Behind the Lindsay Clancy obsession + from a refugee camp to the Socceroos

Some corners of social media are flooded with viral conspiracy theories and support for a US woman accused of murdering her three children.

With Lindsay Clancy saying postpartum psychosis led to her actions, we unpack why this case has flamed so much hype and such deep public divisions.

And we speak with Awer Mabil, the Socceroos star who was born in a Kenyan refugee camp and now has a message for those trying to 'divide' Australia.

Listen now:

00:55 - The Lindsay Clancy case

10:15 - How football saved Awer Mabil's life

Guests:

Xanthe Weston, criminologist and author of 'Mothers who Murder: And Infamous Miscarriages of Justice'

Awer Mabil, Socceroo and Barefoot to Boots co-founder

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