In this episode, Em and Caz cast their eye over some dangerous men, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture. Focusing on King Xerxes from the biblical book of Esther, they investigate how power and patriarchy operate in ways that enable privileged men to abuse and victimize vulnerable women.

In this episode, Caz and Em take a deep dive into the Bible’s first murder mystery - the killing of Abel by his brother Cain (Genesis 4). This story is full of ambiguities and unanswered questions, so they’ll be drawing on some contemporary cases of sibling murders to explore the means, motives, and meanings behind Cain’s homicidal actions.