BAD: All About Crime
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -The BAD: All About Crime Podcast is brought to you by the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival and the City of Sydney.
Join crime writers and crime aficionados, Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir, as they explore the big questions in crime and crime writing. True crime, domestic crime, psychological thrillers, crime noir, they’ll be talking about this and much more with your favourite crime writers every month.
BUT BAD: All about crime isn’t just a podcast, it’s a whole community of crime lovers, readers and writers coming together to talk crime and we want you, our listeners and readers, to be a big part of the conversation. That’s why we’ve created the BAD Sydney Bookclub on Facebook. Join up, send us your thoughts and questions and become part of the BAD Sydney crime loving community.
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BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021: "To Kill the Dog or Not?"
September 07, 2022 05:03 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021. "To Kill the Dog or Not?" Is there a line a crime writer should not cross at the risk of alienating their readers? In this lively debate, Sulari Gentill, Robert Gott, Jean Kittson and Sue Turnbull will take sides on whether or not the dog should die. Well-known dog lover Richard Glover referees. GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcast or at BAD Sydney eve...
BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021 " The Past is Never Past"
September 02, 2022 08:02 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021. "The Past is Never Past" Unresolved violent events in the past have a way of coming back to haunt the present. Andy Muir interviews three writers whose protagonists’ lives are turned upside down when the past which they thought was buried rises up unexpectedly. Featuring Sarah Barrie, Catherine Jinks, BM Carroll. GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcast or...
BAD SYDNEY CRIMES WRITER'S FESTIVAL 2021: "Through the Eyes of a Child"
August 29, 2022 03:23 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021. "Through the Eyes of a Child" How do children explain the inexplicable, understand the incomprehensible? Mark Brandi and Lyn Yeowart talk about their two very different books, in which frightened children living in rural families ruled over by terrifying fathers tell their stories. Facilitated by Suzanne Leal. GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcast or a...
BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021: "Australia as a Crime Scene"
August 26, 2022 06:42 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. "Australia as a Crime Scene" Has the whole of Australia become a crime scene since colonisation? Where do we start to look? First Nations speakers Kodie Bedford, Julie Janson and Melissa Lucashenko (joining via Zoom) give us a new perspective. Facilitated by Daniel Browning. GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on ...
BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021: "Close Encounters with a Murderer"
August 01, 2022 06:48 - 57 minutes - 53 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. "Close Encounters with a Murderer" How does having a friend murdered and knowing the murderer affect you? One of Australia’s best-known novelists, Robert Drewe, talks to Nicole Abadee about his personal experiences with serial killer Eric Cooke and his family, in suburban Perth, in the early 1960s. THE BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL IS ON FROM 8-10 SEPTEMB...
"Crime Writers Talking Books for Lismore Library" With Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Robotham
July 09, 2022 06:20 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB“Libraries are all about the stories they contain.” Catherine du Peloux Menage Earlier this year Lismore Library was devastated by the horrendous floods, after having just rebuilt and recovered from the floods of the previous year. Moved by an image of hundreds of books being thrown out of the windows of Lismore Library, BAD Sydney Crime decided to help by putting on an event with Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Robotham, moderated by Kate Evans from ABC’s “The Bookshelf." The event r...
BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021: "The Way it is Now"
May 26, 2022 04:27 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Dr Sue Turnbull. "The Way it is Now" Bad Sydney Chair, Professor, Reviewer and Judge, Dr Sue Turnbull, talks to award winning Crime Writer, Garry Disher. Garry is the celebrated winner of the 2021 Ned Kelly Award and has a new book with a new detective, Charlie Deravin. GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcast or at BAD Sydney even...
"Take a Life to Save a Life" with Jane Caro and Debra Oswald
April 29, 2022 05:04 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBSuzanne Leal talks to bestselling authors Jane Caro and Debra Oswald about the moral conundrum they explore in their gripping new novels: is it ever be justifiable to take a life in order to save one? https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcast or at BAD Sydney events: booktopia.kh4ffx.net/RyOZ3R SHOW NOTES: BAD Sydney Crime Writer's Festival Website: https://www.badsydney.com Facebook: @BADCrimeS...
"An unusual pathway to publication" Rae Cairns debut ‘The Good Mother"
March 31, 2022 07:16 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this episode, Andy Muir talks with Rae Cairns about her debut crime thriller ‘The Good Mother’, a story of a mother forced to confront her past when her son travels to Ireland. How hard will a mother fight to protect her family? But that’s not the only story that is explored. This novel has had one of the more unusual pathways to publication we can think of and after talking with Rae, the podcast team assembles to discuss both the novel and Rae’s inspiring story about prizes, perseverance...
An unusual pathway to publication – Rae Cairns debut ‘The Good Mother"
March 31, 2022 07:16 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this episode, Andy Muir talks with Rae Cairns about her debut crime thriller ‘The Good Mother’, a story of a mother forced to confront her past when her son travels to Ireland. How hard will a mother fight to protect her family? But that’s not the only story that is explored. This novel has had one of the more unusual pathways to publication we can think of and after talking with Rae, the podcast team assembles to discuss both the novel and Rae’s inspiring story about prizes, perseverance,...
BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021: "Fresh Blood"
February 24, 2022 07:14 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBThis episode is a presentation from the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. "FRESH BLOOD" Bad All About Crime Podcast host, Andy Muir is in conversation with 3 new writers about their varying experiences of launching their first novels and their very different but equally compelling protagonists. Featuring: Sarah Thornton, Peter Papathanasiou, Lyn Yeowart, Loraine Peck GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently releas...
BAD SYDNEY CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL 2021: "What Lies Below the Surface"
February 05, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBThis episode is a presentation from the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021, with an introduction by Andy Muir and Suzanne Leal. WHAT LIES BELOW THE SURFACE BAD All About Crime Podcast host, Suzanne Leal, talks to Barry Maitland, Wendy James, Anna Downes about their compelling new novels and the secrets that lie at the heart of each of these tales of greed, fear and relationships gone wrong. GO TO THE BAD SYDNEY BOOKTOPIA PAGE to purchase recently released books featured on the podcas...
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2021 Sneak Peek
November 30, 2021 06:52 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBThe Bad: All About Crime Podcast team are very excited about the upcoming BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival on December 2 - 5, at the State Library of NSW. In this minisode, Festival Director, Catherine Du Peloux Menage chats with Festival Chair, Professor Sue Turnbull and interviewers, Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir, about the sessions they will be running, the authors who will be speaking and what they are most looking forward to at this year's festival. Listen in to get a sneak peek of wha...
A Crime Time Christmas with the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival
November 25, 2021 12:32 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBChristmas is fast approaching and when in doubt there is no better present than a good crime book. In this episode the BAD: All About Crime Podcast team have Christmas recommendations covered. BAD Sydney Chair, Professor Sue Turnbull talks to Suzanne, Andy and Catherine about their top crime recommendations from 2021, their favourite classic crime and the perfect books to hook a person into crime this Christmas. Together they have complied a terrific list of must gives and must reads. Thi...
"What if they're Innocent?" with Dr Xanthe Mallett and Candice Fox
October 12, 2021 20:37 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBSuzanne Leal and the BAD All About Crime team consider the all-important question: what if they're innocent? Forensic anthropologist and criminologist, Dr Xanthe Mallett, talks to Suzanne about her investigations into wrongful convictions and tells us why some cases still keep her awake at night. Best-selling crime writer, Candice Fox, also joins us to explain why the wrongfully convicted continue to find their way into her novels. Andy Muir, Catherine du Peloux Menagé and Sue Turnbull th...
"The Rise of the Podcast Detective" with Amy Suiter Clarke
September 13, 2021 00:41 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode host Andy Muir talks with debut author Amy Suiter Clark about her break out novel “Girl, 11”, true crime podcasts and Amy’s process for writing a crime novel. Following the interview, the “BAD- all about crime” team dissect their thoughts on “Girl, 11”, citizen investigators, crime journalism in fiction, and the rise of the podcast detective. As always, all the books discussed can be purchased from podcast partner Booktopia. This podcast is supported by The City of Sydney h...
"The Victim Speaks" with Jacqueline Bublitz
August 12, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBSuzanne Leal talks to Jaqueline Bublitz whose novel, Before You Knew My Name, is taking the world by storm. Jacqueline discusses why she decided to spotlight the victim instead of the perpetrator and how she brought her unforgettable character, Alice Lee, to life. Then Jaqueline joins the Bad: All About Crime Book Club panel - Suzanne, Andy. Catherine and Sue - to explore other victim-driven narratives in crime fiction. All the books discussed can be purchased from podcast partner Booktopia...
Revisiting Peter Temple "The Red Hand"
July 12, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode host Andy Muir is joined by Text CEO and Publisher, Michael Heyward, to discuss the work of the late Peter Temple and his book The Red Hand. Following the interview, Suzanne Leal, Dr Sue Turnbull and Catherine du Peloux Menage explore Temple’s back catalogue with Andy, unpacking Jack Irish, Truth and The Broken Shore to reflect on why he is one of Australia’s most important crime writers. All the books discussed can be purchased from podcast partner Booktopia. This podcast i...
Crime Fiction and True Crime
June 13, 2021 00:26 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn this episode hosts Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir are joined by journalist and writer of true crime and crime fiction Caroline Overington, as well as art historian, crime novelist and true crime writer Katherine Kovacic. Caroline will talk about her books Missing William Tyrrell and The Ones you Trust. Katherine will discuss her latest book in the Alex Clayton series The Shifting Landscape and her first true crime book The Schoolgirl Strangler. You can buy the books from podcast partner Bookt...
Hooked on Crime
May 11, 2021 04:03 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBCrime fiction –once you’re hooked, it’s hard to beat the addiction. In the first official episode of the BAD: All About Crime Podcast hosts Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir are joined by Catherine du Peloux Menagé, artistic director of BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, and crime fiction review and judge, Sue Turnbull, to talk about the books that first got them hooked and the one that’s most recently kept them addicted. This podcast is supported by The City of Sydney https://www.cityofsydney.ns...
Introducing the BAD: All About Crime Podcast
April 24, 2021 04:30 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBWelcome to BAD: All About Crime a brand new podcast brought to you by BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival and the City of Sydney. In this podcast, writers and crime aficionados, Suzanne Leal and Andy Muir, explore the big questions in crime and crime writing. True crime, domestic crime, psychological thrillers, crime noir, they’ll be talking about this and much more with your favourite crime writers every month. But BAD: All About Crime isn’t just a podcast, it’s a whole community of crime ...