140 Episodes

  1. 52. Uncivilised Cruelty: Should rough sex be illegal?

    Published: 27/01/2022
  2. 51. Fen-Phen Scandal: What would you risk to be thin?

    Published: 20/01/2022
  3. 50. Death Truck: What motivates people smugglers?

    Published: 13/01/2022
  4. 49. Black Pill: Are incels dangerous?

    Published: 06/01/2022
  5. Message for our listeners

    Published: 28/12/2021
  6. 48. Family Reunion: Research opportunity or ethical nightmare?

    Published: 25/11/2021
  7. 47. Bad Influencer: Can you spot pseudo-scientific health claims?

    Published: 18/11/2021
  8. 46. Tiny Shoes: Can we heal injustices against Indigenous peoples?

    Published: 11/11/2021
  9. 45. Call Centre Crooks: How do you catch a scammer?

    Published: 04/11/2021
  10. 44. Operation Island: What do we know about male victims of rape?

    Published: 28/10/2021
  11. 43. Le Fake: Are con artists pathological liars?

    Published: 21/10/2021
  12. 42. Jonestown: How can you tell that you’re in a cult?

    Published: 14/10/2021
  13. 41. 666devil: Could anyone become a victim of sextortion?

    Published: 07/10/2021
  14. 40. Hungry like the Wolf: Can we ever understand filicide?

    Published: 30/09/2021
  15. 39. King of Farum: Why do we love anti-heroes?

    Published: 23/09/2021
  16. 38. The Yorkshire Ripper: Do women need to reclaim the night?

    Published: 16/09/2021
  17. New series coming 16th September

    Published: 09/09/2021
  18. 37. Mr Creepy: Can gun bans prevent school shootings?

    Published: 29/07/2021
  19. 36. Nazi on Trial 2: Is Evil banal?

    Published: 22/07/2021
  20. 35. Nazi on Trial 1: Can “just following orders” justify horrific crimes?

    Published: 15/07/2021

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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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