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Ask Bad People: How do you come up with episode ideas?
Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen answer listener questions.
76. Burn Wild: How far is too far to save the planet?
Georgia Catt on Burn Wild and how far is too far to save the planet.
Ask Bad People: How do your biases affect your judgement?
77. Ambushed: Can reality TV humiliation break us?
Who is to blame when reality TV turns violent?
Bad People Asks: Is reality TV really entertainment?
Sofie Hagen speaks to former Love Island contestant, Niall Aslam.
78. Colston Four: Why are slaver statues still standing?
Why do we still have statues of people who did horrible things?
Ask Bad People: When is murder actually murder?
Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen answer listener questions
79. Unmasked: Could someone steal your face?
Could someone steal your identity with a hyperreal mask?
80. Hot-dog Hubbub: Should it be a crime to do nothing?
A police officer watches a man get beaten to death, but does nothing to help.
Ask Bad People: Can PTSD develop at a later date?
81: Bad People’s 2022 True Crime Crackers: Part 1
Bad People talk to the people behind the best BBC true crime podcasts of 2022.
True Crime Crackers: Have I Met a Disaster Troll?
Exclusive moments from Dr Julia Shaw’s conversation with Marianna Spring.
82: Bad People’s 2022 True Crime Crackers: Part 2
BONUS True Crime Crackers: Who starts a conspiracy theory?
Exclusive moments from Dr Julia Shaw’s conversation with Gabriel Gatehouse.
83. Sleepkiller 1: Can you murder someone while dreaming?
A man awakens with bloodied hands. Can he blame his parasomnia?
Ask Bad People: How did Julia and Sofie get into their careers?
84. Sleepkiller 2: Is sleepwalking a valid legal defence?
One person is dead, another barely escaped. Will the killer’s sleepwalking defence work?
Ask Bad People: Is it possible to get away with murder?
85. Bad People x Bad Blood
From editing DNA to breeding “better people”, is it ever ok to mess with our genes?
Ask Bad People: What are "bad vibes"?
86. Born Criminal: Is Violence Genetic?
What does the case of murderous identical twins tell us about hereditary violence?
Ask Bad People: Do the words we use about crime matter?
When does ive language affect the way we interpret violence?
87. Bad People x Please Protect Abraham
Are we failing vulnerable witnesses?
88. Thoughtcrime: How dangerous is anti-intellectualism?
A famous artist is imprisoned. Can the Chinese Cultural Revolution help explain why?
Ask Bad People: Should I worry about how much I love the podcast?
Ask Bad People: Can childhood trauma lead to bad people?
Ask Bad People: Are podcasts strange to record?
89. Baby Snatcher: Does anyone deserve the death penalty?
Lisa Montgomery horrifically steals a baby. But should she be executed for it?
90. Trash Puppies: Why are some people cruel to animals?
What kind of person abandons puppies by a dumpster? And, why do we care so much?
91. Knox: Can translators make innocence look guilty?
Can we defend ourselves in a language we don’t speak?
92. Drugged Intent: Can intoxication excuse crimes?
Can we be convicted of crimes committed while unknowingly under the influence?
