The week in audio: Exposed: The Ashley Madison Hack; Making Sense of Social Housing; Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes – review

Not enough users of the hacked infidelity website share their stories in a six-part documentary. Elsewhere, more on the UK’s housing crisis, and a philology of funnies

Exposed: The Ashley Madison Hack (Vespucci) | Audible
Making Sense of Social Housing | Tortoise
Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds

Exposed: The Ashley Madison Hack, an Audible series, is made by Vespucci, and at first sight seemed right up my nosy old boulevard. Ashley Madison, if you don’t remember, is an online dating service that launched in 2002, specifically for married people looking for affairs. It was hacked in 2015, to enormous media sensation, with the unknown hackers publishing the names and details – including the intimate messages – of millions of users of the site. It was a huge story, and who wouldn’t want the inside grift? Perfect podcast fodder. Continue reading...


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