the.com/crime podcast
true murder, told slowly, with ad breaks for mattresses.
means an audio series that investigates or narrates real (or real-feeling) crimes, usually one host explaining a rabbit hole they fell into.
from exploded after serial (2014) proved a whole season could hinge on one unsolved case, turning podcasting from tech-blog audio into america's true-crime obsession made portable.
serial effectlaunched an entire genre from one season
gender skewaudience is overwhelmingly women, studies show
jury dutysome shows have actually reopened cold cases
format cheaptwo mics and a mystery beat a tv budget
for instance
serial — 2014 debut, adnan syed case, reshaped his actual legal appeal
my favorite murder — karen kilgariff and georgia hardstark, comedy plus corpses since 2016
crime junkie — ashley flowers, one of the most downloaded shows on spotify
up and vanished — payne lindsey's 2016 dig helped reopen a 2005 murder