On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at the cult of JACKIE (no, not from MAFS Australia ) and ask the question – is Candace Silvers REALLY running an acting cult?

Have you ever heard of the cult of JACKIE? If you lived in London during the early 1980s, you might have come across it – but probably not, as it was a teeny tiny underground cult with not a lot of followers – but if you were in it, you were IN IT. An acronym for Jehovah, Allah, Christ, Krishna, Immortal, Easwaran, the cult of JACKIE was led by a guy called Aravindan Balakrishnan, who was a communist cult leader operating in the UK. Listen now to find out more about the cult and what happened to its leader…

Michelle follows with a look at a curious article that came out in the Hollywood Reporter back in 2021 that alleged that a well-known Hollywood acting coach (now rebranded as a wellness guru) called Candace Silvers was actually running a cult! Is she a cult leader? Did she manipulate and isolate her students? Did she really try to get them to hand over 10% of their future earnings? And where is she now? Listen to find out!

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about snowboarders falling down crevasses, a guy who was left to die on a mountain in Colorado by his work colleagues, emojis and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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When John Sweeney asked Delia Balmer if he could buy her a drink in a Camden pub back in London, 1991, Delia accepted the drink then moved on with her life. A chance meeting between the pair a few months later led to romance, with John quickly moving into Delia’s council flat. Little did Delia know that she was living with a serial killer. This week, Michelle dives into the true-life story behind the hit ITV series Until I Kill You and discovers a shocking story of manipulation and betrayal. Listen now to hear Delia’s story of how she survived a brutal axe attack at the hands of her boyfriend, ‘Scalp Hunter’ John Sweeney and what happened next…

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about a NEW hot postie, a Brad Pitt love scam and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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One afternoon in July 1996, 27 year old mother of three, Tania Furlan, answered a knock on the door at her home in Auckland, New Zealand. What happened next is one of the most heartbreaking, pointless and unresolved cases we’ve looked at on the podcast. Who really murdered Tania? What was the motive behind the killing? And will anyone ever be brought to justice? Listen now to hear the twists and turns in Tania’s story, plus a moving recollection of Tania from one of her close friends.

Geordie then follows with a look at one of the UK’s most baffling doorstop murders: the shocking death of beloved 90s TV host and reporter, Jill Dando. On April 6, 1999, Jill Dando was murdered on the doorstep of her Fulham home. To this day, no one has been brought to justice for her murder. With a Netflix documentary reigniting new interest in the cold case, Geordie delves into some new motives for her death and explores a theory that has to do with sexual assault, Russian mafia, model-agency bosses and a case of mistaken identity.

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat aboutABBA, vinyl robes and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keepEavesdroppin’!

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Have you heard of the Magnificent Seven? Not the Western, but London’s magnificent seven private cemeteries with hauntings galore! In honour of Halloween, Geordie recounts some cemetery folklore, starting with the story of L. a wealthy publisher from the early 1930s who had a ghostly encounter at Kensal Green Cemetery with an old flame… She then investigates the Highgate Vampire, some scary black magic encounters, dark figures, stakes through bodies and more!

Michelle then follows with one of the most hauntingly tragic deaths of the 1990s – River Phoenix. On October 30, 1993, Hollywood actor River Phoenix had come off a day of shooting and was hyped to go Johnny Depp’s LA club, The Viper Room, to jam with his mates, including Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. But things didn’t work out as planned and instead of playing on stage with friends on Halloween, River ended up dying on the pavement outside the club from a deadly speedball. What happened that night? Who gave him the speedball? RIP River.

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat aboutCouples Therapy, Dan the Post, telly recs and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keepEavesdroppin’!

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SHOW LINKS

OOOH! Simon Pegg is Nandor Fodor – watch The Talking Mongoose trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUa8R9oRu0

Cocaine Bear: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14209916/

Did UFO debris wash up on the coast of Australia? Um… L https://www.newsweek.com/mystery-object-beach-rocket-space-debris-australia-1816291

Strange Love: the Courtney Love Vanity Fair episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/love-story-of-kurt-cobain-courtney-love

The Barbara Walters interview with Courtney Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b0jtX8YWI4&t=616s

Interview with Courtney Love’s nanny from Nick Broomfield’s documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-xSxPASu1U&t=3s

Is Marlon Brando Courtney Love’s father? https://observer.com/2013/04/courtney-loveless-family-tree-remains-mystery-as-feud-with-grandma-sizzles/

Jon Ronson The Debutante in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/apr/13/hear-here-jon-ronson-the-debutante-podcast

The Debutante – only available via Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/?ref=Adbl_ip_rdr_from_US&source_code=AUK30DFT1BkWS0826159058&ipRedirectFrom=US&ipRedirectOriginalURL=pd%2FThe-Debutante-Audiobook%2FB0BV13NMBK

Louis and The Nazis: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02q8d5v/louis-theroux-specials-louis-and-the-nazis

The Turner Diaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turner_Diaries

Brixton Nail Bombing: https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a36378805/nail-bomber-manhunt-netflix/

London nail bombings and David Copeland: https://www.grunge.com/602603/the-untold-story-of-the-1999-london-nail-bombings/

The Unabomber: who is Ted Kaczynski? Here’s the wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski

Ted Kaczynski manifesto from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/unabomber/manifesto.text.htm

Was Ted Kaczynski right? https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/06/12/everyones-as-bonkers-as-the-unabomber-now/

Paul Bettany on playing Ted Kaczynski: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-paul-bettany-manhunt-unabomber-20170731-story.html

Why Gen Zs love Ted Kaczynski: https://unherd.com/2022/09/gen-zs-worship-of-the-unabomber/

Why Gen Zs love Ted Kaczynski:https://unherd.com/2022/09/gen-zs-worship-of-the-unabomber/

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