Shame, Scams, and The Stories We Tell Ourselves (with Ollie Wards)
Jake sits down with Snowball creator Ollie Wards to discuss how a family mystery became an international hit. They trace Ollie’s journey from the firs...
Snowball - Episode 7: The Morning After
After the confrontation in the supermarket carpark, Ollie is left feeling confused — has he been charmed just like everyone else in this story? Lezl...
Snowball - Episode 6: Stakeout
Ollie and Simon have criss-crossed California to find themselves parked in their American muscle car staking out exits from a supermarket they think L...
Snowball - Episode 5: Black Widow
Ollie and Simon follow the trail of broken dreams and failed restaurants to Paso Robles, California. Ollie discovers his former sister-in-law has manu...
Snowball - Episode 4: Charmed
Ollie turns to Lezlie's emails for clues of her whereabouts. Here, he uncovers a bizarre story involving a book deal, a ghost writer and a famous actr...
Snowball - Episode 3: The Coconut Wireless
The stories Lezlie Manukian has told people about her time in Hawaii usually end with murderous local mobsters running her off the island. But this is...
Snowball - Episode 2: The Great Houdini
What looks like a dream marriage for Ollie Wards' brother Greg soon morphs into a nightmare. With the whole family drawn into the mess, his parents go...
Snowball - Episode 1: The Girl With the Dragonfly Tattoo
Ollie Wards was MC at his brother's wedding. "It was a fun party," he recalls, "kind of rowdy. But inside I had a sense of unease. I couldn't explain ...
Deep Cover Presents: Snowball
In 2006, Greg Wards was your average Kiwi backpacker on an overseas adventure in the UK, working hard, playing harder — and falling head-over-heels in...
Episode 5: Santos Released From Prison
Last week, President Trump commuted George Santos’ prison sentence — a decision that’s prompted both surprise and reflection. Producer Amy Gaines McQu...