8 episodes
Hunting Warhead CBC True Crime
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4.9 • 3.3K Ratings
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How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hunting Warhead follows the journalists and police on a global mission to expose the darkest corners of the internet. What they discover shocks them. Host Daemon Fairless tracks down the investigators, survivors and criminals themselves. A co-production of CBC Podcasts and the Norwegian newspaper VG.
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Hunting Warhead Introduces: Split Screen: Kid Nation
The controversial reality TV show known as ‘Kid Nation’, which borrowed its premise from Lord of the Flies, was cancelled shortly after its 2007 debut. Producers took 40 kids into a makeshift desert town to fend for themselves and create their own society. Was the series an opportunity to discover what kids are capable of? Or simply a ploy for ratings? With access to former ‘Kid Nation’ contestants, their families, and the show’s creators, culture journalist Josh Gwynn uncovers how this cult TV show became a lightning rod for an ongoing debate about the ethics of reality TV. Welcome to Split Screen, an examination of the utterly captivating, sometimes unsettling world of entertainment and pop culture. From reality TV gone awry, to the cult of celebrity, each season of Split Screen takes listeners on an evocative journey inside the world of showbiz. Ex-contestants, producers, and cultural critics uncover complicated truths behind TV’s carefully curated facades, and question what our entertainment reveals about us. Split Screen: sometimes reality is twisted. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/W1aWJZcE
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Episode 6: Fallout
At Faulkner’s final sentencing hearing, we finally discover the true extent of his activities on the dark web. We thought we knew everything he had been up to. We were wrong.
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Episode 5: Becoming Warhead
What led Benjamin Faulkner to become Warhead? And, more importantly, how do you prevent others like him from following the same path?
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Episode 4: Impact Statement
Jenn was home alone with her children when she received a call from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. They needed to talk to her as soon as possible. It was about her relative, Ben Faulkner.
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Episode 3: Operation Artemis
After the arrest of Canadian Benjamin Faulkner, Taskforce Argos has to learn how to become Warhead on Child’s Play, before its users realize that the site has been compromised. But time is running out — and very difficult moral decisions will have to be made.
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Episode 2: Rude Awakening
All Gordon wants for his birthday is to travel to Washington, D.C., to visit museums and see the opera. He’s completely unaware that his companion on this trip has very different plans. His friend has an alter ego, Warhead, and it turns out police are not far behind.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/hunting-warehead-transcripts-listen-1.5346693
Customer Reviews
Difficult but well done
I’m a lawyer who represents sexual abuse survivors (custody and protective orders, not prosecution of perpetrators). I hear and read stories of child sex abuse every day. Even for me this was a tough listen. That said, it was extremely well done and accurate. This is something I think everyone should hear. Sexual predators are not creepy strangers jumping out of bushes or luring kids into vans with candy. Nearly all of the time they are trusted family, friends, or respected members of the community. Believe kids when they say something.
One of the absolute bests
This is easily one of the best podcasts I’ve ever listened to. The reporting and production are incredible. A must listen!
Wow. All star reporting on a horrible topic.
I’m critical of true crime podcasts. True journalism is hard to find. This is a horrifying, important topic - certainly difficult to report on. I loved the slip in episode when the call ends. I’m a parent of young children. I will never forget this podcast. Thank you, Jen, for sharing your story. I cried, and replayed your final address to the court. You are a hero, an extraordinary woman, and fierce mama. I’m very grateful to everyone who contributed to this reporting. Thank you.