Best Rowbotham Podcasts (2025)

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Beverley Rowbotham's Family Speaks Out: 25 Years Later 51:50

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In this special update episode we’re joined by Beverley’s sister Barb Kilpatrick and niece Melanie to mark a milestone in one of the most high-profile cases the province has seen, reflect on the impact, and share new details - including some sad family news and a public plea for information. 25 years ago today, the body of 42 year old mother of two…

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46: Memnor (Rob Rideout and Harry Boam) 40:37

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In episode 46 of Fresh From The Scene, music journalist Ruby Price is joined by Rob Rideout and Harry Boam from Huddersfield-based prog band Memnor! They have a chat about their new single IV. Awake, the lore behind the band, and why we need to remember that music is meant to be fun! "Let's all be real here. This is music by nerds. You know it, we …

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664: Cried Wolf Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, we’re halfway through our atheist mission, you'll never guess what Jeffrey Epstein and the Catholic League have in common, and Michael Marshall will be here to sound chipper no matter how fucked up the stuff he’s talking about is. --- To learn more about Vulgarity for Charity, click here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.o…

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Lyn Yeowart and Carla Salmon

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Lyn Yeowart has set her book in the not so distance past when unmarried mothers were a social disgrace and sent away to have their babies who were adopted. Years later there are murders ‘The Hollow Girl’ may be the perpetrator of these revenge killings . Sibling rivalry, arson attacks, a surf lifesaving competition and the threat of bushfires are t…

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The Murder of Christine Jessop [2] 1:11:11

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[Part 2 of 2] A decade after the brutal murder of Christine Jessop, a DNA breakthrough completely clears Guy Paul Morin. But it would be another 25 years before the real killer is revealed. In this two-part series, we share the full story of Christine Jessop — the one her family waited decades for the courage to tell – with insight from the documen…

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499 - “A Moral Star”

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Covering “A Moral Star.”

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663: Formula Zero Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, religion scores an F for Feeding hungry babies, Ne Millin Mms would like to buy a vowel and about 990,000 moms, and Don Ford will be here to help us go through Jesus’s mail some more. --- To learn more about Vulgarity for Charity, click here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/vulgarity-for-charity --- To make a per epis…

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Garry Disher and Rose Michael

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In a continuation of the Hirsch crime series, Constable Hirschhausen finds himself not just contending with the local problems of his isolated South Australian community but with a cold case involving the death and disappearance of two fossickers. The past and present come together in 'Mischance Creek'.Leisl and her daughter Else are awkward in soc…

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The Murder of Christine Jessop [1] 1:01:12

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[Part 1 of 2] The brutal murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop in 1984 shattered her family’s tiny Ontario community. When police arrested her quiet neighbour Guy Paul Morin, the case spiralled into a circus of trials, appeals and outrage, leading to one of Canada’s most notorious wrongful convictions. When the real killer was found in 2020, the…

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498 - “First Con-tact” & “Time Amok”

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Covering “First Con-tact” & “Time Amok.”

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662: Roast of the Town Edition 1:15:00

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In this week’s episode, JD Vance has a theory dumber than his face, he worries about Hinduism and reincarnation as a couch, and Tom and Cecil will be here to do some bad for good. --- To learn more about Vulgarity for Charity, click here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/vulgarity-for-charity --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com,…

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Gabriel Bergmoser and Rachael Johns

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High octane action in a high rise building - that's where all the mayhem and murder takes place in Gabriel Bergmoser's latest novel, High Rise.Rachael Johns', The Lucky Sisters, is a moving story about life, death and miracles.By Gabriel Bergmoser with David McLean and Rachael Johns with Lisa Moule

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E23: Part 2 Inside Microsoft’s Contact Center Revolution: AI Agents & CoPilot in Action with Jennifer Lowry 45:54

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On this episode of Power Time, hosts Scott and Matt welcome Jennifer lowery from Microsoft’s Customer Zero team to discuss how AI is reshaping large-scale support. Jen shares stats from Microsoft Support and how CoPilot and multi-agent systems are being used across 92 contact centers. They explore agentic capabilities like intent routing, process a…

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E22: Part 1 - How AI Is Rewiring the Contact Center - Special Guests Tim Knox and Michael Clark 37:53

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In this two part episode, industry leaders unpack how AI is transforming contact centers — from real-time intent detection and transcription to 24/7 AI front-ends and regulatory challenges in finance. They discuss practical use cases, the evolving role of human agents, model-agnostic strategies, and what the next 12–18 months might mean for contact…

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497 - “Terror Firma” & “Kobayashi”

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Covering “Terror Firma” & “Kobayashi.”

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661: V4C Meets RFR Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, we’ll learn what the hell all those deadly Teslas were swerving out of the way of, Colorado takes the everybody out of PUBLIC schools, and we’ll sell you profanity even more directly than usual. --- Donate to Vulgarity for Charity here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/ Learn more about Vulgarity for Charity here: http…

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Stuart Wilson and Sofie Laguna

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Oliver loves his job as the 113th Assistant Librarian, he knows books can be dangerous but if the wording in one is changed could it impact the stability of the kingdom? Travel books help him leave and return in ‘Lost in a Book’ the second book in the series by Stuart Wilson . Mythology and reality merge in Sofie Laguna's novel, The Underworld.…

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496 - “Starstruck” & “Dream Catcher”

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Covering “Starstruck” and “Dream Catcher.”

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660: A Hunter and His Pray Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, some of us learn that it’s national “slap your irritating coworker day” the hard way, We learn that Ohio is round on the ends and fucking stupid in the middle, and Ross Douthat will go searching for a miracle example and pass right over his career as an intellectual. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click h…

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Robyn Annear and Christian White

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‘Shutter City’ has photographs of early Melbourne. They come alive as Robyn Annear guides our eye into the detail and describes it with her insightful humour. Christian White takes us on a journey of kidnapping, revenge and violence over one concentrated evening in, ‘The Long Night’.By Robyn Annear with Jan Goldsmith and Christian White with David McLean

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495 - “Lost and Found”

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Kicking off Prodigy with “Lost and Found”!

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659: Burning Question Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, we’ll hate on the wrong way to hate wrongness, One Million Moms tells NASCAR their language is a bit too racy, and Don Ford will be here to help take the pi$$ out of an epistle. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazo…

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Simon Plant and Heather Rose

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Simon Plant takes us into the intriguing life of George Coppin and his theatrical touring party of Shakespeare specialists who went to Civil War America in the 1860's in his book, Entertaining Mr Coppin - an Antipodean Showman in Civil War America. (Theatre Heritage Australia publication)Heather Rose has been inspired by true events in this histori…

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Supplemental 53

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Our final thoughts on Lower Decks, and your mail!

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658: Ad Mominem Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, the nones are emptier than we thought, a Trump video about med beds gets recognized as AI because of complete sentences, and Ross Douthat will ask how we explain all the alien abductions if Jesus isn’t our Lord and Savior. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist T…

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Emma Mugglestone and Katherine Pollock

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The Run Club has popularity because of the social media hits following a blossoming relationship, but these two only got together in a pretend situation, will it stay that way as there are many hurdles in their training for a marathon. ‘In the Long Run’ is a romance novel that does go the distance by Emma Mugglestone.Katherine Pollock’s ‘Starry Eye…

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494 - “Fissure Quest” & “The New Next Generation”

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Wrapping up Lower Decks with “Fissure Quest” and “The New Next Generation.”

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Analyzing the Hockey Canada trial [5] 1:16:57

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[Part 5 of 5] This FINAL instalment wraps up our coverage and analysis of the Hockey Canada scandal and trial. At the end, Kristi shares her personal opinion about what likely happened in Room 209 that night — and why the verdicts would have remained the same anyway. The difference is in how the judge got there. Thanks for your patience with this d…

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Analyzing the Hockey Canada trial [4] 1:16:11

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[Part 4 of 5] We continue to unpack the confusing timeline of Room 209 - including the controversy around crown witness Brett Howden and the alleged slap and “splits” incidents, leading up to the verdicts and how the country reacted to them. At the end, Kristi shares her personal opinion about what likely happened in that hotel room — and why the v…

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657: Conjured Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, Atheists find ourselves the only terrorists without a magical hat, a representative who represents himself has a fool for a client, and we’ll welcome in a pair of obsessive Joe Rogan listeners throughout the show. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our…

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Holly Brunnbauer and Toby Schmitz

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Makayla wants to make up for lost time after her divorce but her list of no regrets detailing things yet to be done leads to complications she didn't quite foresee in Holly Brunnbauer's novel, What Did I Miss?The Empress Murders is a razor-sharp whodunit by Toby Schmitz.By Holly Brunnbauer with David McLean and Toby Schmitz with Lisa Moule

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493 - “Fully Dilated” & “Upper Decks”

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Covering “Fully Dilated” and “Upper Decks.”

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656: Tylenol Lives Matter Edition 1:04:47

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On this week's episode: The White House finds the connections between JC and CK ... Rumor has it that Ryan Walters fucked a pile of flour during a board of education zoom call? ... And Don Ford will be here to read Paul's homophobic letter to the Romans. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingA…

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Noel Harcourt and Michael Rowbotham

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Noel Harcourt writes about his job for 33 years as one of the zoo keepers at Melbourne Zoo in his memoir ‘For Keeps’.Philomena McCarthy is compromised in her role as a police officer because she is the daughter of one of London's crime bosses. How then does she investigate and solve the robberies and murders on her beat in 'The White Crow'? Michael…

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492 - “Starbase 80?!” & “Of Gods and Angles”

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Covering “Starbase 80?!” and “Of Gods and Angles.”

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Analyzing the Hockey Canada trial [3] 1:30:07

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[Part 3 of 5] In Part 3, we unpack the confusing timeline of Room 209 and the contradictions at the heart of the case. A clear pattern emerges: the five accused players were repeatedly given the benefit of the doubt, while E.M. was scrutinized and cast as unreliable. Thanks for your patience with this deep-dive series and for allowing us the time t…

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655: Tarot Bull Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, the nation casts our tiny face upwards towards the heavens, God continues having a mediocre .500 winning percentage at football, and we discover that random janitors often give the best psychiatric advice. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, c…

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George Ivanoff and Joel McKerrow

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George Ivanoff gives us 'Prehistoric Peril' in the latest choose your own adventure where virtual reality, mad scientists and you, as the reader, decides what will happen next.A heist, a robbery, a theft planned and undertaken to not only save the Earth, but even refugees from another planet. Science Fiction at its most dramatic, absurd and humorou…

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491 - “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” & “A Farewell to Farms”

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Covering “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” and “A Farewell to Farms.”

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654: Jammie Jams Edition 1:00:00

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In this week’s episode, we dredge the leftovers bucket to see if there are any headlines we missed, then we let you hear what we sound like in our pajamas. --- Come see us live in New Orleans on September 27th! To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click here: https://www.…

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Pip Smith

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Pip Smith explores the emotional and psychological consequences of the refugee vessel, The Janga, that crashed into Christmas Island in her fictionalised account of that event, The Pull of the Moon.By Pip Smith with David McLean

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E21: David Walker Group CTO Westpac Bank - How AI Will Transform Banking & Westpac's Vision for AI 44:38

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Westpac Group CTO David Walker explains how the bank is embedding AI across its business — from Copilot and GitHub tools to Growth Labs’ AI Shark Tank — and details the "My Digital Twin" vision, agent-driven services, and partnerships with Microsoft to modernize legacy systems. The episode covers how AI boosts engineer productivity, balances innova…

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Analyzing the Hockey Canada trial [2] 1:33:27

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[Part 2 of 5] The Hockey Canada verdicts are final, but the story isn’t. Kristi Lee looks closely at the most talked-about evidence, how it was reflected in the written decision, and how that shaped public opinion. Thanks for your patience! In this episode: The flaws in the first police investigation - and why it didn't result in charges Michael Mc…