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Rating
4.5from
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240 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Small WardourExplicit
No
Date created
2023/03/01
Latest episode
2026/01/30
Average duration
24 min.
Release period
14 days
Description
Calling all Chief Detectives! Bust or Trust is a podcast for curious kids’ who’d like to get to the bottom of some of the world’s most interesting mysteries. From Big Foot to the Lost City of Atlantis, “Myth Truster” Tiernan Douieb and “Myth Buster” Athena Kugblenu take you through each case. It’s up to the Chief Detectives listening to decide if they bust the myth or trust it! A real family listen, full of fun facts and silly jokes, this podcast encourages young listeners to think critically about “evidence” and how to debate and disagree in a playful and productive way. Fun for ages 6 - 106. Brought to you by Small Wardour, makers of some of the best podcasts for kids. Pre-Order the Bust or Trust Book here - https://geni.us/BustorTrust
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The Olmec Heads
2026/01/30
Huge stone heads were found in Central America, carved by the ancient Olmec peoples but to this day, no one knows why. Were they of rulers, or maybe just really good sports players? Tiernan and Athena try not to be big headed about the theories and then you, our Chief Detectives can gets your heads together and solve the case.
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The Haunting of Windhouse on Yell
2026/01/16
Old ruins up on a hill in the windy island of Yell, Shetland. But is it really haunted by a number of ghosts? Or does the cold weather, and draughty conditions give visitors the chills? Athena and Tiernan investigate so that you can decide.
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Our favourite mysteries of 2025
2026/01/01
Tiernan and Athena take a little look back over their fave mysteries of 2025. What would be in your top 3? Let us know!
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Christmas Minisodes!
2025/12/25
Merry Christmas Chief Detectives! This year Athena and Tiernan are bringing you a special festive treat of looking at some of the cases you, our Chief Detectives have suggested.
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The Plain of Jars
2025/12/12
Hundreds of giant stone jars lay scattered across the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos. But no one knows how they got there or what they were for. Could it have been the remains of a party held by giants? Or are they ancient burial chambers, jars for holding water or something else entirely? As always, Tiernan and Athena investigate!
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Did Mansa Musa's Brother Discover America?
2025/11/28
Mansa Musa of the Malian Empire was the richest man who ever lived, but did his brother really discover America for the African nations, hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus discovered it for Europe? Athena and Tiernan take a voyage through all the evidence so you can decide what the real story is for yourselves.
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The Number Seven Phantom Bus
2025/11/14
It's said that a ghostly double decker bus used to haunt North West London, causing cars to crash and then disappearing in front of people's eyes. But did the Number 7 Phantom Bus really exist? Tiernan and Athena get on board with all the evidence and then you, our Chief Detectives have to solve the case.
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Werewolves
2025/10/31
Happy Halloween! It's time to look at a classic beastie for this spooky time of year. Athena and Tiernan investigate everyone's favourite furry terrors, werewolves! Can people really turn into scary wolves or is everyone just barking up the wrong tree? We bring the evidence and then you have to decide!
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Machu Picchu
2025/10/17
The ancient Inca citadel of Macchu Picchu is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, but still to this day, no one knows what it was for or why it was abandoned. Do Athena and Tiernan have the theory that unlocks the mysteries to this mystical place high in the Andes? Or just a lot of jokes about sneezing? It's up to you, our Chief Detectives, to decide!
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Spring Heeled Jack
2025/10/03
In Victorian England there were many news reports of a caped villian, with a 'diabolical face', metal claws and who could leap over fences and carriages. But was the bouncy scoundral known as Spring Heeled Jack real? Or just a pranking nobleman and mass hysteria? Tiernan and Athena leap into action to bring you the evidence!
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The Parisian Catacombs
2025/09/19
Underneath the romantic city of Paris, France, there lie miles and miles of tunnels filled with the skeletons of 6 million people. But are these catacombs haunted, or just damp and easy to get lost in? Athena and Tiernan take a look at this underground phenomenon to bring you the evidence and help you decide.
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The Lusca
2025/09/05
The Lusca is half-shark, half-octopus said to terrorise the depths of the Bahamas. But does this creature really exist or is it all just whirlpools and a case of mistaken identity for some giant squid? Tiernan and Athena take a deep dive to find all the evidence so that you, our Chief Detectives, can decide.
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The Travis Walton Alien Abduction
2025/08/22
The case of Travis Walton is one of the most famous alien abduction cases of the 20th century. But did this woodsman really get examined by aliens or is it all an elaborate hoax? Once again Athena and Tiernan beam up all the evdience and hand it over to you to decide.
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Psychic Detectives
2025/08/08
Can psychics really help solve crimes? For years people who say they have special powers have been helping the police track criminals and missing people, but if they could really read minds would they just find out everyone thinks they're super annoying? Tiernan and Athena project their thoughts on all the evidence so that you can choose which team you're on.
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The Headless Blemmyes
2025/07/25
The Headless Blemmyes were a race of people who had no head, but their eyes and mouths were in their chest. Did these strange creatures ever really exist? And if not, why did so many medieval writers lose their heads about them? Athena and Tiernan get their actual heads together to look at the evidence so that you, our Chief Detectives, can decide.
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sledxl 2026/01/22
So good
Great presenters and terrific topics for kids and their adults
Guillain11 2026/01/27
Bust or trust
Not bad for ten years old kid like me
Ka8710 2026/01/13
Best show ever
One million stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Jonah eight 2026/01/09
hello
great podcast I am a myth truster on the jumping church of kildimoch and the danceing pleage is actually the ,and i quote, “worst outbreak of danceing...
Tigger the Tigger 2026/01/03
✨
Such a truly wonderful podcast. I love all the stories (even the gory ones) and listen while I get ready in the morning and at night. I see many peopl...
Podcast person 67 2025/12/26
Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This podcast is so good and the skits are really funny and they do a lot of good episodes but they should A episode of other dimensions
_.Abi._ 2025/12/19
It is the best
It is an amazing podcast and they do a really good job with the evidence
Iggy_the_freak 2025/12/06
Love it bug why I don’t do the stuff
I still listen, but it’s way too scary now and we used to give me nightmares but 10/10
Colive the olive 2025/12/17
👎🏼
Boooooooooooooooooooooo
Agreeable octopus 2025/12/15
It wont play for mi
It won’t play!!!!!!!! I’ve been standing here for hours and it doesn’t work!
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