the ballad of billy balls

It’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive.

Executive Producer, Editor

Debuted in March 2019. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast app.

“The show was made by storytellers who not only found the good stuff when they went digging, but also knew exactly how to use it.” - The Atlantic

Accolades:

• Named one of the best podcasts of 2019 by Apple.

• Named the #2 podcast of 2019 by The Atlantic.

• Named the best true crime podcast of 2019 by Uproxx.

• International love from CBC, The Guardian, and ABC News, among others.