Introducing " Can We Be Real? " - our new podcast that delves deep into the realm of authenticity and vulnerability. Join us as we encourage our listeners to share their most intimate secrets, creating an atmosphere of connection and openness. In this episode, we're thrilled to unveil some of our favourite secrets shared by our incredible listeners so far. Prepare to be moved, entertained, and inspired as we explore the depths of human emotions and experiences. Simply search for " Can We Be Real...
Jul 25, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 358
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. During the Great Depression, 32% of working age men were put out of work, with many of them resorting to drunken and violent lifestyles. During this time, there was a significant spike in Australia's murder rate, with many so called "monsters" being birthed from the era. Michael Adams from the "Forgotten Australia" podcast, joins us to tell us the story of one of...
Jul 23, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 357
During the Great Depression, 32% of working age men were put out of work, with many of them resorting to drunken and violent lifestyles. During this time, there was a significant spike in Australia's murder rate, with many so called "monsters" being birthed from the era. Michael Adams from the "Forgotten Australia" podcast, joins us to tell us the story of one of those "monsters", William Moxley. Michael Adams' new book "The Murder Squad", which covers this case and many others from Australia's ...
Jul 23, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 356
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. This is part two of a two part series with our anonymous guest. If you haven’t yet listened to our previous episode, we highly suggest you go and listen to that one first. Our guest is a recovering heroin addict, and in our previous episode, we delved into her early childhood years, and the chaos brought into her life at the hands of her mother. Concurrently to t...
Jul 19, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 355
This is part two of a two part series with our anonymous guest. If you haven’t yet listened to our previous episode, we highly suggest you go and listen to that one first. Our guest is a recovering heroin addict, and in our previous episode, we delved into her early childhood years, and the chaos brought into her life at the hands of her mother. Concurrently to that, however, there was something else happening in her life. She and her younger sister, aged 8 and 6, were being groomed and sexually...
Jul 19, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 354
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Today's episode is part one of a two part series. Part two will be available this coming Thursday. For reasons that will become apparent, our guest has chosen to remain anonymous. Raised mostly in a single father household alongside her sister, our guest's upbringing was far from ordinary. Her relationship with her turbulent mother added to the complexity of her ...
Jul 16, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 353
Today's episode is part one of a two part series. Part two will be available this coming Thursday. For reasons that will become apparent, our guest has chosen to remain anonymous. Raised mostly in a single father household alongside her sister, our guest's upbringing was far from ordinary. Her relationship with her turbulent mother added to the complexity of her early years, as her mother's attempts to be involved often resulted in further pain and confusion. Today, our guest is a law abiding ci...
Jul 16, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 352
Have you ever wondered if there is a dark side to your neighbour? The cashier at the supermarket? The delivery driver? The person that sleeps beside you? Delving into UK cases that are scarily close to home, They Walk Among Us explores both, lesser-known crimes committed by seemingly ordinary people, along with examining the infamous cases that are splashed across the headlines. The award-winning podcast has been praised by The Guardian, which called the show “a cult hit”; The Financial Times, r...
Jul 05, 2023•17 min
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. On the 20th of June, 2009, a heavily pregnant Krystal Fraser, 23 years old, checked herself out of hospital to go to a party in Pyramid Hill. A country town in the far north of Victoria. Krystal was intellectually disabled, and did not have any credit left on her phone to make any calls. One of the last sightings of Krystal that night, was meeting an unknown, wel...
Jul 01, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 349
On the 20th of June, 2009, a heavily pregnant Krystal Fraser, 23 years old, checked herself out of hospital to go to a party in Pyramid Hill. A country town in the far north of Victoria. Krystal was intellectually disabled, and did not have any credit left on her phone to make any calls. One of the last sightings of Krystal that night, was meeting an unknown, well dressed man, who was waiting for her at the Pyramid Hill train station. For a long time, local police did not consider Krystal to be ...
Jul 01, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 348
Meshel recently went on Straight Talk with Mark Bouris, and a whole lot of their conversation was about true crime. So what we've done is edit together all of the true crime bits for an extra bonus episode this week. If you want to listen to their full episode, go check out "Straight Talk with Mark Bouris" wherever you get your podcasts. Straight Talk with Mark Bouris episode notes: Meshel Laurie is a name that has become synonymous with intelligence, wit, and compassion. With her unique blend o...
Jun 28, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 347
This is a story about a man and his young son, Brad and Bevin Simmonds, who disappeared out in Cape York 20 years ago. How could an experienced fisherman's boat disappear without a trace in broad daylight? In good weather and calm seas? How could everything on board, all the gear designed to float in case it fell overboard, disappear with it, and never, ever show up or wash ashore? Today we speak to The Cape's producer, Justine A. Rosenthal. More info: The Cape is now available to be watched, st...
Jun 25, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 345
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. This is a story about a man and his young son, Brad and Bevin Simmonds, who disappeared out in Cape York 20 years ago. How could an experienced fisherman's boat disappear without a trace in broad daylight? In good weather and calm seas? How could everything on board, all the gear designed to float in case it fell overboard, disappear with it, and never, ever show...
Jun 25, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 346
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Many of Australia's systems failed Glen Fisher during his adolescence. Coming from a broken home, Glen had to endure a horrifying stint while in custody of the Daruk Training Center for Boys in Sydney's Penrith. Not being able to return home, Glen was rejected and abandoned to the streets of Kings Cross. Over the past four decades, Glen has tirelessly fought to h...
Jun 18, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 343
Many of Australia's systems failed Glen Fisher during his adolescence. Coming from a broken home, Glen had to endure a horrifying stint while in custody of the Daruk Training Center for Boys in Sydney's Penrith. Not being able to return home, Glen was rejected and abandoned to the streets of Kings Cross. Over the past four decades, Glen has tirelessly fought to hold his abusers accountable and shed light on the pervasive issue of institutional abuse that plagued Australia. More info: Glen Fisher...
Jun 18, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 342
In 2018, Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated Australian war veteran who had won the Victoria Cross for his actions in Afghanistan, sued The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times. The above newspapers had alleged that Roberts-Smith committed acts of war crimes, bullying and domestic violence. The civil trial ended in July 2022 after 110 days of evidence and legal submissions. It was dubbed one of the largest and most important defamation cases in Australian history. On June 1st, 2023, ...
Jun 11, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 340
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In 2018, Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated Australian war veteran who had won the Victoria Cross for his actions in Afghanistan, sued The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times. The above newspapers had alleged that Roberts-Smith committed acts of war crimes, bullying and domestic violence. The civil trial ended in July 2022 after 110 days of evidence...
Jun 11, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 341
Tony Ryan's sister Marcia disappeared in 1996 after leaving her Melbourne home. Marcia told her family she was going on a road trip with her dog Ziggy to see their parents in Queensland. But as you'll hear from Tony, Marcia's car was found abandoned in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria with no sign of Marcia or Ziggy. Tony's been relentless in trying to find out what happened to Marcia, who was 33 when she vanished. More info: If you have any information in regards to the disappearance of Marcia Ry...
Jun 07, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 338
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Tony Ryan's sister Marcia disappeared in 1996 after leaving her Melbourne home. Marcia told her family she was going on a road trip with her dog Ziggy to see their parents in Queensland. But as you'll hear from Tony, Marcia's car was found abandoned in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria with no sign of Marcia or Ziggy. Tony's been relentless in trying to find out wha...
Jun 07, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 339
Tina Louise Greer, 32, went missing from her Beechmont home in Queensland, January 18, 2012. She had gone to visit her ex boyfriend, a Finks bikie by the name of Les "Grumpy" Sharman, and has not been seen since. Despite being listed by a Queensland coroner and police as the primary suspect in Tina's disappearance, Les Sharman was never formally questioned by police. He then died in a car crash in 2018. Our guest for today's episode, Tina's daughter Lili, was 13 when her mother went missing. Now...
Jun 04, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 336
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Tina Louise Greer, 32, went missing from her Beechmont home in Queensland, January 18, 2012. She had gone to visit her ex boyfriend, a Finks bikie by the name of Les "Grumpy" Sharman, and has not been seen since. Despite being listed by a Queensland coroner and police as the primary suspect in Tina's disappearance, Les Sharman was never formally questioned by pol...
Jun 04, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 337
Nicole Morris started a website more than 16 years ago called Australian Missing Persons Register . It was something she began as a personal project but it soon turned into a valuable resource and advocacy platform for the families and friends of missing people in Australia. Now some of these cases and stories are in her first book VANISHED , told through the experiences of siblings with a missing loved one - the desperate searches in the first days, the Police investigations and, for many, the ...
May 28, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 334
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Nicole Morris started a website more than 16 years ago called Australian Missing Persons Register . It was something she began as a personal project but it soon turned into a valuable resource and advocacy platform for the families and friends of missing people in Australia. Now some of these cases and stories are in her first book VANISHED , told through the exp...
May 27, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 335
In 2007 when Kate Kyriacou was a reporter for the Adelaide Advertiser, she took up a story of a missing woman named Glenys Heyward. Glenys, 53, had been due to go on a holiday with her new partner. Instead, she went missing from her hometown of Mount Gambier, towards the Victorian border. Nowadays, Kate is the Courier Mail's Chief Crime Reporter, and has since reported on many harrowing cases. This one, however, is the one that sticks with her the most. In Kate's own words, "when people say "why...
May 24, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 332
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In 2007 when Kate Kyriacou was a reporter for the Adelaide Advertiser, she took up a story of a missing woman named Glenys Heyward. Glenys, 53, had been due to go on a holiday with her new partner. Instead, she went missing from her hometown of Mount Gambier, towards the Victorian border. Nowadays, Kate is the Courier Mail's Chief Crime Reporter, and has since re...
May 24, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 333
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Sarah Boyd immigrated from Scotland to Sydney in 1923. It was there, where she and an accomplice committed an unthinkable decision. What's even more terrifying, is that it was a decision that wasn't uncommon for women living in Sydney, Australia at the time. In fact, it was one of only a handful of difficult options faced by many women. BUY Tanya Bretherton's boo...
May 21, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 331
Sarah Boyd immigrated from Scotland to Sydney in 1923. It was there, where she and an accomplice committed an unthinkable decision. What's even more terrifying, is that it was a decision that wasn't uncommon for women living in Sydney, Australia at the time. In fact, it was one of only a handful of difficult options faced by many women. BUY Tanya Bretherton's book The Suitcase Baby . For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres S...
May 21, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 330
🚨 NEW PODCAST ALERT 🚨 You are the first to find out about a new podcast project I've been working on and it's called "Can We Be Real?" I've really missed connecting with you on a range of different topics and now every Tuesday we can catch up, share secrets, chat life and discuss taboo topics going on in the world. I would really love your support today... Please search "Can We Be Real? on your favourite podcast platform. Subscribe on Apple, follow on Spotify so you get the latest episodes whe...
May 15, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 329
We continue on from last week's episode with a breakdown of a suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the 1941 Pay Car massacre. That suspect's name is Lionel Charles Thomas. But don't get too used to it, because if there was one thing this guy loved, it was changing his name. You'll have to keep your wits about you because over the course of this episode, as he lies cheats, murders, but also romances his way around Australia and New Guinea, Lionel will go by no less than three more names. Des...
May 14, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 327
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. We continue on from last week's episode with a breakdown of a suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the 1941 Pay Car massacre. That suspect's name is Lionel Charles Thomas. But don't get too used to it, because if there was one thing this guy loved, it was changing his name. You'll have to keep your wits about you because over the course of this episode, as h...
May 13, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 328
