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SAD OLIGARCH

Cool Zone Media and H11

RICH RUSSIANS KEEP DYING IN MYSTERIOUSCIRCUMSTANCESSince January 2022, dozens of Russia"s wealthiest oligarchs and power brokers have died suddenly. One was poisoned with frog venom. Two killed theirwhole families. Several fell out of high windows. Most of the deaths are suspicious. Russia says they"re coincidental suicides—that the deceased were simply depressed. Wedon"t think so...Sad Oligarch is aninvestigative podcast series that looks into the strange deaths of the Russian elite,

true crime

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29:22

A Fired Reporter Falls Out a Window

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2026/01/30

Exiled Russian journalistYevgeny Safranov is extremely stressed out. Inside his Paris apartment he paces up and down, furious that all his devices have been hacked. His phone, his government ID, his social media--everything. By who we don't know, as shortly after Safranov jumped out of his windowonto the tarmac below. He died instantly. This is the official story, but there is of course something fishy going on... Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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31:06

Secret Deaths at Russia’s Oil Corporation

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2026/01/21

Listeners of Season One will likely remember Lukoil, the Russian energy conglomerate with one foot in the regime and another in international commerce. There are half a dozen mysterious deaths linked to Lukoil, and now, another two... Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:09

The Tycoon in a Gulag (Part Two)

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2026/01/07

To understand what was truly going on at the heart of the embezzlement ring Igor Kotelnikov was part of, we must understand the conditions of the jail he was held in… Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:22

The Tycoon in a Gulag (Part One)

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/12/10

Multimillionaire businessman Igor Kotelnikov is used to the high life: fancy cars, big houses, fine dining. He’s lived a life of luxury, which is why it’s hit him so hard to be sent to a pre-trial detention centre in Moscow. These are some of the worst jails in the whole country. Will Kotelnikov survive? What do you think… Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

30:52

Drowned in Success

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/11/26

Russian financier Georgy Chibisov is partying on a yacht on the Moscow River. At some point in the night he steps out for a breather. It’s the last one he’ll ever take. Georgy falls into the water and drowns. But did he really fall, or was he pushed? Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:42

Hanged with Hands Bound

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/11/19

Municipallawmaker Vitaly Kapustin is found hanged in a tall tree using a cable attached to his car. The police rule it a suicide, that is until an eyewitness makes a statement saying Kapustin’s hands were tied behind his back… Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:56

An Uphill Battle to the Kremlin

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/11/12

We’re halfway through season 2, so this episode is an interlude of sorts. As you can probably imagine, the work that goes into this project is massive. We’re fighting an uphill battle against Kremlin state media. FSB interference, and a huge Russian wall of silence. We want to share with you some of the behind the scenes struggles of the Sad Oligarch extended universe... Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:19

Hanged in a Secret Nuclear City

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/11/05

Senior accountant Evgeny Postrigan hangs himself in the garage of his home in the closed city of Zheleznogorsk. This is a place shrouded in secrecy, where weapons grade plutonium and military satellites are produced. On the surface, Postrigan was just depressed. But we dug deeper and discovered a huge web of corruption and state embezzlement... Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

35:07

Kaliningrad’s Decapitated Entrepreneur

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/10/29

The dead body of Alexey Sinitsyn is laid out under a bridge in Russia’s European exclave, Kaliningrad. It is missing one very vital component—the head. This local CEO has somehow ended up decapitated. A nylon tow rope is laid out near the corpse. The head is further away. When the police arrive, their initial cause of death is “suicide”… How? Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:27

The Rocket Scientist's Poison Mushroom

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/10/22

Russian rocket scientist Vitaly Melnikov has been picking wild mushrooms hiswhole life. Somehow though, at 77-years-old, he picks a bad one and eats it up. This kills him. His body shuts down and he'sentered the eternal cosmos for real. Coincidentally, this happens just after the extremely importantKremlin Lunar 25 mission he worked on malfunctioned and crashed into the surface of the moon... Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:21

The Kursk Raid Suicide

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/10/15

Russian oligarch Roman Starovoyt is having a very bad day. He’s the Minister of Transport, a prestigious position in Putin’s regime. Well, he was the Minister of Transport. Starovoyt has just been fired for allegedly stealing money from the state. After clearing out his office, he cleared out his head with a bullet. At a glance, it's an open-and-shut case. Under scrutiny, it's anything but... Jake Hanrahan's projects: www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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31:57

The Siberian Heart Attack

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/10/08

Deep in the Siberian peninsula, a corrupt politician falls out of the window of his home and hits the ground hard. Eyewitnesses describe the scene, explaining how he plummeted to the concrete and died. By the time the news hits the government controlled media though, something has changed. The fall is now reported as a heart attack and the coroner declares no foul play before the body is even cold. Something doesn't add up... Jake Hanrahan's projects:www.hanrahan.tvSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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2:59

Introducing: SAD OLIGARCH Season 2

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/10/01

Since January 2022, dozens of Russia's wealthiest oligarchs and power brokers have died suddenly. One was poisoned with frog venom. Two killed their whole families. Several fell out of high windows. Most of the deaths are suspicious. Russia says they're coincidental suicides—that the deceased were simply depressed. We don't think so... Sad Oligarch is an investigative podcast series that looks into the strange deaths of the Russian elite, unravelling a dark tale of Kremlin corruption and

en-US

28:17

Introducing: Away Days Podcast - No Rules on the Riviera

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/05/27

Hi, Sad Oligarch fans! We want to share a new show, Away Days: Reporting from the Underbelly. Away Days Podcast is an episodic documentary series focused on unreported stories from the fringes of society.We’re compassionately documenting the underground without watering it down or editorially obscuring it. This is independent journalism with no filter.Real, raw, and ugly. Journalist Jake Hanrahan, the host and creator of Away Days has spent the last 10 years embedded in places he’s not

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27:02

Introducing: Away Days Podcast - A Cold Day for Violence

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/05/27

Hi, Sad Oligarch fans! We want to share a new show, Away Days: Reporting from the Underbelly. Away Days Podcast is an episodic documentary series focused on unreported stories from the fringes of society.We’re compassionately documenting the underground without watering it down or editorially obscuring it. This is independent journalism with no filter.Real, raw, and ugly. Journalist Jake Hanrahan, the host and creator of Away Days has spent the last 10 years embedded in places he’s not

en-US

2:51

Introducing: Away Days Podcast

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2025/05/21

Hi, Sad Oligarch Fans! We want to share a new show, Away Days: Reporting from the Underbelly. About the show: Away Days Podcast is an episodic documentary series focused on unreported stories from the fringes of society.We’re compassionately documenting the underground without watering it down or editorially obscuring it. This is independent journalism with no filter.Real, raw, and ugly. Journalist Jake Hanrahan, the host and creator of Away Days has spent the last 10 years embedded in places

en-US

33:48

Part Two: A War Criminal Oligarch Is Shot Out of the Sky

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/09/13

In the finale of Sad Oligarch we look into the final weeks of Prigozhin's life and explain how his violent death casts the mysterious deaths we've looked into in a new light. We also take a more direct approach in explaining what we think is going on...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:34

Part One: A War Criminal Oligarch Is Shot Out of the Sky

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/09/06

In what will be a two-part final episode of Sad Oligarch, we take a deep dive into the violent life and violent death of Yevgeny Prigozhin—an oligarch, a war criminal, and the head of Kremlin backed private military contractor firm "PMC Wagner". This was a man with many enemies, but who shot him out of the sky? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

35:10

Rich Russians Keep Dying

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/08/30

In the penultimate episode of the series, Jake and Sergiy discuss the many mysterious Russian billionaire and millionaire deaths that have occurred since Sad Oligarch launched just three months ago. Several dark patterns emerge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

20:19

DC Freemasons & Russian Psyops

SAD OLIGARCH ·

2023/08/23

In the conclusion to the Dan Rapoport subplot, we discover how a Russian gossip blogger managed to break the story of his death and why a DC Freemason lodge is affiliated with his alter-ego. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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