{"podcast":{"title":"Codename Badger","slug":"codename-badger-7620345","podcast_index_feed_id":7620345,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69385738e521382d957faaf6","website_url":"https://alwaystruecrime.komi.io/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69385738e521382d957faaf6/1765364591367-b7ae77d1-01c4-44d3-ba8d-28cb26cd555e.jpeg","author":"Audio Always","episode_count":10,"summary":"In 1955 young army major Robbie Mills dies, disembarking a submarine docked at Torbay Harbour in Devon. His superiors say he was drinking and slipped from the gangplank in inclement weather. His widow, Josephine, has no reason to disbelieve them. But within weeks a man knocks on her door. He introduces himself as Captain John Cottell, and he tells Josephine that Robbie’s death was no accident, and Robbie was a spy. It’s a meeting that will change Josephine’s life forever. Now journalists Eugene Henderson and Andy Clark help Josephine’s daughter Nicky solve a mystery that has spanned five decades. Who was John Cottell? And what really happened to her father? Episode's out weekly from Tuesday 20th January. For more true crime that you'll be obsessed with head to AlwaysTrueCrime.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:18:28.910342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/codename-badger-7620345"},"episode":{"title":"Elephant Hotel","slug":"elephant-hotel","published_at":"2026-02-10T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/codename-badger-7620345/elephant-hotel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/codename-badger-7620345","url":"https://shows.acast.com/codename-badger/episodes/elephant-hotel","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69385738e521382d957faaf6/e/695e891e24334d023441dd81/media.mp3","summary":"Who is John Cottell? Eugene and Andy find answers about John’s wartime experiences and military career.  We find his service record and finally get to the bottom of the death of Major Robbie Collins in 1955,  Meanwhile,  Josephine comes to America. To see photos of John Cottell, Josephine and access exclusive archive visit PATREON LINK. If you’d like to binge the whole series now you can subscribe on Patreon.  Presenter: Eugene Henderson Producer: Eugene Henderson, Andy Clark Executive Producer: Ailsa Rochester Sound Design: Craig Edmondson An Always True Crime Production for Audio Always Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Who is John Cottell? Eugene and Andy find answers about John’s wartime experiences and military career. We find his service record and finally get t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1758,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/codename-badger-7620345/episodes/elephant-hotel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/codename-badger-7620345/elephant-hotel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}