Bad People Podcast
Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity鈥檚 dark side.
Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity鈥檚 dark side.
Series producer: Louisa Field
Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi
Music: Matt Chandler
Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin Smith
Academic Consultants for The Open University:
Dr Ailsa Strathie
Dr Sarah Laurence
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a 成人快手 Audio Science Production for 成人快手 Sounds.
Episodes to download
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125. The Secret History of the Clubcard
Boxing Day 2024
The Tesco blackmailer paid off with a Clubcard that eventually led to his arrest.
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124. Flashers: The case of Wayne Couzens
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Is 'flashing' a red flag for more serious sexual offending?
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123. My ex tried to have me killed
Thu 12 Dec 2024
How Rob Parkes survived after his ex-wife tried to hire a hitman to have him killed.
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121. Understanding Violence: Bad People x The Reith Lectures
Thu 28 Nov 2024
How violent offenders are helping other violent offenders to reduce violence.
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120. We need to talk about Ethan
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Should the parents of a high school shooter be held criminally responsible?
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119. The Ultimate Foul
Thu 14 Nov 2024
The story of an England women's team footballer with a sideline in organised crime.
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118. Killed by Text
Thu 7 Nov 2024
Conrad Roy is found dead in a parking lot, his phone at his side. Was he killed by text?
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117. The Bookkeeper and the Boss
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Fraud, gambling and an office drama that ends in an eight year sentence.
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116. Bad Momfluencer
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Parenting vlogger Ruby Franke was a top "momfluencer." Now she's in jail for child abuse.
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115. Lost at Sea
Thu 17 Oct 2024
What might have happened to Rebecca Coriam, a 24-year-old who went missing on a cruise?
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114. Showtrial and the politics of protest
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Screenwriter Ben Richards on the bad things his characters do in series two of Showtrial.
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111. Pretendians
Thu 19 Sep 2024
The case of cultural appropriation punished with a three year prison sentence.
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110. Delimar Vera
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Baby girl Delimar Vera is declared dead. Her mother comes to believe she鈥檚 still alive.
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109. Out of Character Criminal
Thu 5 Sep 2024
A law abiding businessman turns criminal after medical treatment. Are hormones to blame?
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108. I was Tinder Swindled
Thu 29 Aug 2024
After a first date on a private jet, the 鈥楾inder Swindler鈥� fleeced her out of $200,000.
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107. Gatwick Blackmailer
Thu 22 Aug 2024
An anonymous blackmailer fixated on female cabin crew. Can a psychologist catch him?
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106. The Pyjama Killer
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Murder in lockdown. The story of the so-called M&S pyjama killer.
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Bad People is back!
Thu 8 Aug 2024
Bad People is relaunching! True crime stories and insights into why people do bad things.
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105. Dark Arts 2: Can we prevent campaigns of vilification?
Thu 29 Jun 2023
It鈥檚 the Bad People finale. What makes crime coverage bad, or good?
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104. Dark Arts 1: How biasing is pre-trial publicity?
Thu 22 Jun 2023
Joanna Yeates is found dead and the media decide they know who did it.
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103. Bad People x People Who Knew Me
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Who fakes their own death? Daniella Isaacs talks about her new 成人快手 Sounds audio drama.
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102. Paedophile Hunters: Do vigilantes help or harm justice?
Thu 25 May 2023
A man is confronted about his sexual texts to a child. But is the 鈥渟ting鈥� effective?
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101. Thalaikoothal: What is extreme elder abuse?
Thu 18 May 2023
A 64-year-old man dies while in his son鈥檚 care. Was it senicide?
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100. Tough Love: How should we help troubled teens?
Thu 11 May 2023
A teenager is scorched in the Arizona desert. Did wilderness therapy kill him?
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99. Central Park Jogger 2: How should we interview children?
Thu 4 May 2023
Five teenagers falsely confess to a brutal crime. The media villainises them.
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98. Central Park Jogger 1: Do you know your right to silence?
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Five teenagers confess to a brutal crime. But none of them did it.
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97. Belt Selfie: Why don鈥檛 people kill their friends?
Thu 20 Apr 2023
A key piece of evidence in a murder case is posted on social media.
