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In this week's episode of Under The Duvet Hannah and Suruthi cover the Edinburgh Fringe’s best jokes, Trump’s impending arrest, and Italy’s mind-boggling ‘ten-second groping policy’. Plus: a couple of cameo appearances from Mabel, and producer Seb’s forearms. To vote for us at the British Podcast Awards, click here: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting To nominate a challenge, as well as a...

When two 15-year-old high school girls were overheard discussing the most effective ways to dispose of a body in their biology class, nobody thought much of it. Even when their classmates heard them debating between “dunking her in a barrel of acid” or “feeding her to the pigs”, there was no way anybody could’ve known what was coming. Then, almost a year later, in July 2012, 16-year-old Skylar Nee...

In this episode, H&S talk about the Norwegian mountaineer who prioritised breaking records over the life of Pakistani porter Mohammad Hassan who tragically died on K2, the rollercoaster story of Carlee Russell, and the family lunch mushroom poisoning mystery that is gripping the Aussie media. Plus so much more! Sophie’s question this week (courtesy of TikTok): You have 5 minutes to hide a pape...

In July 1981, the 40 residents of Antelope, Oregon watched on in bemusement as their rural village was descended upon by an Indian guru and thousands of his followers. Little did they know at the time, that these maroon-robed chanting hippies and their money-loving spiritual leader would go on to overthrow the local government, attempt wide-scale voter fraud, plot to fill a plane with explosives a...

In this episode, Suru shares her holiday escapades - which include running from wildfires and visiting an abandoned hotel, the girls share their British Podcast Awards predicament, and we have Hannah’s headlines: where she talks about the icon that is Sinead O’Connor and the UFO whistleblower. And Sophie’s question this week: A witch’s spell has turned you into an inanimate, non-electric object. T...

At 2am, on the 3rd of May last year – inmates at Mangaung prison in Bloemfontein, South Africa, were woken up by an explosion. Word spread that Thabo Bester, the infamous “Facebook Rapist”, had set himself and his cell on fire. And all that remained after the dramatic blaze were a lighter, and a body, burnt beyond recognition. But that’s far from the end of the story. With daily revelations from t...

Graphic Sonic fanfiction, a botched DIY sex change, incest and relentless psychosexual trolling are just some of the hallmarks of Christine Weston Chandler's story. As one of the most documented people in history – with 2,500 Wiki articles covering everything from school reports to her parents’ friends – her almost biblical tale leaves little to the imagination. Yet most people have never heard of...

The nine-month trial of Lucy Letby – a neonatal nurse charged with 22 attempted murders of babies in her care – has gripped this year’s headlines.  And the circumstantial evidence against her is hard to ignore: shift patterns matching the deaths; a first-hand witness of her failure to save an infant; and a handwritten note: “I am evil. I killed them on purpose.” But the case is so much more compli...

In this episode, H&S discuss the most recent updates on the BBC presenter scandal, the former Manson family member - Leslie Van Houten - who has been released on parole, and the A.I. Chat Bot that encouraged a man to kill the Queen 🤖🔪 Plus so much more! And Sophie’s question this week: would you rather do something great for humanity but be remembered as a villain, or do nothing but be remem...

Last week, we looked at the formation of the ultra-obedient, bigamist Mormon cult, the FLDS – in which plural marriage to pregnant preteen girls is just the tip of the fundamentalist iceberg. In this second part, we look at how its new prophet, Warren Jeffs, took his so-called religion to ever stricter and more terrifying depths. With followers so beaten down that they were banned from even laughi...

PLEASE READ BEFORE LISTENING: This UTD was recorded the morning of Monday July 9th, where we discuss the BBC presenter scandal that has been all over the UK news over the past few days. Please note, what is spoken about here is what was being reported, and heavily speculated online, at the time of recording. As you may be aware, the story has developed since (and is still being developed), which i...

According to Warren Jeffs’ thousands of followers, he was the leader of a secretive but devoted religion – their prophet, and the representative of God on Earth. But according to US law, he was a dangerous, totalitarian, child-molesting horror with over 80 wives – some married off as young as 12. Still, according to the church, Earthly laws are no match for the voice of God. In this episode, we ex...

In 2009, the horror film ‘Orphan’ told the tale of a couple who unwittingly adopted a 9-year-old girl, who (spoilers) turned out to be a murderous, adult woman. Sometimes though, reality is stranger than fiction. A year after the film’s release, the Barnetts, a wealthy picture-perfect American family, adopted 6-year-old Natalia Grace from Ukraine. But within just 3 years, they’d abandoned her and...

In this episode, H&S talk about TikTok influencer Mahek (Maya) Bukhari and her mum Ansreen, who are on trial for murder along with 6 other men in Leicester,  the Mexican Mayor who married an alligator, and in celebration of the Fourth of July - a game of guessing the U.S. state to the state motto! 🇺🇸

In this episode, we cover the tragedy of OceanGate's Titan submersible, the new murder suspect for the Stephen Lawrence case, and Suru gives the latest rundown (as of the morning of Monday 26th June) on the Wagner Group, Prigozhin and Russia’s civil unrest. Plus so much more! Sophie’s question this week: You can pick three companions during the zombie apocalypse. What would be their professions?

In this episode, H&S talk about the recent leaked PartyGate footage, the case of the UK woman jailed for a late abortion, and the reason Spotify has got the podcast industry wrong 🤐 Also if you’re going to Glasto, go and watch Billy Bragg and James Rees! 🎪 P.S. We've discovered while editing that Roy Keane was born in Cork, Ireland - sincere apologies!! and Miriam Margolyes, although very pr...

How did an orphan from Bogotá, Colombia, become one of the most audacious white-collar criminals in the US during early 2000s? Starting his con career in Michigan at the age of just 12, Anthony Gignac transformed himself into a Saudi prince and spent three decades conning society’s elite out of millions – until one day his royal façade cracked, when he ordered the wrong entrée at a restaurant…

After a false start, in this episode, H&S talk about the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon, the Annecy knife attack in France, that Phillip Schofield BBC interview, and so much more! Plus Hannah answers the question we’re all asking, why is Mabel called Mabel? 🐕‍🦺

On 14th June 2017, a fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a high-rise residential building in West London. 72 people died, and the tragedy became one of the darkest days in recent British history. But worst of all, the incident was completely avoidable. This is the story of how decades of government corruption and unbelievable corporate greed killed so many innocent people. As part of our coverage of the...

Join H&S this week as they explore the groundbreaking first of a baby born with three people’s DNA, break down the Channel 4 documentary on sweaty nonce Prince Andrew, and discuss the ongoing protests in Pakistan – focusing on former prime minister and all-round bad guy, Imran Khan. Plus Sophie's question this week: If we had the chance to be born in another time, when would we choose?

In our second instalment, Hannah & Suruthi turn to Christopher George Latore Wallace – better known as the Notorious B.I.G. – and his side of the Biggie/Tupac saga. Lyrically gifted, privately educated and no stranger to a little crack dealing, Biggie became the face the East Coast rap scene in one of the genre's most volatile and dangerous eras. So what happened to Tupac Shakur and Biggie Sma...

In this episode, H&S catch up on their bank holiday activities after another 3-day weekend, they also discuss the recent updates on the Philip Schofield scandal, and the bonkers case of Kouri Richins - who after publishing a children’s book about grief following the sudden death of her husband, was arrested last month for his murder.   Plus, a request from Hannah for any Brittany recommendatio...

Stories of death, drugs, and gang violence were inextricably linked, in the 90s media, to the nation’s biggest rap stars. Tupac Shakur was one of the decade’s biggest and most admired music icons – until his life was cut tragically short in 1996. By the time he died, he’d been involved in three high-profile shootings, done time for sexual assault, and been associated with serious career criminals....

Half a kilometre deep inside an underwater cave system seems like the ideal place to lose a body. Even so, all the evidence suggested that Ben McDaniel wasn’t inside Vortex Spring – or, at the very least, he wasn’t any more. This is the ultimate underwater locked-door mystery, featuring debt, deception, and the world's greatest cave diver. This is the story of whether or not Ben McDaniel made it p...

In this week's 'Uuu Tee Tee', H&S discuss Harry and Meghan’s ‘near catastrophic’ car chase, give the rundown on the This Morning’s Philip Schofield drama, and talk about their upcoming appearance at The Podcast Show where they’re moderating a talk with none other than fellow true-crime podcaster Ashley Flowers! P.S. CALL OUT FOR EMPTYHANDEDS 📢 We’ve had a drought of EmptyHandeds and would lov...