Can I Tell You a Secret: episode one of a new podcast

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this new six-episode podcast, Guardian journalist Sirin Kale investigates the story of a cyberstalker who terrified people in his hometown and beyond for over a decade. Episode one begins in his hometown, Northwich, where Sirin meets some of his earliest victims - Andrea Yuile, Amber and Amy Bailey. They tell us how he infiltrated their lives and talk about the horrendous fallout of what he did.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:08.0	Hi there, you were probably expecting to listen to an audio long read.
0:12.5	Instead, this is the first episode of a brand new Guardian podcast series called
0:18.4	Can I Tell You A Secret? If you enjoy it, please subscribe by searching Can I Tell You A Secret
0:25.2	wherever you date your podcasts. Thanks.
0:33.9	Just before we begin, this is a podcast series about
0:37.4	strutting and some people might find parts of it difficult to listen to.
0:42.4	There's also a little bit of swearing.
0:48.7	Oh hi, hello. Hello, the council.
0:50.9	No, so I'm a... I'm a jealous for The Guardian.
0:53.7	I'm a new speaker. Excuse me.
0:55.7	I'll go off the thing.
0:57.7	I'm a journalist for The Guardian.
0:59.7	I'm a new speaker, my name is Shurrin.
1:01.7	I'm working on a podcast about Matthew Hardy.
1:03.7	Oh, yes. You can have it over there, right?
1:05.7	Yes.
1:07.7	I'm on a quiet road, looking at a small block of flats.
1:13.7	With our people around with guns, knives looking for him.
1:17.7	It was like a living nightmare.
1:21.7	I'm here because of a name on a court filing.
1:25.7	Yeah, Matthew Hardy was very, very nasty.
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