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Finding Samantha, the finale - Australia's greatest con girl

After seven weeks and nearly a million streams, we have finally reached the last episode of Finding Samantha.

Samantha poses as a talent scout (Pic: News Corp Australia)

Finding Samantha Episode 6 recap: the victims reclaim their story

Dear listeners, if you can believe it, we've reached the penultimate episode of Finding Samantha. Time flies when you're on the edge of your seat and perpetually confused.

Podcasts • 02 Jun 23

Samantha Azzopardi (Pic: Australian Police Journal)

Finding Samantha: Episode 5 recap - things get seriously crazy

Before you start reading this article, or indeed, listen to the fifth installment of RTÉ Documentary On One's hit podcast Finding Samantha, remember we did warn you that things were about to get seriously crazy.

Podcasts • 26 May 23

Curiouser and curiouser: Samantha Azzopardi pictured in Calgary

Finding Samantha recap: but that's not the craziest part...

The late teens and early twenties are a tumultuous time. The world seems so full of opportunity and hope. People travel, change jobs, make new friends, steal identities and commit fraud.....don't they?

Documentary On One • 19 May 23

Finding Samantha - just when you thought it couldn't get wilder..

If you're in the market for a bumper scammer story that spans multiple continents, hundreds of aliases, and revolves around a protagonist, so charismatic that she makes Tom Cruise look like a rube, well look no further...

Podcasts • 12 May 23

Finding Samantha - take a deeper dive into the second episode

Last week, we listened tentatively as the Gardaí raced to identify the mysterious girl found abandoned on O'Connell Street...

Podcasts • 09 May 23

How to spot a pathological liar

Since the dawn of time lying has been perceived as the ultimate character flaw.

Analysis • 09 May 23

RTÉ Documentary on One: Finding Samantha

For two years, the award-winning team at RTÉ Documentary on One have been working on Finding Samantha; a seven-part podcast series that will span three continents and involve guest appearances from the FBI and American homeland security.

Documentary On One • 29 Apr 23

The silent vampire classic Nosferatu gets rescored at the Sound! Festival

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

From Sound! in Letterkenny to SALT in Galway...

Culture 5 • 28 Apr 23

Finding Samantha