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    The Storyteller: Narcissist’s Playbook

    OUT NOW: The fourth instalment in The Storyteller series, sees award-winning investigative journalist Isla Traquair uncover the truth behind the shocking exposé featured in the new documentary Narcissist’s Playbook. An internationally respected professor of psychology, who claims to help people recover from narcissistic abuse, is unmasked as a wolf in saviour’s clothing. Experience the investigation as it unfolds following every twist, setback and breakthrough alongside Isla, from the very first contact to the killer confrontation.  

    The Scottish crime journalist does it again weaving the narrative with compassion and honest observation. Real interviews with those at the heart of the case, plus international experts, narcissistic abuse survivors and four diagnosed narcissists. 

    The latest series follows on from three No1 true crime series – The Storyteller: Naked Villainy which made history broadcasting a full murder trial for the first time in the UK. It tells the story of two scientists – two lovers – one killer, one victim and a 45 year journey to justice. The Storyteller: Violent Delights – from a Royal castle to a courtroom, when love and passion turned into cruelty and coercion and ended in murder. And the break out first series The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul, Isla reinvestigates a murder case twenty years on, to seek answers in a case that shocked a country.

    Bonus content for The Storyteller: Naked Villainy on Patreon. Link below. 

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    S4 Ep30: EP 30 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Oct 15, 2026
    Show notes EP 30 - Psychopath on Psychopath Part 1. There are two big names who are both diagnosed narcissistic psychopaths serving a niche on the internet offering insights into their pathology. One is Sam Vaknin, who is accused of multiple allegations of sexually abusing women using fake credentials to lure them in, and the other is anonymous Englishman HG Tudor. The latter does not claim to hold any psychology qualifications and states his insights are purely from his lived experience being self aware. Some may regard them as rivals although both would likely dispute that and have until recently, publicly ignored one another. But following the release of the documentary and podcast, HG offered to do a "David Attenborough" style commentary of Sam Vaknin during my confrontation interview and in particular how he reacted. The episode begins with an explainer of the evolution of the investigation and efforts to make Sam's audience aware of the investigation light of his blocking and deleting of any comments relating to the allegations.

    S4 Ep29: EP 29 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Oct 13, 2026
    Show notes

    Being seen - British healthcare worker "Rachel" tagged along with a friend to watch author Sam Vaknin do a seminar on narcissism in London in November 2018. He was yet to name himself the made-up title of Dr Professor. Over a year later, after he had criticised her in the comments section of his social media deeming her not intelligent enough, he eventually messaged her privately and everything changed. He was her constant support during the covid years. But his attention and comforting friendship was soon replaced with darker demands. Rachel was won over by the intelligent internet expert, but soon discovered it came with a price she wasn't willing to pay.

    To see the video version of this episode, plus extra content, evidence and analysis join the Patreon below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


    S4 Ep28: EP 28 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Oct 08, 2026
    Show notes

    Sam Vaknin was her idol - Grace is a second year PhD Philosophy student and for years she has admired the man she believed to be a professor. He wasn't just someone she watched from afar, he became a mentor and was even referenced in her Masters thesis. When she recently heard via Sam about what he's calling a "smear campaign" she brushed it off as a misunderstanding over him being a Doctor of Philosophy, who taught a different subject, Psychology. That was until her friend contacted her and informed her it was not a smear campaign, but an investigation into Sam's fraud and abuse of therapy patients. Her world came crashing down as she realised, he had never been interested in assisting her with her studies, his motivation was far more sinister.

    SIGN THE PETITION TO HAVE SAM VAKNIN'S YOUTUBE INVESTIGATED -

    https://c.org/sR7xdFYkGb

    For the video version of this episode plus evidence and analysis click to join Patreon below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com



    S4 Ep27: EP 27 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Oct 06, 2026
    Show notes

    The mystery woman - an alarming incident at one of Sam Vaknin's seminars in Macedonia last year was recorded by one of the attendees who herself believes she was being targeted. The director of CIAPS, Anthony Kila, who is himself currently under investigation for being a fake therapist, was a co-sponsor of this event and did not take me up on my offer to listen to the audio of this serious safeguarding incident. The mystery woman from Lithuania was branded dangerous and yet Sam Vaknin, using fake credentials as a professor of psychology did nothing to help the woman. He was only interested in keeping the attendees away from hearing what she had to say. Was she another victim tying to warn people? British TV Psychotherapist Kathleen Saxton was present. I contacted her to ask for her help. She didn't respond.

    For the video version of this episode plus extra content, evidence and analysis click on Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


    S4 Ep26: EP 26 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Oct 01, 2026
    Show notes

    Monsters do exist - An introduction to HG Tudor, the faceless diagnosed psychopath who keeps his identity a secret but tells Isla Traquair that one day he will reveal himself, even if it's at his funeral. In this episode you'll learn some chilling details about psychopaths and warnings to heed. If a psychopath tells you "his kind" are evil and cannot change, it's advisable to believe them.

    For extra content including video episodes, evidence and analysis click on Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


    S4 Ep25: EP 25 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Sep 29, 2026
    Show notes

    Analysis Part 2 - In the second part of this special analysis episode Sam's former collaborator Richard Grannon, Director Mark Vicente and investigative journalist Isla Traquair continue to assess the dog whistling videos Sam Vaknin released ahead of the documentary and podcast release. Isla discovers a chilling remark made by Sam to the filmmakers in behind the scenes camera footage.

    Video version and extra content join the Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    Sign the petition for YouTube to investigate Sam's channel https://c.org/cQwyYkdJRs

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


    S4 Ep24: EP 24 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Sep 24, 2026
    Show notes

    Analysis Part 1 - In April 2026, Isla Traquair, Richard Grannon and Mark Vicente met up in London ahead of the BAFTA screening of the documentary. The social media campaign had been running for two months and Sam Vaknin knew it wouldn't be long before he would be exposed as a fake professor accused of abusing therapy patients.

    As you may already know from social media, Sam's efforts to discredit the film and podcast have escalated significantly since the film's delayed release in July. It had originally been scheduled for May. Sadly some of our predictions have come true in relation to more women coming forward.

    For extra content including evidence and analysis click on Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


    S4 Ep23: EP 23 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Sep 22, 2026
    Show notes

    How many victims? - Criminologist Dr Graham Hill gives an estimate of the likely number of potential victims of fake professor and serial sex predator Sam Vaknin. Following a successful career in the police as a Senior Investigating Officer, including leading the British side of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Dr Hill studied for a PhD in psychology and now specialises in profiling sexual offenders. Dr Hill analyses part of one of Sam's therapy sessions recorded by a victim and observes typical language and patterns of a sex offender.

    Video version, evidence and analysis click on Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


    S4 Ep22: EP 22 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Sep 17, 2026
    Show notes

    TRIGGER SA - When "yes" means "no" - This was the title of Joyce Short's famous TEDx Talk in which she details her personal experience of SA. As the founder of the Consent Awareness Network, Joyce and colleague Nina Lucas deliver one of the most important messages of this entire series. CAN defines consent as "Freely Given, Knowledgable and Informed Agreement" by a person who has capacity to reason. They believe by defining consent within laws, it will help prevent sex crimes and rape culture. There is currently no country in the world that has a legal definition for consent.

    www.consentawareness.net

    For the video version of this episode plus evidence and analysis click on Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com

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    S4 Ep21: EP 21 - The Storyteller: Narcissist's Playbook Sep 15, 2026
    Show notes

    Claire's Story Part 3 - In the final episode of Claire's story, she explains how Sam Vaknin knew which buttons to push to further destroy her mental health. Everything she had told him when she first approached him in a suicidal state, he used against her further compounding her desire to end it. Triangulation and discard drove Claire to the edge, but thankfully she found the strength to expose him by reaching out to other women and was horrified when she discovered how many victims there were. And there's a bonus update near the end recorded after Claire experienced a profound realisation about her past.

    For extra content including videos, evidence and analysis click on Patreon link below:
    https://patreon.com/thestorytellerpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

    STAR Network - If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out the free global support network, including daily meetings, information and resources at https://starnetwork.org/
    Join a virtual trauma support community and break free from the trauma before it breaks you.

    If you need immediate help:
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
    https://www.samaritans.org
    https://womensaid.org.uk/
    https://solacewomensaid.org/
    https://www.thehotline.org/

    Stalking support and advocacy UK
    https://www.paladinservice.co.uk/

    To rent the documentary The Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included visit www.narcissistsplaybook.com


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