Impact Podcasts

Impact Podcasts

DC Thomson

Impact podcasts create narrative investigative podcasts that shine a light on major crimes or scandals in communities covered by DC Thomson brands such as The Courier and The Press and Journal.

Impact’s first season, Hunting Mr X, centred on the story of former North Sea oil diver Julian Chisholm who orchestrated a £100m cocaine deal with the Cali cartel. It was shortlisted for best podcast at the UK Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards in 2023.

Season two - ’Vanished: The Arlene Fraser Murder’ - is also now available.

Follow investigative journalist Dale Haslam as he uncovers what really happened in Scotland’s biggest ever missing persons case.

In 1998, 33-year-old mum of two Arlene Fraser was at her home one minute - and gone the next.

The team involved in Impact includes reporters Dale Haslam and Brendan Duggan, Senior Audio Producer Morven McIntyre, and Special Projects Editor Cheryl Livingstone.

Check out more investigations from the Impact team here: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/category/pj-investigations/ and https://www.thecourier.co.uk/category/courier-investigations/

  • No. of episodes: 16
  • Latest episode: 2023-12-11
  • True Crime

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Episodes

Questions & Answers

How many episodes are there of Impact Podcasts?

There are 16 episodes avaiable of Impact Podcasts.

What is Impact Podcasts about?

We have categorized Impact Podcasts as:

  • True Crime

Where can you listen to Impact Podcasts?

Impact Podcasts is available, among others places, on:

  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Podtail
  • Google Podcasts

When did Impact Podcasts start?

The first episode of Impact Podcasts that we have available was released 26 May 2023.

Who creates the podcast Impact Podcasts?

Impact Podcasts is produced and created by DC Thomson.