ASSASSINS

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ASSASSINS
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    Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi hit squad that dismembered him

    2026-03-26 | 17 mins.
    Who wins in a feud between a Washington Post journalist… and his own Crown Prince?
    Saudi Arabian columnist Jamal Khashoggi ran monthly op-eds about how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was ruining his country.
    But MBS is not a man who's known for his tolerance.
    And something snapped.
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.
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    The Army of God and the killing of abortion doctors (Part 2)

    2026-03-18 | 14 mins.
    The Army of God has been described by the American government as a domestic underground Christian terrorist organisation.
    The group's been accused of organising arson and bomb attacks against abortion clinics. But was it also connected to the 2009 killing of abortion provider Dr George Tiller?
    NOTE: This episode is the second in two parts series about the American abortion provider Dr George Tiller.
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.
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    The anti-abortion assassin (Part 1)

    2026-03-11 | 15 mins.
    Bombings. Break-ins. Setting fire to abortion clinics.   The extremist wing of the anti-abortion movement in the United States has actively targeted clinics that provide abortions to women. But it has also attacked the humans working there, sometimes with deadly consequences.  
    This week, the 2009 assassination of Dr George Tiller, a high-profile abortion provider in Kansas. 
    Host: Aslan Pahari 
    Producer: Hannah Jose 
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls 
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat 
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research 
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven 
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn 
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.
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    Is Aurangzeb India’s most significant assassin?

    2026-03-04 | 18 mins.
    The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the majestic Taj Mahal to commemorate his beloved wife Mumtaz after she died.
    The couple's children, however, were far less loving with each other.
    They fought a bloody battle of succession that divided them all and ended with Aurangzeb assassinating his brother, Dara Shikoh.
    How did things get so bad in this powerful 17th century family?
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end
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    “Z”: The Oscar-winning film banned in Greece

    2026-02-25 | 18 mins.
    At the 1970 Academy Awards the movie "Z" won the Oscar for best foreign film.
    The film opens with this line: "Any similarity to actual persons and events is not coincidental. It is INTENTIONAL".
    You see, it was inspired by the real-life assassination of Greek athlete turned activist, Grigoris Lambrakis.
    Released just 6 years after his killing, the film was immediately banned in his homeland.
    Film podcaster and proud Greek Australian, Alexei Toliopoulos loves this movie and tells us why this classic film is still so important today.
    Host: Aslan Pahari
    Producer: Hannah Jose
    Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
    Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
    Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
    Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
    Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
    To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world's most shocking assassinations — from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end.

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About ASSASSINS

History often moves slowly, almost imperceptibly. But sometimes, the world is changed forever by a single, brutal act of violence. ASSASSINS tells the stories of these moments of chaos and fire. Each week host Aslan Pahari will bring you stories of the world's most shocking assassinations that changed the course of history. From the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you'll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac, Rasputin, and Gandhi met their end and the fallout when the world is upended by an assassin's hand. Every episode will be available as audio and video, just search for ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari on the ABC listen app, ABC iview or wherever you get your podcasts.
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