Bad People


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Murderers. Fraudsters. Internet trolls. This is a podcast about people who do terrible things, and the science of humanity’s dark side. Series producer: Louisa Field Artwork: Kingsley Nebechi Music: Matt Chandler Editors: Anna Lacey and Martin Smith Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Ailsa Strathie Dr Sarah Laurence Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.
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Original was a must listen but kind of bored by the reboot.
12/12/2024
I’m embarrassed to realize I never rated the pod when I was binging the entire back catalogue before. I was so bummed when it was over. Then so happy about the comeback, but it’s kind of boring. I split the difference between 5 stars and 1 star for my review. I’ll try a few more but so far the stories are not very compelling. This is nothing against Amber as I think she would be fine in another context, but the dialogue between her and Dr. Shaw is kind of flat. I enjoy the tension between the science and the humanities but what was happening in earlier version of the show with Sophie just isn’t here any more. It was a compelling show with lots of nuanced questions m and now it’s just a recap of the headlines with a bit of studies sprinkled in. I’m bored.
The show’s better than its podcast cover artwork
11/23/2024
This could be just a voyeuristic retelling of horrible people doing horrible things. But this being the BBC, it goes a step higher and talks a lot about how to understand such people and how to prevent their horrible behaviour. Always thought provoking. And reminds us of the importance of avoiding hate, even hating the people doing the most inhuman acts.
Love
08/30/2023
I really love this podcast ❤️😊
Ew
08/17/2024
Was really excited for this to return, but this judgt host ain’t it. Y’all really couldn’t find someone capable of telling a story without sounding like a middle schooler who desperately needs you to take them seriously? DNFed the first new episode. Boo.
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- CreatorBBC Radio 5 Live
- Years Active2020 - 2024
- Episodes139
- RatingExplicit
- Copyright© (C) BBC 2024
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- ProviderBBC Studios Distribution Limited
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