Podcast Episodes

1: The House of Secrets

Season 2 Episode 1

A jungle compound. A midnight emergency call. The mystery begins. At the centre of it all: John and Ann Bender. Young, brilliant and impossibly rich, they set out to build a vast mansion and wildlife…

Published on 10 hours ago

2: Trouble in the Valley

Season 2 Episode 2

Dark forces gather as the Benders’ presence grows more controversial. The couple’s jungle fortress stands apart from everything around it - lavish, secretive and utterly out of place. Neighbours spec…

Published on 10 hours ago

Introducing Hell in Heaven: A Mysterious Death in Paradise

John and Ann Bender had hundreds of millions of dollars and one dream: to build a glittering glass mansion deep in the Costa Rican jungle. But paradise soon gave way to paranoia — with abduction plot…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Butterfly King - 8: The Rest is History

Season 1 Episode 8

Host Becky Milligan hears about the king’s last supper and wonders if revenge really is a dish best served cold. She learns what happened to the royal children when they returned from exile and reali…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Butterfly King - 7: The Heart of the Matter

Season 1 Episode 7

When host Becky Milligan receives a surprise call from a crucial witness, she realizes she must revisit King Boris III’s autopsy. Shocking new evidence about his death comes tantalizingly close to so…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Butterfly King - 6: An Inside Job

Season 1 Episode 6

Accusations fly like bullets as host Becky Milligan discovers that King Boris III has been a hunted man for most of his life and has dodged more assassination attempts than James Bond. Did he ignore …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Butterfly King - 5: Caught Red Handed

Season 1 Episode 5

It’s 1946, three years after King Boris III’s death and a heavy Iron Curtain has fallen over Bulgaria. What dark secrets does it conceal? Host Becky Milligan learns some disturbing facts about the So…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Butterfly King - 4: A Snake is Still a Snake

Season 1 Episode 4

We’re back at the Vrana Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria, where King Simeon II and Princess Maria Luisa tell host Becky Milligan about their narrow escape from targeted Allied bombings after their father’s …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Butterfly King - 3: Snake in the Grass

Season 1 Episode 3

Can you trust anyone in wartime? Host Becky Milligan meets a man in Sofia, Bulgaria, who shows her a side of King Boris III that makes her question whether he’s really the hero of this story. As Beck…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Butterfly King - 2: Lies, Lies, Lies

Season 1 Episode 2

Host Becky Milligan meets King Boris III’s children at Vrana Palace, a royal residence on the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital city. The children share the details of their father’s strange and…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago