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Each season, Secrets We Keep investigates a different Australian secret.
Lone Actor (Season 7): Joey Watson traces the radicalisation trajectory of the Christchurch terrorist, asking the question - did he really act alone?
By Any Means (Season 6): An investigation into the modern fertility landscape, confronting complex questions about consent, identity and human rights.
Should I Spit? (Season 5): The origin story of the multibillion dollar consumer DNA industry. From police hoping to solve cold murder cases, to one of the most powerful churches in the world, everyone seems to want a piece of what makes you, you.
Pray Harder (Season 4): investigative journalist Richard Baker uncovers the unbelievable and compelling true story of Australia’s oldest and most hard line Pentecostal Church, the Geelong Revival Centre.
Baghdad Nights (Season 3): Richard Baker takes you inside Australia's biggest corruption scandal, finding out how Australia funded a dictator in the lead up to the Iraq War.
Nest of Traitors (Season 2): Joey Watson is pulled into the world of espionage, attempting to track down an Australian spy who turned to work for the enemy during the Cold War.
Shame Lies & Family (Season 1): A mystery photo of Amelia Oberhardt’s mum exposes the practice of shotgun marriages, forced adoption, and quiet abortions carried out in Australia until the 1980s.
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Baghdad Nights - Episode 6 - Every man for himself
Season 3 · Episode 6
lundi 2 septembre 2024 • Duration 24:51
The Australian government announces an inquiry into the AWB, with the lawyers hoping to prove the AWB knew it was breaching sanctions. A whistleblower fronts the inquiry to give evidence... in secret.
Featured:
- Trevor Flugge
- Darryl Hockey
- Michael Long
- Anwar Al-Rawi
- Rod McLeod (voicing Mark Emons)
- Dan Mullins (voicing lawyer)
Contact: secretswekeep@sca.com.au
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Baghdad Nights - Episode 5 - Life, death and deals
Season 3 · Episode 5
lundi 26 août 2024 • Duration 30:35
Saddam Hussein has been found, weapons of mass destruction have not. The reason for the Iraq invasion crumbles, and the world’s attention is turned to corruption in the United Nations Oil For Food Program. The AWB’s dealings in Iraq are about to come under scrutiny from an international investigation.
Featured:
- Darryl Hockey
- Alexander Downer
- Caroline Overington
- Mark Pieth
Contact: secretswekeep@sca.com.au
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Nest of Traitors - Episode 4 - Cold War Warriors
Season 2 · Episode 4
mercredi 14 février 2024 • Duration 30:09
Joey meets a man who investigated ASIO in the 1970s, to find out what made the spy agency vulnerable to being infiltrated by the KGB. ASIO was directed to search for traitors, but the internal investigations were inconclusive.
If you have any feedback or information about this story you can email secretswekeep@sca.com.au or you could send Joey a letter GPO Box 22, Sydney NSW 2000.
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Nest of Traitors - Episode 3 - Welcome to Woomera
Season 2 · Episode 3
mercredi 7 février 2024 • Duration 30:24
Joey drives into the middle of the desert to find out why Australia became a target for the KGB. He learns that Australia was a bigger player in the Cold War than he’d ever imagined, and how the mole could’ve had access to secrets from its powerful Western allies.
If you have any feedback or information about this story you can email secretswekeep@sca.com.au or you could send Joey a letter GPO Box 22, Sydney NSW 2000.
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Nest of Traitors - Episode 2 - Fabric of nightmares
Season 2 · Episode 2
mercredi 31 janvier 2024 • Duration 29:03
Who were the KGB? What was ASIO up against? To help his mole hunt, a former spy takes Joey inside ASIO during the Cold War.
He points Joey to a KGB spy called Gerontiy Lazovik who may have recruited a mole in Australia. As Joey dives deeper into this story, he begins to suspect there was more than one mole.
If you have any feedback or information about this story you can email secretswekeep@sca.com.au or you could send Joey a letter GPO Box 22, Sydney NSW 2000.
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Nest of Traitors - Episode 1 - Operation Liver
Season 2 · Episode 1
mercredi 31 janvier 2024 • Duration 28:49
Three years ago, journalist Joey Watson learnt about the ultimate spy story. During the Cold War, the Australian spy agency ASIO was infiltrated by the enemy - one of their spies turned and began working for the KGB, the Soviet Union’s feared spy agency. They became a mole.
For decades, the mole's identity remained a mystery and the damage they caused unknown. To uncover the truth, Joey sets out to find them.
Joey starts by meeting the main suspect who was arrested in the early 1990s and uncovers a much bigger story about secrets and power.
Nest of Traitors: Declassified is a behind-the-scenes peak at what goes into making the podcast series with Joey Watson and Clair Weaver.
If you have any feedback or information about this story you can email secretswekeep@sca.com.au or you could send Joey a letter GPO Box 22, Sydney NSW 2000.
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Introducing Nest of Traitors
Season 2
lundi 18 décembre 2023 • Duration 03:13
Three years ago, journalist Joey Watson was pulled into the ultimate spy mystery. During the Cold War, the Australian spy agency ASIO was infiltrated by a Soviet mole. For decades the mole's identity was buried and the damage they caused unknown. To uncover the truth, Joey sets out to find the mole. It’s a story about power, national secrets and how countries behave when they think no-one is watching.
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The next Australian secret
Season 1
lundi 18 décembre 2023 • Duration 02:48
Amelia Oberhardt introduces Season 2 of Secrets We Keep - Nest of Traitors. Hosted by Joey Watson, the season investigates another big Australian secret. Launching January 23.
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Shame, Lies & Family - Bonus - Your Stories
Season 1
dimanche 22 octobre 2023 • Duration 40:33
Closed adoptions have affected many Australian families, and no one experience is the same.
In this episode, you'll hear how forced adoptions have affected people from a new perspective - two adoptees, and one father.
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Forced Adoption Support Service: 1800 21 03 13
List of organisations that can help
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Shame, Lies & Family - Bonus - Finding your family
Season 1
lundi 9 octobre 2023 • Duration 16:37
If you or your family have been affected by forced adoption, it can be daunting to start your journey to find information about your history.
However support is available, and host Amelia Oberhardt speaks to two post adoption support services about how someone can navigate this journey.
Forced Adoption Support Service: 1800 21 03 13
List of organisations that can help
Featured:
- Charlotte Smith - CEO of Vanish
- Jo-Ann Sparrow - President of Jigsaw Queensland
- Rachel Bell - Social Worker, Forced Adoption Support Service
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