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Season 1, Episode 6

S1/Ep6: Broken friendships, demons and the killer finally revealed

Buckle up for final episode of Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal. Old school friends reveal more mysteries, pet food comes back to haunt Toby and the killer is finally revealed! Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is a 6-part murder mystery series, voiced entirely by New Zealand's leading comedic satirist Tom Sainsbury, playing characters we all know and love from small town Aotearoa. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 3, Episode 1

Episode 1: The Skull

When a human skull turns up under the 18th green at the Aldersgate Golf Course, golf podcaster Hugh Wyndham-Blythe is “volunteered” by his listen-hungry boss to investigate. Hugh’s initial reaction? Mild annoyance and a strong desire to get back to talking about swing tempo. But once he hears when the skull was buried, everything changes. This isn’t just some dusty cold case. Hugh starts to suspect he may have actually known the person whose head is now beneath his favourite hole. Small Town Scandal is an 8-part mockumentary true-crime podcast all voiced by one incredible actor - Tom Sainsbury. Follow us on Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 2, Episode 1

Episode 1: Severed Body Parts and The New Years Threat (Season 2)

Just when he thought he was out of the podcast business, Toby Buchanan receives a gruesome package in the mail. Intrigued by the severed Toe and before he even rings the Police, Toby picks up his dictaphone and starts recording a new podcast, much to the disappointment of his new girlfriend Kristy. The correspondence is accompanied by a series of letters and emails encouraging Toby to travel to Ruatuna, a small beachside town in the Wairarapa, to foil a potential crime underbelly planning something big on New Years Eve. An 8-part mockumentary true-crime podcast parodying the podcasts like Serial, Teachers Pet and Drop Out. All voiced by one actor - Tom Sainsbury. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz Terms and Conditions for the TalkBack Competition: https://bit.ly/3tb3hEb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 1, Episode 1

S1/Ep1: The disgraced journalist, bad cops and the first lead

In the first episode, disgraced journalist Toby Buchanan finds himself back in his hometown and after a voice message from his Uncle Mitch, asking him to meet at his mansion, he finds him dead. Officially it's labelled a heart attack, but thanks to the voice message he thinks there is more to it. He does what all good middle-aged men do, starts a podcast. Only this podcast is to solve an active murder case. Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is a 6-part murder mystery series, voiced entirely by New Zealand's leading comedic satirist Tom Sainsbury, playing characters we all know and love from small town Aotearoa. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 1, Episode 5

S1/Ep5: Finding Dad, Katie's lies and a sordid act on a roadside

Toby finally gets the courage to find his father and have a conversation, which raises even more questions. Dinner with Katie and Matt goes wrong when Toby drinks too much and finds a car that he saw on some security footage, and then Katie finally admits that all is not what it seems between her and Uncle Mitch. Not to mention the biggest crime of all... $5 lolly mixtures. Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is a 6-part murder mystery series, voiced entirely by New Zealand's leading comedic satirist Tom Sainsbury, playing characters we all know and love from small town Aotearoa. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 1, Episode 3

S1/Ep3: Drugs, automatic mowers and a long lost father (and murderer?)

Te Hoiho is a horse town, so Toby goes looking for the possible source of the Ketamine that was in his uncle's system when he died. After failing spectacularly, he then shifts his investigation to the automatic mowers, and whether they are capable of the gruesome injuries they inflicted on Mitch. Then, in a shocking turn, he learns his father is in town, and might have a reason to have committed a murder. Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is a 6-part murder mystery series, voiced entirely by New Zealand's leading comedic satirist Tom Sainsbury, playing characters we all know and love from small town Aotearoa. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 2, Episode 3

Episode 3: Troublesome Teenagers and a Murderer Among Us (Season 2)

Toby heads out to the peninsula to meet with Dawn – the hermit who is blocking Dearloves development dreams – she seems friendly enough until she inadvertently admits her dark past. On his way home he stumbles across another lead with a very angry conservationist who is dedicated to protecting the breading grounds of an endangered bird – could she be an eco-terrorist? Feeling more confused than ever, Toby meets the troublesome teens hanging around the beach and connects with a likeminded teenage girl, getting an insight into their New Years plans – a famous popstar coming to town. After regathering himself, Toby gets a call from Dawn and while trying to help finds himself in the middle of a crime scene, with a twist for his investigation. An 8-part mockumentary true-crime podcast parodying the podcasts like Serial, Teachers Pet and Drop Out. All voiced by one actor - Tom Sainsbury. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz Terms and Conditions for the TalkBack Competition: https://bit.ly/3tb3hEb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 2, Episode 2

Episode 2: Unfriendly Locals and Arrogant Property Developers (Season 2)

After escaping his security conscious and geriatric Air BnB hosts, Lynn and Stan Winstanley, Toby finally makes it out into the small town of Ruatuna. Starting at the local drinking hole he meets the vigilant and close-knit locals and doesn’t get a very warm reception. He does get one lead though, David Dearlove – the town’s much loathed property developer trying to make Ruatuna a town for the metropolitan elite of Aotearoa. The town hates him, and he hates the town - Could he be trying to threaten the locals to buy it up cheap? An 8-part mockumentary true-crime podcast parodying the podcasts like Serial, Teachers Pet and Drop Out. All voiced by one actor - Tom Sainsbury. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz Terms and Conditions for the TalkBack Competition: https://bit.ly/3tb3hEb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 1, Episode 4

S1/Ep4: Swingers, Horse riding and Jeffrey Jefferson

In search of the source of the ketamine Uncle Mitch's has in his system, Toby stumbles across a small-town swingers' party, and finds Janine in a compromising position. He then puts his life on the line trying to find Uncle Mitch's arch nemesis, former lawn mowing man Jeffrey Jefferson, who tells him exactly where his Father is hiding. Things only get stranger when Kaite invites back to the mansion to exercise the horses. Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal is a 6-part murder mystery series, voiced entirely by New Zealand's leading comedic satirist Tom Sainsbury, playing characters we all know and love from small town Aotearoa. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Season 2, Episode 4

Episode 4: Survivors Guilt, Pop Stars and Resentful Retirees (Season 2)

After breaking the news to David Dearlove, Toby continues the investigation. The leads are all a bit cold, until he finds out that Anthea has headed out on a boat with the bullying teenagers from the beach. Why would she have lied to him? Trying to get to the bottom of the whether Levi Levarne will be in town and what that might have to do with the New Years threat, he tries to find out more from the teenagers in town and social media posts after HungryHungry70 implies there will be a bomb on New Years Eve. By the end of the night though, his focus moves onto another generation – is the threat to Ruatuna coming from the retirees who want their quiet town back? An 8-part mockumentary true-crime podcast parodying the podcasts like Serial, Teachers Pet and Drop Out. All voiced by one actor - Tom Sainsbury. Facebook: Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude | Facebook Instagram: @thomassainsbury / @iheartradionz Terms and Conditions for the TalkBack Competition: https://bit.ly/3tb3hEb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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