🎙️ CONmunity Podcast (formerly Conning the Con)From Sarah Ferris MediaWhen your gut says something’s off… do you follow it?Welcome to CONmunity Podcast, the investigative true-story series that explores trust, belief, and the fine line between ambition and illusion.Each season follows a different real-world investigation — told through the voices of those who lived it, questioned it, and tried to make sense of it.Season 1 (Conning the Con) followed my sister and me as we uncovered one of New Zealand’s most audacious relationship deceptions.Season 2 (The BADmiral) unpacks the rise of a global humanitarian organisation called IntSAR and the extraordinary claims surrounding the man who led it.Over eighteen months of reporting, I’ve traced how veterans, ex-law-enforcement, and humanitarians were drawn in by a vision that promised purpose and service — and how difficult it can be to see what’s real when hope is the hook.Independent, empathetic, and grounded in firsthand testimony, CONmunity brings listeners inside complex human stories — without assigning guilt, but always asking the questions that matter.
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Host Sarah Ferris discusses the upcoming CrimeCon UK 2026, highlighting its focus on ethical, victim-centered true crime and its impactful guest speakers.
19 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
S2 EP14 WHAT'S HIDING IN VINCE'S GARAGE?
You know those moments when you think you’ve reached the end of the story…
…and then someone opens a dusty cardboard box and you realise you’re actually just getting started?
This episode begins not in Thailand.Not on WhatsApp.Not in a bar with a man in full Admiral whites.
It begins in a garage.
Specifically, retired detective and criminologist Professor Vince Hurley’s garage.
Inside? Old case files. Notes. Clippings. Things packed away but never quite forgotten. The kind of paperwork that doesn’t shout… it just waits.
And when we start going through those boxes together, something becomes very clear:
Patterns don’t disappear.They just gather dust.
In this episode of The BADmiral, we step back in time. We look at what was known, what was said, what was documented — long before this podcast existed. We explore how experienced investigators think, how instincts form, and why sometimes your gut is simply pattern recognition catching up with you.
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Thanks to Professor Vince Hurley for Joining us and if you haven’t seen the clip that made VInce a bit of a viral sensation here is the link
The BADmiral is a long-form investigative podcast by Sarah Ferris, examining how alleged deception can hide in plain sight — and why capable, experienced people can find themselves inside something that doesn’t fully add up until it’s too late.
🔎 Themes: investigative journalism · reinvention · manipulation · belief · power · psychology · trust · resilience
All episodes of The BADmiral are available now — stream them ad-free and with bonus content:🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Join on Patreon
Follow @conmunitypodcast on Instagram for the latest updates, behind-the-scenes insight, and ongoing developments.
Subscribers also get access to exclusive seasons & bonus content including:
🎙️ The Tonka Trilogy – bonus season to Conning the Con
💰 Klooghless – The Long Con – full series ad-free + video extras (where available)
📺 Subscribe on YouTube for videos from all Sarah Ferris Media podcasts → YouTube.com/@SarahFerrisMedia
The BADmiral is Season 2 of CONmunity Podcast (from Sarah Ferris Media) — an independent investigative true-story series exploring trust, belief, and the fine line between ambition and illusion.
🌐 SarahFerrisMedia.com
🎙️ Explore our other shows:
Stop the Killing — with former FBI agent Katherine Schweit
Watching Two Detectives — true crime told by those who solved it
Guilty Greenie — sustainability without the guilt trip
Klooghless – The Long Con — an award-winning investigation into New Zealand’s largest financial deception
The Bravery Academy — stories of courage and resilience
✳️ Now part of CONmunity Podcast (formerly Conning the Con) — from Sarah Ferris Media, telling true stories that explore how belief and ambition intertwine.
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9 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
S2 | EP13 - X MARKS THE SPOT
⚓️ S2 | E13 — X MARKS THE SPOT
What happens after the season airs?
In this episode, Sarah Ferris returns to The BADmiral with new developments and reflections that surfaced once the main investigation was already out in the world.
As more people came forward and new information emerged, this episode explores what becomes visible in the aftermath — why accountability is often elusive, why many people never report what they’ve experienced, and why uncovering a potential con can feel like trying to catch smoke with your hands.
This is not an episode about declaring guilt.It’s about what surfaces once belief collapses, and what the system does — or doesn’t — do next.
With thanks to Alex Turner‑Cohen for her journalistic input and contribution to this episode.
While this episode sits outside the main arc of the season, the conversation isn’t over.
Subscribers will receive additional bonus content, continuing the discussion and expert insight raised throughout The BADmiral.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Patreon to make sure you don’t miss it.🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Join on Patreon
The BADmiral is a long-form investigative podcast by Sarah Ferris, examining how alleged deception can hide in plain sight — and why capable, experienced people can find themselves inside something that doesn’t fully add up until it’s too late.
🔎 Themes: investigative journalism · reinvention · manipulation · belief · power · psychology · trust · resilience
All episodes of The BADmiral are available now — stream them ad-free and with bonus content:🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts | Join on Patreon
Follow @conmunitypodcast on Instagram for the latest updates, behind-the-scenes insight, and ongoing developments.
Subscribers also get access to exclusive seasons & bonus content including:
🎙️ The Tonka Trilogy – bonus season to Conning the Con
💰 Klooghless – The Long Con – full series ad-free + video extras (where available)
📺 Subscribe on YouTube for videos from all Sarah Ferris Media podcasts → YouTube.com/@SarahFerrisMedia
The BADmiral is Season 2 of CONmunity Podcast (from Sarah Ferris Media) — an independent investigative true-story series exploring trust, belief, and the fine line between ambition and illusion.
🌐 SarahFerrisMedia.com
🎙️ Explore our other shows:
Stop the Killing — with former FBI agent Katherine Schweit
Watching Two Detectives — true crime told by those who solved it
Guilty Greenie — sustainability without the guilt trip
Klooghless – The Long Con — an award-winning investigation into New Zealand’s largest financial deception
The Bravery Academy — stories of courage and resilience
✳️ Now part of CONmunity Podcast (formerly Conning the Con) — from Sarah Ferris Media, telling true stories that explore how belief and ambition intertwine.
Don’t Miss What Comes NextAbout the Series🧭 LISTEN NEXT🌊 ABOUT CONMUNITY PODCAST
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