Eavesdroppin'

This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle dive into the baffling world of people who seem to vanish without a trace…

We’ve all heard stories about mysterious disappearances, but some cases almost defy explanation. Did a series of young boys really walk out into the snow on various Christmas Eves and disappear into thin air, leaving footprints that seem to just stop? Is there any truth behind the creepy stories of people walking behind cars and never being seen again? And what really happened to Brian Shaeffer, the medical student who entered a crowded bar in Ohio and seemingly vanished forever? From urban legends and unexplained phenomena to time slips and possible foul play, Geordie & Michelle explore a few theories behind some of the strangest disappearances and vanishings. So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat book recs, the Mary Celeste, Mono Martian and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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This week, Geordie & Michelle explore the brutal murder of Australian mother of two, Penny Pratt...

When 27-year-old Penny Pratt checked herself into a psychiatric facility on the night of November 28, 2010, she believed she was entering a place of safety and care. Instead, over the course of just a few hours, a series of failures, bad decisions and missed opportunities would leave her vulnerable — and ultimately lead to her brutal murder. Why did Penny leave the psychiatric hospital that night? How did violent offenders James Potter and Aaron Gibson become involved? How did so many people fail her at every stage? And perhaps most disturbingly of all: Why were Penny’s desperate pleas for help ignored by emergency services when she needed them most? So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat Eurovision, telly recs and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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This week, Geordie & Michelle explore the murky world of eugenics...

Most parents want their kids to succeed, but what happens when parenting stops being encouragement and starts becoming engineering? This week, Geordie & Michelle look at the bizarre and tragic story of Hildegart Rodríguez — known as The Red Virgin. Born in Madrid in 1914, Hildegart was created by her mother, Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira, as a human experiment. Obsessed with eugenics and the idea of creating the “perfect woman”, Aurora carefully chose a man for his intelligence and social standing, got pregnant, raised a female 'project' and turned Hildegart into a child prodigy. Except at some point, Hildegart began to get a mind of her own and that's when things get dark... Listen now to this story about genius, obsession, control and feminism and what happens when a child is raised as a project instead of a person. So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat Eurovision, Boy George, German toilets and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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This week, Geordie & Michelle dive into the life and work of the greatest children's author of all time, Roald Dahl...

If you’ve ever read a book by Roald Dahl or watched one of the films inspired by his stories, you might assume his legacy begins and ends with some of the most beloved children’s books ever written. But that barely scratches the surface. Beyond his extraordinary imagination as a writer, Dahl lived a life that was as dramatic as any of his stories. He served as a fighter pilot during World War II, survived a crash that nearly killed him, and later worked as a British intelligence agent. He wrote the most successful James Bond film screenplay of all time, caught the attention of Walt Disney, collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock and married a super successful Hollywood actress. He endured the death of a child and supported another through a life-threatening injury and even helped develop a life-saving medical device. But there's also a dark side to Dah's life that begs the question - can you separate the work from the man? So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat the woman who went missing in Geordie's neighbourhood, Dan the Postie's new wheels, hydro facials, sound baths and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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On the back of Artemis 2 safely making it back to Earth, this week Geordie & Michelle are diving into all things space…

When the Artemis 2 crew returned in early April, it was a genuinely historic moment. They travelled further from Earth than any humans before them, witnessed a solar eclipse from space, flew over craters and ancient lava flows never seen up close and orbited the far side of the Moon. They didn’t land—and no one set foot on the surface—but still, it’s the closest we’ve come in more than 50 years. So this week, Geordie gets into the full Artemis journey—what they actually saw, the conspiracies that immediately started doing the rounds, and of course… the idea that there might be alien colonies hanging out on the Moon. So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat Dan the Postie, the lady who pooed on a shelf, missing scientists and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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