2Ep. 2 - Shattering The System: "They Told Him To Go Away"
What happens when Black LGBTQ lives don't seem to matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 1Ep. 1 - Shattering The System: "A West Hollywood True Crime"
Host Sonari Glinton explores what happens when money, power, and fetishes lead to the demise of two Black men in the heart of West Hollywood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Shattering the System Trailer
trailerThis is Shattering The System, a podcast hosted by pioneering audio journalist Sonari Glinton. Drawing from his decades covering politics and the economy, Sonari exposes the systems making it possible for criminals of all kinds to get away with the unthinkable. Though it’s a podcast about crime, this is more than just another true crime podcast. Using expert interviews, evidence, and innovative sound, Sonari unveils the ugly truths baked into our society. This season, he tells the story of what happens in gay Hollywood when gay black men turn up dead. He’ll delve deep into the strange, twisted world of convicted criminal Ed Buck. It’s a case with implications reaching far beyond Hollywood. This is a story not to be missed. Join Sonari as he takes a hard look at what happens when the system isn’t just broken, but shattered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.