140 Episodes

  1. 86. Born Criminal: Is Violence Genetic?

    Published: 19/01/2023
  2. 85. Bad People x Bad Blood

    Published: 12/01/2023
  3. 84. Sleepkiller 2: Is sleepwalking a valid legal defence?

    Published: 5/01/2023
  4. 83. Sleepkiller 1: Can you murder someone while dreaming?

    Published: 29/12/2022
  5. 82: Bad People’s 2022 True Crime Crackers: Part 2

    Published: 22/12/2022
  6. 81: Bad People’s 2022 True Crime Crackers: Part 1

    Published: 15/12/2022
  7. 80. Hot-dog Hubbub: Should it be a crime to do nothing?

    Published: 8/12/2022
  8. 79. Unmasked: Could someone steal your face?

    Published: 10/11/2022
  9. 78. Colston Four: Why are slaver statues still standing?

    Published: 3/11/2022
  10. 77. Ambushed: Can reality TV humiliation break us?

    Published: 27/10/2022
  11. 76. Burn Wild: How far is too far to save the planet?

    Published: 20/10/2022
  12. 75. Wrong Wife: Should we be worried about DIY firearms?

    Published: 13/10/2022
  13. 74. Web of Deceit: When should offenders be released?

    Published: 6/10/2022
  14. 73. Fire bath: Is it a “slow burn”, or murder?

    Published: 29/09/2022
  15. Gamergate: What is doxxing?

    Published: 1/09/2022
  16. 71. The Oversteegen Sisters: Is it ever OK to kill?

    Published: 25/08/2022
  17. 70. Pharma Bro 2: Why do we hate?

    Published: 18/08/2022
  18. 69. Pharma Bro 1: Is greed inherently bad?

    Published: 11/08/2022
  19. 68. The Letterman: When does dark humour go too far?

    Published: 4/08/2022
  20. 67. Gangster: Career Criminals

    Published: 28/07/2022

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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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