Live from the TenderfootTV booth at CrimeCon – Jodi Tovay (Wisecrack) and Dennis Cooper (Culpable) sit down with Producer Jaime Albright to discuss the central theme of culpability and explore its intricate layers that extend beyond guilt and innocence. 

Join them as they pull back the curtain on how systemic failures, particularly within mental health treatment and the justice system, often fuel tragedy and ultimately shape, or hinder, how a case is covered and resolved.

Binge the entire season ad-free. Subscribe to Tenderfoot+ at tenderfootplus.com or on ApplePodcasts.

Live from the TenderfootTV booth at CrimeCon &ndash; Jodi Tovay (Wisecrack) and Dennis Cooper (Culpable) sit down with Producer Jaime Albright to discuss the central theme of culpability and explore its intricate layers that extend beyond guilt and innocence.&nbsp;
Join them as they pull back the curtain on how systemic failures, particularly within mental health treatment and the justice system, often fuel tragedy and ultimately shape, or hinder, how a case is covered and resolved.
Binge the entire season ad-free. Subscribe to Tenderfoot+ at <a href="tenderfootplus.com">tenderfootplus.com</a> or on ApplePodcasts.

He left home as the chubby kid with a dream, a decade later, he's a touring comic with a killer set. Literally. In Wisecrack, stand-up comedian Edd Hedges returns to his hometown for a charity gig, only to find himself headlining the most terrifying night of his life. The warm welcome quickly unravels into a chilling true crime tale of a downward spiral and a town shaken by murder. When TV crime producer Jodi Tovay stumbled across Edd’s comedy set, it did more than get a few laughs, it opened the door to a years-long investigation she never saw coming. Part comedy special, part true crime thriller, Wisecrack blends punchlines with plot twists in a genre-defying ride where the laughs are real and the danger is no joke. 

He left home as the chubby kid with a dream, a decade later, he's a touring comic with a killer set. Literally. In Wisecrack, stand-up comedian Edd Hedges returns to his hometown for a charity gig, only to find himself headlining the most terrifying night of his life. The warm welcome quickly unravels into a chilling true crime tale of a downward spiral and a town shaken by murder. When TV crime producer Jodi Tovay stumbled across Edd&rsquo;s comedy set, it did more than get a few laughs, it opened the door to a years-long investigation she never saw coming. Part comedy special, part true crime thriller, Wisecrack blends punchlines with plot twists in a genre-defying ride where the laughs are real and the danger is no joke.&nbsp;

Wisecrack

**Critically acclaimed and named "Best of 2025" by ApplePodcasts**

He left home as the chubby kid with a dream, a decade later, he's a touring comic with a killer set. Literally. In Wisecrack, stand-up comedian Edd Hedges returns to his hometown for a charity gig, only to find himself headlining the most terrifying night of his life. The warm welcome quickly unravels into a chilling true crime tale of a downward spiral and a town shaken by murder. When TV crime producer Jodi Tovay stumbled across Edd’s comedy set, it did more than get a few laughs, it opened the door to a years-long investigation she never saw coming. Part comedy special, part true crime thriller, Wisecrack blends punchlines with plot twists in a genre-defying ride where the laughs are real and the danger is no joke. 

**Critically acclaimed and named "Best of 2025" by ApplePodcasts**
He left home as the chubby kid with a dream, a decade later, he's a touring comic with a killer set. Literally. In Wisecrack, stand-up comedian Edd Hedges returns to his hometown for a charity gig, only to find himself headlining the most terrifying night of his life. The warm welcome quickly unravels into a chilling true crime tale of a downward spiral and a town shaken by murder. When TV crime producer Jodi Tovay stumbled across Edd&rsquo;s comedy set, it did more than get a few laughs, it opened the door to a years-long investigation she never saw coming. Part comedy special, part true crime thriller, Wisecrack blends punchlines with plot twists in a genre-defying ride where the laughs are real and the danger is no joke.&nbsp;

When Systems Fail: Culpability on Trial (With Jodi Tovay, Dennis Cooper, and Jaime Albright)

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