Chloe Ayling was a British tabloid and glamor model with a story of abduction that is too Hollywood to be true... or is it?LifeWorld sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.17 - Mrs. Slenderman

Jun 11th, 2020 40m 26s

This one is heavy and dark, but an important case. In 2014, Payton Leutner survived a horrific ordeal at the hands of her two closest friends, all in the name of a meme.Sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.16 Tragedy Acceptance LLC

May 7th, 2020 44m 14s

In this environment of social distancing and telehealth, it's important to know... what exactly is telehealth, anyway?LifeWorld sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworldsourcesPodchaser token: LiOVOfukirEMZLhkIT8r

1.15 A Whole Lot of Not Good

Apr 7th, 2020 27m 44s

What better (or... worse?) way to acknowledge a global pandemic than with a discussion of four of the more destructive computer viruses?LifeWorld Sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.14 Shank Phishing

Mar 19th, 2020 35m 7s

Some stories are awful on so many fronts, we lose track of the core weirdness of the story. Shelly Chartier combined catfishing, matchmaking, child pornography and Call of Duty all into one bizarre experience...Sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworld

1.13 Support Indie Porn

Feb 27th, 2020 23m 1s

We wish this was a unique story, or even unusual. Instead, this is more an illustration of what the larger pornography industry is like at the moment. It's not as fun as you think.LifeWorld Sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.12 The Dark Side of Tickling

Jan 23rd, 2020 38m 45s

Tickling is for kids, and fun, and laughs, not something that could be capitalized on and exploited... right?Sources: bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.11 Name That Malware

Jan 11th, 2020 39m 53s

Eddie Tipton kept a pretty low profile for the first four decades of his life... which is a pretty good idea when you're rigging the lottery.Sources at bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.10 Swautistic Christmas

Dec 19th, 2019 25m 31s

In 2017, police were called to a house of a suspected murder after an anonymous call. Unfortunately, it was a false report with deadly consequences.All sources: https://bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.09 Fools and Floppy Discs

Nov 22nd, 2019 44m

For the first time, LifeWorld covers a fatality, in a review of the 1999 death of Bruce Miller that the media labelled "The Internet's First Murder." His wife, Sharee Miller, was convicted of the crime, even though she had an alibi.All sources:

1.08 Many, Much Heist

Nov 13th, 2019 21m 42s

How much money would have to go missing from your Citibank account for you to notice? $4? $40? $4,000,000? In the '90s, Vladimir Levin was willing to find out.All sources: bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.07 Dangling A Line

Oct 3rd, 2019 53m 38s

From Phishing to Nigerian Princes. We cover some of the popular scams that you could be affected by, and a real world example of someone who has.All sources: bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.06 Dapper Lizard

Sep 19th, 2019 30m 26s

The Lizard Squad involves neither lizards nor squads...It does involve black hat hackers, DDOS attacks, and other bad online behavior. All sources: bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.05 Through the Looking Glass

Sep 5th, 2019 32m 45s

The lives of 15-year-old hacker extraordinaire Ian Restril and 25-year-old journalist Stephen Glass intersected in 1998, in a particularly unusual manner.All sources: bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.04 Phreaks and Geeks

Aug 16th, 2019 27m 14s

Kevin Mitnick was not the first hacker, nor did he make the most money. But he was one of the earliest, and the ending of his story might mean he was one of the most successful.All sources: bit.ly/lifeworldsources

1.03 The 411

Aug 2nd, 2019 27m 21s

Carolyn Owlett, an original member of the British girl group The 411, found herself the target of an unusual case of identity fraud / catfishing / potential obsession. What was it, really?And who, exactly, is our new announcer??All sources: bit

1.02 Sharkhattery

Jul 5th, 2019 31m 31s

Courtney and Steven Allen, a married couple from the pacific northwest just trying to live their lives while unwinding with some online games. They found themselves making a new friend online, through Todd Zonis, before facing the reality of wh

1.01 Organic Dustbunnies

Jul 5th, 2019 34m 56s

Belle Gibson, a social chameleon that overcame the hand that she was dealt in life. A source of inspiration in how to better oneself, until it's found that they aren't. In our first case we look at how someone was able to use social media to cr

1.00 What is LifeWorld?

Jul 5th, 2019 10m 50s

Kate (Ignorance Was Bliss) and Derek (Rolling Misadventures) decide to take a look at crimes that could have only happened with the invention of the internet. They discuss the premise of doing a true crime podcast that focuses more on the tech