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Episodes

Where is Melania? Understanding America’s most mysterious First Lady

Dimity Clancey and Anne Worthington discuss the enigma that is Melania Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 06, 2025•20 min

Hunt for answers over the suspicious stabbing death in a luxury Fiji resort

Christine Ahern and Laura Sparkes discuss the suspicious stabbing of Jason Rigby, a resort manager in a Fiji resort whose death was initially ruled as suicide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 23, 2025•19 min

The unspoken pharmaceutical scandal: unwed, shamed and forced to take a damning pill

Tara Brown and Laura Sparkes discuss the shameful mid-20th-century practice of forcing unwed mothers to give up their child for adoption, then being made to take carcinogenic drugs to dry up their breast milk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 15, 2025•16 min

Why Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is still talked about 18 years on

Tara Brown and Nichola Younger discuss the brave woman who might unlock the mystery of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 09, 2025•16 min

China’s shrewd strategy to expand and establish its empire in the Pacific

Amelia Adams and Serge Negus discuss China’s growing influence in the Pacific. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 01, 2025•19 min

Diddy trial: Baby oil, astroglide and all the sordid details of the Wild King Nights revealed

Christine Ahern and Sammi Taylor discuss the long-held secrets that finally came to the surface because of the Diddy trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 25, 2025•17 min

What happened to Audrey Griffin, and why it shouldn't have happened

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy discuss the shocking murder of young Central Coast woman Audrey Griffin, and the frustrating ordeal her family endured during the investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 19, 2025•19 min

Tragedy, triumph and the seismic shift in politics for one electorate

Tara Brown and Laura Sparkes discuss the change of power in the Federal seat of Dickson following last week's election. The David versus Goliath fight saw the once-mighty leader of the Opposition not only lose government, but also the faith of his own electorate, giving way to new blood with a different perspective on politics. Welcome to Parliament, Ali France. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 13, 2025•10 min

Love and marriage with an AI bot: is this the future?

Adam Hegarty and Sammi Taylor discuss the latest trend in artificial intelligence technology that's left them terrified - AI bots that engage in love, relationships, companionships, and for some, marriage with human beings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 04, 2025•16 min

Gene Hackman: The somber end to the life of a Hollywood titan

Tara Brown and Serge Negus discuss the findings from the police investigation on actor Gene Hackman’s death, and how such a tragic end to one’s life can be prevented. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 28, 2025•13 min

Troll farms, online hate and showbiz PR: The explosive saga between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

Adam Hegarty and Sammi Taylor discuss the latest Hollywood feud between It Ends With Us co-stars, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 13, 2025•18 min

What’s next for America’s Proud Boys after Donald Trump’s pardons

Amelia Adams sits down with Michael Fanone, a former police officer who was violently assaulted and nearly killed by the angry mob at the United States Capitol on January 6 2021. He describes the MAGA-fueled Proud Boys as a domestic terrorist organisation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 30, 2025•22 min

Facebook, China, and exploiting vulnerable teens: An insider’s explosive claims

Dimity Clancey and Hannah Bowers discuss the shocking secrets from inside the world’s biggest social media company, Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 23, 2025•20 min

Gypsy Rose Blanchard: How a convicted murderer turned into a celebrity

Amelia Adams and Nichola Younger discuss the confounding case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who spent her childhood as the victim of her mother’s Munchausen syndrome by proxy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 16, 2025•20 min

Mohamed Al-Fayed: The monster behind the iconic British institution

Tara Brown and Anne Worthington discuss the harrowing story of women targeted and attacked by notorious business figure Mohamed Al-Fayed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 10, 2025•14 min

Inside access to the British Royal Family

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy discuss what it's like to cover a story on the Royal Family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 03, 2025•18 min

The meat grinder at the centre of a failed attempt to bomb a commercial flight

Amelia Adams and Laura Sparkes discuss the foiled bombing on an Etihad flight from Australia to Abu Dhabi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 23, 2025•18 min

The real Belle Gibson and the journalists who spent months untangling her web of lies

Tara Brown discusses her iconic Belle Gibson interview with Sheree Gibson (no relation to Belle!), the 60 Minutes producer who spent months getting to know the cancer con whose story inspired the Netflix drama, Apple Cider Vinegar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 17, 2025•19 min

How Gisele Pelicot’s rape case devastated a small French town

Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy travelled to Mazan, a small town in southern France, now stigmatised by the heinous sex crimes of Dominique Pelicot on his wife, Gisele. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 10, 2025•16 min

Finding answers after the Laos methanol poisoning deaths

Tara Brown and Serge Negus discuss the mass methanol poisoning in Laos that killed six backpackers, including two Melbourne women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 02, 2025•12 min

Everything you need to know about the Menendez brothers trial

Tara Brown sits down with American journalist Robert Rand who's been following the Menendez killing since 1989. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 27, 2025•54 min

Michael Jackson's maid spills stories from Neverland

Liam Bartlett chats with Adrian McManus about everything she says she witnessed while working as a maid for Michael Jackson in Neverland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 19, 2025•50 min

Al Pacino's arrest and growing up in 1960s New York

Karl Stefanovic sits down with Hollywood legend Al Pacino as he looks back on his life growing up in 1960s New York and the brilliant acting career that followed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 13, 2025•34 min

Is the supply of the US Navy’s most powerful submarine in jeopardy under Donald Trump?

Amelia Adams and Natalie Clancy discuss whether or not Australia will ever secure the three Virginia Class nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS deal, now with the new US administration under Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 05, 2025•27 min

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