Standoff
Imperative Entertainment
Show overview
Standoff launched in 2022 and has put out 13 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode in the time since. That works out to roughly 9 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 53 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2022, with 12 episodes published. Published by Imperative Entertainment.
From the publisher
Standoff follows Fred Gómez Carrasco, a drug cartel kingpin and orchestrator of the 1974 Huntsville, Texas, prison siege. The siege was one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history and played out in dramatic fashion over eleven days, all in front of a terrified national audience. One hundred hours of audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before. "Journalist Wes Ferguson... weaves a fascinating yarn using new interviews as well as unearthed tapes of Carrasco’s hostage-negotiation calls. What emerges is a big bold look at a little-known crime story." - Vulture Standoff is a production of Imperative Entertainment and is written, created and hosted by Wes Ferguson. Executive Producer and Story Editor is Jason Hoch. Audio editing and sound engineering by Shaine Freeman and Jason Hoch. Original music is by Max Baca with Flaco Jiménez on accordion and Tony Gonzalez is the music engineer for the original score. The main theme 'Huntsville' is performed by Ray Benson and is from the 1971 Merle Haggard and the Strangers Album, 'Someday We'll Look Back'.
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S1 Ep 10Rosa's Redemption | Chapter 10
EFred Carrasco leaves a complicated legacy in San Antonio. Rosa, his wife, fights for control of the family's drug empire — that is, until her life takes a surprising turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 9Don't Rock the Boat | Chapter 9
EA loving son grapples with his mom's sacrifice. Dueling autopsies fuel a deepening mystery. Who, if anyone, killed Fred Carrasco? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 8The Final Shootout | Chapter 8
EThe hostages call their loved ones to say their final goodbyes. The standoff can't go on another day. Dead or alive, Carrasco and his hostages are leaving the library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 7Fred the Folk Hero | Chapter 7
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S1 Ep 6The Blitz | Chapter 6
EHostage taker Fred Carrasco turns up the public pressure on prison officials to release him and his accomplices from the Walls Unit. A desperate hostage takes matters into his own hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 5"I Just Saw a Man Killed!" | Chapter 5
EGuards armed with guns and explosives get ready to storm the library. Their goal? Recapture the outlaw Fred Carrasco and free his civilian hostages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 Ep 4Both Sides Dig In | Chapter 4
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S1 Ep 3The Mastermind | Chapter 3
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S1 Ep 2"I Came to Kill One Guy" | Chapter 2
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S1 Ep 1Let the Siege Begin | Chapter 1
EFred Carrasco seizes control of the prison library at the Texas State Penitentiary, taking librarians and teachers hostage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trailer: Standoff
trailerA new series on the 1974 Huntsville, TX prison siege, one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history that played out in dramatic fashion over 11 days – all in front of a terrified national audience. 100 hours of newly uncovered audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices