Skip to content
Talking Dateline: The Night of the Audition

Talking Dateline: The Night of the Audition

Dateline NBC
Sep 17, 2025 22 min
Open in Clue

About this episode

<p>Blayne Alexander sits down with Keith Morrison to talk about his episode, The Night of the Audition. In 2014, 25-year-old Shannon Madill disappeared from Calgary, Alberta. The aspiring actress vanished just days after an audition she hoped would lead to her big break. At first, her husband, Josh Burgess, claimed she had left for an acting job, but months later police uncovered the truth: Josh Burgess had killed her. Blayne and Keith discuss the long investigation that led to Burgess’s confession. They also talk about Shannon’s mother, Lisa, and how she found strength through boxing following her daughter’s murder. Plus, they answer viewers’ questions.</p><p>Have a question for Talking Dateline? DM us @DatelineNBC or leave a voicemail at (212) 413-5252 — your message might be featured in an upcoming episode.</p><p>Watch the full episode “The Night of the Audition” on Apple: <a href="https://apple.co/3In27x7">https://apple.co/3In27x7</a></p><p>Watch on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mHWIYUNc9oAsrqV5SDjQV">https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mHWIYUNc9oAsrqV5SDjQV</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Listen to this episode in English to learn English

Podcast episodes are one of the highest-density ways to absorb English at native pace. Talking Dateline: The Night of the Audition from Dateline NBC gives you natural dialogue, unscripted speech, and vocabulary that actually appears in real conversations.

In the Clue app, every word in the transcript is tappable. Tap an unknown word, see the translation in your language instantly, and keep listening without breaking flow.

Episodes to Learn English

More podcasts in English