I'm Not A Monster Presents... Podcast
Coming soon… Josh Baker enters a dangerous world of fear, greed and betrayal as he uncovers what happened in one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time - the abduction of Austin Tice.
Episodes to download
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A Message from Josh—Where Is Austin Tice?
Tuesday
Josh Baker with an update about his new investigation – Where is Austin Tice?
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The Court Decides—The Shamima Begum Story
Fri 23 Feb 2024
13/10Was it lawful to take away Shamima Begum’s British citizenship?
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Josh Baker Answers Listener Questions—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 29 Nov 2023
12/10Your questions answered on Shamima Begum and the making of the multi-award winning series
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Our Live Show—The Shamima Begum Story
Tue 8 Aug 2023
11/10What do you want to know about The Shamima Begum Story and the making of the podcast?
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10. The World’s Unwanted—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 22 Mar 2023
10/10What happened to the girl Shamima Begum says convinced her to join ISIS?
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9. State of Mind—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 8 Mar 2023
9/10Shamima Begum enrages the British public and ends up stuck in Syria.
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8. No Plan B—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 1 Mar 2023
8/10The so-called caliphate crumbles and a pregnant Shamima Begum is desperate to come home.
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7. Trapped—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 22 Feb 2023
7/10Someone close to Shamima Begum is looking for a way out of the so-called caliphate.
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6. Father Figure—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 15 Feb 2023
6/10With her husband in prison, Shamima Begum is left in the care of a stranger. Who is he?
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5. Empty Paper—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 8 Feb 2023
5/10The supposed paradise turns out to be a prison.
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4. When You’re In Love—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 1 Feb 2023
4/10What convinced 15-year-old Shamima Begum to leave London for ISIS? And who?
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3. Double Agent?—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 25 Jan 2023
3/10The man who smuggled Shamima Begum to Syria claims he was spying for Canada.
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2. The Point of No Return—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 18 Jan 2023
2/10Retracing Shamima Begum's route reveals a dangerous smuggling network, but that’s not all.
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1. It Felt Like a Dream—The Shamima Begum Story
Wed 11 Jan 2023
1/10A London schoolgirl disappears. Four years later she's found in Syria with ISIS.
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13. Your Questions Answered—I'm Not A Monster
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Josh responds to questions you’ve been sending us since the series finished.
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12. Those We Leave Behind—I'm Not A Monster
Tue 18 Jan 2022
In Northern Iraq, Josh finds out how two people you’ve been asking about are doing now.
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11. Epilogue: The Wounds and the Scars—I'm Not A Monster
Tue 16 Nov 2021
What happened to the family Josh was staying with when an ISIS bomb struck their home?
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10. It’s All Behind Me Now—I'm Not A Monster
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Matthew talks about his escape, his future and how he feared he’d never see America again.
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9. The Rest Be Damned—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 1 Feb 2021
After years of insisting she’s innocent, Sam changes her story. Why?
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8. I Take My Book Back—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Josh retraces Sam’s steps in Syria and asks could she have been an ISIS member all along?
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7. On American Soil—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 18 Jan 2021
As she sits in a jail cell in Indiana, Josh confronts Sam about holes in her story.
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6. Now I’m Calling the Shots—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 28 Dec 2020
A torture prison, buying slaves and a dramatic escape: Sam continues her story.
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5. We Had a Great Life—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 21 Dec 2020
On a military base in Syria, Sam begins to tell her side of the story.
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4. She’s Like My Mother—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Ten days searching war-torn Syria lead to an offer of help, but can it be trusted?
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3. My Name is Yusef—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 7 Dec 2020
ISIS releases a new propaganda video and all appears lost.
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2. Read Between the Lines—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 30 Nov 2020
A man claiming to be a smuggler offers to help the family, but all is not as it seems.
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1. I Love You, I Miss You—I'm Not A Monster
Mon 23 Nov 2020
An American mother sends a desperate plea for help from inside the ISIS caliphate.
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Trailer—I'm Not A Monster
Fri 13 Nov 2020
How did an American family end up in the heart of the ISIS caliphate?
