Bad People Podcast
Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw and true crime documentary maker Amber Haque delve into the bad things people do and why. Listen every Thursday.
Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw makes a return to the series with a new co-host: journalist Amber Haque. Each episode tells the story of a true crime and explains why people do bad things. Murder, blackmail, fraud and much more. Listen every Thursday. Bad People is a 麻豆约拍 Studios Audio production for 麻豆约拍 Sounds.
Episodes to download
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41. 666devil: Could anyone become a victim of sextortion?
Thu 7 Oct 2021
Matt Falder blackmailed over 40 victims online into sexual acts.
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40. Hungry like the Wolf: Can we ever understand filicide?
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Diane Downs鈥� children are shot on a small country road. But all is not as it seems.
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39. King of Farum: Why do we love anti-heroes?
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Sofie idolised her former mayor in Denmark. Was he a modern Robin Hood or just corrupt?
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38. The Yorkshire Ripper: Do women need to reclaim the night?
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Peter Sutcliffe murdered 13 women and attacked many others. Why wasn鈥檛 he stopped sooner?
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New series coming 16th September
Thu 9 Sep 2021
Con-artists. Corruption. Cult leaders. Bad People is back soon.
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37. Mr Creepy: Can gun bans prevent school shootings?
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Did banning handguns after the Dunblane massacre work?
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36. Nazi on Trial 2: Is Evil banal?
Thu 22 Jul 2021
The prosecution had a problem: The Nazi bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann was terrifyingly normal
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35. Nazi on Trial 1: Can 鈥渏ust following orders鈥� justify horrific crimes?
Thu 15 Jul 2021
鈥淭he Architect of the Holocaust鈥� is kidnapped and put on trial
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34. #Pizzagate: Why do people believe conspiracy theories?
Thu 8 Jul 2021
How a pizza restaurant became the center of a horrific conspiracy theory.
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33. Kill Team: Could you be trained to kill on command?
Thu 1 Jul 2021
American soldiers murdered three innocent civilians in Afghanistan.
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32. Jimmy McGovern: Doing Time
Sun 20 Jun 2021
Mark is drunk. Again. But this time it lands him in prison for an awful crime.
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31. Horrorhaus H枚xter 2: Should we judge offenders for being ice cold?
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Angelika was called the 鈥榯orture witch鈥�. Why?
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30. Horrorhaus H枚xter 1: Do you need to be a sadist to torture people?
Thu 10 Jun 2021
A snowstorm in April led to a shocking discovery 鈥� Germany鈥檚 house of horror.
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29. Tuskegee Trauma: How lethal is medical racism?
Thu 3 Jun 2021
128 Black men left to die from syphilis. What is the legacy of this racist research?
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28. Eating Fireballs: Is prison education a good idea?
Thu 27 May 2021
Lyle May murdered a young woman and her son. Should he be able to get a degree in prison?
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27. Hollywood Predator: Would you keep an open secret?
Thu 20 May 2021
Everybody knew about Harvey Weinstein鈥檚 sexual assaults. Why didn鈥檛 they speak up?
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26. House of Tears: Why do we mistreat young mums?
Thu 13 May 2021
A mass grave is found at a former Irish Baby 麻豆约拍. Who is to blame for the 978 deaths?
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25. Suicide Voyeur: Why is assisted dying a crime?
Thu 6 May 2021
An online predator coaxes death. But, should assisted suicide always be a crime?
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24. Missing Little Princess: Can we detect high-stakes lies?
Thu 29 Apr 2021
In 2008 a girl goes missing on a council estate in England. A frantic search ensues.
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23. Blue Lips: Does good cop / bad cop actually work?
Thu 22 Apr 2021
What did the 1972 murder of Maxwell Confait teach us about police interviewing?
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22. The Butcher of Baghdad: Would you kill a dictator?
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Should Saddam Hussein have been killed for his crimes?
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21. No Angel: When is spreading infectious diseases a crime?
Thu 8 Apr 2021
The case of Nadja Benaissa, a German popstar convicted for recklessly transmitting HIV.
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No fooling, Bad People is back
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Murderers. Dictators. Sex offenders. Bad People is back for another series
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Bad People x The Serpent Part 3: Hunting Sobhraj
Sun 14 Feb 2021
Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj is the inspiration behind new 麻豆约拍 One drama, The Serpent
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Bad People x The Serpent Part 2: Psychopathic charm
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Journalist & author Julie Clark tells us what it was like to meet killer Charles Sobhraj
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20. Murder Behind Bars: How does prison change you?
Thu 14 Jan 2021
What happens when a man serving multiple life sentences keeps killing in prison?
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19. Livestreaming Killer: Would you kill for fame?
Thu 7 Jan 2021
Why was this brutal murder shared online?
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Bad People x The Serpent Part 1: The hippie trail
New Year's Day 2021
We discuss the murderer at the centre of new 麻豆约拍 TV drama The Serpent
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18. Lone Wolf: Who becomes a far-right terrorist?
Thu 31 Dec 2020
What can psychiatrists tell us about the mind of far-right terrorist Anders Breivik?
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Black Saturday: Why is Wildfire Arson Common?
Christmas Eve 2020
In the midst of Australia's worst natural disaster one man adds fuel to the fire. Why?
