Curtain The Podcast
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis is Curtain – a podcast where we pull back the blinds to shine a light on the darkest parts of our justice system and ask – who are the victims?Could an Aboriginal man who has served 25 years in prison for Murder be innocent?Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson
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Rolfe Takes the Stand
March 25, 2024 03:11 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIn episode 6 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the testimony of Zachary Rolfe at the coronial inquest into the 2019 police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. Racism, repeated violence and a media determined to hide the truth is only the beginning of what was revealed. Curtain the Podcast is brought to you by the BlakCast Network and is produced by Clint Curtis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Missing While Blak
February 11, 2024 23:27 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBIn Episode 4, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss Missing White Woman Syndrome and compare police and media responses between when a white child goes missing to when a blak child goes missing. The data will horrify you, it's even worse than you can imagine! Curtain the Podcast is brought to you by the BlakCast Network and is produced by Clint Curtis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aunty Queenie Hart, The Truth
January 16, 2024 04:08 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBIn Episode 3, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson speak with the niece of Aunty Queenie Hart, Debbie West. With all three having worked closely together to have Queenie reburied at home in Cherbourg, this episode provides a chance for the family to take power of their own story, for Queenie's humanity to be heard and written into history, and for her killer to be named without any equivocation. This episode is the justice the Queensland courts and police could not provide! Curtain the Podcast is...
Landscape of Disappearance
December 05, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn Episode 2, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson begin tracing the origins of the present crisis, in which Aboriginal women are being targeted for violence and disappearing. We begin with a story that connects the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) with the disappearing of Aboriginal women in our own country. Martin then looks back in the historical archive to understand how the history of gendered and racialised violence is repeated and reproduced throughout the g...
Welcome to Season 2
November 21, 2023 19:39 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBWelcome to Season 2 of Curtain The Podcast. In this episode, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson outline a new direction for the show, a focus on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Children. Amy explains why a different term informs her approach and the hosts preview what’s to come in this season as they tackle the femicide of First Nations women that is devastating lives, families and communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Asking Questions of an Inquiry
May 04, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBOn this episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the short comings of the National inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Children. They look at where the inquiry is failing, the mistakes that are being made and the places and people the inquiry must turn to for answers This week's episode was made possible with the support of Steve Bunbajee, Ivana Kovac Kuti, Susan Peterson, Simon Crewdson, Tim Levinson, Gillian Haines, Brami Jegan, Clair...
Digging Deeper into the Data
November 10, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBOn this episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Martin Hodgson and Amy McQuire continue their discussion of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Australia. They examine new data, explore whether perceived ideas in the media and community are born out in the data and ask who is best placed to begin to provide answers on this vital issue facing a nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Unanswered
October 10, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBOn this episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Martin Hodgson and Amy McQuire discuss their recent involvement in a number of inquests into the unsolved killings of Aboriginal women in Queensland. And discuss how these inquests impact families, the sickening role of Queensland police and the failure of the media in their reporting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Disappeared and Murdered Aboriginal Women
February 18, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this episode of Curtain the Podcast, host Martin Hodgson introduces listeners to the 2013 disappearance of Aboriginal woman Monique Clubb. We look at the failures of the Queensland Police to find her, the racism and incompetence involved in the investigation and we begin a journey with her family to find answers, to get justice and to allow them to lay their daughter to rest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No Justice, No Peace!
November 18, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBOn this episode of Curtain The Podcast co-hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss yet another officer getting away with the killing of an Aboriginal woman. The continued police killings, the failures of the media, and the way Aboriginal people are constantly targeted and deemed a threat to society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Evidence Support's Reed's Innocence
August 04, 2021 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode of Curtain, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson take you behind the scenes of the latest evidentiary hearing in the case of Rodney Reed. More evidence is presented of Rodney's innocence, new police lies are exposed and questions are raised once again as to just how deep the cover-up went. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Amanda Porter Part One
April 29, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBThis week on Curtain, host Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are joined by special guest Dr Amanda Porter, to discuss the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody and look at some recent and disturbing developments in policing in Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Zak Grieve and the Cost of Innocence
February 04, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this episode of Curtain the Podcast hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the case of Zak Grieve, a young Aboriginal man serving a cruel sentence for a crime he didn't commit in the NT. Then the discussion turns to mandatory minimum sentences and the impact they have on Aboriginal people, plus the enormous financial cost of trying to free and an innocent person from behind bars.
Zak Grieve and the Cost of Innocence
February 04, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode of Curtain the Podcast hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the case of Zak Grieve, a young Aboriginal man serving a cruel sentence for a crime he didn't commit in the NT. Then the discussion turns to mandatory minimum sentences and the impact they have on Aboriginal people, plus the enormous financial cost of trying to free and an innocent person from behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Update on Curtain & Reed, Plus Trump's Execution Spree
December 11, 2020 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode of Curtain the Podcast, we update you on the case of Kevin Henry and explain more about Qld's pardon process, bring you the latest news on Rodney Reed and his appearance on the ABC USA show 20/20, and discuss the current spree of Federal executions that have been ordered by Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Part 2 - A Look Back Behind the Bars
October 01, 2020 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBPart 2 of a very special episode of Curtain the Podcast we are joined from Rockhampton by Sterling McQuire. Not only is he Co-Host Amy McQuire's father, he worked for decades at the prison in Rockhampton where Kevin Henry was held for nearly 30 years. For the first time we take you behind the bars and you'll hear how this entire journey to freeing Curtain really began. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Look Back Behind the Bars
August 03, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn a very special episode of Curtain the Podcast we are joined from Rockhampton by Sterling McQuire. Not only is he Co-Host Amy McQuire's father, he worked for decades at the prison in Rockhampton where Kevin Henry was held for nearly 30 years. For the first time we take you behind the bars and you'll hear how this entire journey to freeing Curtain really began. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BlackLivesMatter and Black Deaths in Custody Special
June 04, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode of Curtain the Podcast, Co-Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson look at the wave of protests sweeping the world following the horrific killing of George Floyd by police. They examine similar cases in Australia, why the media is so inept at reporting on these issues and what is required to get justice for Aboriginal people in this country See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Day We'd Dreamed Of
April 17, 2020 03:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIt was the 20th of January 2020, fires were raging across the East Coast of Australia, but just outside of the town of Rockhampton a new day had dawned. In this special episode of Curtain the Podcast, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson reveal what made that one day so special and for the first time let the listeners in on some news that people from around the world had been waiting to hear! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Covid 19 Prison Crisis
March 27, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn a new episode of Curtain The Podcast, host Martin Hodgson brings you the latest information on the way the Corona Virus is impacting on our prison system. And what can be done to help those inside and assist in getting parole and release for those at risk. All information on how to assist is on the Curtain The Podcast website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Know the Killer, it's always been Jimmy Fennell
October 23, 2019 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn a new episode of Curtain The Podcast, hosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson ask you to be the jury. In just a few weeks Texas will execute Rodney Reed, today you'll hear why he is innocent and the evidence that points to the real killer... Jimmy Fennell, the victim's fiancé. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Phil Challenges Rodney Reed's Conviction
October 11, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode of Curtain The Podcast, host Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson once again discuss the case of Rodney Reed in Texas that so closely mirrors that of Kevin Henry. This week comes the news that Dr Phil has joined the fight to free Rodney and we hear from the Reed family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aboriginal Women and the Injustice System
September 18, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBIn an all-new episode of Curtain The Podcast, Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the way the police and the justice system treat Aboriginal Women, on the day a 29-year-old Yamatji woman and Mother was shot dead by police. From the 29 years of racist inaction by authorities following the disappearance of Colleen Walker, to the death in custody of Ms Maher and the horrific treatment of Jody Gore currently in a prison in WA for defeneding herself, Australian society has the blood of A...
Comparing the Central Park Five to Curtain
July 02, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIn an all new episode of Curtain The Podcast, Hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the reaction to the new Netflix drama series on the Central Park Five, the shocking similarities to Curtain's case and for the first time you'll hear why there have been recent delays in bringing new episodes to air and the progress of Kevin's case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're Still Dying At Their Hands
April 29, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn the first episode of Curtain The Podcast for 2019 we explain the brief delay in the case of Kevin Henry. Before exploring two disturbing and shocking deaths in custody of Aboriginal Women. And once again the failings of the Australian media to properly investigate these ongoing injustices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Insult of Having to Beg Betty for Pardon
October 04, 2018 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBAboriginal man Kipper Billy was wrongly convicted of rape in 1861, in the state of Qld he was executed for a crime he did not commit. Now 150 years later he's finally been given the pardon he deserves, although true justice can never be done. This week we explore the issue of pardon in this context and the insult it is that Aboriginal people still have to beg the very family who invaded their lands for the right to be free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bowraville: Still Fighting for Justice
September 14, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBThis week we examine the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal refusing an application by the NSW Attorney-General to retry the person police suspect of killing three Aboriginal children in Bowraville between 1990 and 1991. Despite the incredible efforts of the children's families, they've been failed again. Their demands for justice and the failure for it to be delivered rests on the shoulders of the entire Australian community, as well as the police and politicians. So what has to be done to value...
Bowraville: Still Fighting for Justice
September 14, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBThis week we examine the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal refusing an application by the NSW Attorney-General to retry the person police suspect of killing three Aboriginal children in Bowraville between 1990 and 1991. Despite the incredible efforts of the children's families, they've been failed again. Their demands for justice and the failure for it to be delivered rests on the shoulders of the entire Australian community, as well as the police and politicians. So what has to be done to value...
No Appeal if you're Aboriginal
August 22, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBThis week we take a look at what is happening in Australia in regards to prisoners appealing significant sentences for murder were there is doubt over their guilt. For two Non-Aboriginal prisoners it appears justice will be served, one has already received compensation. For two Aboriginal men, the opposite is true See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Three Cases for Truth and Justice
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThis week we look at new information about the extent of police corruption in Queensland, the overcrowding of Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre and another tragic death in custody examined. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No Justice, No Peace... For Aboriginal Women
June 28, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this weeks episode of Curtain we examine the shocking death of an Aboriginal woman in the Northern Territory that has gone unsolved and unpunished for more than four years. Amid dark clouds over the police's handling of the case, another life has been taken without any justice or outcry from the broader community. Also we examine the shocking new statistics on the rate of incarceration of vulnerable Aboriginal children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another Aboriginal Man Innocent Inside
June 07, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBWhen Curtain the Podcast began, we asked the question 'How many Indigenous prisoners in Australia are innocent?". Today we discuss the case of South Australia's Derek Bromley, who has been in prison for more than 34 years. He's always maintained his innocence, the two key witnesses have long since been shown to have no credibility and others have walked free... why not Derek? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
His Image Goes Viral
May 24, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBJust over a week ago we shared a recent image of Kevin Henry, allowing the public to see his face for the first time in 27 years. The response was overwhelming; this week we explain why, answer many of the questions that were raised by those who saw it and ask for your help to free and innocent man. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Who is Committing the Crimes?
May 10, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBThis week on Curtain the podcast, in just the past week three more examples have emerged of police targeting Aboriginal people. Firstly in the attempt to imprison the cousin of Ms Dhu, again for unpaid fines, despite all that has happened to the family and the situation you'll hear. A WA Snr Sergeant has struck with a vehicle a young 18 year old leaving him in hospital and the community of Palm Island has been awarded 30 million dollars, after the QPS was found to have breached the Racial Dis...
Gene Gibson and the Interview Room
April 19, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week we examine the case of Gene Gibson from Western Australia who was wrongfully convicted and finally released after five years in Prison. What is occurring in the interview rooms of Police Stations around the country that continue to send innocent people to prison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From Inside The Community
March 29, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week a special episode of Curtain focuses on Domestic Violence, the failures of policy, police and the community to protect Aboriginal women and children. Hear about why this is going on, how its being tackled and the voices of the Aboriginal Women you need to listen to when the podcast ends! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why the Two Reports?
March 20, 2018 04:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBWelcome to episode 50 of Curtain, hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson detail a new study about exonerations that has direct relevance to the case of Kevin Henry. Then for the first time new forensic information can be revealed and a second report that further highlights the misconduct of authorities and innocence of Curtain is disclosed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Documents Revealed
March 01, 2018 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThis week Martin and Amy detail some of the new information that has been uncovered in relation to Kevin Henry's case. There are further issues of police failures, new witnesses that we've interviewed and more questions that are finally answered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Week That Demands a Royal Commission
February 23, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBFrom the World's leading Human Rights Organisation to some of the best Medical minds on the planet, we learn what we already know. Aboriginal people are being treated appallingly in prisons across the country. From more Deaths in Custody, to Children in Solitary Confinement and the sexual abuse of disabled prisoners the horror continues. A Royal Commission must be called and that's only a start See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Invasion Day
January 25, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBWelcome to an Invasion day special of Curtain the podcast. Host Amy McQuire reflects on what the day means to her and the broader Indigenous community, while also discussing some of the findings of her recent travels around Australia of horrific events and massacres. Afterward Martin Hodgson has a challenge for you to undertake this invasion day, a 20 square kilometre examination of the past and present treatment of ATSI people where you live and runs you through the events of the area that s...
2018 A Year When Justice Needs You
January 04, 2018 05:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBWelcome to 2018 and the first instalment of the podcast for the year. In this episode we detail what we have planned for the year to come, how we will be bringing justice for Kevin and Lynda and also the work we will be doing to expose the wrongs committed against Aboriginal people around the country. But as we expand, we need your help and your contribution to our patreon push becomes even more important See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Islands of Injustice
December 10, 2017 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week host Amy McQuire is away on assignment, but Martin Hodgson delivers a special Human Rights Day episode on the island prisons that have been part of Australia's history and why acknowledging the injustices committed against First Nations people will help us understand the horrors of Manus and Nauru. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The NT Royal Commission
November 18, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBA special episode of Curtain looks at the findings of the royal commission into youth detention and we have scathing words for what has largely been celebrated as a successful process. Find out why these new recommendations are destined to fail and the alternatives that should have been proposed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Proving Innocence in Australia
November 02, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week we look at the cases of those proven innocent and those seeking to prove their innocence, including Kevin Henry. We examine the role race plays in the process and the way dodgy forensics, often influenced by race, can convict the innocent and control the media narrative. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Forensic Race For Reed
October 19, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThis week on Curtain we bring you an update from Rodney Reed's latest hearing in Texas. The similarities to Kevin Henry's case cross the boundaries of race, innocence and dodgy forensics. Finally we reveal a case about to explode in Australia that will blow the lid on all of these issues and helps highlight why innocent men like Kevin and Rodney are still imprisoned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Gun To The Head
October 04, 2017 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week the most explosive allegations in the case of Kevin Henry. An Aboriginal man who has been locked up for a quarter of a century for a murder he says he did not commit says police held a gun to his head and threatened to “dispose” of him off the top of a mountain if he did not confess to the crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Breakthrough
September 21, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBHosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain that details a breakthrough in the parole process. Having extensively litigated and appealed previous rejections a new hearing is scheduled. While work continues to achieve a full pardon for Kevin Henry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Breakthrough
September 21, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.5 MBHosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain that details a breakthrough in the parole process. Having extensively litigated and appealed previous rejections a new hearing is scheduled. While work continues to achieve a full pardon for Kevin Henry
Black Deaths & the Digital Resistance
August 31, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBHosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with a new episode of Curtain that focusses on a new initiative called cop watch and one of its key players. Amy sits down the campaigner Shaun Harris, the Uncle of Ms Dhu to talk about empowering Aboriginal communities, the systematic racism Aboriginal people face daily and an encounter with law enforcement in Alice Springs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Crime and Misconduct
August 25, 2017 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBHosts Amy Mcquire and Martin Hodgson are back with an explosive new episode. In it they detail three cases, all involving serious crimes of murder and rape where the police were investigated for their acts by the crime and misconduct commission. The similarities to Kevin Henry's case are shocking, but far worse is the actions of Rockhampton's police! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.