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ASSASSINS

History often moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But sometimes, the world is changed forever by a single, brutal act of violence. ASSASSINS tells the stories of these moments of chaos and fire. Each week host Aslan Pahari will bring you stories of the world"s most shocking assassinations that changed the course of history. From the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you"ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac, Rasputin, and Gandhi met their

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0:14:36

The Army of God and the killing of abortion doctors...

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2026/03/18

The Army of God has been described by the American government as a domestic underground Christian terrorist organisation.The group's been accused of organising arson and bomb attacks against abortion clinics. But was it also connected to the 2009 killing of abortion provider Dr George Tiller?NOTE: This episode is the second in two parts series about the American abortion provider Dr George Tiller.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: Tegan NichollsVideo Producers:

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0:15:31

The anti-abortion assassin (Part 1)

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2026/03/11

Bombings. Break-ins. Setting fire to abortion clinics. The extremist wing of the anti-abortion movement in the United States has actively targeted clinics that provide abortions to women. But it has also attacked the humans working there, sometimes with deadly consequences. This week, the 2009 assassination of Dr George Tiller, a high-profile abortion provider in Kansas. Host: Aslan Pahari Producer: Hannah Jose Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas

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0:18:48

Is Aurangzeb India’s most significant assassin?

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2026/03/04

The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the majestic Taj Mahal to commemorate his beloved wife Mumtaz after she died.The couple's children, however, were far less loving with each other.They fought a bloody battle of succession that divided them all and ended with Aurangzeb assassinating his brother, Dara Shikoh.How did things get so bad in this powerful 17th century family?Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: Tegan NichollsVideo Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas

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0:18:37

“Z”: The Oscar-winning film banned in Greece

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2026/02/25

At the 1970 Academy Awards the movie "Z" won the Oscar for best foreign film.The film opens with this line: "Any similarity to actual persons and events is not coincidental. It is INTENTIONAL".You see, it was inspired by the real-life assassination of Greek athlete turned activist, Grigoris Lambrakis.Released just 6 years after his killing, the film was immediately banned in his homeland.Film podcaster and proud Greek Australian, Alexei Toliopoulos loves this movie and tells us why

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0:16:55

The Greek Olympian assassinated by right wing extremists

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2026/02/18

The Greek Olympic long jumper Grigoris Lambrakis was assassinated by right wing extremists in front of police and a crowd of witnesses.Just one month earlier he had walked the full Marathon route in Greece to protest war and military power.His killing shook the nation and foreshadowed the rise of the military dictatorship he had long feared was coming.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: Tegan NichollsVideo Producers: Tejas Bhat, Chloe Farrington, Dylan

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0:17:57

Alexei Navalny: Catfishing the Kremlin

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2026/02/11

There aren't many Russians who can get away with insulting their president, Vladimir Putin.But for most of his career, Alexei Navalny did.This week, the story of Russia's most famous dissident, and the lengths it took to kill him.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: Tegan NichollsVideo Producers: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives researchSupervising Producer: Kyla SlavenExecutive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica RadburnTo binge even

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0:16:39

Did TV kill the Saudi King Faisal?

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2026/02/04

In 1975 a young Saudi prince entered the royal palace and shot dead the king, Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.The killing was both personal and political, linked to the death of a brother, the tension between tradition and modernisation, and the introduction of television to the desert kingdom.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: Tegan NichollsVideo Producers: Chloe Farrington, Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives researchSupervising Producer: Kyla

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0:18:12

Berta Cáceres: The environmentalist killed by big...

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2026/01/28

When Indigenous woman Berta Cáceres helps organise a months-long blockade against multinationals in Honduras she immediately becomes a target.It's 2016, and Honduras is the deadliest country per capita for environmental activists.But Berta and the Lenca people refuse to back down.Their sacred river is at stake.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: Tegan NichollsVideo Producers: Chloe Farrington, Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives

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0:23:18

Who betrayed Indira Gandhi?

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2026/01/21

Indira Gandhi, India's first and only female Prime Minister, had many enemies.But after her government ordered tanks to fire on the Golden Temple, one of Sikhism's holiest sites, the backlash became inevitable.Little did she know that her assassin would come from her most trusted inner circle…Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives researchSupervising Producer: Kyla SlavenExecutive

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0:24:53

Rasputin: The drunk Russian monk who refused to die

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2026/01/14

It's said that Rasputin, the so-called 'mad monk', had supernatural abilities, could hypnotise people, and was quite the philanderer…It's also said that he was incredibly tricky to assassinate.But how much of that is true?And what's with people claiming to have preserved his severed penis in a jar?Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives researchSupervising Producer: Kyla SlavenExecutive

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0:20:49

Ahmad Shah Massoud: The man who warned the world...

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2026/01/07

Five months before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Afghan resistance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud warned the western world that Al Qaeda was planning something big.But no one took him seriously.And just two days before they committed the most lethal terrorist attack in history, Al Qaeda assassinated Massoud too.But in the carnage that followed, the world barely noticed.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael

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0:20:27

PRESENTS… If You’re Listening | How Israel changed...

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2025/12/31

Each week on If You're Listening, host Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins (not us!) and authoritarian regimes.In this episode, Matt brings you the story of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.In the early hours of July 31 this year, Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran. It's presumed Israel was behind the killing, with reports detailing a complex operation by its spy agency Mossad. So if it

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0:26:24

PRESENTS… No One Saw It Coming | The Wrong Turn That...

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2025/12/24

Hosted by Marc Fennell, No One Saw It Coming is a podcast that focuses on moments in history that seemed inconsequential but turned out to be momentous. And in the episode that we're bringing you today, one of the most infamous assassinations of all time — that of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.It's the event that's seen as the trigger for World War One, but it didn't happen quite the way the history books let on…Australian author Paul Ham tells Marc Fennell (Stuff the British Stole,

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0:25:17

Why was Mahatma Gandhi killed by one of his own?

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2025/12/17

Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian activist who helped topple the British Empire, wasn't killed by colonisers, but by one of his own.When the struggle against the British was won, and India gained its independence, the ghosts of Partition lingered.And finally caught up with the man of peace.Why did Mahatma Gandhi, a man known for non-violence, meet such a violent end?Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseSound: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for

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0:24:34

The Iranian nuclear scientist killed in a...

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2025/12/10

In 2020, Iran's top nuclear scientist, Professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was gunned down on a remote stretch of road outside Tehran.But as the dust settled, one thing stood out as being particularly strange.Apart from the victim, his wife, and their security detail, there was no one else around.No assailants, no witnesses, and no collateral damage.Israel was the prime suspect.Had they just enacted one of the most technologically advanced assassinations of all time?Host: Aslan

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0:35:29

The many attempts to kill Donald Trump

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2025/12/03

From Ricin to rifles: The many attempts to assassinate Donald Trump.

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0:03:50

PRESENTS - Huntsman - Unravel True Crime

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2025/12/03

The ABC’s biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new season, Huntsman. It’s not about an assassination – that's our area - but it does focus on a convicted murderer. And we think you’re going to love it.

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0:20:12

A home-made gun, a cult, and the assassination of...

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2025/11/26

As the longest serving Prime Minister in Japan's history, Shinzo Abe deserved a relaxing retirement. Instead, he was out on the campaign trail for a colleague when an assassin's bullet struck.But this wasn't a politically motivated kill.It was actually connected to a global cult-like religion. And a young man whose mother was in too deep.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatSpecial thanks: Michael Osmond for archives

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0:30:35

Hit 'Em Up: The assassination of Tupac Shakur

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2025/11/19

Tupac Shakur was a poet. A performer. A radical. He might have only been alive for 25 years, but in that time, he became the voice of his generation. And then one night, after a fight in Las Vegas, he was shot four times and left for dead. This is his story.How he lived. How he fought. And how, nearly three decades later, his murder is still being untangled and interrogated.Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseSound: John JacobsVideo Producer: Tejas BhatResearcher: Mateo

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0:26:01

Atiq Ahmed: Gunned down on live TV

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2025/11/12

You'd never expect to see an assassination broadcast on live TV.But that's exactly what happened in 2023.In the badlands of India's most populous state, a gangster-turned-politician met his end while millions watched.So what did the notorious Atiq Ahmed do to get himself publicly executed? How did his assassins get through a police escort to reach him?And who was powerful enough to give the order?Host: Aslan PahariProducer: Hannah JoseAudio Engineer: John JacobsVideo Producer:

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