Chene Lawson

How to Destroy Everything (2023)

How to Destroy Everything is a documentary podcast hosted by Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky about Danny’s father, Richard Jacobs—a man whose relentless manipulation and schemes left a trail of lawsuits, scams, and shattered lives. Through interviews and investigation, the series uncovers how one person’s destructive behavior devastated families, communities, and ultimately his own son, who describes the podcast as follows:^[4]

The true story of a man who wreaks havoc on a community: He taps phone lines, steals notary stamps, gets banned from restaurants, hacks emails, and forges signatures. He inspires a support group composed solely of people he traumatized. In court, he references arcane British case law and submits literally thousands of motions to delay and obstruct, leaving anyone who stands in his way not only penniless but emotionally bankrupt and utterly destroyed. He was also my dad.

All Things Undone (14 episodes, 2020–2021)

In this speculative fiction podcast, an alternate history is imagined in which an 1850 solar eclipse fulfills an old prophecy, making enslaved Black people unkillable, and reversing society's power dynamic. Mirabelle, a now freed Black woman, receives visions indicating that the eclipse is a harbinger of "the re/evolution" of earth, but also, that if she and her people fail to complete the prophecy's requirement, the situation could reverse and become even worse than before. The podcast confronts the brutal realities of slavery while exploring how collective uprising can bring about change.^[7][8]