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true crime podcasts Archives | POD BIBLE https://podbiblemag.com/tag/true-crime-podcasts/ THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PODCASTS Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:31:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Murder, Mystery & Mic Drops: How true crime took over podcasting https://podbiblemag.com/murder-mystery-mic-drops-how-true-crime-took-over-podcasting/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:14 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=75684 What do a missing heiress, a cold case from Cornwall, and an online scammer have in common? Chances are, they’ve all starred in your podcast feed. True crime has gone from niche fascination to podcasting’s biggest global genre – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. But how did a genre focused on death, deceit, and detective work come to dominate our earbuds? And what does this obsession say about us as listeners – and as a culture? The Spark That Lit the Fuse While true crime stories have always gripped audiences – think courtroom dramas, tabloid headlines, and late-night documentaries – it was the launch of Serial in 2014 that truly changed the game. The story of Adnan […]

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What do a missing heiress, a cold case from Cornwall, and an online scammer have in common? Chances are, they’ve all starred in your podcast feed. True crime has gone from niche fascination to podcasting’s biggest global genre – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.

But how did a genre focused on death, deceit, and detective work come to dominate our earbuds? And what does this obsession say about us as listeners – and as a culture?

The Spark That Lit the Fuse

While true crime stories have always gripped audiences – think courtroom dramas, tabloid headlines, and late-night documentaries – it was the launch of Serial in 2014 that truly changed the game.

The story of Adnan Syed, a high school student convicted of murder under questionable circumstances, wasn’t just gripping – it was genre-defining. Serial broke podcast records, ignited Reddit forums, and even reopened legal proceedings. It proved that podcasts could be investigative, emotional, and binge-worthy – and audiences were hooked.

The aftermath? A tidal wave of true crime podcasts, from scrappy indie sleuths to blockbuster productions.

Why We Can’t Stop Listening

At first glance, it might seem odd: why are millions of people choosing to spend their spare time listening to stories about murder and mystery? But true crime taps into something deeply human.

It’s part curiosity, part cautionary tale. We’re drawn to the psychological puzzle, the search for justice, the thrill of solving something unsolved. And in podcast form, the genre becomes even more intimate – you’re not just watching a story, you’re inside it, guided by a trusted narrator or investigative host.

True crime podcasts also offer space for reflection. They raise real questions about justice, class, gender, race, and power. Done well, they’re not just entertainment – they’re education.

The UK’s Voice in the Genre

The UK has played a major role in true crime podcasting’s global rise. Shows like They Walk Among Us, The Missing Cryptoqueen, Bad People, and Unheard: The Fred & Rose West Tapes have shown that British creators can bring nuance, restraint, and world-class storytelling to the genre.

British true crime often leans toward quiet horror – gripping tales of deception and tragedy, told with calm, clinical precision. There’s less tabloid sensationalism and more deep research, expert analysis, and human empathy.

And let’s not forget the indie creators: from single-host deep-dives into cold cases to grassroots campaigns for justice, UK podcasting has nurtured a diverse, passionate true crime community.

When Popularity Meets Responsibility

But with popularity comes responsibility – and true crime hasn’t escaped criticism.

Some shows have been accused of exploiting tragedy, misrepresenting facts, or prioritising drama over dignity. As the genre grew, so did ethical questions: How do we tell these stories responsibly? What do we owe to victims, families, and communities? When does “true crime” become voyeurism?

Many leading podcasts are now making transparency and ethics part of their production process – fact-checking, consulting legal experts, and including survivor voices. That’s a crucial shift in an industry that, for a time, blurred the line between storytelling and spectacle.

From Podcasts to Pop Culture Powerhouse

Today, true crime isn’t just a podcast genre – it’s a pop culture ecosystem.

Podcasts have inspired Netflix documentaries (The Staircase, Dirty John), bestselling books (I’ll Be Gone in the Dark), and even stage tours. Fans attend live recordings, trade theories in Facebook groups, and follow trials in real-time.

Entire platforms like Wondery and Crime Junkie’s Audiochuck have built empires on true crime. And the genre’s appeal cuts across age, gender, and geography – it’s the great unifier of the podcasting world.

Where Does It Go From Here?

True crime’s grip on podcasting isn’t loosening – but it is evolving.

Listeners are seeking more than just shock value. They want depth, context, and justice.

Podcasts that explore the why, not just the how. Stories that centre victims, challenge institutions, and illuminate the systems that fail people before the crime even happens.

Creators are listening. And as the genre matures, we may see fewer serial killers and more systemic storytelling – because sometimes, the biggest crimes don’t happen in the shadows, but in plain sight.

Final Thought

True crime has taken over podcasting because it speaks to something primal: our need for answers, justice, and human connection. And while the genre may be dark, at its best, it shines a light – on truth, on injustice, and on the voices that need to be heard.

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Ethics and Entertainment: What should be driving editorial choices? https://podbiblemag.com/ethics-and-entertainment-what-should-be-driving-editorial-choices/ https://podbiblemag.com/ethics-and-entertainment-what-should-be-driving-editorial-choices/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:30:44 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=72449 How do we make podcasting futureproof? What needs to be done to challenge the industry to innovate and produce daring content? In “Revelations”, Meera Kumar pokes and prods the audio industry and its creations to reveal the shows worth listening to and their place in the zeitgeist… I am very proud to have been named Best Entertainment Producer in last year’s APAs, but that moniker feels inaccurate considering my body of work consists almost entirely of factual narrative storytelling. So, I started to scrutinise the hypothesis that my work is prioritising entertainment. Is it journalism with flair or just a potboiler? Are we telling stories ethically and with purpose or are we just doing it to sell the intellectual property […]

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How do we make podcasting futureproof? What needs to be done to challenge the industry to innovate and produce daring content? In “Revelations”, Meera Kumar pokes and prods the audio industry and its creations to reveal the shows worth listening to and their place in the zeitgeist…

I am very proud to have been named Best Entertainment Producer in last year’s APAs, but that moniker feels inaccurate considering my body of work consists almost entirely of factual narrative storytelling. So, I started to scrutinise the hypothesis that my work is prioritising entertainment. Is it journalism with flair or just a potboiler? Are we telling stories ethically and with purpose or are we just doing it to sell the intellectual property rights to the book/TV/streaming spin-off?

The stories our ancestors told, whether through song or creepy fairy tales, had purpose. They entertained us but they also taught us life lessons like ‘don’t share your home address with strangers when visiting grandma’. Oral storytelling transmitted knowledge that saved our lives and preserved history. Studies have even shown that stories help us process concepts differently compared to when the same concepts are presented to us as facts.

Now podcasts are the oral stories we use to elevate truths that are in the public interest, but we tell them with high production value compared to traditional journalism. This and the explosive growth of our medium is why I question how we tell stories now and whether we’ve strayed too much towards entertainment, prioritising big stories that make big money.

Many podcasts balance entertainment and purpose, with success. A handful of chart-topping true crime podcasts have even uncovered flaws in original police investigations and led to 40 year old murders being solved (The Teacher’s Pet) or freed a wrongly-convicted person from jail (Serial). Furthermore, both the teams behind Serial and Sweet Bobby received evidence and information from listeners during their investigations, which contributed to the resolution of the stories. These live investigations drummed up a lot of excitement, audience participation and attention. They were entertaining but they also did some good in the world.

That being said, these few successes may not justify the trending unwieldy ‘investigations’ and witch hunts. Often we’re ruthless in our pursuit of the best tape and the best access, with some podcast hosts recording phone calls (we don’t hear whether the person knows they’re being recorded for a podcast before the conversation, which is illegal in the UK if you intend to share them with a third party) and knocking on people’s doors out of the blue – completely disregarding a person’s right to privacy. But the more dramatic the tape, the higher the chance that the podcast will be featured on Best Of lists and the TV people will come knocking and ask to buy the IP. After all, every production company wants to follow the podcast to TV examples of Missing Richard Simmons, The Shrink Next Door, Song Exploder, and Limetown. That’s where the money is, I’m told (but not for the real people we’re actually telling a story about who never see a penny). The possible IP sale at the end of the rainbow is a massive driving force behind which stories get greenlit by companies and which gather dust in the Notes app on my phone. It’s a worrying sign that money is increasingly driving our editorial decisions, instead of whether the public needs to hear a story because of its potential real life impact. The ethics of buying and selling true stories was recently challenged on an episode of Lights Out, highlighting that contributors aren’t always aware of how a show is made or how their involvement may affect them, which is something that Ofcom is trying to address. There have been cases like S Town, in which the producers were sued for invasion of privacy, revealing personal information (including about a contributor’s sexuality, suicidal tendencies and financial affairs), and for not getting adequate consent from the contributor. The case was settled but the podcast is still widely debated for being more voyeuristic than journalistic. And yes, it is in development to be turned into a movie.

There are also worries that podcast productions are skewing actual justice, as in the case of The Teacher’s Pet trial where it was recorded that “the unrestrained and uncensored public commentary about the applicant’s guilt, is the most egregious example of media interference with a criminal trial process”. Mere months after the podcast was released the suspect was finally charged, but it very nearly jeopardised the case. It meant that there could be no jury in the trial (for fears that they may have been biased by the podcast), the trial was delayed in order to let speculation die down, and the suspect’s lawyers could use it to request that the judge permanently halt the prosecution. The judge claimed that the podcast was unbalanced and pushed a particular narrative using evidence that couldn’t be used in court. More worryingly, the judge said that the show “may in whole or in part have completely deprived some evidence of its usefulness”.

Podcasts may have the power to aid justice but they rarely start from a presumption of innocence until proven guilty and much of what is shared in a podcast would never hold up in court and would be discarded as hearsay. Whilst these deep dives into what a neighbour may have heard are captivating, it can be a dangerous and unethical presentation of a story – both for the people involved in the story, and for the producers who may be held liable in court. This is an even bigger risk for indy podcasters who may not check their scripts with lawyers prior to publishing, and may not have access to insurance. Take Only Murders in the Building for example – it’s a great streaming show but in reality their podcast could get them convicted of criminal contempt.

The concerns discussed above aren’t isolated to a single genre. Regardless, we want the most exciting tape and the as-yet-untold reveal but we have to be aware of the power of our shows over listeners and how every word we write could damn or distress a person, and – in some cases – subvert the course of justice. Indy producers in particular need to be cautious about how much personal information they reveal about contributors, be clear about getting consent, and be aware of the journalistic and legal principles that will keep their story from overstepping the line.

The line between ethical storytelling and entertainment is a line we draw ourselves as Producers. Yes, it would be great to sell the IP and then be able to tell more stories, but that shouldn’t be the deciding factor in which stories we tell or how we tell them. Yes, a show needs to be dramatic and entertaining in order to retain listeners but that needs to be balanced with journalistic integrity. And yes, it feels great when you get emotional tape and spicy rumours, but not at the risk of abandoning our duty of care.

Listen to Meera’s Podcast Recommendations:

Check out these episodes for more insight to ethical considerations in podcasting…

Ep 3 | Podcasts —> TV = Big Money? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This episode of Shameless Acquisition Target explores the podcast to TV phenomenon if you want to delve into it a bit more. Laura Meyer’s show has received lots of praise for its look at the podcast industry. Listen on your podcast app >>

Lights Out – ‘Accounts and Accountability’

Lights Out is a new show on BBC Radio 4 that explores a different topic each episode and encourages people to take a close listen. In this episode,  a documentary-maker hosts an open-call audition for subjects to star in her next project. Accounts and Accountability offers a dive into the ethics of buying and selling true stories. Listen on your podcast app >>

Meera KumarMeera is an award-winning Producer and Content Development Exec. She was selected as one of the Rising Stars of 2022 in the British Podcast Awards, was named Best Entertainment Producer in the 2022 Audio Production Awards, and has won two Lovie Awards. Meera has produced stories for the BBC, Sony Music, Universal, UK Parliament, Waitrose, and other well-known brands. Meera is Ambie nominated, and has had her work featured in The Guardian and The Times and selected as one of Spotify’s Best Episodes Of 2021.

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To celebrate the launch of Issue #021 of Pod Bible magazine, Scroobius Pip and Adam Richardson caught up with cover stars Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala from RedHanded! The gang discuss podcasting during the pandemic, how to keep consistent and the trick to being succesful on Patreon before Hannah and Suruthi see their cover illustration for the first time!

– Listen to RedHanded here!

– Read issue #021 of Pod Bible here!

Cover illustration by Dan Evans – idrawforfood.co.uk

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21 New podcasts to add to your queue this June https://podbiblemag.com/21-new-podcasts-to-add-to-your-queue-this-june/ Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:01:28 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70981 Refreshed from a long Jubilee weekend, I’m back with an epic list of new podcasts to keep your download list full of the best shows. It’s been an exciting couple of months for podcasts new and old – and new versions of old shows. Without further ado, this is what’s New This Month… New Pods Gay Pride & Prejudice This Spotify Original is a modern interpretation of – you guessed it – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Set in the United States, it’s 2015 and same-sex marriage is finally legal. Whilst his friends are excited to get married, Bennett is more exited about the future drama of gay divorces. But when the hottest pop star alive, Carlos Bingley arrives […]

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Refreshed from a long Jubilee weekend, I’m back with an epic list of new podcasts to keep your download list full of the best shows. It’s been an exciting couple of months for podcasts new and old – and new versions of old shows. Without further ado, this is what’s New This Month…

New Pods

Gay Pride & Prejudice

This Spotify Original is a modern interpretation of – you guessed it – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Set in the United States, it’s 2015 and same-sex marriage is finally legal. Whilst his friends are excited to get married, Bennett is more exited about the future drama of gay divorces. But when the hottest pop star alive, Carlos Bingley arrives in Bennett’s small town, things are about to change. Starring Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Rosie O’Donnell this is a lot of fun – my personal favourite moment so far is when the Adderall kicks in. Listen now >>

Burnout

Levels of burnout are reaching an all-time high and the pandemic has only made things worse. In this show from Mindful and Lemonada Media, YouTube star Connor Franta explores the story of burnout. As a show from a company that’s dedicated to ‘sharing the gifts of mindfulness’, I expected this to be a fairly standard offering. But Connor is an engaging host and brings his own story into the mix. The first episode goes deep and looks at the history of burnout, and an emotional case study recorded from the hospital. Listen now >>

The Spying Game

Broadcaster, satirist and impressionist Rory Bremner is hosting a brand new podcast, The Spying Game, packed with fictional Hollywood spy tales and real-life espionage. With guests from Hollywood, literary figures and even real-life espionage experts, this tries to separate the facts from the fiction. As a spy enthusiast and someone who makes a living pretending to be other people, Rory is a great choice of host. The podcast really utilises Rory’s impressionist talents. Don’t skip the teaser trailers for this one – you get something a little bit different! Listen now >>

Square Hole

Square Hole is a podcast about neurodiversity, employment and the creative industries, and aims to be an audio narrative of what it means to be neurodiverse in the industry. Through conversations with guests from various areas of the arts, it guides listeners through the whole journey of leaving university, finding out a diagnosis, getting creative work, and working out the creative process. All episodes dropped in one go and listeners can use them as a resource for their own journey. Listen now >>

Looking For Esther

One of the much-awaited podcasts to come out of Spotify’s 2019 Sound Up Programme, Looking for Esther is something of an investigative memoir. Esther Robertson, a Scottish woman of colour, had three different names before she was three years old. After a difficult couple of years that included a cancer diagnosis, Esther decided she wanted to know more about her parents and past. Through chats with her partner and talks with professionals, we get to see some of her journey unfold. You can hear the creators talk about making the show on the Pod Bible Podcast. Looking For Esther is a Spotify exclusive. Listen now >> 


The Superhero Complex

This podcast has been out since April, but it made me want to watch Kickass again so I thought it was worthy of highlighting. It documents the rise and fall of a real-life crime-fighting vigilante. Phoenix Jones was the leader of The Rain City Superhero Movement in Seattle. It began with helping to catch petty criminals and defusing public nuisances, but it led to a charge of selling MDMA to undercover cops. Host David Weinberg enters the unbelievable universe of real superheroes and costumed crusaders. The story takes him from Buenos Aires to Tokyo as he asks – was Phoenix a super villain all along? Listen now >>

Quite Unsuitable for Females

To mark this summer’s UEFA Women’s Championship, this five-part series from the UK’s National Football Museum tackles the myths and busts the stereotypes about women in football. Working with MIC Media, the podcast has been put together with a host of young community producers to bring to the surface some of the secrets of the women’s game. This is a great podcast for football fans and history fans. Listen now >>

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

The first episode of this show features Robert Evans from Behind The Bastards as a guest, and it sets the tone for the type of show you’re in for. But this is the opposite of Evans’ show. A Ronseal name, Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff looks at the people from history who made change, the ones we should be celebrating more. Listen now >> 

Other podcasts for your list:

Deliver Us From Ervil – Deliver Us From Ervil is a stylistic true crime show about a crime family at the centre of a religious safe haven for Mormon fundamentalists. At the centre of the story is Ervil LeBaron, the maniacal cult leader who instigated the infamous “4 O’Clock Murders” in the 1980s. Listen now >> 

Kermode & Mayo’s Take – They’re back, and it’s bigger, and better and larger-er and more-er. Film reviews, TV reviews, and all your conversation around movie and non-movie related stuff. It feels slightly redundant to recommend this given their profile, but for anyone dubious about their move from the BBC, this is worth a follow. Listen now >> 

Run, Bambi, Run – Another 1980s crime investigation, Run, Bambi, Run is an Apple TV podcast that looks into the story of Laurie Bembenek. There’s a lot to unpack in her story: a Playboy bunny-turned-Milwaukee police officer; arrested for the murder of her husband’s ex-wife; and escape from prison. It’s no wonder she became the subject of a Garbage songListen now >>

Not Lost – This travel podcast was born out of heartbreak and a redundancy. Brendan Francis Newman finds solace in travel, and vows to get asked to a stranger’s dinner party in every destination he visits. Listen now >> 

Abuse of Power: State of North Carolina vs. Charles Ray Finch (Audible) – This six-part true crime series from Audible takes us back to 1976 North Carolina. A white country store owner is gunned down in a robbery, and the police jump to arrest Charles Ray Finch, a Black American who protests his innocence. Listen now >> 

Spectre – A swashbuckling space opera, Spectre follows Rho as she escapes from a facility that has been holding her hostage, only to land in the hands of space pirates. Created by Stef Howerton, who also voices the main character, this indy podcast has big production values. Listen now >> 

’93 Women – Another big Audible production looking into a powerful story, ‘93 Women investigates how US law enforcement failed to stop the country’s most dangerous serial killer, Samuel Little, who confessed to murdering 93 women. Listen now >>

The Co-Founder – Valerie and Juliet are best friends and business partners with a video game startup on the verge of failure. They’re being treated like dirt during their fundraising meetings with big-deal finance bros, so they ask a random white guy (Toby Johnson, local barista) to pretend to be a co-founder to clinch the investment cash. Listen now >> 

New Seasons:

Code Switch presents ‘School Colors’

NPR’s flagship show, Code Switch, is one of my go-to shows on race and identity in America. Whilst it usually tackles one topic an episode, this month it’s dropping episodes in collaboration with Brooklyn Deep to cover one story in greater depth. School Colours looks at how race, class, and power shape American cities and schools. In 2019, there was a controversy when a “diversity plan” for a school district in New York was met with anger from local parents. Hosts Mark Winston Griffith and Max Freedman investigate – why would a school district in the middle of Queens – described as the most racially diverse demographics in America –  need a diversity plan? And why would that potential plan be met with such intense opposition? Listen now >> 

Coupledom

Coupledom 2 brings back Idris and Sabrina Elba for another 6 episodes to explore the partnerships of iconic duos from the worlds of sport, film, music, and beyond. With a line-up including Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley and his husband, Rita Ora and her sister/manager Elena Ora and author George R.R. Martin with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal, this is an insight into the cogs of well-oiled couples. Listen now >> 

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Soul Music

After a break of a few months, the show asking people to bare their soul through a single song is back. If you haven’t listened to the show before, now is the time to dive in – why not check out our Where To Start? article to help you attack the immense back catalogue.
Listen now >> 

The Skewer – Series 6

Described by host Jon Holmes as a “satirical river of sound”, this season of The Skewer sees Jon incorporate the impassioned voices, sketches and ideas (however big or small) of NHS frontline staff, primary school teachers, railway workers, and even a Track & Trace worker – all who have experienced first-hand the rollercoaster of despair, optimism, and frustration from these turbulent times. Listen now >> 

We Can Be Heroes

Glyn Fussell – King of the London night scene and an LGBTQ+ icon – speaks to other extraordinary misfits who have harnessed the power of being different. Series one snagged interviews with the likes of Beverly Knight and lead singer of Skunk Anasie, Skin. Series Two’s future guests will include Paloma Faith, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and lot’s more! Listen now >> 

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8 Great investigative podcasts to listen to after The Trojan Horse Affair https://podbiblemag.com/8-great-investigative-podcasts-to-listen-to-after-the-trojan-horse-affair/ https://podbiblemag.com/8-great-investigative-podcasts-to-listen-to-after-the-trojan-horse-affair/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:00:33 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=70405 The New York Times’ The Trojan Horse Affair podcast, about the anonymous, deeply suspect letter which alleged – baselessly, as it turned out – that a cabal of Muslim school leaders in Birmingham were trying to infiltrate city schools and subvert them to run along strict Islamist principles, has become the first massive podcast of 2022. It’s taken criticism from some quarters over a few editorial choices, but The Trojan Horse Affair restates again how podcasts as a medium can take complex, morally grey stories and tease them out into a story rich with characters and twists which are all the more fascinating for being real. If it’s got you hankering after more deeply reported investigation podcasts, you’re in luck. […]

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The New York Times’ The Trojan Horse Affair podcast, about the anonymous, deeply suspect letter which alleged – baselessly, as it turned out – that a cabal of Muslim school leaders in Birmingham were trying to infiltrate city schools and subvert them to run along strict Islamist principles, has become the first massive podcast of 2022.

It’s taken criticism from some quarters over a few editorial choices, but The Trojan Horse Affair restates again how podcasts as a medium can take complex, morally grey stories and tease them out into a story rich with characters and twists which are all the more fascinating for being real.

If it’s got you hankering after more deeply reported investigation podcasts, you’re in luck. Here are some of the best of the last few years.

Death by Conspiracy?

When 46-year-old Gary Matthews died of Covid in January 2021, his family’s grief was made all the more disorientating by conspiracy groups claiming that Gary’s death had, in fact, been part of a cover-up. Marianna Spring, the BBC’s specialist disinformation and social media reporter, goes to Shrewsbury to find out who Gary was from his family and friends, how he drawn into the conspiratorial thinking of the Shropshire Corona Resilience Network, and how much responsibility they feel they bear for Gary’s passing. You’ll likely inhale all 10 episodes in one sitting. LISTEN NOW >> 

S-Town

The breakout hit that set the investigative podcast mode for the next decade, S-Town is a gripping, twisty, intensely characterful listen. The red herrings, the local eccentrics, the tiptoeing pace and sudden revelations are all part of the furniture now. The bigger question is whether you think it’s an exploitative piece of yokel-baiting or a thoughtful meditation on life itself. When horologist John B McLemore got in touch with This American Life asking them to investigate an alleged murder in his hometown of Woodstock, Alabama, it quickly turned out to be nothing. But a much bigger, more moving, and more profound story was there already – McLemore’s own life. LISTEN NOW >>

Bellingcat

A lot of podcasts do punditry and analysis. There aren’t that many doing proper investigative journalism. There are even fewer doing the kind of laborious, fiddly work that goes into disentangling the confusion which piles up around international incidents from original, open source material. Bellingcat has been doing that for some time now, and the two series of its podcast showcase how it does things. The first tried to get to the bottom of how flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, and the second a video apparently showing militiamen killing women and children in an unknown country. It’s extraordinary stuff. LISTEN NOW >> 

The Tip-Off

The big stories which break in the national press are frequently shocking, engrossing and revealing in themselves, but the stories of how they came together are often equally as fascinating. That’s what The Tip-Off focuses on. Maeve McClenaghan speaks to the journalists behind some of the most complex and important stories of recent years – including Liz MacKean and Meirion Jones, who broke the story of Jimmy Savile’s crimes – about the complex business of getting to the truth. LISTEN NOW >>

How It Happened

Axios’ behind-the-scenes strand has included a couple of Trump stories: first, reporter Jonathan Swan traces how the Capitol riot came to happen, going all the way back to Trump’s recovery from Covid and attempts to jump-start his re-election campaign; and second, the attempts to broker a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians which first failed, and then were rescued. They’ve also started a new Putin themed season this month. LISTEN NOW >> 

Where is George Gibney?

Reporter Mark Horgan sets off on the tail of George Gibney, a former Irish Olympic swimming coach who was charged with 27 counts of sexual assault and rape against young people under his charge, and who fled to America via Scotland in 1994 before he could stand trial. This pod isn’t about having a triumphal moment of catharsis, though; rather, it’s the culmination of dogged detective work and a particularly empathetic understanding of what Gibney’s accusers went through. LISTEN NOW >>

A Very Fatal Murder

Just went it felt like investigative podcasts might be disappearing up their own Dictaphones, satirical newspaper The Onion’s show A Very Fatal Murder arrived to spoof them all beautifully. David Pascall is a journalist on the lookout for the perfect death to make his Great American Podcast about, with help from ETHL, an MIT-engineered robot constantly sweeping news reports for “the most interesting, violent, culturally relevant murder cases in America”. It’s pitch perfect, and extremely funny. LISTEN NOW >>

The Walkers Switch

The closest British equivalent is about an appropriately British outrage: the fact that at some point in the nineties, Walkers switched the colours of its salt and vinegar and cheese and onion crisp packets – a fact that the company denies ever happened. Overnight, it seemed, the world of deep fried potato was turned upside down. Or… was it? What starts out as a deadpan gag turns into an oddly absorbing examination of the Mandela effect, the Illuminati, and Gary Lineker. LISTEN NOW >> 

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Pod Bible’s horrible Halloween podcast playlist! https://podbiblemag.com/top-halloween-podcasts-playlist/ https://podbiblemag.com/top-halloween-podcasts-playlist/#respond Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:00:01 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=69382 The scariest night of the year is here! If you’re a horror enthusiast, the chances are you’ve listened to some of our suggestions of 6 Spooky podcasts to get ready for Halloween already. But never fear, we’ve put together a whole host of episodes to frighten even the toughest souls tonight. Embark on our auditory horror rollercoaster from spine-chilling paranormal tales to blood-thirsty true crime, we are here to scare you senseless into November! Have we missed off an episode you think is a must-listen? Let us know on Twitter or email us info@podbiblemag.com and we can add it on.

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The scariest night of the year is here! If you’re a horror enthusiast, the chances are you’ve listened to some of our suggestions of 6 Spooky podcasts to get ready for Halloween already. But never fear, we’ve put together a whole host of episodes to frighten even the toughest souls tonight. Embark on our auditory horror rollercoaster from spine-chilling paranormal tales to blood-thirsty true crime, we are here to scare you senseless into November!

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Introduction to Crimes & Consequences podcast https://podbiblemag.com/have-you-heard-crimes-consequences/ https://podbiblemag.com/have-you-heard-crimes-consequences/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2021 10:00:46 +0000 https://podbiblemag.com/?p=66512 Have You Heard? is a series where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure! We recently heard from Talia, one half of the team behind the true crime podcast, Crimes & Consequences… Who are you and what’s your podcast about? I am an attorney and co-host of Crimes & Consequences true crime podcast. My co-host, Tonya, and I are partners at our own law firm and lovers of all things true crime. […]

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Have You Heard? is a series where the Pod Bible team meet the people behind the podcasts you may not have heard of yet. While the Oh. My. Pod. section in the magazine gives a quick shout out to shows of that ilk, Have You Heard? aims to go deeper in an effort to spread awareness for shows that deserve more exposure! We recently heard from Talia, one half of the team behind the true crime podcast, Crimes & Consequences…

Talia and Tonya from Crimes and Consequences

Tonya and Talia, co-hosts of the “hardcore” true crime podcast Crimes & Consequences

Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

I am an attorney and co-host of Crimes & Consequences true crime podcast. My co-host, Tonya, and I are partners at our own law firm and lovers of all things true crime. We consider Crimes & Consequences to be a “hardcore” true crime podcast, because we don’t hold back on the graphic details of the crimes. In fact, our goal in creating this podcast was to give our listeners as many specifics about the cases as possible. There is a dark side to humans that we find fascinating and we explore this through discussions of true crime homicide cases.

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

It may come as a surprise to many, but I had never heard of a podcast until April of 2019, when my sister introduced me to Crime Junkie. Then I discovered Morbid and Casefiles and began listening to these podcasts on my drive to and from work.

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

Tonya and I would listen to different true crime stories and discuss them with each other during our lunch break. In the summer of 2019, we decided to learn about podcasting as a sort of hobby. The concept seemed simple enough: record a really interesting true crime story and share it with others. We began recording in our office during our spare time and it was so much fun, that we decided to take it up a notch and release the recordings publicly.

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

 I really am inspired by the podcast Casefiles. As a lawyer, I can appreciate the amount of research that goes into all of their stories and I aspire to include as many facts and details in each episode of Crimes & Consequences.

Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?

I would love to interview John Edward Douglas, a retired special agent and unit chief in the FBI. He is a criminal profiler and I’ve read all of his books.

What are the biggest lessons you’ve learned so far as podcasters?

I learned very quickly that there was a lot more to podcasting than just telling a story. If thousands of people are going to be listening to you, it’s really important that each and every case is thoroughly researched to ensure accuracy; if you make a mistake someone is going to point it out. There was a large learning curve with editing and recording, since we were starting from ground zero. In addition, I think it took us a few episodes to really figure out who we were and what we were about. What started out as two friends chit-chatting about true crime, developed into a show dealing with more serious issues such as wrongful convictions, questionable convictions, missing persons and unsolved murders. As the listeners sort through our playlist, they can hear the natural evolution into what we are today.

What episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

One of the more recent podcasts that I really enjoyed is EP62: Don’t Go in the Basement. It is a story that has never been told before by any other media source and it’s a great murder mystery.

Where can Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

You can find out more about us on the website tntcrimes.com or follow the podcasts on Instagram @tntcrimespodcast, Facebook @tntcrimespodcast and Twitter @tntcrimespod.

Listen to Crimes & Consequences on Acast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all other platforms.

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