Podcast series passes four-million mark

The Australian’s investigative podcast series The Teacher’s Pet was downloaded a total of four million times.

The Australian’s investigative podcast series The Teacher’s Pet was downloaded a million times in six days last week, bringing total downloads to more than four million.

The series, by national chief correspondent Hedley Thomas and producer Slade Gibson, is delving into the 1982 disappearance and suspected murder of Sydney mother Lyn Dawson. It has unearthed new witnesses who have since been interviewed by police, and has led NSW detectives to launch Strike Force Southwood to investigate historical assaults and student-teacher relationships at northern beaches high schools.

International downloads are surging, led by interest in the US followed by Britain, New Zealand and Canada.

Almost half the downloads from the most recent instalment, Episode 11: Loyalty, were from outside Australia.