<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/explosive-lies-podcast/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Explosive Lies]]></title><podcast:guid>de2c0528-d4e0-57d7-ba66-3ab00736aba6</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:36:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Global]]></copyright><managingEditor>Global</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[He said it could save lives. It didn’t. It couldn’t even find golf balls…  

Jim McCormick was a cocky English salesman with an outrageous claim: a black plastic gadget that could sniff out bombs using “electromagnetic energy.” The science was pure fiction. But in the panic after 9/11, governments bought the lie - paying up to $60,000 for a device that started life as a $20 novelty golf-ball finder. McCormick sold hope to armies and security forces across the globe. But hope turned deadly. Behind the deals were fragmented friendships, betrayals, and a truth so dangerous it would take years to drag into the light. 

Alice Levine uncovers the jaw-dropping story of a con that cost countless lives - and the unlikely people who stopped at nothing to uncover the truth. 

Explosive Lies is a Global Original podcast, produced by Forest Sounds in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.

For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact commercialpodcasts@global.com]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/c48ec223-5399-4eb2-a0fc-fc09b87042b2/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500.jpg</url><title>Explosive Lies</title><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/c48ec223-5399-4eb2-a0fc-fc09b87042b2/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Global</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Global</itunes:author><description>He said it could save lives. It didn’t. It couldn’t even find golf balls…  

Jim McCormick was a cocky English salesman with an outrageous claim: a black plastic gadget that could sniff out bombs using “electromagnetic energy.” The science was pure fiction. But in the panic after 9/11, governments bought the lie - paying up to $60,000 for a device that started life as a $20 novelty golf-ball finder. McCormick sold hope to armies and security forces across the globe. But hope turned deadly. Behind the deals were fragmented friendships, betrayals, and a truth so dangerous it would take years to drag into the light. 

Alice Levine uncovers the jaw-dropping story of a con that cost countless lives - and the unlikely people who stopped at nothing to uncover the truth. 

Explosive Lies is a Global Original podcast, produced by Forest Sounds in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.

For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact commercialpodcasts@global.com</description><link>https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Explosive Lies with Alice Levine]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="True Crime"></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Documentary"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"></itunes:category><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:medium>podcast</podcast:medium><item><title>6. No Sign of Remorse | Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>No Sign of Remorse | Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 6. The fight for truth reaches its explosive final stage.</p><p>At the Old Bailey, Jim’s legal team insists he genuinely believed the ADE worked. After years of investigation, the case hangs in the balance.</p><p>But even as the verdict looms, one question remains: why are these bogus devices still in use around the world?</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode 6. The fight for truth reaches its explosive final stage.</p><p>At the Old Bailey, Jim’s legal team insists he genuinely believed the ADE worked. After years of investigation, the case hangs in the balance.</p><p>But even as the verdict looms, one question remains: why are these bogus devices still in use around the world?</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">0601540f-fb41-494c-a94a-a15b4400842d</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/e445a451-017d-483d-8870-6fa8e9b3f147/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0601540f-fb41-494c-a94a-a15b4400842d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=0601540f-fb41-494c-a94a-a15b4400842d" length="39806558" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>41:28</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>6</podcast:episode><podcast:season>1</podcast:season></item><item><title>5. Dead End | Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>Dead End | Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 5. The investigation is thrown into turmoil.</p><p>As Niki White digs deeper into Jim’s empire, she discovers that exposing the truth will be far harder - and far more dangerous - than anyone imagined.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode 5. The investigation is thrown into turmoil.</p><p>As Niki White digs deeper into Jim’s empire, she discovers that exposing the truth will be far harder - and far more dangerous - than anyone imagined.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">b65b57f5-7169-4fd9-bd06-d568501f5189</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/2dc41d56-691e-4780-bfce-8d60f69b356a/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b65b57f5-7169-4fd9-bd06-d568501f5189.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=b65b57f5-7169-4fd9-bd06-d568501f5189" length="31621663" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>32:56</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>5</podcast:episode><podcast:season>1</podcast:season></item><item><title>4. Expanding Web of Fraud | Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>Expanding Web of Fraud | Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 4. Steve and Meirion join forces as the investigation gathers pace, uncovering shocking complicity at the heart of the British state.</p><p>Meanwhile, Detective Niki White quietly begins her own pursuit of Jim - setting the stage for a clash that could change everything.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode 4. Steve and Meirion join forces as the investigation gathers pace, uncovering shocking complicity at the heart of the British state.</p><p>Meanwhile, Detective Niki White quietly begins her own pursuit of Jim - setting the stage for a clash that could change everything.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">50b2ab74-9408-49ac-8295-328fbca39fe3</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/d7d04744-a9c5-42b0-adb8-b5abb1084921/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:35:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/50b2ab74-9408-49ac-8295-328fbca39fe3.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=50b2ab74-9408-49ac-8295-328fbca39fe3" length="36822330" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>38:21</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode><podcast:season>1</podcast:season></item><item><title>3. Iraqi Bomb Squad | Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>Iraqi Bomb Squad | Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 3. The higher the stakes, the harder the fall?</p><p>Jim doubles down, pushing the ADE’s supposed power with the backing of a powerful Iraqi general. His empire looks untouchable.</p><p>Meanwhile, Steve leaks secrets from the shadows, and journalists Caroline Hawley and Meirion Jones take their investigation public - sparking a reaction no one saw coming.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode 3. The higher the stakes, the harder the fall?</p><p>Jim doubles down, pushing the ADE’s supposed power with the backing of a powerful Iraqi general. His empire looks untouchable.</p><p>Meanwhile, Steve leaks secrets from the shadows, and journalists Caroline Hawley and Meirion Jones take their investigation public - sparking a reaction no one saw coming.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">21df3dcd-10fd-4074-9ab7-2907beae4362</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/2e3f89ba-9b51-4fb2-ab99-838793de6d81/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/21df3dcd-10fd-4074-9ab7-2907beae4362.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=21df3dcd-10fd-4074-9ab7-2907beae4362" length="35051437" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>36:31</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode><podcast:season>1</podcast:season></item><item><title>2. Ultimate Betrayal | Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>Ultimate Betrayal | Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 2. Loyalty or truth - which would you choose?</p><p>Steve faces a brutal choice: protect his best friend of forty years or expose a secret that could shake governments. When he finally tries to speak out, every door slams shut.</p><p>Meanwhile, journalists Caroline Hawley and Meirion Jones start asking questions - and what they uncover hints at a fraud far bigger than anyone imagined.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode 2. Loyalty or truth - which would you choose?</p><p>Steve faces a brutal choice: protect his best friend of forty years or expose a secret that could shake governments. When he finally tries to speak out, every door slams shut.</p><p>Meanwhile, journalists Caroline Hawley and Meirion Jones start asking questions - and what they uncover hints at a fraud far bigger than anyone imagined.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">b7d3c9ce-388d-4391-a17a-047cd723f3c1</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/bcde55d5-fedf-4024-b43b-17d6c13c4588/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b7d3c9ce-388d-4391-a17a-047cd723f3c1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=b7d3c9ce-388d-4391-a17a-047cd723f3c1" length="34808602" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>36:16</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>2</podcast:episode><podcast:season>1</podcast:season></item><item><title>1. The Mole | Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>The Mole | Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 1. This story begins on the streets of Liverpool.</p><p>Jim McCormick and his childhood friend Steve grew up side by side. But when Jim quits the police to chase big money as a salesman, their paths split. Years later, Jim is living it large with millions made from his so-called bomb detector. He reappears from the shadows with an offer that sounds too good to refuse.</p><p>What happens when loyalty meets a lie worth millions?</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode 1. This story begins on the streets of Liverpool.</p><p>Jim McCormick and his childhood friend Steve grew up side by side. But when Jim quits the police to chase big money as a salesman, their paths split. Years later, Jim is living it large with millions made from his so-called bomb detector. He reappears from the shadows with an offer that sounds too good to refuse.</p><p>What happens when loyalty meets a lie worth millions?</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">04eeaecd-5e19-49f0-87ee-c926706319a9</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/121438b0-bb3e-465d-81ed-e633f1053ea3/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/04eeaecd-5e19-49f0-87ee-c926706319a9.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=04eeaecd-5e19-49f0-87ee-c926706319a9" length="42790787" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>44:34</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode><podcast:season>1</podcast:season></item><item><title>Introducing: Explosive Lies</title><itunes:title>Introducing: Explosive Lies</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>He said it could save lives. It didn’t. It couldn’t even find golf balls…</p><p>Jim McCormick was a cocky English salesman with an outrageous claim: a black plastic gadget that could sniff out bombs using “electromagnetic energy.” The science was pure fiction. But in the panic after 9/11, governments bought the lie - paying up to $60,000 for a device that started life as a $20 novelty golf-ball finder.</p><p>McCormick sold hope to armies and security forces across the globe. But hope turned deadly. Behind the deals were fragmented friendships, betrayals, and a truth so dangerous it would take years to drag into the light.</p><p>Alice Levine uncovers the jaw-dropping story of a con that cost countless lives - and the unlikely people who stopped at nothing to uncover the truth.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>All episodes are out now. Listen on <a href="https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Player</a>.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He said it could save lives. It didn’t. It couldn’t even find golf balls…</p><p>Jim McCormick was a cocky English salesman with an outrageous claim: a black plastic gadget that could sniff out bombs using “electromagnetic energy.” The science was pure fiction. But in the panic after 9/11, governments bought the lie - paying up to $60,000 for a device that started life as a $20 novelty golf-ball finder.</p><p>McCormick sold hope to armies and security forces across the globe. But hope turned deadly. Behind the deals were fragmented friendships, betrayals, and a truth so dangerous it would take years to drag into the light.</p><p>Alice Levine uncovers the jaw-dropping story of a con that cost countless lives - and the unlikely people who stopped at nothing to uncover the truth.</p><p>From Global and Forest Sounds, in partnership with Dentsu Entertainment.</p><p><em>Explosive Lies </em>is a Global production.</p><p>All episodes are out now. Listen on <a href="https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Player</a>.</p><p>For any commercial enquiries with this podcast including IP interest, please contact <a href="mailto:commercialpodcasts@global.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">commercialpodcasts@global.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://explosive-lies-podcast.captivate.fm]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">344a851a-0c9a-494e-ab22-a3907d4e18d1</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/cb86829c-a035-4f6d-a9fa-fd1f893094f3/20252445-POD-EXLPOSIVE-LIES-1500x1500-2.jpg"/><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><enclosure url="https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/344a851a-0c9a-494e-ab22-a3907d4e18d1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d926ca0a-868f-4286-9487-5ac641951976&amp;aw_0_1st.episodeid=344a851a-0c9a-494e-ab22-a3907d4e18d1" length="2655302" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>02:46</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>