Host, Executive Producer
A Tradition of Violence is a podcast about deputy gangs that operate within the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Host Cerise Castle wrote the history of deputy gangs in LA for Knock LA, exposing their 50-year reign of terror and murder.
Appearances
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay: Michelle Obama 2024 and Cerise Castle on LAPD’s Use of Force
The Times: Make Way for women, LGBTQ and POC skateboarders
The Tiger Bloc Podcast: Cerise Castle | #GoogleLASDGangs
The People With David and Pham: Cerise Castle on gangs inside the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, The People | Cerise Castle returns to talk deputy gangs, Alex Villanueva, and Cecil Rhambo
Bad With Money: Google Corruption & Police Unions (Wendy Liu, Cerise Castle)
A Few Bad Apples: Interview with Cerise Castle (Part 3 of LA County Sheriff Deputy Gangs)
Sorry to Podcast This: A Tradition of Violence with Cerise Castle
Don't Tell The Babysitter Mom's Dead: Special Episode with Journalist Cerise Castle
Ethnically Ambiguous: We Are Cerise Castle
Chapo Trap House: Gangs of Los Angeles feat. Cerise Castle
This is Hell!: On the street gangs of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Why Won’t You Date Me?: Deputy Gangs in the LA County Sheriff's Department (w/ Cerise Castle)
Yo, Is This Racist?: You Don't Need to Balance with a Nazi with Cerise Castle
The Bechdel Cast: Den of Thieves and A Conversation on Copaganda and the LASD with Cerise Castle
The Daily Zeitgeist: Law Enforcement Gangs, Move Pass REALLY Gone, Sheriff Gangs Still A Thing, Drones For The Home?
Keep It!: “Lemon Aid” (with Cerise Castle and Don Lemon)
The Male Gaze: A Tradition of Violence w/ Cerise Castle
What’s Your Sign?: Cerise Castle
Pod Damn America: West Coast Story w/ Cerise Castle
Just Between Us: Covering Black Lives Matter with Cerise Castle, Ignoring Parental Criticism and Biden
The California Report: Imperial Co. Has Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in Calif.
Production
How did the deadliest serial killer in US history get away with murder for over 40 years?
Samuel Little was serving life in prison for killing three women, when he began to confess to a string of murders. And once the admissions started, the list didn’t stop - his total murder count reached 93 victims across 19 US States. Most of them were vulnerable women - sex workers, drug addicts, or both.
Journalist Benjamin Zand leads an investigation that is both a true crime story and a forensic examination of how US law enforcement failed to stop the country’s most dangerous serial killer.
Along the way, Ben is joined by former sex worker, turned safety campaigner, Tika Thornton, herself a victim of child sex trafficking aged 12. Together they ask: what turned Samuel Little into a serial killer? How did he evade justice for so long? And could the same thing happen again today?
Bosses can drive you crazy. How do you deal with micromanagers, unclear direction — or get a promotion? Our workplace heroes Liz Dolan (ex-CMO, Nike, NatGeo Channels) and Larry Seal (executive coach) will help you make the big decisions, sort through the small stuff, and get more fulfillment from your work life. A fictional ad agency, Penn & Pencil, will serve as a comedic point of reference for your questions.
Why do we listen? If you ever wondered why you're so drawn to podcasts, this Holiday Special is just for you. All 15 Wondery podcast hosts sit down with each other to talk about the gift and power of listening. The world needs a lot more of it, that's for sure.