- 898
- Episodes
- 99
- Transcribed
- 174
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2004
- First episode
About Background Briefing
Background Briefing is the ABC's flagship investigative journalism podcast. Its award-winning investigations and documentaries expose cover-ups, corruption, real-life mysteries, whistleblowing, crime, fraud and miscarriages of justice — often before these stories receive mainstream attention. The Background Briefing podcast brings you true stories not everyone will want you to hear, told by trusted reporters across Australia. This Australian podcast makes investigative journalism bingeable. From scams and fraud to schooling and health scandals, tech and social media digs, police exposes and various unsolved cases, each episode of the Background Briefing podcast is a must-listen. Recent series include: Hometown Boys exposed how a terrible crime fractured a local community around a local football club. The Invisible Killer: a forensic investigation into unexplained deaths in aged care after a doctor makes an unusual discovery. The Favourite: how a schoolyard secret stayed hidden for years. Stop and Search, which uncovered the mechanics of power and police accountability. Before and After investigated medical hype, telehealth, body image, cosmetic procedures and consumer risk. Beef: how small feuds escalate into serious disputes.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Oct 2004
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
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03 The Unbreakable Cult | Sue me!
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And there's a term for this kind of thing. It's called cold reading. It's the kind of thing that fortune tellers and psychics have been doing since forever. It's a technique to get information from people that they can use. Find ways to keep you coming back for treatments for as long as possible. […]
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- Sue Bleasel
- Julia Bergin
- Loretta Florance
- Maddison Connaughton
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 34 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 140 ratings
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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