1. Sweet Bobby
Sweet Bobby follows the story of Kirat, a successful radio presenter who was deceived over a decade by one of the most elaborate and sophisticated cat-fishers of epic proportions. Instantly addictive thanks to Mostrous’s excellent reporting skills and an unbelievable story. In the first episode, the podcast host, Alexei Mostrous, describes Kirat’s experiences as a “screwed-up, crazy kind of love story filled with death, lies and witness protection programmes. But it’s still a love story…until it isn’t.”. It even features Kirat herself sharing her side of the story. Join more than one-million podcast listeners, and prepared to lose a day to this!
2. West Cork
Simply known in West cork as ‘the murder’, this non-fiction podcast explores the murder of French film producer, Sophie Tuscan Du Plantier, who is found dead near her holiday home. In this quiet community in Ireland, where people go to escape it all, crime is practically unheard of before this horrific tragedy. There are no witness and no motive, but one man who lives in the area is accused but continues to live there suspected by many as the killer. The series brings together a whole host of characters tangled in the tragedy, from the victim’s family, to West Cork residents and the man accused of murder. Did he do it? Switch this on for your next long car journey. Convince your friends to listen to – this is a discussion for the group chat!
3. The Dropout
The Dropout follows the story of the founder of healthcare tech company Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes – once considered the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, and how she lost everything and faces criminal charges. Tipped ‘the next Steve Jobs’, Holmes launched a seemingly innovative technological device that was tipped to revolutionize healthcare forever, but instead she potentially puts millions of patients’ lives at risk. The Dropout interviews former employees, stakeholders, and many more entangled in this story, including, for the first time, Holmes’s deposition, as the audience is left wondering, how on earth did so many intelligent people get it wrong? The second series follows the trial of Elizabeth Holmes. Start at Season 1!
4. Root Of Evil
In 1947, a brutal murder gripped an entire country. It was the murder of Elizabeth Short, and became known as the Black Dahlia. In an investigation, Dr George Hodel, was considered to be the murderer. That investigation was uncovered by Hodel's own son, Steve Hodel, but this murder is just part of the story. This podcast, told by the great-granddaughters of Dr George Hodel, sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile, explore decades of shocking discoveries about the history of their family, the Hodels. The twists and turns this story takes are astounding.
5. I’m Not A Monster
BBC Panorama investigates how an American family ended up in the heart of the ISIS caliphate in Syria. Focused around one woman’s journey, podcast host, Joshua Baker, aims to uncover, whether an American woman, Sam Sally, volunteered to go to Syria with her husband, who we reveal was an ISIS sniper, or whether she was forced there. Some members of her own family have doubts about her innocence, claiming that she’s a thrill-seeker who shouldn’t be trusted. It features interviews with Sam Sally, members of her family, friends, and chilling details including a recording of Sam’s then ten-year-old son, in an ISIS propaganda video that was viewed across the world. Prepare to be gripped!
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