ASSASSINS

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ASSASSINS
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    The magistrate vs the mafia: Part one

    22/04/2026 | 15 mins.
    The Italian mafia once held regular meetings to decide which public figure needed to be assassinated.
    Some decisions were because of long-held grudges by these Sicilian "men of honour".
    Other killings were about stopping someone from challenging the mafia's power in southern Italy.
    For Sicilian magistrate Cesare Terranova, both of those reasons made him the target of the notorious Cosa Nostra.
    This is the first in a two-part series about mafia assassinations in Italy.
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.
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    The plot to kill Iran's loudest dissident — Masih Alinejad

    15/04/2026 | 15 mins.
    Would-be assassins have tried to kill or abduct Masih Alinejad at least three times. 
    Somehow, she's still alive.
    The former Iranian journalist fled her home country over 15 years ago.
    From America, she started a hugely popular global campaign against Iran's hijab laws.
    But why do people want her dead? 
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Eve Cogan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end
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    PRESENTS... What The Duck?! | Nature's Most Wanted

    01/04/2026 | 26 mins.
    ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari will be back in a few weeks with a batch of brand new stories about the world's most shocking assassinations. But in the meantime, may we present… What The Duck?! | Nature's Most Wanted.
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    Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi hit squad that dismembered him

    26/03/2026 | 17 mins.
    Who wins in a feud between a Washington Post journalist… and his own Crown Prince?
    Saudi Arabian columnist Jamal Khashoggi ran monthly op-eds about how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was ruining his country.
    But MBS is not a man who's known for his tolerance.
    And something snapped.
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.
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    The Army of God and the killing of abortion doctors (Part 2)

    18/03/2026 | 14 mins.
    The Army of God has been described by the American government as a domestic underground Christian terrorist organisation.
    The group's been accused of organising arson and bomb attacks against abortion clinics. But was it also connected to the 2009 killing of abortion provider Dr George Tiller?
    NOTE: This episode is the second in two parts series about the American abortion provider Dr George Tiller.
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.

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About ASSASSINS

History often moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But sometimes, the world is changed forever by a single, brutal act of violence. ASSASSINS tells the stories of these moments of chaos and fire. Each week host Aslan Pahari will bring you stories of the world's most shocking assassinations that changed the course of history. From the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac, Rasputin, and Gandhi met their end and the fallout when the world is upended by an assassin's hand. Every episode will be available as audio and video, just search for ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari on the ABC listen app, ABC iview or wherever you get your podcasts.
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