RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c -- Rendered At Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:51:58 +0000 Lurkers https://redcircle.com/shows/thelurkerspodcast en-US © 2025 PowerTale Podcasts. All rights reserved. True stories from the digital world that turn dark. Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts Narrative true-crime about online moments that turn dangerous, told scene by scene with immersive sound. Trailer and three episodes on November 18, 2025. New cases every two weeks. cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c Lurkers is a narrative true crime podcast about online moments that spiral into real-world danger. Each episode follows a verified case that begins on screens, dating apps, DMs, group chats, and social platforms and traces how it crosses into everyday life. Told scene by scene with immersive sound and human storytelling, Lurkers exposes catfishing, stalking, AI deepfakes, sextortion, and romance-investment scams hiding in plain sight.

New cases drop every two weeks.

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]]> episodic no Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts fbattiston@powertaleproductions.com no full 17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask 17. Sydney Loofe: The Tinder Mask 7 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A Tinder lead. A public video. A timeline that doesn’t hold. Sydney Loofe vanishes in Lincoln, Nebraska after a night connected to Tinder. As the search intensifies, investigators focus on a digital lead known as “Audrey,” and a public video that helps shape the narrative before the timeline can be verified. This episode follows how online identity and manipulation can control a story... until the evidence pushes back. Sydney Loofe goes missing in Lincoln, Nebraska after a night connected to Tinder... and within hours, the search isn’t just happening in the streets. It’s happening online.

A video appears. A calm voice. A plea that sounds like concern. But in a missing-person case, a public narrative can become a weapon… especially when it’s posted before anyone can verify the timeline.

Investigators and friends focus on the first real digital lead: a dating app profile name, “Audrey.” A chat thread. A phone number. And a version of events that starts to bend the more it’s repeated.

This episode follows the case as two timelines collide: what people thought they were watching… and what the evidence quietly starts to reveal.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>Sydney Loofe goes missing in Lincoln, Nebraska after a night connected to Tinder... and within hours, the search isn’t just happening in the streets. It’s happening online.</p><p>A video appears. A calm voice. A plea that sounds like concern. But in a missing-person case, a public narrative can become a weapon… especially when it’s posted before anyone can verify the timeline.</p><p>Investigators and friends focus on the first real digital lead: a dating app profile name, “Audrey.” A chat thread. A phone number. And a version of events that starts to bend the more it’s repeated.</p><p>This episode follows the case as two timelines collide: what people thought they were watching… and what the evidence quietly starts to reveal.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> 237d787d-897b-4589-bdbe-189373e0300f https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/6655c5d9-56f8-4a93-9c23-3ec5be5f525f Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:35:58 +0000 1689 no full 16. Laura Kowal: The Mysterious Disappearance 16. Laura Kowal: The Mysterious Disappearance 6 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A federal voicemail. A missing mother. A scam that doesn’t end when the money’s gone. After Kelly Gowe receives a voicemail from a federal agent warning that her mother, Laura Kowal, may be tied to a fraud scam, Laura’s behavior shifts—and then she vanishes. This episode traces the romance-scam pipeline, the pressure tactics behind a fake investment platform, and the digital trail investigators follow as Kelly fights for answers. Kelly Gowe gets a voicemail from a federal agent: “I’m calling in regards to your mother, Laura Kowal, who may have been involved in a fraud scam.” She calls her mom. Laura answers. She is alive. But her voice doesn’t sound right. Scattered. Distant. Like she’s already inside something she doesn’t want to explain.

Then Laura disappears.

What started as online dating becomes something darker: a romance-scam persona, a fake “investment” opportunity, and a slow shift from affection… to instructions… to control. We follow the breadcrumbs—messages, accounts, and a widening trail of movement that takes investigators far from home—leaving Kelly with a timeline full of gaps and a conclusion that doesn’t feel like an answer.

The official conclusion raises new questions… and Kelly believes the truth is darker.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>Kelly Gowe gets a voicemail from a federal agent: “I’m calling in regards to your mother, Laura Kowal, who may have been involved in a fraud scam.” She calls her mom. Laura answers. She is alive. But her voice doesn’t sound right. Scattered. Distant. Like she’s already inside something she doesn’t want to explain.</p><p>Then Laura disappears.</p><p>What started as online dating becomes something darker: a romance-scam persona, a fake “investment” opportunity, and a slow shift from affection… to instructions… to control. We follow the breadcrumbs—messages, accounts, and a widening trail of movement that takes investigators far from home—leaving Kelly with a timeline full of gaps and a conclusion that doesn’t feel like an answer.</p><p>The official conclusion raises new questions… and Kelly believes the truth is darker.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> d7dd769f-e08c-4209-ad42-877ec48d23b6 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/0fbd698d-153a-46ba-8a70-efc4e28e1a8b Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:53 +0000 1775 no full 15. Ashley Wadsworth: When Love Turned into a Trap 15. Ashley Wadsworth: When Love Turned into a Trap 5 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A long-distance love story that became a cage Ashley Wadsworth meets Jack Sepple online and relocates from Vernon, British Columbia to Chelmsford, England to be with him—only for the relationship to shift from romance to control and isolation. This episode reconstructs the warning signs and the final escalation when the person she trusted most became the threat. She was 19. He was charming from a distance.

Ashley Wadsworth meets Jack Sepple online, and what starts as attention quickly becomes a relationship built on messages, calls, and promises that feel bigger when you’re young and hopeful. Before long, Ashley leaves Vernon, British Columbia, and moves to Chelmsford, England. Into his orbit, into his control.

But the real story isn’t just “a bad boyfriend.” It’s how fast isolation can happen when love is long-distance… and how quickly the warning signs escalate when the relationship becomes real life.

This episode follows the timeline as Ashley’s world narrows—friends growing worried, family kept at a distance, and the tension behind closed doors turning into something she can’t talk her way out of. And it ends with the moment everyone around her feared: when the person she trusted most became the danger.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>She was 19. He was charming from a distance.</p><p>Ashley Wadsworth meets Jack Sepple online, and what starts as attention quickly becomes a relationship built on messages, calls, and promises that feel bigger when you’re young and hopeful. Before long, Ashley leaves Vernon, British Columbia, and moves to Chelmsford, England. Into his orbit, into his control.</p><p>But the real story isn’t just “a bad boyfriend.” It’s how fast isolation can happen when love is long-distance… and how quickly the warning signs escalate when the relationship becomes real life.</p><p>This episode follows the timeline as Ashley’s world narrows—friends growing worried, family kept at a distance, and the tension behind closed doors turning into something she can’t talk her way out of. And it ends with the moment everyone around her feared: when the person she trusted most became the danger.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> ecf5472f-f399-411b-86d6-d271b953d64d https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/bd1292fb-22ba-4e69-9510-7cf8a6d84ff6 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:30:52 +0000 1788 no full 14. Voices That Aren’t Real: AI Kidnapping Scams 14. Voices That Aren’t Real: AI Kidnapping Scams 4 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A real voice. A fake emergency. A parent pushed to the edge. A mother gets a call that sounds like her daughter crying for help. Then a man takes over and starts giving orders that send her racing toward a bank in Hillsborough. This episode breaks down how AI voice scams create panic, control decisions minute by minute, and what families can do to spot the tells and stop the spiral. The call comes out of nowhere.

Your teenage daughter is sobbing, gasping for air, and begging for you. It sounds surgically real. The same breaks in the voice. The same breath between words. The same panic.

And then a man gets on the line.

He says she’s been taken. He says you have minutes. He tells you not to hang up and tells you exactly where to go, what to do, and how fast to move. In the car, your GPS is already pointing toward a bank in your city.

But there’s one problem.

The voice sounds real. But the kidnapping isn’t.

In this episode, we reconstruct how an AI voice scam hijacks a parent’s nervous system, how the pressure is built, how the instructions are delivered, and how fear becomes a weapon. We break down the red flags, what investigators say to do in the first critical seconds, and the simple safeguards families can set before a call like this ever hits their phones.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>The call comes out of nowhere.</p><p>Your teenage daughter is sobbing, gasping for air, and begging for you. It sounds surgically real. The same breaks in the voice. The same breath between words. The same panic.</p><p>And then a man gets on the line.</p><p>He says she’s been taken. He says you have minutes. He tells you not to hang up and tells you exactly where to go, what to do, and how fast to move. In the car, your GPS is already pointing toward a bank in your city.</p><p>But there’s one problem.</p><p>The voice sounds real. But the kidnapping isn’t.</p><p>In this episode, we reconstruct how an AI voice scam hijacks a parent’s nervous system, how the pressure is built, how the instructions are delivered, and how fear becomes a weapon. We break down the red flags, what investigators say to do in the first critical seconds, and the simple safeguards families can set before a call like this ever hits their phones.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> cecfec27-5ac9-4994-af8f-2e8adb1bbddc https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/28aa149a-0a80-4da9-ba73-74c26333c206 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:30:02 +0000 1755 no full 13. Kacie Woody: The Origin of Grooming 13. Kacie Woody: The Origin of Grooming 3 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts Dial-up. A family computer. A stranger who wouldn’t let go In 2002, Kacie Woody is a 13-year-old in rural Arkansas using dial-up internet and instant messages on the family computer. A new online “friendship” becomes constant contact, then control. When she disappears, investigators trace chat logs, usernames, and travel records to a suspect moving through motel rooms, rentals, and a storage unit... revealing one of the early cases that defined what we now call grooming. It’s late 2002. Dial-up internet. A shared family computer in the living room. And a 13-year-old girl in rural Arkansas who just wants more people to talk to after school.

Kacie Woody meets “Scott” and “Dave” online, two names that feel harmless at first. The messages turn constant. The attention turns intimate. And slowly, the boundary between “friend” and “stranger” disappears… without anyone noticing in time.

When Kacie vanishes from her home on a cold, rainy night, investigators seize the computer and follow the trail where it leads: chat logs, usernames, travel records, motel stays, a rented vehicle... then a storage unit in Conway.

This episode reconstructs the timeline step by step, and shows why Kacie’s case became one of the early warnings of a word we all know now… grooming.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>It’s late 2002. Dial-up internet. A shared family computer in the living room. And a 13-year-old girl in rural Arkansas who just wants more people to talk to after school.</p><p>Kacie Woody meets “Scott” and “Dave” online, two names that feel harmless at first. The messages turn constant. The attention turns intimate. And slowly, the boundary between “friend” and “stranger” disappears… without anyone noticing in time.</p><p>When Kacie vanishes from her home on a cold, rainy night, investigators seize the computer and follow the trail where it leads: chat logs, usernames, travel records, motel stays, a rented vehicle... then a storage unit in Conway.</p><p>This episode reconstructs the timeline step by step, and shows why Kacie’s case became one of the early warnings of a word we all know now… grooming.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> afad94c8-9b57-4cbe-8897-604e85f7fda1 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/a3c16af0-57d2-41ce-862a-c0a242837221 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:30:03 +0000 2139 no full 12. Sydney Sutherland (Part 2): The App That Told the Truth 12. Sydney Sutherland (Part 2): The App That Told the Truth 2 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts When the timeline becomes evidence A dot on a map doesn’t panic, it just stops. In Part 2, investigators pull Life360 data and the case pivots: route, timestamp, coordinates. We follow the evidence from the field to the arrest, and how a digital timeline helped deliver justice. PART 2 OF 2

A dot on a map doesn’t cry. It doesn’t panic. It just… stops.

In Part 2, investigators pull location history from a family safety app, Life360, and the case pivots. A route becomes a record. A stop becomes a timestamp. And a timeline becomes something you can’t argue with.

We follow the coordinates into a field, track the evidence from the road to the courtroom, and unpack how the same tools that can hide a predator online can also become the witness that brings justice.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p><strong>PART 2 OF 2</strong></p><p>A dot on a map doesn’t cry. It doesn’t panic. It just… stops.</p><p>In Part 2, investigators pull location history from a family safety app, Life360<strong>, </strong>and the case pivots. A route becomes a record. A stop becomes a timestamp. And a timeline becomes something you can’t argue with.</p><p>We follow the coordinates into a field, track the evidence from the road to the courtroom, and unpack how the same tools that can hide a predator online can also become the witness that brings justice.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> 3ddc03b6-3a13-47ab-94a1-371ccb426042 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/78f699d6-9576-42f1-8547-7a3d48e6704a Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:30:05 +0000 1731 no full 11. Sydney Sutherland (Part 1): The Road She Trusted 11. Sydney Sutherland (Part 1): The Road She Trusted 1 2 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts The run that ended in silence PART 1 OF 2 A quiet Arkansas backroad. A familiar running route. Then she disappeared. Part 1 rebuilds Sydney Sutherland’s last day step by step, and follows the first digital threads as the search tightens around someone hiding in plain sight. PART 1 OF 2

A quiet farm road. A familiar running route. Then she disappears.

In northeast Arkansas, 24-year-old nurse Sydney Sutherland leaves for an afternoon run and vanishes within minutes. Her family, her boyfriend, and an entire community flood the backroads with flashlights and four-wheelers, calling her name into fields that don’t answer. But the usual tools, phone pings, tower data, don’t cooperate out here.

In Part 1, we rebuild Sydney’s last day step by step, and follow the first digital threads: a Snapchat, a phone that goes silent, and a search that starts to narrow around someone whose timeline doesn’t match the road she trusted.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p><strong>PART 1 OF 2</strong></p><p>A quiet farm road. A familiar running route. Then she disappears.</p><p>In northeast Arkansas, 24-year-old nurse Sydney Sutherland leaves for an afternoon run and vanishes within minutes. Her family, her boyfriend, and an entire community flood the backroads with flashlights and four-wheelers, calling her name into fields that don’t answer. But the usual tools, phone pings, tower data, don’t cooperate out here.</p><p>In Part 1, we rebuild Sydney’s last day step by step, and follow the first digital threads: a Snapchat, a phone that goes silent, and a search that starts to narrow around someone whose timeline doesn’t match the road she trusted.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> ad802c7a-6011-471c-8614-80c161bd8a61 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/f53ddc71-4f12-401e-9e23-9b5a27a0d07d Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:30:56 +0000 1150 no full 10. Huione Romance Crypto Scam: Get Coached into a Zero Balance 10. Huione Romance Crypto Scam: Get Coached into a Zero Balance 10 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts Two weeks to trust. Minutes to watch your retirement disappear. Four victims in the U.S., Australia, and Hong Kong, and one woman forced to run the chats in a Myanmar compound. How the romance-investment network moves people to USDT and blocks withdrawals. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. Four people on three continents are coached from chat apps into fake exchanges and “profits” in USDT they can never withdraw. A grandfather in North Carolina, a professional in Los Angeles, a single mother in Sydney, and a victim in Hong Kong follow the same script. Behind those messages is Sara, trafficked to a Myanmar compound and forced to run the chats. We map the playbook from wrong-number openers and LinkedIn mentors to dashboards that show gains and the taxes and fees wall that traps withdrawals.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>Four people on three continents are coached from chat apps into fake exchanges and “profits” in USDT they can never withdraw. A grandfather in North Carolina, a professional in Los Angeles, a single mother in Sydney, and a victim in Hong Kong follow the same script. Behind those messages is Sara, trafficked to a Myanmar compound and forced to run the chats. We map the playbook from wrong-number openers and LinkedIn mentors to dashboards that show gains and the taxes and fees wall that traps withdrawals.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> 4adefa2e-dee1-44f5-938c-5c352c04892e https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/fd39646e-40b3-4158-823e-3a53710c5f0f Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:30:00 +0000 1249 no full 9. The Instagram Ticket Scam: When Your Profile Sells Without You 9. The Instagram Ticket Scam: When Your Profile Sells Without You 9 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts Her page kept selling after she lost the password A trusted Instagram page is hijacked to sell fake tickets. We track the takeover, the victims, and the fight to get the account and trust back. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. Her followers trusted her name. Then her page started selling tickets she never posted. Overnight the grid fills with urgent drops and countdowns; DMs flood with “is this you?” and “where are my seats.” Locked out and stuck in support loops, she watches her brand used against her audience. We trace how the takeover worked, where the money went, and the steps to get her account and followers' trust back.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

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]]> <p>Her followers trusted her name. Then her page started selling tickets she never posted. Overnight the grid fills with urgent drops and countdowns; DMs flood with “is this you?” and “where are my seats.” Locked out and stuck in support loops, she watches her brand used against her audience. We trace how the takeover worked, where the money went, and the steps to get her account and followers&#39; trust back.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> 33a5c20a-e128-4a35-aa2d-738d6b2a1a30 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/f3721de1-dfc2-49f3-8bed-46e6f63c4eb3 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:40:27 +0000 1055 no full 8. Patricia Alatorre: When Social Media Masks the Devil 8. Patricia Alatorre: When Social Media Masks the Devil 8 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts The Devil has Many Forms and One of Them is Social Media A Bakersfield teenager disappears after online contact. We trace the messages, the search, and the investigation that followed. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. Patricia Alatorre was a Bakersfield teenager who wanted to be seen. It began with compliments in DMs and shifted to secrecy, urgency, and late-night plans. When Patricia went missing, her family and a city searched while detectives traced messages, locations, and cameras. This episode follows the timeline step by step—from first contact to the hours that triggered the search—and shows how grooming moves from attention to control, and how investigators pulled the thread that led to answers.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

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Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>Patricia Alatorre was a Bakersfield teenager who wanted to be seen. It began with compliments in DMs and shifted to secrecy, urgency, and late-night plans. When Patricia went missing, her family and a city searched while detectives traced messages, locations, and cameras. This episode follows the timeline step by step—from first contact to the hours that triggered the search—and shows how grooming moves from attention to control, and how investigators pulled the thread that led to answers.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> adc4b725-b27c-4db2-8f1b-e36556193cc7 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/6937fc31-b7f5-4d28-9dbf-9bd87750cea2 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:30:39 +0000 1052 no full 7. The Deepfake Deception: When Love Is Not Real 7. The Deepfake Deception: When Love Is Not Real 7 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts The face and voice are perfect. The person is not. Synthetic faces and voices used to build trust and move money—explained through 3 victims' paths. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. A video call feels right. A voice sounds right. A profile pulls pieces from real people to make something that never existed. We follow how a deepfake relationship forms, how pressure normalizes, and the emotional and financial fallout when the seams show.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

TikTok: @thelurkerspodcast

YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>A video call feels right. A voice sounds right. A profile pulls pieces from real people to make something that never existed. We follow how a deepfake relationship forms, how pressure normalizes, and the emotional and financial fallout when the seams show.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> 29e853b2-b045-4f08-8f4f-5c2b138205bb https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/97a40060-7568-4133-ac8b-fcdb68b1d36c Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:30:03 +0000 1237 no full 6. Cari Farver (Part 2): The Truth Behind the Messages 6. Cari Farver (Part 2): The Truth Behind the Messages 6 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts The Metadata told a different story Device and account metadata unwind years of messages and impersonation. The truth behind the screen, Part 2. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. The messages would not stop. In Part 2, investigators test accounts and devices and read the data behind years of activity. Logins, IPs, Wi-Fi associations, EXIF timestamps, and deleted files begin to align. Step by step, digital forensics reveal how an online presence was fabricated and how the harassment was orchestrated. The trail points to someone very close to home and brings resolution to a case built on access, identity, and persistence in Omaha and Council Bluffs.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

TikTok: @thelurkerspodcast

YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>The messages would not stop. In Part 2, investigators test accounts and devices and read the data behind years of activity. Logins, IPs, Wi-Fi associations, EXIF timestamps, and deleted files begin to align. Step by step, digital forensics reveal how an online presence was fabricated and how the harassment was orchestrated. The trail points to someone very close to home and brings resolution to a case built on access, identity, and persistence in Omaha and Council Bluffs.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> bd3a2c37-2f38-4005-9955-5729f9d753b8 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/cf8d8683-2348-45dc-a588-7e70e9bacf10 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:38:51 +0000 1447 no full 5. Cari Farver (Part 1): Messages from a Stalker Who Wasn’t There 5. Cari Farver (Part 1): Messages from a Stalker Who Wasn’t There 5 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts The texts kept coming A disappearance and thousands of messages that would not stop. Accounts, devices, and locations across Omaha and Council Bluffs—Part 1. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. A relationship ends and an avalanche of messages begins. This first part follows the disappearance of Cari Farver, the early theories, and the widening trail across accounts, devices, and locations in and around Omaha and Council Bluffs. The story examines how identity can be forged online and how harassment persists when a digital presence will not stop.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

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YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>A relationship ends and an avalanche of messages begins. This first part follows the disappearance of Cari Farver, the early theories, and the widening trail across accounts, devices, and locations in and around Omaha and Council Bluffs. The story examines how identity can be forged online and how harassment persists when a digital presence will not stop.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> da7615dd-900c-4eb4-8908-338b15380065 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/5d66413e-1d05-4172-a565-806eaa73aa2e Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:30:37 +0000 1332 no full 4. The BM Boys: Inside a Sextortion Pipeline 4. The BM Boys: Inside a Sextortion Pipeline 4 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts They were not after friendship. They were after leverage How sextortion creates fear and leverage... and how 3 victims and their families break the loop. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. A friendly DM becomes pressure, then demands, then threats. This episode shows how a sextortion ring builds leverage from a single message, multiplies fear with screenshots and deadlines, and uses payment apps to keep victims silent. We center victim recovery and the choices that help people take control back.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

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YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>A friendly DM becomes pressure, then demands, then threats. This episode shows how a sextortion ring builds leverage from a single message, multiplies fear with screenshots and deadlines, and uses payment apps to keep victims silent. We center victim recovery and the choices that help people take control back.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> f19bef77-4f5b-4bf4-aa83-8609800dc3cb https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/bc7847bc-12c7-4479-87d7-c3e57920d47d Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:30:50 +0000 1442 no full 3. Bianca Devins: When a tragedy turned into content 3. Bianca Devins: When a tragedy turned into content 3 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A tragedy the internet wouldn’t stop spreading Bianca Devins’ murder was exploited online. We trace how images spread, how platforms responded, and how her family worked to take back the story. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. Bianca Devins’ name became a headline after images of her violent murder spread online. This episode focuses on the person behind the posts, the escalation that led to tragedy, and how platforms, press, and strangers responded in real time. We examine how attention and algorithms amplified harm, the grief for her family, and the trust of an entire community.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

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Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>Bianca Devins’ name became a headline after images of her violent murder spread online. This episode focuses on the person behind the posts, the escalation that led to tragedy, and how platforms, press, and strangers responded in real time. We examine how attention and algorithms amplified harm, the grief for her family, and the trust of an entire community.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> a318139a-a3cf-4711-aabd-39750c6769eb https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/a927f3d8-3098-4ece-8a2a-2895e419e79d Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:36:25 +0000 1631 no full 2. Mackenzie Lueck: The Meeting That Never Reached Daylight 2. Mackenzie Lueck: The Meeting That Never Reached Daylight 2 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup, and then silence. A University of Utah student disappears after a Lyft drop at Hatch Park. Digital forensics and neighbor reports lead investigators to Ayoola Ajayi. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup... then silence.

After a late flight into Salt Lake City, Mackenzie Lueck messages that she has landed and takes a Lyft to Hatch Park in North Salt Lake to meet someone she knew online. Minutes after the drop-off, her phone activity stops.

This episode reconstructs the overnight timeline—texts, rideshare data, airport and neighborhood cameras—and follows detectives as they trace an online connection to Ayoola Ajayi. We cover the search, the purchase records, the backyard burn that drew attention, and the evidence that led to an arrest, told with care for Mackenzie and her family.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

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YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>A late flight, a Lyft to Hatch Park, an online meetup... then silence.</p><p>After a late flight into Salt Lake City, Mackenzie Lueck messages that she has landed and takes a Lyft to Hatch Park in North Salt Lake to meet someone she knew online. Minutes after the drop-off, her phone activity stops.</p><p>This episode reconstructs the overnight timeline—texts, rideshare data, airport and neighborhood cameras—and follows detectives as they trace an online connection to Ayoola Ajayi. We cover the search, the purchase records, the backyard burn that drew attention, and the evidence that led to an arrest, told with care for Mackenzie and her family.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> ac152b99-510c-4222-bb78-dfa9cd94388b https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/8c1845b2-df47-4c87-b1e9-9b1cde821dcf Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:33:46 +0000 825 no full 1. The Tagged Serial Killer: How a social feed helped catch a predator 1. The Tagged Serial Killer: How a social feed helped catch a predator 1 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts A survivor speaks. Friends of a victim build the trail. A survivor and the friends of a murder victim turn social posts and location trails into a case to catch a predator in Essex County, New Jersey. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. A survivor speaks, and the friends of a missing woman refuse to let the trail go cold.

This episode follows a verified New Jersey case where posts, check ins, and dating-app activity form a pattern. The friends of Sarah Butler screenshot profiles, match usernames, compare places and times, and pass everything to detectives. Alongside survivor Tiffany Taylor's account, a community effort turns a social feed into evidence and helps expose Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. The sound places you beside the late-night phones and the moments when the clues line up.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

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Follow LURKERS:

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YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>A survivor speaks, and the friends of a missing woman refuse to let the trail go cold.</p><p>This episode follows a verified New Jersey case where posts, check ins, and dating-app activity form a pattern. The friends of Sarah Butler screenshot profiles, match usernames, compare places and times, and pass everything to detectives. Alongside survivor Tiffany Taylor&#39;s account, a community effort turns a social feed into evidence and helps expose Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. The sound places you beside the late-night phones and the moments when the clues line up.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> 2a37504b-4bd3-4a70-82be-08dbd82062c3 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/3d1e7a6f-695c-4196-98f2-5dc481923147 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:30:13 +0000 1710 no trailer Trailer - Welcome to Lurkers Trailer - Welcome to Lurkers 1 Frank Battiston • PowerTale Podcasts Start Here Narrative true crime about online moments that turn dangerous. A short preview of the sound and the stories. Season 1 begins on November 18, 2025 with three full episodes, then new cases every two weeks. Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production. Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe. Real cases that start online and end in the real world, told with immersive sound and empathy.

Welcome to Lurkers. This brief preview explains what the show is and how we tell these stories. We follow verified cases that begin on phones and feeds and then move into everyday life. Expect careful research, scene by scene sound, and a clear warning about the risks hiding in everyday clicks. Season 1 begins on November 6, 2025 with three full episodes, then new cases every two weeks. Follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you do not miss the first drop.

Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.

Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.

—

Follow LURKERS:

Instagram: @thelurkers_podcast

TikTok: @thelurkerspodcast

YouTube: @TheLurkersPodcast

Website: www.thelurkerspodcast.com

]]> <p>Real cases that start online and end in the real world, told with immersive sound and empathy.</p><p>Welcome to Lurkers. This brief preview explains what the show is and how we tell these stories. We follow verified cases that begin on phones and feeds and then move into everyday life. Expect careful research, scene by scene sound, and a clear warning about the risks hiding in everyday clicks. Season 1 begins on November 6, 2025 with three full episodes, then new cases every two weeks. Follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you do not miss the first drop.</p><p>Hosted by Frank Battiston. Produced by Daniel Urdanivia. A PowerTale Podcasts production.</p><p>Stay Aware · Stay Present · Stay Safe.</p><p>—</p><p>Follow LURKERS:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelurkers_podcast/" rel="nofollow">@thelurkers_podcast</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thelurkerspodcast" rel="nofollow">@thelurkerspodcast</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheLurkersPodcast" rel="nofollow">@TheLurkersPodcast</a></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.thelurkerspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thelurkerspodcast.com</a></p> d7d950bd-2792-42e3-8527-4ee855d60f21 https://redcircle.com/shows/cb54f24b-7360-4d4f-81ec-abf7ece93f2c/episodes/2d023651-cf21-4a90-b108-9f199a4a6cdd Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:24:39 +0000 107 no