D.J. Swales

15Minutes2Kill

Society EN ↓ 6 episodes

"In the hunt for a serial killer nicknamed the Gay Slayer, the U.K.’s top crime show outed me to the entire country. Then doubled-down, comparing me to a gay teenage street prostitute." Those are the words of your host, D. J. Swales, night walker of the Dark Earth and possibly reformed prostitute. Author, podcaster, and human tumbleweed, D. J. fled the bloody Northern Ireland conflict as a child, then kept on going. Since that wet night on a ferry to Liverpool, D. J. drifted across 120 countries and 45 US states. But he'll always see the world through the lens of what he calls Belfast Gothic....

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D.J. Swales

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TRAILER | 15Minutes2Kill | Find Out More 16.06.2026 8:08

Whether you have fifteen minutes to kill, or longer, you've found your new favourite podcast for digestible distractions that delve deep into the Dark Earth. Welcome to 15Minutes2Kill: Dark Travel Journals, True Crime, and Creatures of Shadow . From Berlin to Beverly Hills, 120 countries, forty-five US states, and counting . . . an industry CEO told me I was too old and ugly for podcasting, but he...

EP 5 | 15Minutes2Kill | Tokyo Underworld: Airi Sato and the Murder Behind the Livestream | Pt 2 of 2 20.05.2026 26:50

Before the murder, there was the world that spawned it. Where parasocial obsessions met the grind of content creation. Airi Sato was a social media influencer and live streamer murdered on the streets of Tokyo by a former fan. Discover the details of the crime after a short introduction to Japan's largest red light districts. Places where your host, D.J. Swales, has often wandered after dark, to w...

EP 4 | 15Minutes2Kill | Tokyo Underworld: Airi Sato and the Murder Behind the Livestream | Pt 1 of 2 09.05.2026 42:42

Before the murder, there was the world that spawned it. Where parasocial obsessions met the grind of content creation. Airi Sato was a social media influencer and live streamer murdered on the streets of Tokyo by a former fan. This prelude and Dark Journal takes the listener from the host bars of Shinjuku to the front row of Paris Fashion Week — where your host D.J. Swales worked alongside K-Pop m...

EP 3 | 15Minutes2Kill | Southern Gothic, Unexpected Guests, and the Denver Spider Man 04.05.2026 47:14

Welcome, Drifters! This episode finds us in the Southern Gothic beauty and dark history of the marshy South Carolina Lowlands, where vampires seem to lurk like in the pages of an Anne Rice novel. An opulent hotel room conjured thoughts of Versailles. A cliffhanger is closed from EP2, but draws us into a terrifying true crime that shook Denver. A murderous case with the power to haunt us to this da...

EP 2 | 15Minutes2Kill | Bitch-Pudding, Craigslist, and Transatlantic Crawl Spaces 24.03.2026 25:03

Welcome, Drifters! This episode of the occult and macabre serves a bowl of bitch-pudding as we lurch between Los Angeles and London, with side quests in Yosemite and West Texas. KEY WORDS: Bitch-Pudding, Haunted, Craigslist Sofa, Crawl Space, Beverly Hills, Black Mould, George Michael, Hampstead, Brown Recluse Spider, and Golem. "In the hunt for a serial killer nicknamed the Gay Slayer, the U.K.’s...

EP 1 | 15Minutes2Kill | An Invitation to the Night | Dark Travel Journals, True Crime, and Creatures of Shadow 18.03.2026 30:42

Welcome, Drifters! "In the hunt for a serial killer nicknamed the Gay Slayer, the U.K.’s top crime show outed me to the entire country. They then doubled-down, comparing me to a gay teenage street prostitute. Everyone has their own path to the world of true crime. That was mine. . ." Author D. J. Swales, international tumbleweed of 120 countries and 45 U.S. states, invites you to explore the Dark...