533 episodes
RedHanded Wondery
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4.7 • 240 Ratings
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RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial killers (and those you may never have heard of), to hauntings, possessions, disturbing mysteries, bizarre whodunits and basically anything that tickles our creepy fancy. So, join us, plug in, sit back and prepare for scares.
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Episode 354 - Mahsa Amini & The Morality Police
On 19 May 2024, Ebrahim Raisi – “The Butcher of Tehran” and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran – died in a helicopter crash. Immediately, theories of who had killed him and why, swept the worlds’ media.But while his passing inspired this episode, we’re also going to look at his many thousands of victims – and in particular how his actions led to the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022. It was a single death which sparked protests that challenged the mullahs of Iran like never before.
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Episode 353 - Chernobyl: The Power Station That Ended a Nation
The world’s most infamous nuclear disaster officially killed just thirty-one people, but in reality it’s death toll is incalculable. Raining radioactive debris over a city, and melting the skin off the on-site workers, the explosion and subsequent meltdown at Chernobyl reactor 4 is one of the most devastating man-made accidents in history.
This is the story of how fear, bureaucracy, and lies first brought down a nuclear power station, which then brought down a nation.
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ShortHand: So You’ve Fallen Out of a Plane…
You’re free falling towards the ground at 120mph and below you all you can see is an expanse of open wilderness. What are you going to do? Had you not listened to this ShortHand, you’d most likely panic and die. Luckily for you though, we’ve decided to give you a comprehensive (without assuming any legal responsibility) guide to what to do if you find yourself in a spot of bother.
From the best way to hit the ground to finding your way back to civilization, this is the ShortHand.
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Episode 352 - Over the Thin Blue Line: the Undercover Police Scandal
Imagine finding out that your partner of six years – the love of your life, the father of your children – had never existed. That during all of your most intimate moments, they’d been spying on you, taking notes to report back to their superiors. That’s what happened to dozens of innocent British women in 2011, when they uncovered the SDS – a super-secretive unit of London’s Met Police.
To infiltrate groups of (mostly harmless) left-wing activists, these officers went undercover, routinely starting long-term sexual relationships with female members, for years at a time. They groomed these women, sometimes even fathering children, only to eventually disappear without a trace. H&S plunge into the gross, ethically murky waters of undercover relationships.
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ShortHand: The KKK
Far and away one of the most deeply evil groups in US history, the Klu Klux Klan are the best-known purveyors of white racism in the United States.
The OG far-right trolls have been responsible for countless deaths and acts of discrimination, but where did it all begin? And why are they all called grand wizards and grand dragons, like some kind of ultra-racist D&D party? This is the ShortHand.
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Episode 351 - North Korean Abductions: Korean Career Couriers
Kidnapping might seem like an odd solution to low levels of education, but for The Democratic People's Republic of Korea it seemed like a perfect plan. Whisk away international intelligentsia to your hermit kingdom and reprogram them to become perfect North Korean citizens, capable of pushing forward your scientific endeavours – or more importantly, directing a cult classic knock-off Godzilla movie.
Unfortunately, it is a plan that hasn’t gone down overly well with the rest of the world. So how did it happen? And is it still going on today?
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One of the best
I’ve been an avid listener of true crime podcasts for the last five years but this is one of the best! Your personalities are just so fun and I almost feel like I know you guys (in a non creepy way!). The show is also incredibly well written and researched, and very respectful towards the victims. I enjoy that you don’t just do American and British cases as well. Thoroughly enjoying working through the back catalogue. Keep up the good work!
Redhanded has changed
If you asked me a year ago, I would have rated 5 stars.
The earlier episodes of Redhanded were excellent - the episodes were about injustice and the personality of the hosts peeked through. The recent episodes have really taken a turn for the worst - especially the anti-vegan sentiments and making fun of people who were in cults. It’s alienating their listeners by being the way they are recently (especially Suruthi). I used to love listening to their episodes, but the “I don’t care, come at me” attitude has made me unsubscribe. Don’t forget your loyal fans who were with you in the beginning are why you’re here.
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Always a great listen with life in it still