Fool Me Twice

30/08/2026

Episode 31 is out, and we’re looking at stolen valour.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uBWCLStVMkbAZeYPFfGvQ?si=xnGWxwnZRuCTsAMS6Ixg3Q&utm_source=copy-link

Fool Me Twice with Bradford Oakes and Steve Van Aperen · Episode

25/08/2026

Episode 30 of Fool Me Twice is out.
Bradford Emlyn Oakes is a veteran comedian and Steve Van Aperen is a former detective and now ‘human lie detector’.

https://foolmetwice.com.au/episode-30-polls-lies-and-social-influence/

03/08/2026

Steve is back in the studio from his golfing holiday in Switzerland and Ireland to chat about deception in the beauty industry with Bradford.

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Brad Oakes and Steve Van Aperen look at the beauty industry, and how words and influencers are used for clever deception.

07/07/2026

In this episode of Fool Me Twice hosts Steve Van Aperen and Bradford Emlyn Oakes talk about lying in health care, with Dr Nicole Yap.

29/06/2026

Our latest episode is out, and we're looking at government cover-ups!

The Children Overboard Scandal of preceding the 2001 federal election in Australia demonstrated how political lying was par for the course.

23/06/2026

In this episode we look at a Frankston kidnapping that went wrong for some, and right for one.

Rob Blezard, a Victoria Police detective with a 35-year career, discusses a remarkably shortsighted kidnapping that had a lucky outcome.

08/06/2026

In Part 3 of Anatomy of a Murder Crime Scene, we discuss Locard’s Exchange Principle.

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In Episode 21 Bradford Oakes and Steve Van Aperen return to their ongoing “anatomy of a murder” scenario following on from Part 1 and Part 2.

25/05/2026

The Bonus Episode has just landed, featuring producer Morry Morgan and Steve Van Aperen. The two cover their first collaboration, Is This Thing On? - the comedy-drama about 10 newbies learning stand-up comedy at the Hard Knock Knocks Comedy School.

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In this bonus episode of Fool Me Twice, host Steve Van Aperen swaps the usual format for a behind-the-glass conversation with Morry Morgan, the show’s producer.

18/05/2026

That’s right, Monday mornings are our new launch day, and this one is a doozy.

This week, we examine the anatomy of a crime scene in vivid, colourful detail, unpacking the clues, the chaos, and the questions left behind.

You know you want to listen.

Episode 19 of Fool Me Twice features Bradford Oakes and Steve Van Aperen exploring what they call “the anatomy of a murder crime scene”

29/04/2026

Episode 17 is out, and we're talking all about Ashley Madison!

A major focus of the episode is the Ashley Madison data breach, which was specifically designed to facilitate extramarital affairs.