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Scottish Murders is an award shortlisted victim focused podcast, dedicated to solved and unsolved murders carried out on people from or living in Scotland, and is hosted by Dawn, and occasionally Dawn's sister, Cole.
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We're two Mums living in Edinburgh who are obsessed with true crime and mysterious happenings, so obsessed we decided to start a podcast! Each month we take turns to tell stories from our homelands - Effie Scottish born and bred where haggis is NOT actually an animal and Marti from the land down under where no prawns have ever been thrown on a barbie, it needs to be said! So, if you want polished, professional true crime then this is not for you, maybe try Casefile. But if you love true crim ...
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Murder Scotland

Allan Nicol, Julie Lamont

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Murder Scotland is a series of podcasts about murders and murderers with a Scottish connection. The podcast is hosted by writer AM Nicol and true crime fan Julie Lamont.This first series looks at the 1968 - 1969 "Bible John" murders that occurred in Glasgow and some of the mystery around them. Was "Bible John" one of the four Serial killers living in Glasgow in the 1960s or was Bible John a serial killer at all?
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Midsomer Murders Mayhem

Midsomer Murders Mayhem

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Midsomer Murders Mayhem delves into the history of the hit television show whilst discussing the eternal question of how such a quaint county in England can be host to so many murders and such a staggering death toll. Hosted by Nicki Chapman with insights from the cast, each episode of the podcast focuses on a single episode of the television series. Special guest Scottish comedian Ashley Storrie (Dinosaur) features alongside Nicki Chapman as a regular guest and host of the superfan quiz, wh ...
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Scottish & Scared Podcast

Scottish & Scared Podcast

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A weekly podcast covering all things Scottish and sometimes scary. Hosted by Stefanie she discusses everything from haunted castles, ghost stories and mythological creatures from across Scotland. If your interested in Scottish history, horror or just love a good ghost story this is the podcast for you. Website: https://scottishandscared.com/ Instagram: @scottishandscaredpod Team: @stefanietyre @sashatyre Email: scottishandscared@gmail.com
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Square Mile of Murder

Square Mile of Murder

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Square Mile of Murder is a true crime podcast recorded and produced in Glasgow, Scotland. Join Taylor and Kat as they describe lesser known, famous, and infamous crimes and make sarcastic comments and bad puns along the way!
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Extraordinary Stories Podcast

Extraordinary Stories Podcast

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Don't you just love a crazy story? I do. Each episode of ESP covers those stories you just can't help but love. The stories that shock but are always real. They might be...true crime, survival, justice, kidnap, mayhem, madness, twisted. Sometimes the the outright weird. Always unbelievable. Join Barry as he walks you through the story he just can't get out of his head this week.
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Murder She Spoke

Joannagh Shanks & Emma Taylor

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Murder She Spoke is a weekly true crime victim-focused podcast covering Scottish cases. Hosted by Emma and Joannagh who hail from Scotland, each week we discuss a new case with empathy and sensitivity. We strive to shine a light on unsolved cases, in the hope that keeping these victims at the forefront of people's minds may contribute to a conclusion for victim's families. We give true crime recommendations at the beginning of each episode and discuss cases afterwards, focusing on the psycho ...
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The death of brilliant scientist Dr Brenda Page remained a mystery for more than 40 years - becoming one of Britain's longest-running unsolved murders. The young and talented 32-year-old was bludgeoned to death in her flat in Aberdeen - the Scottish city famous for its granite buildings and oil industry. On July 13, 1978, Brenda - originally from Ipswich, England - left her laboratory at the University of Aberdeen where she headed up the genetics department, and joined two rich businessmen f ...
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Keen to find your next favourite book? Or have you ever wondered what it's really like to work in an indie publishing house? Then welcome to the Ringwood Publishing Podcast! We're part of a non-profit press based in Glasgow, and every Saturday we meet with authors, staff and more to discuss all things books and publishing.
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Diary Discoveries

Sally Ivey and Jeff Richards

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If you were to read an old diary, what could you discover? Secrets? Mystery? Romance? Travel and adventure? Inspiration? Since 1987, Historian Sally Ivey has collected and researched original diaries, journals, and letters from around the world. In this podcast Sally will share unique and captivating stories selected from her extensive collection. Stories forgotten over time but now shared here. Welcome to Diary Discoveries.
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Some Laugh

Some Laugh Podcast

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Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson have some laugh - or at least some laughs - on a weekly basis, discussing topics big and small - while joined by guests from the world of comedy. Video versions of every episode are available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeugCQL5zyVhd7pCEAi9GA
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Welcome to Crime Divers! Join your hosts Gill and Laura, Scottish sisters, as they dive into true crime. https://linktr.ee/CrimeDivers https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimedivers https://www.patreon.com/CrimeDivers
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Hosted by Scottish friends, Lesley Anderson and Mark Dornan. Crystal Myth is a podcast about all sorts of Myths and Legends, be they ancient or modern mixed with our sense of humour and banter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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RadIsh is a show and tell podcast where we bring you “Just The Good Stuff”. Each week, Sean, Tyler, and Will bring you something worth sharing to get you through the week.
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Meet Mrs. McShoogle, ‘iconic’ actress turned landlady to the stars. Canny and courageous, tender and just a tad outrageous, this extraordinary luminary recalls her “intimate friendships” with the giants of theatre, television and film, including “more Dames than you can shake a stick at… and Olly Murs”. From first-night feuds to royal revelations and her infamous outburst at the Scottish Drama Awards, The Tartan Tammies, this is the frankly unbelievable tale of a small-town lassie with big d ...
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BS Storytelling

Jonathan and Sean

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Welcome to BS Storytelling, a comedy, history podcast where the lines between truth and fiction blur! Join hosts Jonathan and Sean as they dive into the weirdest, most bizarre, and unbelievable stories from history. In each episode, Jonathan presents three mind-bending tales, but there's a catch: one of them is a complete fabrication! Sean, a hilarious and quick-witted comedian, must put his detective hat on and figure out which of the stories is a tall tale. Inspired by the classic game of ...
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In this episode, Dawn is joined by Kay from the podcast Fuck My Work Life, and the pair talk about the unsolved murder of 50 year old Elizabeth Mackintosh. Elizabeth Mackintosh was born in Scotland in 1940. She grew up in a devout family; her father, James, was a theology professor and later a moderator for the Free Church of Scotland. Elizabeth wo…
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During the Jacobite Rising of 1745, clans that were already at feud chose different sides and continued the conflict. But with the failure of the rising and its disastrous conclusion at the Battle of Culloden, sometimes the fighting didn't stop. Check out this story of conflict between the Stewarts of Appin and the Campbells. Website: www.scottish-…
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Host Nicki Chapman is joined by Bill Young. They’re examining the case of A Worm in the Bud, where a woman is found dead in Setwale Wood, in an apparent suicide, except that her suicide note is emailed after her body has already been sighted. You’ll hear from our first DCI Barnaby, John Nettles as well as Dan Hamby, who is in charge of overseeing t…
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Marc is joined by Ed Campbell of PoliticsJOE for a rundown of the upcoming UK general election following last week's surprise announcement from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. They discuss the Tories' plan to introduce national service for 18 year-olds, consider the prospect of a Keir Starmer Labour government (with various football analogies on Marc's…
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This week the boays are joined by comedian Jin Hao Li. Having cut his teeth on the Scottish comedy circuit whilst studying at St Andrews, Jin reveals the unusual living conditions Prince William was rumoured to have whilst living on campus. Jin recalls having to do military conscription (which is now unexpectedly topical) in Singapore , recounts hi…
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Send us a Text Message. On the evening of Saturday April 19th 1986 Teresa Branch and her friend Lisa were returning to Decatur in Wise County after visiting Teresa's family in Arlington, Texas. The pair had been plagued by car trouble all weekend and 18 year old Teresa's red Pontiac Sunbird stalled yet again just minutes after leaving her parents h…
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Ringwood author Rob McInroy comes back on the podcast in this episode to discuss the release of his latest novel, Moot, the third book in the award-winning Bob Kelty series of the historical crime fiction genre. He speaks on writing about his hometown of Crieff, in Perthshire, where Moot is set, the unique character of former detective Bob Kelty, t…
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This time on Midsomer Murders Mayhem, it’s Last Man Out. When star cricketer Leo Henderson dies during a tournament, the investigation draws Barnaby into a dangerous game with a surprise visitor from his past. Host Nicki Chapman is joined by Ashley Storrie and we feature real life mortician Carla Valentine as well as Manjinder Virk, aka the patholo…
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This week the boays are joined by comedian Alison Spittle. Alison chats about growing up in rural Ireland, spending her teenage years going to parties in a creepy old man's house and trying to catch out predators in online chatrooms. Plus, Alison recounts how she ended up reviewing films for the radio while still in high school, how radio led to he…
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Trigger Warning, this episode contains child abuse. Welcome back to the 6th part of the Shelly Knotek series, if you haven't listened to the last five weeks episodes, please go back and listen to those first. If you would like to follow us or get in contact: Email - crime_divers_pod@outlook.com Instagram - crime_divers_pod TikTok - crimediverspodca…
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In 1980 Glasgow, the Main family’s world was shattered when 13-year-old Tracy was found murdered at home. Despite no signs of forced entry, Tracy’s body was discovered with multiple stab wounds and signs of a struggle. The investigation quickly focused on a neighbour of the Main family who had a mental age of eight and was known as “The Creeper”. I…
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Narrator: We interrupt this program to bring you...The Radish Show, starring Tyler, Sean, and Will- the Cowardly Boys! Abandoned as puppies, they were found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, Eustace Bagge.Eustace: GAH!Narrator: But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere. It's up to the Radish boys to save their new home!(TV t…
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Helping Nicki get to the bottom of Dead Man’s Eleven is Vice President of Television Programming for PBS in North Texas, Bill Young. We'll hear from actress Jane Wymark, who played Joyce Barnaby as well as writer Victoria Dowd from the Crime Writers Association. Plus, we'll finish things off with a round of our superfan face off quiz, hosted by awa…
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In this episode we read and discuss the letters between Charles and Dorothy as they start their life together in 1920 -1921. He has recently been divorced in the very public "Girl In Every Town" divorce case and Dorothy, 21 years his junior, is challenged early on by his absence and her new domestic situation. 100 letters were written between them …
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This week the boays are joined by comedian Iain Stirling. Known best as "The Voice of Love Island", Iain discusses how he landed the gig narrating goings-on at Casa Amor (and realising how big a deal it when he seen his crowd's reaction to him bringing a Love Island water bottle onstage), reflects on his time doing kids TV including experiences wit…
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Trigger Warning, this episode contains child abuse. Welcome back to the 5th part of the Shelly Knotek series, if you haven't listened to the last 4 weeks episodes, please go back and listen to those first. If you would like to follow us or get in contact: Email - crime_divers_pod@outlook.com Instagram - crime_divers_pod TikTok - crimediverspodcast …
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In today's episode I welcome to the podcast Steven Keogh, a former London Metropolitan Police Officer, Author of the books Murder Investigation Team: How Killers are Really Caught and Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper, a 21st Century Investigation, and star of the new True Crime TV show Secrets of a Murder Detective. Find out more about St…
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Send us a Text Message. In the later half of 2000 three women were murdered whilst hitchhiking in eastern Romania. The bodies of Maria Bîru, Safta Ciubotaru and Marcela Tomozei were discovered along lonely forest roads near the city of Barlad. There were few clues and little in the way of forensic evidence. All went quiet and it was assumed the kil…
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Ever wondered what it's like to work for an indie publishing house? We speak with interns Megan Gibson and Annika Dahlman about their many experiences working at Ringwood, as well as their current responsibilities as lead editors for two upcoming book releases, The World's End Murders: The Inside Story by Tom Wood and Song of the Stag by R. M. Brow…
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Trigger warning for this episode, dealing with suicide. This month Marti is covering the tragic death of Caroline Byrne in NSW Australia in 1995 and it might ring some familiar bells with the Melissa Caddick case we covered recently. Caroline Byrne was a normal 24-year-old living a normal life with a boyfriend she had just moved in with, started a …
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This episode is all about The Flying Club and helping host Nicki Chapman make sense of it all is comedian and die-hard Midsomer Murders superfan, Ashley Storrie. The owner of Finchmere airfield is dropped from a plane to meet a gruesome death. Are anti-craft campaigners behind his murder? Or does it link back to a WW2 mission? We feature actress Ju…
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This week the boays are joined by Scot Squad creator and comedy commissioner at Channel 4 Joe Hullait. Joe tracks his rise from starting out at open mics in Glasgow to becoming a high-heid yin in TV, gives advice for budding comedy writers looking to get their scripts made (and whether or not it's all about social media clout these days), and expla…
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Trigger Warning, this episode contains child abuse. Welcome back to the 4th part of the Shelly Knotek series, if you haven't listened to the last three weeks episodes, please go back and listen to those first. If you would like to follow us or get in contact: Email - crime_divers_pod@outlook.com Instagram - crime_divers_pod TikTok - crimediverspodc…
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An antique tin containing 100 letters along with a 1919 newspaper article was the starting point for this episode. The article titled "Girl In Every Town" described a divorce case in which 17 letters from various women the husband allegedly had relationships with, were introduced as evidence. As Sally dug deeper, and as usually is the case, the sto…
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This episode explores Murder on St. Malley's Day. Corruption is at the center of the prestigious and secretive pudding club at the Devington school, kept quiet by the murders of anyone who threatens to topple the operation. Helping Nicki on this episode is American TV writer Bill Young. We will hear from producer Ian Strachan, who has been part of …
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This week the boays are joined by Irish comedian Chris Kent. Chris reminisces about his time living in Australia while he was starting out as a comic (while still working as an electrician and having a side-hustle in copper), discusses how much of his laid-back style is typical of the Cork sense of humour, and explains why he once had to break into…
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Trigger Warning, this episode contains child abuse. Welcome back to the 3rd part of the Shelly Knotek series, if you haven't listened to the last two weeks episodes, please go back and listen to those first. If you would like to follow us or get in contact: Email - crime_divers_pod@outlook.com Instagram - crime_divers_pod TikTok - crimediverspodcas…
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This week Dawn is joined by John from the Persons Unknown podcast, who tells us the story of Ann Heron's unsolved murder. Part One: In the summer of 1990, Ann Heron’s life was tragically cut short. John Dobson from the Persons Unknown podcast tells the story of this unsolved murder, tracing Ann’s early life in Scotland, her move to England, and her…
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is a little different. John guests on the excellent podcast Scottish Murders to examine the 1990 unresolved murder of Ann Heron. This is part two. You can listen to part one by visiting the Scottish Murders podcast at Home - Scottish Murders or wherever you listen to your podcasts. In part two we continue…
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In this episode we talk with L.A. Kristiansen about her upcoming release, Revenge of the Tyrants, the second book in a series on the Scottish Wars of Independence, which will be launched on Sunday, April 28th at 2pm at Hillhead Library in Glasgow! The event is free and you can grab a copy of Revenge of the Tyrants there. Born and bred in Glasgow, a…
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Nicki Chapman and Ashley Storrie discuss The Oblong Murders where Jones goes undercover in the Oblong Foundation as “Cosmo” Jones whilst Barnaby uncovers how a suspicious boat explosion, strange finances within the Oblong Foundation and a murder all piece together. Dog trainer, Gill Raddings, talks about her experience on set with Sykes the dog, an…
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I hope you enjoyed the part of my discussion with Dr. Martin MacGregor. Here is the rest of our conversation. Now that we've established the origins of both clans, we get into their turbulent relationship with each other, which ended far away from where it began. This is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Stay tuned for YouTube clips wit…
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This week Marc and Steve are joined by comedian Ashley Storrie. Ashley chats about starring in the new BBC sitcom "Dinosaur", her experiences of writing and playing an autistic character and why it was important to portray an authentic reflection of her own experience. They also chat about Ashley starting standup at the age of 11, her experiences o…
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Trigger Warning, this episode contains child abuse. Welcome back to the 2nd part of the Shelly Knotek series, if you haven't listened to last weeks episode, please go back and listen to that one first. If you would like to follow us or get in contact: Email - crime_divers_pod@outlook.com Instagram - crime_divers_pod TikTok - crimediverspodcast YouT…
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What a great experience it was to learn these two well-known clans, the Campbells and MacGregors, and their turbulent relationship from one of the most knowledgeable people on the subject! I hope you enjoy this conversation I had with him. This is only the first half of our discussion. Stay tuned for part 2 as well as YouTube content complete with …
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This week Dawn sits back again as Caitlin and Sam from The Crime Pod tell us about the murder of Pauline Reilly. In 1984, the waiter Shu-Kee Leung, originally from Hong Kong and employed at the Dragonara, faced charges for the heinous murder of Pauline Reilly, aged 19, at Annabel’s disco located in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. After a trial lasting s…
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Marc chats with comedian Rachel Parris ahead of her tour shows in Scotland at the beginning of May. Star of The Mash Report (and the videos from it which went viral online), Rachel discusses becoming known for something that's not completely reflective of her stand-up, what it was like when she took over as host during the ill-fated weeks where Liz…
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In this episode of Midsomer Murders Mayhem, we're going back to Season 14 with A Rare Bird. A row between keen bird watchers in Midsomer in the Marsh turns very nasty when their president is killed. Patrick Morgan met his death while hoping to sight a rare bird, but is his obsession with ornithology to blame or something rather more sinister? Helpi…
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This week Steve and Marc are joined by comedian Ray Bradshaw. They discuss doing DIY, how your approach to lad's holidays changes from your 20s to your 30's, and Ray explains why he's out looking for fellow bald-gingers as part of his new tour show. Plus, Ray recalls his time sharing a place with Marc in Australia, Steve explains his "slippy floor"…
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Trigger Warning this episode contains child abuse. Shelly Knotek is a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother and a friend, but she has abused everyone in her life. If you would like to follow us or get in contact: Email - crime_divers_pod@outlook.com Instagram - crime_divers_pod TikTok - crimediverspodcast YouTube - CrimeDivers Podcast If you would l…
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In the heart of Edinburgh’s Tron Square, a harrowing tale unfolded where George Robertson, fuelled by unresolved anger and accusations, unleashed a brutal attack on his family. This episode was a listener request from Steven, who also features on this episode due to his own family’s link to the Robertson family. Promo by Hands off my Podast SOURCES…
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