True Crime
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"If you were sad when the TV show Sherlock ended a decade ago, this is the fix you've been looking..."
True Crime
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"(Series: Left to Die) If you’re into investigative journalism, gripping narratives, or stories of..."
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"(Series: The Smuggler) The Smuggler is, in many ways, a companion piece to last year’s To Catch a..."
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"(Season 2) We were all thumbs up for season one of the Pulitzer winning "Suave....Season two..."
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"(Series: The Truth About Sarah) I couldn’t avoid the feeling that The Truth About Sarah feeds the..."
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"...wild plot elements and eccentric characters. Kevin says Farrow excels at the journalism..."
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"I’m unsure why anyone would bother with the earlier episodes, prior to the shows released last..."
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"(Season 2) Rebecca said Gilbert King is one of only a handful of writers who can create such..."
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"The story needed to be treated patiently and diligently, in a way that connected the many moving..."
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"All the elements of classic true crime are here—betrayal, fallout, violence, and a few truly..."
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"The eight-part story recounts the terrifying details of scheme involving letters laced with..."
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"Reporter and lawyer Niccolo Majnioni takes on a story that was becoming hazy with the passage of..."
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"Lara said the podcast piqued her interest in the trial and Rebecca said it was structured well...."
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"Sensitively handling its hugely tricky subject matter, Jamie Bartlett’s 2023 BBC series keeps up..."
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"...this isn’t a simple hero-versus-villain tale. Death County, PA is smart in how it handles..."
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"The Copernic Affair is a thorough, well-reported piece about Canadian sociology...It starts out..."
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"(Season: Snitch City) Lara said she listened twice to "Spotlight: Snitch City," a superior..."
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"(The Golden Toilet Heist Series) The Golden Toilet Heist is careful not to descend too glibly into..."
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"This is a good show, well told and hosted by Chico Felitti. But there have been a few stories like..."
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"Steve Buscemi really only introduces each story, kicking it off to a reporter. I think I just..."
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"While LUIGI follows the proven playbook for dissecting high-profile crimes, it strikes a deeper..."
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"Payne is painted as a tattooed angel on the side of the righteous, but whether or not you enjoy..."
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"I love rich people doing bad things and getting into trouble. I also went to a boarding school..."
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"Over five episodes Sheehan skilfully unravels a sad, startling story that should never have entered..."
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"Six episodes into the ten-part series, I am beginning to worry that Stalked may not sustain itself...."
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"Attraverso una narrazione estremamente precisa e dettagliata, Sue-Lin Wong, inviata dall’Asia per..."
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"Journalistically rigorous yet profoundly empathetic, The Toxic Waste Scandal captures the..."
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"Tara was a mild thumbs up. She found the story interesting but the podcast had more questions than..."
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"...the narrative itself becomes a bit choppy. Sayles even goes “undercover” with a partner to..."
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"...told masterfully by "Wild Boys" host Sam Mullins. Though the last two episodes are weaker, Lara..."
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"At the beginning of Scam Factory I couldn’t figure out why there was so much minute focus on..."
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"Protesters make camp in some woodland to prevent the construction of "Cop City". Then tragedy..."
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"Much of it is centred on ex-Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells, who doesn’t come across..."
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"(Season: Stakeknife) Kevin said "Stakeknife" is an epic in its storytelling, its soundscape, and..."
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"The first episode will leave you reeling. The Con is an undeniably juicy story, but one that rests..."
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"Much of this makes for tough listening but, as the legal process gathers speed, it’s also gripping..."
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"Tristan, didn’t merely report this spooky true crime story; his own family became involved. Ghost..."
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"At first is seems just shocking and sort of funny, but the more you think about it is just..."
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"There’s also something engaging about the dynamic between Lindsey and Freleng. He brings the..."
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"Luke Lemana recounts covert operations and secret governmental schemes in this new show from..."
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"(Italian) trasforma così in un collage di emozioni e riflessioni sul significato che attribuiamo..."
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"I enjoy the interplay between the investigative journalists Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes..."
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"(Series: The Spy Who Infiltrated Auschwitz) It’s a dramatically soundtracked, tense three-parter..."
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"(Season: Scary Terri) Kevin said, despite having lots to work with, the podcast never really takes..."
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"Andrea is the perfect host, she notices things about these cases that we wouldn’t notice on our..."
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"I just don’t love true crime that much and this sounded like something too hard core and not very..."
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"...tells a gripping and unusual story, works perfectly well piped straight into one’s ears. But..."
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"It's lousy with foley and repetitive tape. There's zero suspense. Its actor recreations are so bad..."
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"Their playful banter, combined with their commitment to expose tragedies in the Black community,..."
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"The panel all liked the series for its historical rewind and solid journalism, but they did find..."
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"(Season 4)...the producers and reporters behind this iteration are at pains to show just how far..."
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"Fire Escape has nailed everything. We have Amika’s beautiful voice, her honesty and insight, and..."
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"From Apple TV+, this is a big-budget venture. For the sound engineer, it is a bells-and-whistles..."
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"Chris Lambert investigates the case of Kristin Smart's disappearance in 1996, and sheds new light..."
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"Think rural charm meets high-stakes intrigue, all wrapped in accents you’ll want to impersonate but..."
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"Their staggeringly ambitious account, filled with heartbreaking revelations and heroic acts of..."
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"There's a better story here about Anthony and Karen's relationship, and Karen's role as an..."
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"(Season: The Michigan Plot) delivers a novel’s worth of vivid characters, so tragicomic they feel..."
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"Set against the heights of the Satanic Panic, Lords of Death could well be called a period piece,..."
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"This show is extremely 101 in some ways. the fact that Kyleigh and Grace are so young is helpful...."
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"Kevin thought [it] was better than its click-baity title implies. Toby and Rebecca felt the series..."
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"It is eye-opening to learn how the industry works and inspiring to hear the brave women fighting..."
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"(The Cotton Club Murder) Dramatic-to-the-point-of-parody voiceovers and a lurid determination not..."
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"...love a true crime series that's action and goal-oriented...the timing right now is critical to..."
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"Lara said she hasn't heard a con artist story quite like this. Kevin liked how "#1 Dad" teetered..."
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"Both Kevin and Rebecca thought "Criminal Attorney" is a good story, if not a "color-by-numbers"..."
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"(Season: Night Shift) Lara thought the story played out like a medical thriller film. Toby found..."
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"Reporters Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas (of Bundyville and more) give the case justice, doing better..."
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"...it’s horrific listening – and a testimony to the bravery of those speaking out."
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"Kevin was intrigued by the theory it was their societal station that made them targets. Toby really..."
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"...an investigation by one journalist that leads to an extraordinary twist. Who Killed Emma?..."
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"...characterised by smart, sensitive and detailed storytelling. The series spans 10 episodes and..."
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"(Updated) Key to the success of this gripping series is the empathetic presentation of Jordan..."
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"(Series: Winona) As a narrator, Williams is likeable and sometimes reveals personal..."
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"Rebecca thought it was mid, and too dense to follow. Toby believed it was needlessly complicated..."
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"Presiding over these quirky tales are Emmy-nominated filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian..."
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"Apparently "power corrupts", it seems that so does money. Swindled examines some of the most..."
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"...so many breathtakingly brazen acts of falsehood over six gripping episodes that it’s hard to..."
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"Lara liked the set up but was left wondering what was true or not. Toby waited for an explanation..."
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"I found the content engaging, the research thorough, and the storyline consistent. Admittedly, some..."
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"Brittani Ard is a skilled storyteller willing to bring to light some of her darkest moments...You..."
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"Cole Acasio unpacks the chilling events that rocked the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and draws..."
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"...kicked things into high gear in episode two...they all sound so believable, so it’s a real..."
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"(Season 2) The first episode of Snafu was good but the second one, about the risky things this..."
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"(Season: Dark Canyon) The panel all thought this 10 part series was way too long. The panel gave it..."
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"It’s hard to listen to yet another tale of a woman vanishing and society shrugging its shoulders,..."
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"Following the disappearance of a woman in Long Island, the police discover four sets of human..."
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"...so far this is one to swerve, due to a decent concept being overshadowed by the mindless yap of..."
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"...questions are asked, but only partially answered...this series replicates that balance of..."
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"Toby loved Sharon's writing and the way he commanded the investigative podcast. Lara loved how the..."
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"With so many threads, the narrative could easily have grown messy or focused only on one salacious..."
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"There is fascinating academic insight here...The presenters are knowledgeable and fluent, but for..."
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"(Season: Ripple Effect) Kevin found himself empathizing with a man's quest to find forgiveness for..."
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"Investigative journalist Runako Celina brings a rich tapestry of voices to depict the full scale of..."
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"...startling discovery...which refracts into a parallel history of a city ravaged by the ’80s drug..."
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"Broomgate is rough around the edges, but it’s hard not to be charmed and fascinated by a series..."
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"This could’ve been fodder for any number of true-crime shows, but this podcast stands apart from..."
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"Toby thought it was flawed, but gave a mild thumbs up based on its sheer ambition. Rebecca thought..."
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"The ransom kidnapping is only a tiny piece of the story, but it is an interesting one. There was a..."
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"...Fur and Loathing is pretty much exactly what I want in true crime. there is a sense of care and..."