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Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace.Writing Wrongs, from the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, explores historic and contemporary forensic linguistic cases.Hosts Professor Tim Grant and Dr Nicci MacLeod, who've provided expert evidence in hundreds of cases, examine a specific case and its linguistic analysis each episode. Some episodes feature guest forensic linguists sharing their experiences as expert witnesses. The series highlights different case types, showcasing the strengths and limitations of forensic linguistics in criminal and civil investigations.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEvery sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Writing Wrongs, from the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, explores historic and contemporary forensic linguistic cases. Hosts Professor Tim Grant and Dr Nicci MacLeod, who've provided expert evidence in hundreds of cases, examine a specific case and its linguistic analysis each episode.
Recent episodes include "Letters from Leeds" (2 October 2026, 42 minutes), "O Scotland, Scotland #TwitterThreatTrial" (4 September 2026, 52 minutes), and "Writing Wrongs Live! 2026 Trailer." (18 August 2026, 1 minute).
Writing Wrongs publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for Writing Wrongs is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Writing Wrongs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Writing Wrongs's contact route on record: verified email.
Writing Wrongs is a true crime podcast with 28 episodes published.
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Episode #6
* Warning: Today’s episode contains discussions of threatening communication and blackmail* Summer, 2011, Leeds, England. Two elderly residents of a housing estate are feeling terrorised after receiving hand delivered...
Episode #5
* Warning: Today’s episode contains discussions of threatening communication * What makes something a threat? In today’s episode, our hosts Dr Nicci MacLeod and Professor Tim Grant are joined by Dr Isabel Picornell, who...
Writing Wrongs
* Warning: Today’s episode contains discussions of murder and racial profiling * Some time in the 2000s, somewhere in the USA. John Smith, an African American male defendant, has been accused of murder. While in jail...
Episode #3
*Warning: this episode contains descriptions of emotional abuse and manipulation* --- November 12, 2018, Madrid, Spain. 47-year-old Galician man Rodrigo Nogueira Iglesias is arrested near the Puerta de Atocha railway...
<p>* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of child sexual abuse material. *</p><p> </p><p>In today’s episode, Dr Nicci MacLeod and Prof. Tim Grant are joined by Dr Emily Chiang, one of our Research Fellows at...
<p>VOTE FOR US IN THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2026!</p><p><br /></p><p>*Warning: this episode contains descriptions of terrorist mass-casualty events, and torture *</p><p> </p><p>NOTE: This is Part 2 of a double episode...
Episode #1
<p>VOTE FOR US IN THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2026!</p><p><br></p><p>*Warning: this episode contains descriptions of terrorist mass-casualty events, and torture *</p><p> </p><p>--- </p><p>These two episodes are dedicated to...
Writing Wrongs
<p>Welcome Wrong’uns to this special episode of Writing Wrongs in conjunction with another Aston Originals podcast: CorpusCast with Dr Robbie Love! </p><p>Nicci, Tim, and Robbie revisit some of Writing Wrongs’ bestclips...
Writing Wrongs
<p>*Warning: this episode contains potentially distressing discussions*</p><p> </p><p>In the series finale, Nicci and Tim will be answering some of the questions that you have been sending in over the course of Season...
Episode #7
<p>Series 2 - Episode 7 - Part 1</p><p><br /></p><p>* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of murder, gang violence, knife crime, and a violent attack on a young pregnant girl. *</p><p>This month, Dr Nicci...
<p><br /></p><p>* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of murder, gang violence, and knife crime. * </p><p> </p><p> STOP! This episode is the final part of a special two-part episode. Make sure to listen to...
Episode #5
<p>Series 2 - Episode 6</p><p>* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions ofharassment and stalking. We’ll explore themes related to verbal and emotional abuse, intimate partner abuse, highly offensive...
<p>Series 2 - Episode 5</p><p>Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes</p><p><br></p><p>* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of religious extremism, radicalization and plots of...
Episode #4
<p>* Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of violent murder, grooming and child sexual abuse, and online extremism. *</p><p> </p><p>This month, Writing Wrongs comes to you live as a part of the ESRC 2025...
<p><br /></p><p>* This episode contains no particular contentwarnings, there is however a very brief mention of another case involving sexual abuse *</p><p> </p><p>This episode is about the New York Times, a high...
Episode #2
<p>* Warning: This episode contains descriptions of the killing of a police officer and the death penalty. * </p><p> </p><p>STOP! If you haven’t listened to part one of this case, go back and listen before starting this...
<p>* Warning: This episode contains descriptions of gun violence, murder and capital punishment. * </p><p> </p><p>In this first episode of a two-part case, Nicci and Tim discuss Derek Bentley’s story and the...
Writing Wrongs
<p>Writing Wrongs Live!</p><p>Come and be part of the Writing Wrongs Live! show 4pm- 6pm 22nd October at the Steelhouse Lane Lockup </p><p>Free tickets are available from...
Episode #8
<p>*Warning: this episode contains potentially distressing discussions*</p><p> </p><p>In the series finale, Nicci and Tim answer some of the questions that you have been sending in over the course of Series 1...
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