The Opportunist
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Latest episode: Mon Oct 20 2025
The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a scammer or a cult leader? Perhaps the most dangerous person is the one who appears the most normal. Perhaps there is a dark potential lurking inside all of us that is just waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. The Opportunist is an original podcast hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.
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- Oct20Dr Thomas Weiner: The Cancer Con38mins
- Oct6Dishonorable Judge Mullins: Above the Law34mins
- Sep22Charlie Javice: The Startup Swindler33mins
- Sep8Mary Mahoney’s Old French House: Fish Fraud38mins
- Aug26Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES4mins
- Aug25Jeremiah “The Bull” Evans: Alpha Conned42mins
- Aug11Kyle Norton Riester: Lieutenant LSD36mins
- Jul28Exporting the Mission: Tim Ballard’s Legal Trouble in Argentina43mins
- Jul14Aimee Bock & Salim Said: Defrauding Our Future41mins
- Jun30Eugene Weekly: Black, White, and In The Red36mins
- Jun16Ryan James Wedding: Powder Runs35mins
- Jun2Smoke, Mirrors, and Medical Bills39mins
- May19Jacob Runyan & Chase Cominsky: Bait & Switch30mins
- Mar18John Darwin: Up a Creek Without a Paddle37mins
- Mar10Murder, Money, and a Children's Book34mins
- Mar3Part 2: The Season and Scandal That Shattered Hayfield41mins
- Feb24Part 1: The Opportunist Coach Overton’s Big Move33mins
- Feb18Part 2: The Fraternity47mins
- Feb10The New York City Ballet, Part 1: Peter Martins45mins
- Feb3John Greer: Above the Law31mins
- Dec16Tim Ballard E10: The Roundtable36mins
- Dec9Tim Ballard E9: The Lawsuit42mins
- Dec2Tim Ballard E8: Operation Resurrection40mins
- Nov25Tim Ballard E7: Too Close to the Sun42mins
- Nov18Tim Ballard E6: Crusade & Conspiracy36mins
- Nov11Tim Ballard E5: The Church43mins
- Nov4Tim Ballard E4: The Couples Ruse51mins
- Oct28Tim Ballard E3: A Broken Moral Compass49mins
- Oct19Tim Ballard E1: For A Good Cause54mins
- Oct19Tim Ballard E2: The Origin Myth41mins
- Oct15Unmasking a Hero: Tim Ballard - The Opportunist Season 101min
- Sep30Sneak Preview of a New Season of “The Opportunist”33mins
- Sep16Dr. Henry Lee: Evidence of Foul Play37mins
- Sep9Baby Doe: An Afghan Abduction52mins
- Sep2Arian Taherzadeh & Haider Ali: Highstakes Cosplay39mins
- Aug26David Xu: Toxic Workplace43mins
- Aug19Judge Jeffrey Ferguson: Deadly Lapse of Judgment41mins
- Aug12Sebastián Marset: The Ultimate Score45mins
- Aug3Ruby Corado: Casa of Cards50mins
- Jul29Sam Haskell IV: Second-Rate Slasher40mins
- Jul22Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper: Unholy Roller40mins
- Jul15The Curse of “The Three Body Problem”25mins
- Jul8The Fake CIA Spy34mins
- May28Vigilante - Byron David Smith: THE DEER HUNTER17mins
- May6Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 5 of 5: Criminal50mins
- Apr29Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 4 of 5: The Sleeping Bear48mins
- Apr22Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 3 of 5: Rumors51mins
- Apr15Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 2 of 5: Hypnotist47mins
- Apr8Vault Release: CHRIS BATHUM Part 1 of 5: Rehab Mogul51mins
Jan25Welcome To Varnamtown! Available now!3mins- Nov14End of Year Wrap Up 202359mins
- Oct31MARC ST-ONGE Part 1 of 1: The Mudman37mins
- Oct27Show Announcement + Mini Episode15mins
- Sep19KIMBERLY SMITH Part 5 of 5: A Breath of Stale Air39mins
- Sep12KIMBERLY SMITH Part 4 of 5: The Motel Room38mins
- Sep5KIMBERLY SMITH Part 3 of 5: Where is Goldie Robinson?38mins
- Aug28KIMBERLY SMITH Part 2 of 5: Dawn34mins
- Aug22KIMBERLY SMITH Part 1 of 5: Bad Wrong37mins
- May30GAYLE PALMER Part 7 of 7: Criminally Minded41mins
- May23GAYLE PALMER Part 6 of 7: Window of Loss38mins
- May16GAYLE PALMER Part 5 of 7: Far From Over37mins
- May9GAYLE PALMER Part 4 of 7: I Hate This Place40mins
- May2GAYLE PALMER Part 3 of 7: Damage Control37mins
- Apr25GAYLE PALMER Part 2 of 7: The Price of Admission40mins
- Apr25GAYLE PALMER Part 1 of 7: The Deadly Mirage40mins
- Feb21SHAWN PARCELLS Part 1 of 1: The Assistant48mins
- Dec20DR. SCOTT CHARMOLI Part 1 of 1: Broken Trust43mins
- Oct19SHERYL RUTHVEN Epilogue: What Kind of Power?40mins
- Oct12SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 4 of 4: The Exodus41mins
- Oct5SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 3 of 4: Creating Eden44mins
- Sep28SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 2 of 4: You've Been Conned45mins
- Sep28SHERYL RUTHVEN Part 1 of 4: A New Mary Magdalene43mins
- Jul13BONUS: And That’s Why We Drink! in conversation with The Opportunist49mins
- Apr6SHERRY SHRINER Epilogue: A New Queen47mins
- Mar30SHERRY SHRINER Part 8 of 8: Day of Reckoning49mins
- Mar23SHERRY SHRINER Part 7 of 8: The Lion and The Lamb44mins
- Mar16SHERRY SHRINER Part 6 of 8: Unraveling42mins
- Mar9SHERRY SHRINER Part 5 of 8: A Warrior Betrayed46mins
- Mar2SHERRY SHRINER Part 4 of 8: Building an Army43mins
- Feb23SHERRY SHRINER Part 3 of 8: Decoding the End of the World44mins
- Feb16SHERRY SHRINER Part 2 of 8: The Elect43mins
- Feb16SHERRY SHRINER Part 1 of 8: Internet Prophet42mins