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    Introducing: Unserious

    The news is exhausting. So we made a podcast that isn’t. Unserious brings together three journalists who rarely agree on anything to unpack the week’s biggest stories, smallest controversies and most terminally online debates. Expect smart conversations. Dumb arguments. And immaculate vibes. Subscribe now, or find us on YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  2. 11/24/2023

    Unsolved Crimes part 2: Two deaths, a husband and a hitman

    In 1991, a vehicle was found in the bush containing the bodies of two women, Julie-anne Leahy, 26, and Vicki Arnold, 28. The police initially thought the unusual deaths were a murder-suicide. But three coronial inquests later and a very different story emerged, one involving Alan Leahy, Julie-Anne's husband. Bek takes Nina through this case from 1991 to now.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. 11/17/2023

    Unsolved Crimes part 1: The Nannup cult mystery

    A charming cult leader, a missing family, and an inquest that raised more questions than answers. Today Nina and Bek deep dive into the mysterious disappearance of Internet cult leader Simon Kadwell, his partner Chantelle McDougall, their five-year-old daughter Leela and their friend Tony Popic from Nannup in Western Australia.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. 11/15/2023

    The suspected mushroom poisoning and why we can (finally) talk about it

    Erin Patterson has been charged with three counts of murder and 5 counts of attempted murder after three people died from suspected mushroom poisoning following a lunch at her home. Bek and Nina break down how we got to this point and also discuss the thallium poison craze that gripped Sydney in the 1950s.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. 11/08/2023

    Mass shootings and the conspiracies to deny them

    As America reels from yet another mass shooting, Bek and Nina look back at Australia's history of gun control, from the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 to today. They also discuss the conspiracy theorists that are harming families, spreading misinformation, and potentially putting us all at risk.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. 10/26/2023

    Gary Jubelin takes us inside the police interview room

    We're joined today by former homicide detective and current legend of podcasting, Gary Jubelin. Nina and Gary sit down to talk about what really goes down in the police interview room from the heartbreaking to the hilarious. It's a fascinating inside look into a world most of us will never see.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. 10/25/2023

    Halloween special: the great clown panic of 2016

    Remember the killer clown scare, when a plague of red-nosed sightings spread hysteria across Australia and around the world? What caused this global panic? And who was behind the clowns? Five years later Bek and Nina have still not moved on (especially Nina). They deep-dive into a decades-long history of social panics and creepy clowns See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. 10/12/2023

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard - a killer and a victim

    Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother Clauddinnea ‘Dee Dee’ seemed to be as inseparable. Gypsy was known to suffer from multiple health problems and Dee Dee cared for her as a single mum. But when the elder woman was found dead in 2015 and Gypsy was arrested for her murder, the true story of their relationship unravelled. Gypsy has just been granted early release on parole in December, so Bek and Nina dive into the details and discuss Munchausen syndrome by proxy - both in this case and in Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Catching you up on the biggest true crime cases in the news from Australia and around the world. 

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  • Channel
    Crime X
  • Creator
    News.com.au
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 News Corp Australia
  • Show Website
    True Crime Cheat Sheet
  • Provider
    News Corp Australia

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