
Stage Talks with Bellingcat
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"Exposing Leaked Intimate Imagery Forums" with Bellingcat and The Press
Aug 15, 2026
1h 01m 18s
"Inside The Membership Model" with Bellingcat's Development Team
Aug 3, 2026
59m 07s
"Building Environmental Investigations" with Costanza Gambarini
Jul 17, 2026
1h 02m 27s
"Building Protective Tech- Dealing with Leaked Intimate Imagery" with Madelaine Thomas
Jul 3, 2026
57m 05s
"Reporting On Hidden Networks Of Online Abuse" with CNN
Jun 12, 2026
1h 01m 26s
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| 8/15/26 | "Exposing Leaked Intimate Imagery Forums" with Bellingcat and The Press | This week Bellingcat's Kolina Koltai and The Press' Michael Wright joined us to discuss their recent investigation into the website LeakedBB. LeakedBB was a publicly accessible forum with millions of registered users, where intimate images were allegedly shared without consent. Kolina and Michael provided insight into the methodology behind their investigation, how they identified a key admin of the website, and the challenges of tackling the wider issue of non-consensual sharing of explicit images online.The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on August 13th 2026. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in our Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks:The investigation: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/07/16/leakedbb-crypto-entrepreneur/The Press' version of the investigation: https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/361041069/leaked-global-online-forum-trading-leaked-nudes-and-its-christchurch-linksThese researchers also recently spoke to The World about this investigation: https://theworld.org/segments/2026/08/07/investigative-report-traces-global-reach-of-revenge-porn-websiteHave a story for Bellingcat? https://www.bellingcat.com/contactOpenCorporates: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opencorporatesMrDeepfakes investigation: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05/07/canadian-pharmacist-linked-to-worlds-most-notorious-deepfake-porn-site/Motherless (.com) podcast episode: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2909687/Image Angel podcast episode: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2962192/Hunchly: https://hunch.ly/Autoarchiver: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2025/08/13/the-open-source-tool-that-has-preserved-150000-pieces-of-online-evidence/ | 1h 01m 18s | ||||||
| 8/3/26 | "Inside The Membership Model" with Bellingcat's Development Team | This week, we explored how our work is funded - what keeps our open-source collective's lights on? Bellingcat's Sarah Bishop Woods and Mareike Vitt, both members of our Development Team, joined us to explain our new funding structure: a Bellingcat membership model. We discussed what a membership model is, why Bellingcat has adopted it, and the benefits and risks associated with this type of funding. Mareike also stressed that relying on a single source of funding is not enough to sustain an organisation in the current economic climate.The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on July 3oth 2026. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in our Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks:Become a Bellingcat member: https://www.bellingcat.com/donate/Mareike's previous talk is here on wider funding models: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/1897808/Bellingcat Toolkit: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkitListed member benefits: https://www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-member-benefits/Some guidance on how to support Bellingcat from Mareike, we're grateful for all of them: Amplify. Share our program, newsletters or posts within your networks. Take initiative. You can create your own campaign for Bellingcat and start raising funds within your peers by e.g. for your birthday, run a half-marathon, live-stream your gaming activityFundraiser for Bellingcat NL (tax-deductible in NL)For raising funds that are tax deductible in NL: https://www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-member-benefits/Fundraiser for Bellingcat US (tax-deductible in the US) For raising tax deductible donations in the US: https://donorbox.org/peer-to-peer-fundraising-for-bellingcat Targeted support. You can support specific causes at Bellingcat now. We’ve created a dedicated fund to support the Bellingcat Toolkit. Let us know what else you’d like to support. Donations to support the Bellingcat Toolkit specifically: https://www.bellingcat.com/donate-bellingcat-toolkit/Advise. Your insight is important to us, and we will listen carefully. Connect. If someone from your network belongs in the conversation, we would be grateful for the introduction.Any ideas, questions or initiatives, we're here for you: [email protected] | 59m 07s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | environmental journalisminvestigative practices+3 | Costanza Gambarini | SourceMaterialBellingcat+3 | — | environmental journalisminvestigative reporting+3 | — | 1h 02m 27s | ||
| 7/3/26 | online harmsforensic watermarking+5 | Madelaine Thomas | Image AngelBellingcat+4 | Discord Server | protective techimage sharing+5 | — | 57m 05s | ||
| 6/12/26 | online abuseinvestigation+4 | CNN team | CNNBellingcat+6 | — | online abuseMotherless+6 | — | 1h 01m 26s | ||
| 5/29/26 | violence in Myanmardata analysis+4 | Pooja Chaudhuri | BellingcatHuman Rights Watch+3 | MyanmarRakhine State | MyanmarRakhine State+8 | — | 59m 05s | ||
| 5/15/26 | flight trackingdeportation+4 | Gillian Brockell | BellingcatWashington Post+6 | Seattle | ICEflight tracking+7 | — | 54m 45s | ||
| 5/1/26 | Chinese social mediaaudience insights+3 | Chu Yang | Bellingcatweibo.com+6 | China | Chinese social mediaresearch+5 | — | 58m 41s | ||
| 4/17/26 | AI in politicsjournalism+3 | Effie Webb | The Bureau of Investigative JournalismAdvance UK+2 | — | AIpolitical party+5 | — | 1h 01m 20s | ||
| 4/2/26 | wildlife traffickingsocial media+3 | Foeke Postma | BellingcatMongabay | IndonesiaMalaysia+1 | wildlife traffickingsocial media+3 | — | 59m 03s | ||
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| 3/13/26 | munitions identificationIran conflict+3 | Trevor Ball | BellingcatArtlist | — | munitionsIran+5 | — | 59m 20s | ||
| 2/27/26 | open source researchlive event monitoring+3 | Aram Shabanian | BellingcatBroadcastify+6 | — | open source toolslive monitoring+3 | — | 58m 15s | ||
| 2/13/26 | anti-rights movementgender justice+3 | Chiara Capraro | Amnesty International UKBellingcat+3 | — | anti-rights movementAmnesty International+3 | — | 59m 40s | ||
| 1/30/26 | counter-disinformationfact checking+4 | Eliot HigginsDr Claire Wardle | BellingcatCornell University+5 | — | disinformationfact checking+5 | — | 1h 03m 37s | ||
| 12/8/25 | import-export datatrade data investigation+3 | Katherine de Tolly | Bellingcat | IndiaWest Africa | import-export datatrade investigation+3 | — | 57m 01s | ||
| 11/21/25 | environmental impact of conflictwar and ecology+3 | Eoghan Darbyshire | Conflict and Environment ObservatoryBellingcat+1 | Ukraine | conflictenvironment+5 | — | 51m 36s | ||
| 11/7/25 | military powermodern warfare+3 | Michael HilliardMitchell Polman | Oxus Society for Central Asian AffairsBellingcat | — | military powerCentral Asia+3 | — | 1h 00m 03s | ||
| 10/24/25 | far-right movementsfashion+4 | Michael ColborneYouri van der Weide | BellingcatBellingcat Discord Server+5 | — | far-right fashionBellingcat+5 | — | 58m 24s | ||
| 10/10/25 | "Student Researchers Vs The Misinformation Machine" with Utrecht University | This week, we were discussing how open source research can help build vital factchecking skills across disciplines. We spoke to Prof. dr. Brianne McGonigle Leyh, a professor and one of the leaders of the Open-Source Global Justice Investigations Lab at Utrecht University. Alongside her, we were joined by Felix Lommerse, the student assistant at the lab and a former student of the course. In the talk they described the purpose of the project, how major newsrooms have got involved and why other universities may want to take note.The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday October 9th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:The lab: https://www.uu.nl/en/research/institutions-for-open-societies/contesting-governance/projects/open-source-global-justice-investigations-labBerkeley: https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/Dr Alexa Koenig Stage Talk: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/1908244/FT article in partnership with lab: https://ig.ft.com/haiti-gangsTheir work was also mentioned by GIJN: https://gijn.org/stories/african-journalism-database-local-digital-verification/Their timeline of the Palestinian protests at Utrecht University: https://www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/UU%20May%207%20-%209%20Events%20Report_0.pdfBellingcat challenge site: https://challenge.bellingcat.com/Giancarlo's article on protecting your mental hygiene as a researcher: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/The Dart Center referenced has been closed over the summer. You can now access those resources here: https://gcjt.org/ | 59m 19s | ||||||
| 9/26/25 | "Tracking Suspicious Ships" with Christian Panton | This week we spoke to maritime researcher Christian Panton. Christian builds resources to monitor ships as a hobby and has created a useful database of 'sketchy boats' that require further investigation. In the talk he described the purpose of the tool and how he created it, and provided a detailed overview of the current issues with researching ships up to no good. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 25th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:Sketchy Boats website: https://sketchy.boats/Sketchy Boats GitHub: https://github.com/christianpanton/those.sketchy.boatsChristian's pages: https://bsky.app/profile/pa.nton.cxhttps://christian.panton.org/Lloyds list investigation on false flags that Christian contributed to: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1154326/Massive-fraudulent-flag-operation-linking-over-20-separate-fake-sites-uncoveredBellingcat investigation into the ships smuggling grain from occupied Crimea: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1154326/Massive-fraudulent-flag-operation-linking-over-20-separate-fake-sites-uncoveredBellingcat's Ship Detection Tool (built with Ollie Ballinger): https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2023/05/11/peering-beyond-the-clouds-a-guide-to-bellingcats-ship-detection-tool/ And Ollie's GitHub page: https://oballinger.github.io/ #maritime channel in Discord: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/920298016123023400 | 58m 22s | ||||||
| 9/12/25 | "Mapping Militia Networks" with New America | TW: This episode contains a description of a murder and mutilation. This week we spoke to the team at New America about their work tracking militia and private military groups online. Candace Rondeaux and Ben Dalton led us through their tips and techniques for tracing connections on Russian social media site VK and Telegram. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 11th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:New America Future Frontlines: https://www.newamerica.org/future-frontlines/Their Wagner project: https://www.newamerica.org/future-frontlines/uncovering-the-wagner-group/And Proxy Warfare project: https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/future-proxy-warfare/New America covering Hamdi Bouta's murder https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/inquiry-murder-hamdi-bouta/introduction/Our previous Stage Talk with All Eyes on Wagner: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2061764/ Coverage of the IDF's lavender programme: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ | 59m 03s | ||||||
| 9/1/25 | "Building Tools for Research" with Galen Reich | This week we spoke to Galen Reich, Tech Community Lead at Bellingcat. In the talk Galen provided invaluable advice for those who want to build a tool for research, highlighting what aspects you need to consider in the planning stages, raising awareness of what obstacles could arise once the tool is established and explaining how anyone can build an everlasting tool with or without coding knowhow. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday August 28th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:Bellingcat GitHub Repository: https://github.com/orgs/bellingcat/repositories1xBet investigations: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/10/21/1xbet-hosts-thousands-of-amateur-sports-streams-on-its-website/https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/11/19/volunteers-find-1xbet-stream-sites/Upcoming Bellingcat training on the Command Line: https://www.bellingcat.com/workshops/september-30-2025-command-line-tools-for-open-source-researchers-for-absolute-beginners-americas-europe-friendly-time Bellingcat Tech Series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6cQ--4f90icDJUwiGcPrFFLLguuZ0ht Bellingcat Toolkit: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit Tech Contributors in Discord: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1173619361882329149 Tools and sites in Discord: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/709755421836967978Tool Support in Discord: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/947175222937800754Search Grid Tool: https://grid.bellingcat.com/Council Transcript Search Tool: https://council-search.bellingcat.com/ and GitHub link for the code for that tool: https://github.com/bellingcat/CouncilSearcher Filmot (YT Transcripts): https://filmot.com/ | 1h 00m 21s | ||||||
| 8/15/25 | “Speaking of Violence” with Leyla Hussein | This week we were joined by psychotherapist and activist Leyla Hussein. In the session we explored how reporters and researchers can make survivors of sexual violence feel safe, supported and heard, and at the same time ensure they make an impact with their work. TW: The talk contains extensive discussion of sexual violence particularly FGM. This talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 14th of August 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:You can learn more about leyla's work here https://www.leylahussein.co.uk/The Cruel Cut Channel 4 Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y053Qlgb9fU0ykM-BggXpfkmj One month old FGM case: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6200g5d4jlo The Girl Generation: https://thegirlgeneration.org/Eliza's talk: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2041897/#aboutAlexa's talk: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/1908244/Our Discord Server channels that were mentioned: #gender-based-violence-misogny : https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1118448280435687506#bellingcook : https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1018196475932590090 | 1h 00m 16s | ||||||
| 8/1/25 | "Detecting Stolen Art" with Arthur Brand | This week we were joined by Art Detective Arthur Brand. Arthur Brand has recovered over 200 stolen artworks throughout his career, these include famous paintings once thought lost, from Dali’s to Picasso’s. Within the talk he explains how open sources are crucial to his work and he shares valuable resources for those who are curious about the world of art crime themselves.This talk was hosted by Merel Zoet on Thursday the 31st of July 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:Article covering the case Brand refers to: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250303-police-art-sleuth-crack-case-of-brueghel-stolen-in-poland-in-1974 Lost Art.De: https://www.lostart.de/de/start Arthur's YouTube: https://youtu.be/ye8sDfUMnhc?si=Jqx6qugYnbYSEFOdBellingcat Challenges: https://challenge.bellingcat.com/ Bellingcat Discord Art Crime channel: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1314267278535036988 Interpol App: https://www.interpol.int/en/Crimes/Cultural-heritage-crime/ID-Art-mobile-app ARCA Blog: https://art-crime.blogspot.com/ Madonna and the stolen art story: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149646372/french-museum-finds-a-missing-painting-in-madonnas-personal-collection Arthur's book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/440872/hitlers-horses-by-hedley-prole-arthur-brand-translated-by-jane/9781529106107Arthur's TV show: https://www.arthurbrand.com/de-kunstdetective-tv/ | 56m 48s | ||||||
| 7/18/25 | "Monitoring US Immigration Raids" with Bellingcat, Evident and CalMatters | This week we were joined by Bellingcat researcher Kolina Koltai and our long-standing publishing partners Kevin Clancy, cofounder of Evident Media and Sergio Olmos, an investigator from CalMatters. The conversation centered around the reliance on bystander videos for accountability of these arrests and the scale advice for other researchers on what to look out for in bystander videos and what from patterns identified, could emerge over the next few months in other regions. This talk was hosted by me Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 17th of July 2025 in the Bellingcat Discord Server. This talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday the 17th of July 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcatLinks discussed:The two investigations: Los Angeles: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07/08/masked-armed-and-forceful-finding-patterns-in-los-angeles-immigration-raids/ Bakersfield: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04/08/us-border-patrol-called-raid-300-miles-from-border-targeted-open-source-evidence-suggests-otherwise/Related conversational threads in our Discord Server: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1381169631263199232 https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1371571764525535242Evident: https://www.youtube.com/@evidentmedia CalMatters: https://calmatters.org/The lack of local reporters in the United States: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/10/media/severe-shortage-local-news-muck-rack-journalism-index The Atlantic article interviewing ICE officials: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/trump-ice-morale-immigration/683477/ People impersonating ICE: https://msmagazine.com/2025/07/10/men-impersonating-ice-agents-immigration-customs-attack-women-maga-trump/ People Over Papers: https://padlet.com/PeopleoverPapers/people-over-papers-anonymous-anonimo-lf0l47ljszbto2uj Bellingcat Volunteer Community: https://sites.google.com/bellingcat.com/bellingcat-volunteer-community | 1h 03m 53s | ||||||
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Chart history for Stage Talks with Bellingcat
Peaked at #27 in Ireland, currently #27 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Denmark | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| PL | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| AT | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| AE | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| PE | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| Finland | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| CZ | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| SG | — | #147 | #147 | — |
| HK | — | #184 | #184 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #194 | #194 | — |
| PT | — | #195 | #195 | — |
| Sweden | — | #199 | #199 | — |
Chart Positions
14 placements across 14 markets.
Chart Positions
14 placements across 14 markets.