"Alice Levine narrates this scam story in customary wry fashion. We meet Steve, an ex-copper who helps his childhood best pal sell his cutting-edge bomb detector, only to end up with detectives arresting him. It's a slickly produced tale of a con that fooled governments and militaries, with action flitting from questionable Hong Kong banks to the Iraqi airports in which it's installed as a security measure with potentially lethal consequences."
"What if your most private thoughts ended up on the dark web? Radio 4's Intrigue strand returns with this propulsive tale of a Finnish mental health platform the McDonald's of therapy that was compromised, leading to the release of thousands of patients' private records. Jenny Kleeman revisits a daring hack, and the trauma it unleashed. Hannah J Davies Widely available, episodes weekly"
A mix of narrative and investigative podcasts covers a wide range of themes. One episode follows an ex-copper entangled in a scam selling a fake bomb detector that deceived governments and militaries, with consequences in Hong Kong banks and Iraqi airports. A one-off monologue stars Joanna Scanlan as a retired nurse who reveals candid views on patients and smoking. An investigative piece examines a hack of a Finnish mental-health platform that exposed thousands of patient records and the resulting trauma. Other episodes explore fitness culture and experiences of people conceived via donor conception.
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