The SCANDAL Mongers Podcast

The Scandal Mongers Podcast
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Every week Phil Craig and his guests reveal the world’s BIGGEST scandals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Hitler’s DNA Revealed - with Historian Guy Walters | Ep.134 #The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    2 DAYS AGO

    Hitler’s DNA Revealed - with Historian Guy Walters | Ep.134 #The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    During WW2, Allied propaganda portrayed Adolf Hitler as….er…lacking in certain areas of male physique. Recently, the world’s leading forensic DNA scientists have extracted Hitler’s genetic material from an old bloodstain - and discovered some remarkable things about his health, his mental state and, yes, the likely state of his genitals. Historian Guy Waters - an expert on the Nazis - joins Phil to explore what all of this means for our understanding of one of history’s greatest villains. Guy’s book Hunting Evil can be bought here... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Evil-Guy-Walters/dp/0553819399/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 And there’s information and extracts from Phil’s new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# ***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work*** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to listen to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Show Produced By Podcast World Soho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  2. PART 2 | Diana and Bashir - The Truth | Ep.133 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    7 DEC

    PART 2 | Diana and Bashir - The Truth | Ep.133 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In this second part of Phil’s conversation with investigative writer Andy Webb, they explore perhaps the most troubling part of this saga - a BBC cover up that involved some of the most senior figures in British broadcasting and which kept the truth about this interview hidden for almost 30 years. It’s a story that reflects very badly on the BBC and the UK ‘establishment’, in which brave whistle blowers are punished, time serving hacks are promoted and Diana herself goes to her grave not knowing that she had been told numerous false stories about those closest to her. Andy even believes that her life may have been saved had she been told the truth in time. Phil worked with and knew many of the key players of this saga, including his former BBC colleague Martin Bashir, the Panorama team members who first raised the alarm about the interview and his friend Patrick Jephson. You can buy Andy’s new book in our own Scandal Mongers shop... https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dianarama-the-betrayal-of-princess-diana-andy-webb/02f9cfa4523783c7?ean=9780241784648&next=t&aid=12054 There’s information and extracts from Phil’s new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# ***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work*** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is available to watch on Youtube... The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Show Produced By Podcast World Soho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 12m
  3. Diana and Bashir The Final Truth - with Andy Webb | Ep.132 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    23 NOV

    Diana and Bashir The Final Truth - with Andy Webb | Ep.132 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    When Diana, Princess of Wales sat down with BBC Panorama reporter Martin Bashir in November 1995 she shook the British monarchy and changed the course of her own life. Bashir obtained this interview by - allegedly - using forged bank statements and telling Diana a series of lurid stories about her husband getting their nanny pregnant, plans to have her killed, the imminent death of the Queen and the bribery of her key staff. Allegations about how this interview was secured triggered a crisis inside the BBC, a long cover up, a judge led inquiry and then - finally - an unprecedented BBC apology along with compensation payments to the many people damaged along the way. These include whistle-blowing BBC journalists and Diana’s own Private Secretary, Patrick Jephson. Writer Andy Webb has spent decades investigating this story and is the main reason it ever came to public knowledge. His new book - DIANARAMA - is the full and definitive account of what happened, and it’s packed with shocking new details. Phil worked with and knew many of the key players of this saga, including his former BBC colleague Martin Bashir, the Panorama team members who first raised the alarm about the interview and his friend Patrick Jephson. Dianarama: The Betrayal of Princess Diana... https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dianarama-the-betrayal-of-princess-diana-andy-webb/02f9cfa4523783c7?ean=9780241784648&next=t&aid=12054 There’s information and extracts from Phil’s new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# ***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work*** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiDbLiwypTLqMaKnNfxcTA The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 11m
  4. Andrew Windsor - what happens now? With Shauna Kay and Dai Davies | Ep.131 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    9 NOV

    Andrew Windsor - what happens now? With Shauna Kay and Dai Davies | Ep.131 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    After updating on the latest scandals to shake British politics, Phil returns to the greatest royal story of the decade - the fall of (ex)Prince Andrew.  Joining him this special double episode is Shauna Kay from The Vintage Read. Phil and Shauna jointly reviewed Virginia Giuffre’s autobiography last week - and there are some matters outstanding! Shauna and Phil discuss the latest news and allegations about Andrew, Epstein, Maxwell and - indeed - Giuffre herself. Then they are joined by former senior royal protection officer Dai Davies who has his own strong and well informed ideas about what should happen next to Andrew Windsor.   There’s information and extracts from Phil’s new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# ***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work*** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) #Shaunakay #TheVintageReadShow #DaiDavies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m
  5. Epstein Files, Trump & Andrew - with Clive Irving | Ep.130 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    25 OCT

    Epstein Files, Trump & Andrew - with Clive Irving | Ep.130 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is back from Australia and will be certain to share a few stories and photos. He’s returned to find Britain’s Labour government beset with scandals old and new - about grooming gangs, the influence of China on espionage cases and on the shadowy funding of Keir Starmer's own election campaign. What’s going on? But the main story of the week is the continuing saga of Prince Andrew’s connection to the Epstein affair, thrown into new relief by the publication of Virginia Giuffrie’s powerful and shocking book NOBODY’S GIRL. It contains powerful allegations about Prince Andrew and other men - but (to the disappointment of some) is rather generous towards Donald Trump.  All of this is running in parallel with continuing pressure on the Trump administration to publish everything it knows about the activities of Jeffrey Epstein. And the great expert on that story - our friend Clive Irving - joins Phil to reveal what’s going on behind the scenes in Washington - and why it matters.  You can buy the new book in our own bookshop - and all of Clive’s books’s too... https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nobody-s-girl-virginia-roberts-giuffre/7971714?aid=12054&ean=9781529985245& There’s information and extracts from Phil’s new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work. Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast/featured The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  6. U-boat Secrets - with Writer Roger Moorhouse | Ep.129 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    12 OCT

    U-boat Secrets - with Writer Roger Moorhouse | Ep.129 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is in Australia this week, combining a holiday in some of his favourite cities with several talks about 1945 The Reckoning. But before he left he spoke to Roger Moorhouse about his fascinating new book on U Boats in WW2. Roger tells the story almost exclusively through the eyes of the German Navy, and the men who risked and very often lost their lives in submarines. It makes for a surprising new way of understanding a critical part of WW2. Roger's Book... https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wolfpack-inside-hitler-s-u-boat-war-roger-moorhouse/aeed72f55fe732c4?ean=9780008644895&next=t&next=t&aid=12054 Several Australia listeners have asked for a list of where Phil is speaking there. And so here are some opportunities to see him and say ‘G’Day’. Sydney with Chris Masters 12 October... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-1945-the-reckoning-phil-craig-tickets-1248763849289 Sydney with Michaela Kalowski 12 October... https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-and-book-launch-phil-craig-1945-the-reckoning Canberra with Christine Helliwell 15 October... https://www.awm.gov.au/the-end-of-the-second-world-war There’s also information and extracts from Phil’s new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= **We now have a Thank You button (next to the 'three dots') for small donations that help support our work** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalM... *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast/featured The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  7. Assassins, Templars... and Tarantino? | Ep.128 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast Show

    28 SEPT

    Assassins, Templars... and Tarantino? | Ep.128 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast Show

    This week Phil discusses how the British royals handled Donald Trump’s recent visit and gets excited about his upcoming trip to Australia.  Then historian Steve Tibble makes his second appearance on the podcast to talk about hi new book Assassins and Templars - a rip-roaring account of intrigue, conspiracy and murder in the bloody age of the Crusades. Or - as Phil puts it - history as if told by Quentin Tarantino.  You can buy Steve’s book here in our own bookshop... https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/assassins-and-templars-a-battle-in-myth-and-blood-steve-tibble/436d936bb5456b27?ean=9780300282122&next=t&aid=12054 Several Australia listeners have asked for a full list of where Phil is speaking there in October. And so here are some opportunities to see him and say ‘G’Day’. Melbourne with Prof Clare Wright 10 October https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1424756 Day Long conference in Melbourne 11 October https://historyguild.org/fighting-to-the-finish-australia-in-1945-strategy-victory-and-legacy-conference-melbourne-book-now/ Sydney with Chris Masters 12 October https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-1945-the-reckoning-phil-craig-tickets-1248763849289 Sydney with Michaela Kalowski 12 October https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-and-book-launch-phil-craig-1945-the-reckoning Canberra with Christine Helliwell 15 October https://www.awm.gov.au/the-end-of-the-second-world-war There's also information and extracts from Phil's new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# ***We now have a Thank You button (next to the 'three dots') for small donations that help support our work*** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
  8. Power & The Palace - with Valentine Low | Ep.127 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    14 SEPT

    Power & The Palace - with Valentine Low | Ep.127 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    This week Phil is delighted to welcome super well-informed writer Valentine Low back onto the podcast. Valentine has a new book out this week on the relationship between the royal family and British governments. It's full of juicy and revelatory stories - such as Queen Elizabeth intervening in the Scottish independence referendum, and a teenage Queen Camilla fighting off an attacker with a well aimed shoe! Before that Phil discusses Prince Harry's recent visit to Britain, his meeting with King Charles and rumours that he might make a film about his mother - including allegations about her death not being an accident - perhaps in competition with another film to be made by Prince William! What's going on? Valentine's book is available here in our own bookshop... https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/power-and-the-palace-the-inside-story-of-the-monarchy-and-10-downing-street-valentine-low/a714526ec1f0279e?ean=9781035418817&next=t&aid=12054&next=t Several Australia listeners have asked for a full list of where Phil is speaking there in October. And so here are some opportunities to see him and say 'G'Day'. Melbourne with Prof Clare Wright 10 October... https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1424756 Day Long conference in Melbourne 11 October... https://historyguild.org/fighting-to-the-finish-australia-in-1945-strategy-victory-and-legacy-conference-melbourne-book-now/ Sydney with Chris Masters 12 October... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-talk-1945-the-reckoning-phil-craig-tickets-1248763849289 Sydney with Michaela Kalowski 12 October... https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-and-book-launch-phil-craig-1945-the-reckoning Canberra with Christine Helliwell 15 October... https://www.awm.gov.au/the-end-of-the-second-world-war There's also information and extracts from Phil's new book here... https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home You can order his book now on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia, India and NZ - and it is available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=# ***We now have a Thank You button (next to the 'three dots') for small donations that help support our work*** Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you'd like to get scandalous with? We're here to help... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers *** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears. THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast The Scandal Mongers... https://x.com/mongerspodcast Phil Craig... https://x.com/philmcraig You can get in touch with the show via... team@podcastworld.org (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
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Every week Phil Craig and his guests reveal the world’s BIGGEST scandals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Scandal Mongers Podcast
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    134
  • Rating
    Explicit
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