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Starter Episodes for Coverage

These three episodes are recommended for first-time coverage because they represent the show's narrative range, editorial style, and audience appeal.

2 September 2025

1:43:12

Kyle Risi

Princess Diana Part 1: The Royal Romance That Was Over Before It Began

A fairy-tale romance unravels almost instantly, leaving a young woman trapped between duty, loneliness, and a love story that was never built to survive. This episode traces Diana’s early life and whirlwind engagement to...

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3 February 2026

1:21:41

Adam Cox

The Suffolk Strangler: Steve Wright The Man Who Made the Road Home a Nightmare

The Suffolk Strangler turned Ipswich into a locked-door city. Five women vanish from the red light district and the road home becomes a crime scene. In December 2006, the Ipswich murders unfold at terrifying speed as fiv...

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11 November 2025

1:19:06

Kyle Risi

Space Cadets: How A British Reality Show Convinced Contestants They Were In Space

A reality show convinces its contestants they’ve been launched into space, creating one of the strangest deceptions in British television history. This episode revisits Space Cadets, the 2005 Channel 4 hoax that used fak...

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Interview Hosts

Both hosts are available for interview requests, written quotes, and background contributions related to episode research, storytelling process, and editorial framing.

Host

Kyle Risi

Lead host and storyteller, focused on narrative structure and audience-first scripting that distills complex stories into clear, interview-ready context.

Co-Host

Adam Cox

Co-host and research voice, contributing sourcing, contextual verification, and editorial balance across true-crime and historical storylines.

Recent publicly submitted listener feedback.

Audience Reception

115

Danielle

Hooked

I use to be a dedicated listener to another podcast of the weird and morbid. However, after listening to a few episodes I am now hooked and avid listener of the compendium.

🇺🇸3 Jun 2026

Pearl

My Favorite Podcast for my Commute!

I absolutely love the compendium. The way the hosts manage to be comedic without being disrespectful is amazing. I adore the episode on the carnival triumph, as well as the McDonald’s monopoly scam and the 3 pt on princess diana.

🇺🇸28 May 2026

Hellotree

Very interesting

A very well researched podcast. Both host are really good. Highly recommend

🇬🇧28 May 2026

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