Chasing Ghosts Podcast
1) NZH Presents - Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History
40 years ago, two bombs went off in Auckland's harbour when French agents targeted a Greenpeace ship. It was meant to be a warning against anti-nuclear protests, but the death of a photographer on boa...Show More
2) NZH Presents - Mr Asia: A Forgotten History
In the 1970s, the Mr Asia drug syndicate was one of the largest sellers of heroin in the world. The group began in New Zealand, with two men at its centre: Marty Johnstone and Terry Clark. As the synd...Show More
3) Episode 5: Unmasking The Puppeteer
For the first time in 13 years, David Fisher sits down with Natalia Burgess to talk about her catfishing. While he gains new insight into her life, how she operates her false characters, and her reaso...Show More
4) Episode 4: Understanding Natalia
Warning: This episode contains discussion around suicide. In 2011, after outing her for her catfishing, David Fisher sat down with Natalia Burgess for an interview about why she had done what she had....Show More
5) Episode 3: Mothers and Daughters
While Natalia is best known for catfishing teen boys and young men into relationships, she has also used the photos she has stolen to trick at least two different teenage girls - and their mothers - i...Show More
6) Episode 2: Sorry's Just A Word
In 2022, David Fisher receives an email from Crystal Jenner, a New Zealand woman living in Australia. She has approached him as her last hope after six years of trying to find a solution to Natalia st...Show More
7) Episode 1: The Death of Laura West
In December 2010, the announcement on Facebook that Laura Jane West has died in a car crash devastates her online friends, and has ramifications in real life for those linked to her and her sisters. ...Show More
8) Coming Soon: Chasing Ghosts - The Puppeteer
Season of Chasing Ghosts - The Puppeteer - begins October 1st. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9) NZH Presents - Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial
On Easter Monday 2021, Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne. For 16 months, her death was treated as âunexplainedâ. Thatâs unti...Show More
10) Episode Four: The Saga of Silver Ring
Elizabeth Fraser's testimony at the coronial hearing into Donald's death sparks huge interest in Christchurch - but can she be blamed for his death? And how does the success of Donald's horse tie into...Show More