Series 2: Josh Baker Answers Listener Questions

I'm Not a Monster

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Josh answers your questions about Shamima Begum and the making of the multi-award winning series. Recorded in front of an audience at the BBC’s Radio Theatre in London, Naga Munchetty puts your questions to Josh including: what is it about this story that captures the imagination and curiosity of so many people? How did Josh keep safe while making the podcast? And, Should Shamima Begum be seen as a villain?

I’m Not A Monster is the BBC’s most-awarded podcast series. It’s the only audio series to have won two Rose D’Or Awards and it won an inaugural Podcast Academy Award for Documentary, an Edward R Murrow Award, The Grand Jury Prize at the New York Radio Awards and three awards in the documentary, current affairs and true crime categories at the British Podcast Awards 2023. Series two was recently named podcast of the year by the Foreign Press Association and best investigative audio series by the Association of International Broadcasters. Presenters: Josh Baker and Naga Munchetty Radio Theatre crew: Alan Zani, Marc Wilcox, Brendan Gormley, Clive Painter Production support: Janet Staples and Katie Morrison Mixed by: Tom Brignell Producer: Joe Kent with Sara Obeidat and Hayley Clarke Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall Commissioner: Dylan Haskins

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.
0:06.1	These stories can't be told in a few minutes.
0:08.6	They need depth.
0:09.5	Who can you trust?
0:10.5	What can you believe?
0:11.8	What are you hearing? Is it right? right like how would you get to the
0:14.3	bottom of something listen to world of secrets exposing things that powerful people
0:19.5	want to keep hidden be the voice of the voiceless.
0:22.8	I think that investigative reporting is more important than it ever has been.
0:27.1	When you have a breakthrough you think, is this the moment when everything changes?
0:31.2	Delves into a world of secrets. Global BBC Investigation things. Hello. This episode is a recording from our live show in London and it features some
0:48.3	additional clips from the series. If you haven't listened to the Shimima Begum story, Series 2 of I'm Not a Monster, please
0:56.7	hit pause and jump back to the first episode.
1:00.1	We don't want to spoil it for you. Thanks for listening.
1:06.0	Welcome to the BBC Radio Theater at Broadcasting House.
1:10.0	Please welcome on stage, BBC Breakfast and five live presenter Naga Manchetti
1:15.1	and the host of the Shimima Begum story series two of I'm not a monster Josh Baker. You can see who the You can see who the
1:24.0	you can see who the professional is because I've got the glass of wine.
1:35.0	Quite jealous of that.
1:37.0	Yeah, well you didn't ask, don't ask, don't get.
1:40.0	And you are a master of that considering what you have got.
1:42.0	That's kind of a bit.
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