Episode 1: A Star Is Born

What’s it like when a loved one disappears without a trace? We explore ambiguous loss, examine more recent sightings of Patrick in Mexico and share our findings with one of his good friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s a photo on the front page of the National Enquirer – and they’re saying it’s Patrick, sitting in a trailer park. We follow every lead for answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are reported sightings of Patrick in Mexico, so journalists and PIs start to investigate. We meet the people who’ve got closest to finding him. One of them says he even got a fax from Patrick’s lawyer: the guy just wants to be left alone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick was last seen taking a fishing trip off the coast of Los Angeles. We track down a witness who shared that final voyage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Born in Korea and adopted to the US, Patrick set his sights on Hollywood. But some people say that just before he went missing, things started to unravel for him: debts, a custody battle and a break-up. Could all this be a motive to jump ship? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olivia Newton-John’s boyfriend, Patrick McDermott, vanishes – and there are rumours that he’s faked his own death. Could his relationship to Olivia hold answers about his mysterious disappearance? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dublin, 2018. Fernando is playing video games at home when his boss calls with some news: supposedly, he’s died in a motorbike accident. His football league has spent the weekend mourning his death. But Fernando is very much alive, and soon his face is on the front of newspapers everywhere. Someone at Fernando’s football club has lied about him – and that lie has taken on a life of its own.  Hosted by: Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon.Guests:Fernando LaFuenteLuisa, Fernando’s wife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denver, 2007. DJ and musician Clayton Counts is the ultimate prankster. He’s even baited conspiracy theorist Alex Jones with his antics. But when Clayton decides he wants to fake his own death (in a bid to get revenge on an ex-girlfriend), his friends think he’s finally gone too far. Hosted by: Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon.Contributors:Adam Core, friend of ClaytonSarah Davis, friend of ClaytonChuck French, friend of Clayton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

York, 1318. A nun is fed up with her life of poverty, chastity and obedience. So, Joan of Leeds does the obvious thing: she fakes a mortal illness and crafts an effigy “in the likeness of her body,” which is then buried by her Benedictine sisters. What life awaits Joan beyond the nunnery walls? Hosted by: Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon.Contributors:Professor Sarah Rees-Jones, historianGary Brannan, keeper of archivesPaul Dryburgh, archivist and historianEllice Stevens, playwright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Houston, 2015. Ramon Sosa is driving to the supermarket when he finds out that his wife is trying to kill him. They’re going through a divorce and Lulu has decided she wants him gone. That’s when Ramon and his friend Mundo hatch a plan to catch her in the act. Hosted by: Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon.Contributors:Ramon SosaKelly Blackburn, case prosecutor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.