Kush & Crime Is Back — New Season, New Co-Host, Same Obsession

We're Back, Buds. Kush & Crime Is Back.

I'll be honest with you — I wasn't sure this day was coming.

Three years is a long time. Life happened. The kind of stuff that doesn't make for a fun blog post but does make for a lot of late nights, a lot of reflection, and eventually, a very clear realization: I missed this. I missed the cases. I missed the research rabbit holes at 2AM. I missed you guys.

So here we are.

A New Season. A New Co-Host. Same Kush, Same Crime.

If you've been around since the beginning, you know that Kush & Crime has always been about two things: true crime that genuinely fascinates us, and the freedom to cover it the way we actually want to — honestly, passionately, and yes, with a little something to take the edge off.

That's not changing. What is changing is who's sitting across from me.

After three years, Ozzy and I have gone our separate ways. He'll always be part of what made this show what it is, and I'm grateful for every episode we made together. But Kush & Crime isn't done — it's just starting a new chapter.

And that new chapter has a name: Briana.

Meet Briana

Where do I even start with this woman. She's been my friend for years — the kind of friend who shows up, makes everything funnier, and somehow always knows exactly what you need to hear. She also knows more about cannabis than literally anyone I have ever met in my life, which in this particular circle is genuinely saying something.

True crime, though? Brand new territory. She's coming in fresh. She doesn’t spend her nights curled up on the couch watching murder docs. She may have watched a few Netflix shows like Dahmer or Mind Hunters, but she doesn’t have that drive. That obsession. But she will. Oh, she will.

But, she's bringing a balance to the show that wasn’t there before. She’s sharp, she's fast, and she does NOT hold back. If something doesn't add up, she's going to say so. If something is genuinely disturbing, she's not going to pretend it isn't. And if there's a moment of levity to be found — and there always is — she will find it before I even see it coming.

You got a little taste of her on the 4/20 bonus episode.

She's not the true crime expert. That's fine — I've got that covered. She's the best friend who agreed to sit across from me every week, smoke, and figure this out together. That's exactly what this show has always been about.

Welcome to Kush & Crime, B.

(Please don't quit after the first episode.)

What's Coming

Here's what the new season of Kush & Crime looks like:

A new episode every single Wednesday. Every week. No more gaps, no more hiatuses, no more radio silence. We're treating this like the commitment it is.

We're kicking things off with a case I've been sitting on for a while — Michael Maloy, also known as the Man With Nine Lives. If you don't know this story yet, I genuinely envy you. It is one of the most unbelievable true crime cases I have ever read, and I've read a lot of them. It goes live this Wednesday.

Beyond that, we have a lineup that includes some of the most-requested cases from the last three years — cases you've been sending us, cases we've been quietly obsessing over, cases that kept us up way later than they should have. We're not slowing down.

And a Note to the Buds Who Stuck Around

If you're reading this and you've been following since the early episodes — thank you. Genuinely. The messages, the case suggestions, the check-ins asking if we were ever coming back — they mattered more than you know.

This show exists because of you. The new season is for you.

Now go subscribe, tell a friend, and spark one up. We've got a lot of catching up to do.

— Sam

Episode 25 — Michael Maloy: The Man With Nine Lives — drops Wednesday. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.