Bust or Trust: A Kids' Mystery Podcast

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  • 23 minutes 35 seconds
    Broad Haven Triangle

    1977, a group of school children in Broad Haven in the West of Wales, were certain they had all seen a UFO. But before anyone could doubt them, teachers and more students also saw it, and then so did local residents. The area become known for UFOs and even alien sightings. But was it really visitors from another world? Athena and Tiernan look into all the clues to help you decide. 

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    13 February 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 36 seconds
    The Olmec Heads

    Huge stone heads were found in Central America, carved by the ancient Olmec peoples but to this day, no one knows why. Were they of rulers, or maybe just really good sports players? Tiernan and Athena try not to be big headed about the theories and then you, our Chief Detectives can gets your heads together and solve the case.

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    30 January 2026, 5:28 pm
  • 27 minutes 5 seconds
    The Haunting of Windhouse on Yell

    Old ruins up on a hill in the windy island of Yell, Shetland. But is it really haunted by a number of ghosts? Or does the cold weather, and draughty conditions give visitors the chills? Athena and Tiernan investigate so that you can decide. 

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    16 January 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 46 seconds
    Our favourite mysteries of 2025

    Tiernan and Athena take a little look back over their fave mysteries of 2025. What would be in your top 3? Let us know! 

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    1 January 2026, 9:00 am
  • 13 minutes 10 seconds
    Christmas Minisodes!

    Merry Christmas Chief Detectives! This year Athena and Tiernan are bringing you a special festive treat of looking at some of the cases you, our Chief Detectives have suggested. 

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    25 December 2025, 9:00 am
  • 21 minutes 16 seconds
    The Plain of Jars

    Hundreds of giant stone jars lay scattered across the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos. But no one knows how they got there or what they were for. Could it have been the remains of a party held by giants? Or are they ancient burial chambers, jars for holding water or something else entirely? As always, Tiernan and Athena investigate! 

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    12 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 52 seconds
    Did Mansa Musa's Brother Discover America?

    Mansa Musa of the Malian Empire was the richest man who ever lived, but did his brother really discover America for the African nations, hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus discovered it for Europe? Athena and Tiernan take a voyage through all the evidence so you can decide what the real story is for yourselves. 

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    28 November 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 29 seconds
    The Number Seven Phantom Bus

    It's said that a ghostly double decker bus used to haunt North West London, causing cars to crash and then disappearing in front of people's eyes. But did the Number 7 Phantom Bus really exist? Tiernan and Athena get on board with all the evidence and then you, our Chief Detectives have to solve the case. 

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    14 November 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 10 seconds
    Werewolves

    Happy Halloween! It's time to look at a classic beastie for this spooky time of year. Athena and Tiernan investigate everyone's favourite furry terrors, werewolves! Can people really turn into scary wolves or is everyone just barking up the wrong tree? We bring the evidence and then you have to decide! 

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    31 October 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 46 seconds
    Machu Picchu

    The ancient Inca citadel of Macchu Picchu is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, but still to this day, no one knows what it was for or why it was abandoned. Do Athena and Tiernan have the theory that unlocks the mysteries to this mystical place high in the Andes? Or just a lot of jokes about sneezing? It's up to you, our Chief Detectives, to decide! 

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    17 October 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 26 seconds
    Spring Heeled Jack

    In Victorian England there were many news reports of a caped villian, with a 'diabolical face', metal claws and who could leap over fences and carriages. But was the bouncy scoundral known as Spring Heeled Jack real? Or just a pranking nobleman and mass hysteria? Tiernan and Athena leap into action to bring you the evidence! 

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    3 October 2025, 1:00 pm
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