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 大象传媒 Studios Audio production for 大象传媒 Sounds.
Episodes to download
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58. Africa Eye: Black Market Babies
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Poor and desperate, Klenice is on the verge of selling her baby to traffickers.
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57. The Iceman: Who becomes a contract killer?
Thu 3 Mar 2022
The Iceman admitted to killing over 100 people. Who becomes a contract killer?
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56. Death on camera: How can we tackle white fragility?
Thu 24 Feb 2022
A bar fight at a "student night", leads to Christopher Adler being horrendously detained
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55. Jon Ronson: The Satanic Panic
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Kelly is accused of horrific crimes. But all is not what it seems.
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54. The Jump: Is jealousy a useful emotion?
Thu 10 Feb 2022
A skydiver fell to her death after her parachute failed. Was it murder?
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53. Wiretapped: Can you hear colour?
Thu 3 Feb 2022
A police officer testifies that he can hear a person鈥檚 race.
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52. Uncivilised Cruelty: Should rough sex be illegal?
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Why did a group of men end up in prison after having sex?
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51. Fen-Phen Scandal: What would you risk to be thin?
Thu 20 Jan 2022
A 鈥渄iet miracle鈥 turned nightmare.
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50. Death Truck: What motivates people smugglers?
Thu 13 Jan 2022
A chicken truck is abandoned in Austria when smugglers realise the worst has happened.
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49. Black Pill: Are incels dangerous?
Thu 6 Jan 2022
A man in a van mounts a pavement in Toronto, killing ten people. What was his motive?
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48. Family Reunion: Research opportunity or ethical nightmare?
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Two brothers are overjoyed to find each other. But something isn鈥檛 quite right.
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47. Bad Influencer: Can you spot pseudo-scientific health claims?
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Something about Belle Gibson鈥檚 clean eating journey isn鈥檛 quite right.
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46. Tiny Shoes: Can we heal injustices against Indigenous peoples?
Thu 11 Nov 2021
What can be done to heal the wounds caused by poor treatment of Indigenous Canadians?
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45. Call Centre Crooks: How do you catch a scammer?
Thu 4 Nov 2021
鈥淩oger鈥 makes his money by scamming old ladies. But someone is watching.
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44. Operation Island: What do we know about male victims of rape?
Thu 28 Oct 2021
The UK鈥檚 most prolific rapist only targeted men. How did he get away with it for so long?
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43. Le Fake: Are con artists pathological liars?
Thu 21 Oct 2021
A man manipulates his way into the lives of the rich & famous to devastating consequences
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42. Jonestown: How can you tell that you鈥檙e in a cult?
Thu 14 Oct 2021
What started out as a promise of a utopian community ended with a massacre.
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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.