Podcast Episodes

The Appeal: The case continues

Season 2 Episode 64

It's confirmed. Triple murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions and Crown prosecutors will appeal her sentence. The Mushroom Cook team sits down with a special guest to unpack what this al…

Published on 11 hours ago

The Trial: The sentence and the statement

Season 2 Episode 63

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has learnt her fate, with Justice Christopher Beale sentencing the triple murderer to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years. His words were live-streamed…

Published on 1 month ago

The "brilliant but unhinged" Erin Scutter

Season 2 Episode 62

Erin Patterson is awaiting sentence. But as the world waits to hear her future, The Mushroom Cook team dives into her past.

The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Grebert-Craig, Laura Placella, Anthony Dow…

Published on 1 month ago

The Trial: Murder, mercy and misery

Season 2 Episode 61

In a Melbourne courtroom, triple murderer Erin Patterson was confronted by the loved ones of her victims as the prosecution pushed for the harshest possible sentence: life without parole. But the def…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Trial: Inside the allegations Erin tried to poison Simon

Season 1 Episode 60

Veteran crime writer Anthony Dowsley is joined by court reporter Ashley Argoon to discuss allegations that Erin Patterson tried to poison her estranged husband on numerous occasions.

The Mushroom Coo…

Published on 2 months ago

The Trial: The Record of Interview

Season 2 Episode 60

Shortly after the infamous mushroom lunch, Erin Patterson was interviewed by police - an interview we can now play to you. These are her words, and this is her voice.

The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke…

Published on 2 months ago

The Trial: What the jury didn't know

Season 1 Episode 59

A trip to the tip, a doctor's testimony and information on “common homicidal poisons” were all raised in pre-trial, but this evidence – and more – was kept secret from the jury. 

The Mushroom Cook te…

Published on 2 months ago

A money matter

Season 2 Episode 58

While Erin Patterson awaits sentencing over the mushroom lunch, another potential legal standoff is on the horizon.

The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Grebert-Craig, Laura Placella, Anthony Dowsley, Jor…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Bonus episode: Erin Patterson and other women who poison

Season 2 Episode 57

While we wait for further developments in the case of Erin Patterson, we bring you an episode of our sister show, Life and Crimes. In it, host Andrew Rule delves into women who poison.

The Mushroom C…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Revelations, rulebreakers and reflections

Season 2 Episode 56

In the absence of the jury, many discussions took place. But with the trial over, we can lift the lid on the revelations we could not report and the rulebreakers that have landed themselves in hot wa…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago