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Heat List

By: Wondery
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Hoping to counter an alarmingly high number of murders and gun violence — the Chicago Police Department tries something that seems straight out of science fiction: they build an algorithm to predict who is most likely to be involved in a shooting, dubbed the "Heat List." The cops say it’s meant to curb violence and save lives. But when two brothers, Ryan and Shaquon Thomas, find themselves on this list, it begs the question: can the "Heat List" help the Thomas brothers before it’s too late…or will it bring even more heat?

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Episodes
  • Introducing: Heat List

    Introducing: Heat List
    Nov 12 2025
    The Chicago Police Department crafts a scientifically-backed, cutting-edge predictive policing tool to identify folks caught up in the cycle of gun violence on Chicago’s streets. It’s meant to save lives, but will it do more harm than good? From Wondery and Vespucci, comes Heat List, a story of one city’s 21st-century effort to break its cycle of violence and one family’s journey to find a way out of that violence once and for all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    2 mins
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  • 1 | Rising Star

    1 | Rising Star
    Nov 12 2025
    Ryan and Shaquon Thomas are aspiring rappers in the Chicago drill scene, one synonymous with violence. But, the Chicago Police Department is developing a new tool to try to stem that violence. Can it help them in time? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    39 mins
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  • 2 | Deeper and Deeper

    2 | Deeper and Deeper
    Nov 12 2025
    A long-standing feud between Shaquon’s gang and a rival set begins to bubble over, claiming a life. The Chicago Police Department’s “Heat List” hopes to identify those caught in the cycle of gun violence. But they don’t account for the century of bad blood between Black communities and the police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    42 mins
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