How Do You Sleep At Night?

How Do You Sleep At Night? is a new podcast hosted by Hack’s Sarah McVeigh. It’s about people who live their lives in the face of judgement.

You’ll meet characters including a big tobacco lobbyist and big game hunters, a killer and a stock market manipulator. The show explores the different moral codes we all live by. Because no one thinks they’re a bad person, right?

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Sarah McVeigh

Sarah McVeigh hosts and produces How Do You Sleep At Night? She is a reporter on Triple J's youth current affairs show Hack.

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01 | Big game hunters

Bec and Sharna shoot animals for sport. On their Facebook pages they pose with a dead giraffe, a zebra, and even a baby bear. Come deep into the Victorian high country to hunt deer with them, and wonder why some animals are considered more precious than others. And a warning — there is some bad language in this episode.

02 | The pokies king

Len Ainsworth has made billions from poker machines. Find out what it took to build his empire and be there when he hears from some of the people his pokies have hurt the most.

03 | The killer

Charlie stabbed and killed two innocent men on a night out in Brisbane in the '90s. Retrace the night he took their lives, meet his mum and discover how he lives with himself. And a warning — there’s very strong language in this episode. It also discusses extreme violence.

04 | The stock market manipulator

He’s an anti-coal activist and author of a fake press release that wiped more than $300 million off the value of a mining company. His actions have been described as "reckless" and "sinister". Come with Jonathan Moylan as he returns to the scene of the mine and find out if he regrets his actions. And a warning — there is some bad language in this episode.

05 | The abortion clinic protesters

The Helpers of God's Precious Infants pray in front of abortion clinics. They’ve also been accused of harassing vulnerable women at a difficult time in their lives. Join them on the footpath in Sydney and Albury and find out why they will never stop. And a warning — there’s strong language in this episode.

06 | Mr Tobacco

Every morning, lobbyist Patrick Muttart wakes up and goes to work for tobacco giant Philip Morris International. Find out why and how he argues the case for a tobacco company when cigarettes kill seven million people a year.

Introducing How Do You Sleep At Night?

How Do You Sleep At Night? is a new podcast hosted by Hack's Sarah McVeigh. It’s about people who live their lives in the face of judgement. You’ll meet characters including a big tobacco lobbyist and big game hunters, a killer and a stock market manipulator. The show explores the different moral codes we all live by. Because no one thinks they’re a bad person, right?

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