• 4 months ago
Bodkin full Episode
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00:00Hey, uh, is this Dave's Hanoi bike?
00:23Oh, man.
00:26Thanks, Maria.
00:41I've been investigating this story for 18 months. There's no way I'm stopping now.
00:45Your key informant just hung himself.
00:47Which is why I need...
00:48Look for the guardian, okay? We say to keep your head down, stay home, and let the police do their job.
00:53No, I... I need to work. I have to. I need this, Damien.
00:57It's out of my hands.
00:59I'm coming back in.
01:00I am your editor, and I'm telling you there is no way you're coming into the office.
01:03I've been staring at my bedroom wall for two days. I'm not running away.
01:06And I'm supposed to be in a meeting right now explaining this shit show to the board.
01:10Well, tell them the truth. I'm not going to hide.
01:12I'm trying to protect you.
01:13I don't need protecting.
01:14You need to get out of town.
01:17I've done nothing wrong.
01:18Okay.
01:22I have to put you on something else. Temporarily.
01:25Ireland? No way. Why the fuck would I go back there?
01:29Have you heard of Gilbert Powell?
01:30Who?
01:31He's a podcaster. We're working with him.
01:33Christ, Damien.
01:34We need you out of sight, and he needs someone who knows the lay of the land.
01:38No way. No, I haven't been back in fucking years.
01:40He's won a Peabody award. He's a big deal, okay? We're partnering with him on a true crime series.
01:44True crime podcasts aren't journalism. They're necrophilia.
01:46True crime is big business for us.
01:49I'm an investigative journalist. I will work on a true crime podcast over my dead body.
01:53Yeah, good idea, Dove. That's exactly what we need. Another body.
01:59Bodies? I'm not interested in bodies. I'm about empathy.
02:03People talk about true crime being sensationalist, but you know what's really sensational?
02:07Just listening to people tell their story. There's nothing more interesting.
02:11Yeah, totally.
02:12Right? The best stories are always mysteries.
02:15And there's only one true mystery. The human heart.
02:19Wow. People will listen to that, won't they?
02:22Wait, Dove? Are you Dove? Oh my God, it's so nice to meet you.
02:26So Damien was telling me all about you.
02:29Like what?
02:31Good stuff. Yeah, good stuff. Do you know our researcher, Emmy?
02:35I'm Emmy Scissor. I work in the digital department. We've actually met a couple of times.
02:40No, I don't think so.
02:42Oh.
02:44So I've organized everything. Accommodation is sorted. Interviews lined up.
02:48I've got maps. I've hired a driver for the week. Sean O'Shea. How Irish is that?
02:53I've actually been trying to learn Irish, which is a really difficult language.
02:57Hey, hey. This is going to be so much fun.
03:00Look at us. The dream team. Bodkin has no idea what's about to hit it.
03:40I'm just so excited to be here.
03:51Look at this green. It's so green. I love it.
03:54It's like exactly the green I imagined, you know?
03:57So I've prepared a quick itinerary. We'll drop our bags at the guest house,
04:00then go up to Albers Hollow where the Summer Ink Festival is held,
04:02and then I found a nice pub for dinner.
04:04Excuse me?
04:05Samhain. It's pronounced Samhain.
04:07Oh, sorry. Samhain.
04:11So you lads here for the festival next week?
04:13No, but yes, we're here to investigate the Samhain mystery.
04:17That old thing?
04:18Jesus, I wasn't even born when that happened.
04:20Oh, but it's so fascinating.
04:22A small town mystery unsolved for 25 years.
04:25Three unconnected people go missing on the Irish Night of the Dead.
04:28And now the town is reviving the Samhain Festival, and it's a great story lens for a podcast.
04:32Right, yeah.
04:33And people will listen to that, too, will they?
04:35People love true crime. They love small towns, and they love Ireland.
04:38It's a four-quadrant story.
04:40And in the podcast, will you mention me?
04:42Maybe, if you're a part of the story.
04:44Savage.
04:48And where are you from, then?
04:50London.
04:51No, no, no. I mean, where are you from originally?
04:54You sound like a Dubliner. Are you a Dove?
04:56Sure.
04:58Like me. I'm from Romania, myself.
05:11Oh, my God.
05:13Oh, my God.
05:15Can you believe this?
05:17Oh, wow. You know, I've always thought that Ireland was the most beautiful country in the world.
05:21Smile. You're on video.
05:23Oh, this is perfect.
05:25Oh, this is perfect.
05:27The air is so clean.
05:29This feels so nourishing.
05:35We're teaming up with Dale Burt for the podcast.
05:37He's the producer. I'm just the researcher.
05:39You do this sort of thing often, do you?
05:41Actually, it's my first time out on the field.
05:43It's, like, so exciting.
05:45Exciting?
05:47Wouldn't be the word I'd use.
05:49But, you know, I'm sure we could work something out.
05:53Yeah.
05:54Hey, Sean. Who's that?
05:56Oh, shitpants.
05:57Yeah, I'm sorry. Shitpants?
05:59No, that's just what people call them.
06:01Went off to Silicon Valley, came back with a load of cash.
06:04That's a server farm there.
06:06A server farm?
06:07Yeah. Ireland's the tech capital of Europe, you know?
06:09Oh, that's amazing.
06:11Wait, wait, wait. But there's still, like, small, quaint stuff here, too, right?
06:15Whatever you want, boss. I'll get it for you.
06:17Okay, good.
06:21My sunglasses.
06:24Doug?
06:25Did you just tell that girl to fuck off?
06:27Yeah, he's tried sometimes, Gilbert.
06:29Very nourishing.
06:54So much action.
06:57Sean! Sean!
07:00Barry.
07:01Doug.
07:02Carl.
07:03Who's your friends?
07:04You lads on your holidays?
07:05Oh, no. We're here for work. We're making a podcast.
07:07A podcast? In Bodkin?
07:09And you do that for a job? Making podcasts?
07:12Sure.
07:13And you've come from America to do a podcast in Bodkin?
07:16And people will listen to it?
07:18Yeah. We're doing some show about the lads I went missing in town.
07:20Oh, that old thing?
07:21Oh, did you live here when it happened?
07:23Oh, yes. But, you know, it could have been anything.
07:27They were probably caught by a rogue wave.
07:29A rogue wave?
07:31My aunt got caught by one. Came up to one.
07:33Would ya?
07:34And, of course, as if they weren't messing with the stones up in the hollow.
07:37The stones? Are you touched?
07:39Stones?
07:40Fairies, Gilbert. He's talking about fucking fairies.
07:43Listen, lads, be well, yeah? Stay out of trouble, Barry, yeah?
07:46I hope it keeps fine feet.
07:47Yeah, I hope it keeps fine feet.
07:51Yeah.
07:57Hello?
07:58Hi, Mrs. O'Shea. I'm Emily Scissor. I called you earlier.
08:00I was dating you this week.
08:01Right.
08:03Okay.
08:04Well, here you come.
08:05So you're from America, then?
08:07Chicago, originally.
08:08Oh, Chicago.
08:10I had a couple here from Chicago a few years ago.
08:12What was their name?
08:14Roger. He was Roger, yeah?
08:16And I want to say Beth. Roger and Beth.
08:20Do you know them?
08:22I don't think so, yeah.
08:24Well, Chicago. I believe it's lovely.
08:27Apart from all the crime, obviously.
08:29Well, yeah, sure.
08:30You know, we get four seasons in one day here.
08:32Four seasons in one day. I love it.
08:35Have you got a good kosher?
08:36Well, I have this one.
08:37Yeah, but do you have a good one?
08:39Beth, I'm sure you'd be wanting a cup of tea.
08:42I just made a bottle.
08:44Can we actually come and have a cup of tea?
08:46Oh, sure.
08:47Would you have a cup of tea?
08:48No.
08:57Do you own a dog, Mrs. O'Shea?
08:59A dog? No.
09:01Now, about that tea.
09:03I have to warn you, we don't put cream in our beverages here.
09:06Cream is a treat.
09:07I know what you Americans are like.
09:09What you're cholesterol.
09:10I used to be a nurse, you know.
09:12Would you like me to take your blood pressure?
09:14Yeah, I think I'm good.
09:16Oh, but we do actually need to dash if we're going to make it to Elvis Hollow on time.
09:19Elvis Hollow?
09:20Yeah, we're making a podcast about the people who disappeared at Samhain.
09:23A podcast? And will people listen to it?
09:25Yes. How does everybody else know?
09:27Oh, Mrs. O'Shea?