A luxury music festival in the Bahamas collapses into chaos, leaving celebrity hype, empty promises, and bewildered guests in its wake.

This episode unpacks the rise and ruin of Fyre Festival, from Billy McFarland’s glossy vision of a VIP paradise to the cascading failures that exposed a web of lies. We follow the influencers, the investors, the infamous cheese sandwich, and the fallout that turned a marketing fantasy into a modern lesson in greed and delusion.

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In this episode of The Compendium, we hand over the mic to our friends at Horrifying History for a crossover episode. Its a tale so bizarre, it sounds made up, but absolutely isn’t.

In 1876, a woman in rural Kentucky stepped outside to find chunks of raw meat falling from the sky. Yes, actual meat!  What followed was a media frenzy, scientific confusion, and some truly stomach-churning theories — including one involving vulture vomit.

Horrifying History explores this forgotten slice of weird America and why it’s exactly the kind of story we love: unsettling, unexplained, and just plausible enough to make you question everything.

And find more episodes of Horrifying History wherever you get your podcasts.

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A family lunch ends in three deaths, one near miss, and a swirl of suspicion as police uncover a tale stranger than fiction.

This episode examines the Mushroom Murders, where Erin Patterson’s Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms triggered one of Australia’s most sensational criminal cases. We trace the shifting stories, the courtroom revelations, and the web of deception that turned a family meal into an international headline.

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A reality show convinces its contestants they’ve been launched into space, creating one of the strangest deceptions in British television history.

This episode revisits Space Cadets, the 2005 Channel 4 hoax that used fake cosmonaut training, a shuttle simulator, and an entire “Russian base” built in Ipswich to sell an impossible illusion. We explore how the production pulled it off, why the contestants believed it, and how this bizarre stunt still stands as reality TV’s most audacious experiment.

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A troubled drifter becomes one of America’s most notorious female serial killers, leaving behind a trail of violence and a life shaped by cruelty.

This episode explores the tragic and brutal story of Aileen Wuornos, from her abusive childhood to the murders that later inspired the film Monster. We look at the forces that shaped her, the rage and trauma that defined her choices, and the unsettling debate over whether she was a cold-blooded killer or a woman pushed past the edge by a lifetime of suffering.

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A rising sports icon shoots his girlfriend through a locked bathroom door, leaving a nation divided over intent, truth, and justice.

This episode revisits the killing of Reeva Steenkamp, tracing Oscar Pistorius’s rapid ascent, the events of that Valentine’s Day in Pretoria, and the trial that gripped South Africa. We explore the legal twists, the cultural context around crime and fear, and the lingering question of who Reeva was beyond the headlines and courtroom arguments.

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A serial killer stalks couples in the Tuscan hills for nearly twenty years, leaving Italy gripped by fear, rumours, and a mystery that refuses to die.

This episode unpacks the chilling case of the Monster of Florence, tracing how a series of lover’s lane murders spiralled into one of Europe’s most notorious unsolved investigations. We explore the myths, the obsession, the links to pop culture, and the tangled theories that pulled in everyone from local investigators to writers and even the Amanda Knox case.

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A princess spends her final year hunted by cameras, torn between private love and public myth, before a fatal chase changes the world forever.

This episode follows the last chapter of Diana’s life, from her quiet relationship with Hasnat Khan to her intense summer with Dodi Fayed under the glare of global scrutiny. We explore the pressures surrounding her, the chaotic night in Paris, and the swirl of conspiracy, grief, and legacy that shaped how the world remembers her.

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A viral video promises to stop a warlord, igniting global frenzy before collapsing into scandal, backlash, and one very public unraveling.

This episode revisits Kony 2012, charting how a polished campaign about Joseph Kony and the LRA captured worldwide attention through emotional storytelling and social media hype. We explore the action kits, the celebrity endorsements, the evangelical funding, and the rapid shift from praise to ridicule as the movement fell apart and achieved almost nothing on the ground.

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A quiet Midwestern town uncovers horrors inside a farmhouse, revealing the man who would become Hollywood’s most disturbing inspiration.

This episode examines the real story of Ed Gein, from the murder of Bernice Worden to the macabre discoveries that exposed a life shaped by isolation, obsession, and violence. We trace how his crimes fuelled some of cinema’s darkest creations and why his legacy continues to haunt true crime and pop culture ahead of the new Ryan Murphy series.

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