Crime Waves: Renaissance, TX

In the series finale, we try to help one of our sources find answers — and we’re met with a microcosm of the issues at play here. Then it becomes even clearer how hard it’s been for anyone to find answers. What will it take for this place to change? Can it? ~~~ Crime Waves: Renaissance, TX is a collaboration of Faceplant and QCODE, in association with No Smiling. ~~~ Follow us On Instagram @QCODEMedia [https://www.instagram.com/qcodemedia/?hl=en] | @faceplantmediapodcasts [https://www.instagram.com/faceplantmediapodcasts] | @StickFigureProductions [https://www.instagram.com/stickfigureproductions/] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://www.instagram.com/nosmilingmedia] On X @QCODEMedia [https://twitter.com/QCODEmedia] | @faceplantmedia [https://twitter.com/faceplantmedia] | @StickFigurePro [https://twitter.com/stickfigurepro] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://twitter.com/nosmilingmedia] ~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

After finding several people with behind-the-scenes knowledge of the ren fair, we uncover a toxic environment that’s led to alleged mistreatment and abuses, lawsuits, and a place that has transformed into a dangerous, profit-driven spectacle. ~~~ Crime Waves: Renaissance, TX is a collaboration of Faceplant and QCODE, in association with No Smiling. ~~~ Follow us On Instagram @QCODEMedia [https://www.instagram.com/qcodemedia/?hl=en] | @faceplantmediapodcasts [https://www.instagram.com/faceplantmediapodcasts] | @StickFigureProductions [https://www.instagram.com/stickfigureproductions/] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://www.instagram.com/nosmilingmedia] On x @QCODEMedia [https://twitter.com/QCODEmedia] | @faceplantmedia [https://twitter.com/faceplantmedia] | @StickFigurePro [https://twitter.com/stickfigurepro] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://twitter.com/nosmilingmedia] ~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In 2019, one patron’s life was turned upside down in the ren fair campgrounds. What ensued was a legal case that — while not criminal in nature itself — helps us better understand just how “ren fair Disneyland” keeps becoming a crime scene. ~~~ Crime Waves: Renaissance, TX is a collaboration of Faceplant and QCODE, in association with No Smiling. ~~~ Follow us On Instagram @QCODEMedia [https://www.instagram.com/qcodemedia/?hl=en] | @faceplantmediapodcasts [https://www.instagram.com/faceplantmediapodcasts] | @StickFigureProductions [https://www.instagram.com/stickfigureproductions/] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://www.instagram.com/nosmilingmedia] On Twitter @QCODEMedia [https://twitter.com/QCODEmedia] | @faceplantmedia [https://twitter.com/faceplantmedia] | @StickFigurePro [https://twitter.com/stickfigurepro] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://twitter.com/nosmilingmedia] ~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

As we return from the gonzo ren fair trip with our heads still spinning, we dig deeper into the king’s past — now from afar. The image we get from our investigations is very different from the picture of an almighty ruler that he portrays publicly. ~~~ Crime Waves: Renaissance, TX is a collaboration of Faceplant and QCODE, in association with No Smiling. ~~~ Follow us On Instagram @QCODEMedia [https://www.instagram.com/qcodemedia/?hl=en] | @faceplantmediapodcasts [https://www.instagram.com/faceplantmediapodcasts] | @StickFigureProductions [https://www.instagram.com/stickfigureproductions/] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://www.instagram.com/nosmilingmedia] On X @QCODEMedia [https://twitter.com/QCODEmedia] | @faceplantmedia [https://twitter.com/faceplantmedia] | @StickFigurePro [https://twitter.com/stickfigurepro] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://twitter.com/nosmilingmedia] ~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

After the festival ends, we explore Todd Mission and Grimes County. And that’s when things really get weird. ~~~ Crime Waves: Renaissance, TX is a collaboration of Faceplant and QCODE, in association with No Smiling. ~~~ Follow us On Instagram @QCODEMedia [https://www.instagram.com/qcodemedia/?hl=en] | @faceplantmediapodcasts [https://www.instagram.com/faceplantmediapodcasts] | @StickFigureProductions [https://www.instagram.com/stickfigureproductions/] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://www.instagram.com/nosmilingmedia] On Twitter @QCODEMedia [https://twitter.com/QCODEmedia] | @faceplantmedia [https://twitter.com/faceplantmedia] | @StickFigurePro [https://twitter.com/stickfigurepro] | @NoSmilingMedia [https://twitter.com/nosmilingmedia] ~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]