What It Was Like

Sandra Miller wasn't overly concerned when her therapist partner's client admitted to eavesdropping outside their window. Until this client started calling the house, relentlessly. In this episode, we dive into a real life version of 'Fatal Attraction' to learn what happens when a stalker invades a relationship.\Check out Sandra's USA TODAY best-selling book Wednesdays at One. It's a great read.Find us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

Julian Morgans, host of What it Was Like, gets parking fines all the time. In his own words "I could wallpaper my house with them." But instead of doing that, he's embarked on a scheme to get revenge, while learning a few things about the inner workings of the parking industry along the way.Find us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

Narelle Fraser spent much of her career in Victoria's Rape and Homicide squads, placing her at the coalface of the epidemic of violence against women. In this episode, she walks us through the murder of Melbourne-mother Maria Korp, as a way to explore the mindset of men who perpetrate such violence.Keep up to date with Narelle and find links to her podcast hereFind us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

Between 1994 and 1997, the sect known as The Order of the Solar Temple snuffed itself out via five mass murder suicides. We spend this episode looking at what happened—and why.For further info, check out some of our sources:Qubec Coroner's Report 1996The challenge of identification following the tragedy of the Solar TempleSolar Temple in Salvan: 25 years later, a luxury chalet on the site of the massacreCult Horror Maims Prominent French Family: The New York TimesThe Philosophy of Fanaticism: Paul KatsafanasExtremes podcast: Escaping a Cult Julian interviews a Jonestown survivorFind us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

In 1994, a series of ritualistic mass suicides exposed the world to The Order of the Solar Temple—a secretive doomsday sect with members spread across Switzerland, France, and Canada. In this episode, we explore how its two leaders transitioned from promoting New Age health remedies to orchestrating massacres.For more information, check out these sources:The Order of the Solar Temple: Temple of Death. Edited by James R. LewisApocalypse Observed by John R. Hall. Philip D. Schuyler and Sylvaine TrinhAustralia Link With Swiss Doomsday Cult, The Canberra TimesReddit thread on The Order of the Solar TempleFind us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

For a decade, a man posing as a police officer called fast-food chains across the US and asked managers to strip-search their employees. Dozens complied, leading to multiple cases of sexual assault. In this episode, we speak with a detective named Buddy Stump who solved the case after a friend's daughter became a victim.Find us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

John Leonard Orr is a convicted arsonist and mass murderer. He is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires in a 30-year spree, making him the most prolific serial arsonist in American history. But his daughter Lori hasn't always seen him this way. She talks about her childhood memories of seeing John as a hero firefighter. A man who always had a special knack for being the first on the scene.Contact Lori here for a chance to win a signed copy of her book: Burned.Find us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production

When Lorraine Murphy met up with a pig farmer at a cafe in Vancouver, she couldn't have been less impressed. "Willy," as everyone called him, was creepy and smelled terrible. She left and didn't see him again for 12 years — when Willy was arrested as the most prolific serial killer (by body count) in Canada's history.This is a rerun from 2022 but it's one of our favourites so we're giving it a second play. If you haven't already heard it, you're in for a treat.Find us on TikTokFind us on YoutubeFollow us on InstagramA Superreal production