The Storyteller: Naked Villainy

About The Storyteller: Naked Villainy

OUT NOW: The fourth instalment in The Storyteller series, sees award-winning investigative journalist Isla Traquair uncover the truth behind the shocking exposé featured in the new documentary Narcissist's Playbook. An internationally respected professor of psychology, who claims to help people recover from narcissistic abuse, is unmasked as a wolf in saviour's clothing. Experience the investigation as it unfolds following every twist, setback and breakthrough alongside Isla, from the very first contact to the killer confrontation. The Scottish crime journalist does it again weaving the narrative with compassion and honest observation. Real interviews with those at the heart of the case, plus international experts, narcissistic abuse survivors and four diagnosed narcissists. The latest series follows on from three No1 true crime series - The Storyteller: Naked Villainy which made history broadcasting a full murder trial for the first time in the UK. It tells the story of two scientists - two lovers - one killer, one victim and a 45 year journey to justice. The Storyteller: Violent Delights - from a Royal castle to a courtroom, when love and passion turned into cruelty and coercion and ended in murder. And the break out first series The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul, Isla reinvestigates a murder case twenty years on, to seek answers in a case that shocked a country. Bonus content for The Storyteller: Naked Villainy on Patreon. Link below. https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Publisher

Isla Traquair

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2019

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

29 of 107 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4 Ep28: EP 28 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook

   Grace, a PhD Philosophy student, shares her journey of realizing Sam Vaknin's manipulative tactics after believing him to be a mentor, offering a cautionary tale about deception.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4 Ep27: EP 27 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook

   Host Sam Vaknin interviews attendees about a concerning incident at a seminar, revealing potential safeguarding issues and the behavior of a "mystery woman."

3. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4 Ep26: EP 26 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook

   Host Isla Traquair interviews HG Tudor, a diagnosed psychopath, about the chilling realities and warnings concerning psychopathy, offering listeners crucial insights into this dangerous personality type.

Inside a recent episode

S4 Ep28: EP 28 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It shouldn't look like some student just printed out their exam notes. You know, that's how it looked like. And yeah, the second most ridiculous thing was that at the end of each segment, there were hyperlinks left, hyperlinks which are usable on the web page or even in Google. in a Word document, but completely useless in a printed book. You can't click on those. And those were not just links to his pages, to his websites, but also command links like page down, page up, go down, go back, go next page, stuff like that. Completely unbelievable. And I was... I was frozen. I was in shock. I even started writing him a message like, respected professor, please check your publisher. […]

Who has been a guest on The Storyteller: Naked Villainy

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• HG Tudor
• Richard Grannon
• Mark Vicente
• Graham Hill
• Joyce Short

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

216 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

414 ratings

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