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Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it ?all in their head?? The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other seemingly inexplicable events of the last few years ? CIA officers being crippled with nausea and vertigo; cops OD'ing from exposure to fentanyl ? and discovers they?re far more connected than we realize.

From Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios, this 7-part series forces us to grapple with the mysteries of our own minds, and reckon with a contagion that we thought was long dead, but may be the defining disorder of our time.

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David Law is one of Britain?s leading tennis commentators. As host of the award-winning Tennis Podcast and part of BBC 5 Live?s Wimbledon coverage, he?s seen exactly what goes on, on and off the court. He takes Matt and Alice inside his unforgettable early dealings with Boris Becker, the star player?s ?addiction? to fame, and the unique loneliness of playing tennis as a career. Plus, David weighs in on whether we will ever see Boris Becker at Wimbledon again.

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Boris Becker is running out of money. Once one of tennis? top-paid stars, he?s now at the centre of both a costly divorce and a paternity row. So Boris pursues ever more outlandish ways to stay afloat. Until the law catches up with him.

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What does the UK General Election mean for British Scandal? A bonus episode of course. We already have a whole series covering Liz Truss losing her Premiership. Now she has lost her seat altogether. The first former PM to do so since 1935! Matt and Alice speak to the man some would say is behind her recent loss, James Bagge. Last week, he stood against her as an independent candidate winning 6000 votes. Oh, and his brother, Sir Jeremy Bagge, featured in our Liz Truss series. James Bagge paints a picture of the negative reaction Liz Truss received on the doorsteps of Norfolk, and weighs in on Matt?s questionable impression of Sir Jeremy.

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Boris Becker is in love. His wife, Barbara is the woman of his dreams. He can?t bear to be apart from her, but he has to stay focused on his tennis. But when his career takes a knock, Boris makes a huge mistake which throws his marriage into jeopardy too.

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A Wimbledon win aged just 17 saw Boris Becker become the tennis tournament?s youngest ever winner and a global superstar. But the pressure of overnight fame sent his life into a tailspin. In this four-part series, Matt Forde and Alice Levine chart Becker?s meteoric rise and shocking fall from grace. A fall that took the player from the tennis court to the criminal court. And to a London prison.

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Often the people at the heart of our scandals would rather we just shut up. And if we make a misstep, they can make our lives difficult. Clare Hoban is the badass media lawyer who keeps British Scandal out of the courts. Matt Forde and Alice Levine sit down with her to discuss how she keeps the show on track, and what you can and can?t say about a live investigation. Plus, Alice finds out how much dirt she could publish on Matt without him taking her to the cleaners.

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Michelle is trying to enjoy her five-star honeymoon. But it?s difficult when her phone won?t stop ringing. A Guardian journalist is on her case. He?s digging into claims she?s involved in a company who made millions selling unusable PPE to the government. Michelle can?t sit back and enjoy her cocktail - it?s not in her nature to stay silent. She?s going to tell her side of the story.

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Michelle throws herself into politics. The Scottish Independence referendum is on the horizon and Michelle becomes a key figure in David Cameron?s ?Better Together? campaign and is handed the key to the House of Lords. Just after 'Baroness More of Mayfair' moves in with her new boyfriend Doug, Covid hits the nation. When she hears that the NHS is facing a shortage of PPE, Michelle has an idea.

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Michelle Mone comes from nothing. A Glasgow council estate girl with no qualifications. But one day she comes up with an idea: to make a radical new bra that remoulds the cleavage. There?s a lot riding on its success. So when her failing marriage starts to impact upon the business, Michelle sees red.

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Barings Bank is on the brink of collapse. And it doesn?t take long for those at the top to work out who has left them penniless. Once, Nick Leeson was the historic bank?s most successful trader. Now, he?s a man on the run.

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Nick Leeson?s losses are getting out of hand. And he?s under more pressure than ever to make money - not lose it. Then, disaster strikes. The bank announces an audit of all its accounts. Nick is going to have to take one hell of a risk to get himself back on track.

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British Scandal is celebrating its third birthday! To mark the occasion we are revisiting one of our favourite ever seasons. The story of a young man who bankrupted Britain's oldest bank.

It?s the early 90s and Nick Leeson is rising through the ranks at Barings. He?s not the only employee pulling some risky financial moves. But when Leeson gets himself into a hole, he doesn?t know when to stop digging. 

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Lyndsy Spence became obsessed with the aristocracy as a teenager. Now a historian and Mitford sister expert, she sits down with Matt and Alice to dissect the six extraordinary and eccentric siblings. From Diana, the beautiful child who dreamed of being kidnapped, to Nancy, who once hoped her parents had been onboard the Titanic - Lyndsy explains the sisters? shared love of shocking others and ponders the question she?d most like to ask Diana.

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Diana Mosley hasn?t slept for weeks. Oswald has been locked up and she can?t even find a lawyer to represent him. There's only one person she can turn to: her sister, Nancy. But people she trusts have started informing on her. And her family's next.

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Diana has already chosen fascism over her family. But now the world is going to war, and she has to choose between fascism and her country. Winston Churchill tries to win Diana over, but she has already met Germany?s charismatic leader, Adolf Hitler. And she?s hooked.

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It?s 1932, and aristocratic beauty Diana Guinness is the belle of high society London. But her world - and her marriage - are turned upside down when she meets alluring politician, Oswald Mosley. Together they become a very dangerous double act. And Diana is forced to choose between friends and family, and fascism.

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In 1997, Steve Lamacq thought he was interviewing Noel Gallagher live on Radio 1. So he was delighted when Liam turned up too. He knew the brothers could be unpredictable, but he didn?t know that this interview would go down in Oasis history. Their alcohol-fulled, expletive-filled argument was both radio gold and every presenter?s nightmare. Steve takes Alice Levine and Matt Forde inside that day. Plus he tells us who really won the Battle of Britpop and weighs in on the band?s future.

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When Noel tells a journalist he?s leaving Oasis, Liam feels like he?s losing control. If the band is going down, he wants to be the one to call time on it. But in reality neither brother has control over the future of Oasis. Because their bandmates have had enough of the feuding. They want out.

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It?s 1995 and Noel and Liam have a new enemy. But this time it?s not each other. The brothers have put aside their differences to face Britpop band, Blur, in the UK?s most intense chart battle for thirty years. The country is holding its breath as the groups prepare to release singles on the same day. But will the bad boy brothers of Britpop cope if they fail to emerge victorious?

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Matt Forde is back! He joins Alice Levine to delve into one of the rockiest relationships in music history. The story of two brothers who went from sharing a bedroom at their mum?s house to becoming one of the world?s most successful bands. But their feud was almost as famous as their talent. Welcome to Manchester in the rock ?n? roll 1990s, where a music manager is just trying to keep his latest band from self-imploding.

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was the only sailor to finish the Golden Globe Race. When he returned home after ten months at sea, he donated his winnings to the Crowhurst family. Sir Robin takes Alice inside his epic voyage, from the reality of fixing his boat in shark-infested waters, to facing a painful bout of appendicitis alone. Plus, he tells us what Donald Crowhurst should have done once he realised he was in danger.

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Just two competitors are left in the Golden Globe race, and Donald is one of them. In fact, he's the frontrunner. But it's all a lie: Donald has been cheating. Terrified of being found out and with his elated family already planning the celebrations, it dawns on him that there?s only one way he can avoid total humiliation.

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As he gets further into the Golden Globe race, Donald Crowhurst realises he's in trouble. He has not brought the right supplies, his boat is not watertight and he's sailing towards the most dangerous area of water on earth. He decides to take a gamble. If it goes right then he'll come home safe. If it goes wrong then he'll be branded a cheat and his family will be homeless.

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Comedian and actor Hugh Dennis joins Alice Levine on a race around the world. It?s the 1960s, and businessman, inventor and dreamer Donald Crowhurst is in serious financial trouble. He plans to pay off his debt and provide for his family not by getting a job, but by sailing around the globe. On launch day however, he has an unfinished boat and very little sailing experience - and he?s bet his house on finishing the race. 

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Christine Hart watched Mazher Mahmood at close range. As a fellow investigative reporter at News of the World in the 90s and 00s, she played roles including the sheikh?s wife, an arms dealer and a stripper. Christine tells Alice Levine what Mahmood was really like, and what he?s up to now.

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Mazher Mahmood goes glam for his next undercover persona: Bollywood film producer. His latest victim is singer and X Factor judge, Tulisa. But when Tulisa takes legal action, the tables turn. Mahmood becomes the story.

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Mahmood?s status as king of the sting is under threat. Phone hacking is a new tool that?s cheaper and easier than his elaborate ruses. So he doubles down. More stings, more disguises, more famous targets. Until one of those targets starts to fight back.

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Actress, comedian and podcaster Emily Lloyd-Saini joins Alice Levine on a journey to London?s Fleet Street. It's the 1980s and young Mazher Mahmood manages to bag a job at one of the UK's biggest newspapers. He has a talent for breaking stories, but he soon realises it?ll take more than good journalism to make his mark. In fact, it might not take much of that at all. He hits on the idea of becoming a Fake Sheikh - and a tabloid star is born.

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Alice Levine heads to the Krays' heartland of North-East London to meet Nemone Lethbridge, who defended the twins in court. Nemone tells us why she never considered turning the job down, takes listeners inside the working relationship that progressed into an unlikely friendship and weighs in on how the Krays became quite so notorious.

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The Kray twins have run riot in London?s criminal underworld for over a decade. So far they?ve felt untouchable. But with a new detective on their case, that?s about to change. Enter crime-busting maverick, Nipper Read. He?s gaining on the Krays: all he needs now is a witness to testify against two of the most powerful men in the city.

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The Krays are gaining influence in the London gang scene and getting rich in the process. Working together, their bond feels unbreakable. Until one day they meet a woman who proves it's not.

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Joining Alice Levine on a trip to the East End of London is comedian Phil Wang. It's the 1950s and the unruly Kray twins are tired of spending their days boxing and street fighting. They want more power, more influence. So they start building an empire in the criminal underworld. And they?re making gains, until one brother realises the biggest threat to their plan is his own twin.

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Rob Delaney and Alice Levine sit down with the reporter at the heart of our story, David Leigh. Leigh takes us inside the explosive investigation that led to Jonathan Aitken's imprisonment, from the moment he knew he was about to bring down the former Cabinet minister, to the vitriol he received from Aitken himself. Plus, he tells us why he believes the Aitken affair had a lasting impact on British journalism.

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Jonathan Aitken has created an intricate web of lies, and now he?s placed his own family at the centre of it. If the truth is uncovered, he risks losing his relationships, career and freedom. But journalist David Leigh is onto him and he?s moving fast. He?s just one piece of the puzzle away from bringing Aitken down.

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The editor of The Guardian has had a tip-off which, if true, is huge: that the cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is accepting money from senior Saudis. He?s been trying to nail down the story for a month but with no luck. Then one day, he has an idea: call David Leigh, an investigative journalist who MPs with something to hide have learned to fear. Maybe David can find the smoking gun?

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With Matt Forde taking some time away from the microphone, comedian and actor Rob Delaney joins Alice Levine to take listeners inside a story of politics, pride and perjury.

Young MP Jonathan Aitken has big ambitions. He wants to make his mark on politics - and on the world. After he catches Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher?s eye, his star is firmly on the rise. But before long, a dark secret threatens to destroy everything he?s worked so hard to build.

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Matt and Alice sit down with old friend of the notorious drug smuggler, Julian Peto. The pair met as denim-clad Oxford students with long hair and a disdain for academic lectures. Julian takes us inside their raucous university nights, Howard?s magnetic charm, and the Welshman?s surprising resilience in the face of imprisonment and his later cancer diagnosis.

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Howard Marks is living a life of luxury in the Mediterranean. But he?s being watched. A federal agent is tapping his phone and following his every move. Craig Lovato has made catching ?Mr Nice? his life?s work. And he?s not going to stop until he brings Marks - and his empire - down.

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Howard Marks has just imported enough Colombian weed to get every person in the UK stoned. He?s at the peak of his trafficking career and he?s never been prouder. Perhaps he?ll even retire. Howard celebrates the win with a sherry. But he?s barely a sip in when a man appears in front of him with some bad news: Howard's under arrest.

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It's 1964 and a young Oxford student called Howard Marks develops a habit that will define the course his life. At first, cannabis is simply his escape. But then it becomes his route to making millions. It?s going well - really well - until one misstep sees Howard forced to choose between his family and his freedom.

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In this special one-off episode, Matt and Alice explore the celebrity saga that gripped the nation. No, it's not Matt Hancock's appearance on I'm a Celeb: it's the iconic court case between former WAGs, Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney. With the help of The Guardian's Media Editor, Jim Waterson, Matt and Alice take listeners right inside Coleen's secret investigation, her stunning Twitter post and the most explosive moments of the trial.

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Matt and Alice speak to Robert Harris, bestselling writer and author of the definitive account of the scandal, 'Selling Hitler'. He tells us why Hitler is one of the least likely historical figures to have kept a diary, and lays bare the impact of the scandal on fake news culture.

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The stories around the diaries and their authenticity begin to unravel. Streams of people have their reputations and their livelihoods on the line. Who will survive this humiliating scandal? And who, when the dust settles, will still come out on top?

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Excited by the prospect of the diaries being real, Rupert Murdoch sends famed historian Hugh Trevor-Roper to verify them. Everything is riding on his assessment. What will Trevor-Roper tell the world? Real or fake?

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Journalist Gerd Heidemann is searching for his next story for Stern magazine when the scoop of the century lands in his lap. But is it too good to be true?

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Alastair Campbell - the spin doctor-turned-podcaster - tells Matt and Alice speak why he thinks Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng were a ?lethal combination? and describes the moment he felt Truss was really losing the plot. Plus comedian and activist Joe Lycett takes listeners inside his infamous appearance on the Laura Kuenssberg show and tells Matt and Alice why he?s trying (and quite clearly failing) to stop talking about the former leader a year after her tumultuous turn in Number 10.

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Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng hit the ground running, scheming ways to revolutionise the government and the economy. But after they announce their shake up, the Truss premiership is on a collision course with an iceberg (lettuce).

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Liz Truss? star is rising in the Conservative party after both Theresa May and Boris Johnson place her at the heart of their cabinets. And when things start to unravel for Boris, Liz sees her chance. It?s time for her to take the lead and unleash the radical revolution she's sure the country desperately needs.

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For as long as she can remember, Mary Elizabeth Truss has been determined to make her mark on British politics. And now it's finally within reach. She?s been handpicked to stand for Parliament in South West Norfolk. But when a story from the past comes to light, her career could be over before it?s even started.

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