True Crime Podcasts

Arghus · 06-02-2019 6:24pm #1

There seems to a ever multiplying amount of True Crime pods out there at the moment, I felt maybe it was better to make a seperate thread about all the ones that might go under the radar a bit? Rather than to just shoehorn into the casefile thread or whatever?

Anyway was listening to a newish Irish one the last day, The Crimeroom -

https://www.crimeroompodcast.com/

It's alright I suppose. Bit of a blatant casefile copycat though: spooky ambient soundtrack and an anonymous narrator called "X". Bit cringy to me how they've aped that aspect of the other show - though I swear I can almost place the voice of the narrator, I think she works in the media somewhere here.

jeremyj1968 · 07-02-2019 10:31pm

Good idea, I came on just looking for something similar.

I like this, as it has Irish stories that you won't hear on many of the popular US and European podcasts. First podcast I've heard do an item on the death of Robert Holohan. Also does Veronica Guerin, Padraig Nally, and others. Well worth a listen.

https://mensreapod.com/

I've also been listening to that Australian podcast The Teacher's Pet which is like a reality show at this stage. I wont spoil it for anybody who hasn't been listening but it's worth a listen as well.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-teachers-pet

And of course West Cork is great but I think you have to sign up to Audible for that.

Kingp35 · 12-02-2019 12:55pm

Two new true Crime Podcasts have been released recently.

Conviction by Gimlet media. All episodes are available now. I've listened to the first episode and it's interesting so far.

Over My Dead Body is the latest series from Wondery, the same team that made Dirty John and Dr. Death. There's only one episode of this one released so far, I haven't listened to it yet so can't comment on whether it's interesting or not.

13-02-2019 2:12pm

over my dead body good so far.

jeremyj1968 · 13-02-2019 2:38pm

glasso wrote: »

over my dead body good so far.

What do they cover, American crime/murder?

13-02-2019 3:04pm

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

What do they cover, American crime/murder?

it's a one-off story. in a similar style to Dirty John as the poster above said.

has higher production values than the one-off stuff but if you're looking for a casefile type thing it's not that.

FBWT · 15-02-2019 11:47pm

Another vote for Mens Rea. Focuses mostly on Irish crime with a few well known British cases too.

21-02-2019 1:15pm

"Once Upon a Crime" is good too, - a different case each time or maybe over 2 episodes. Well told and easy to listen to.

w/s/p/c/ · 01-03-2019 11:48am

FBWT wrote: »

Another vote for Mens Rea. Focuses mostly on Irish crime with a few well known British cases too.

Started listening to this based on the recommendations here, enjoying it so far.

Although I can't make out if the narrator's accent is American or Irish!!

Arghus · 02-03-2019 2:32am

I think she grew up in the states or lived there for a while, there's a thread about the show elsewhere on the forum where the host herself helpfully turned up to post a bit about the show.

w/s/p/c/ · 04-03-2019 10:17am

Arghus wrote: »

I think she grew up in the states or lived there for a while, there's a thread about the show elsewhere on the forum where the host herself helpfully turned up to post a bit about the show.

Thanks for the response. If the hose happens to read this, keep up the great work!

jeremyj1968 · 05-03-2019 10:51pm

FBWT wrote: »

Another vote for Mens Rea. Focuses mostly on Irish crime with a few well known British cases too.

The one on the Robert Holohan case is the only real doc I've ever heard about the case.

Really good podcast I'm listening to about Elizabeth Holmes of Thernos at the moment as well. Not sure if it's strictly considered true crime until she's found guilty. But it's a good listen.

http://abcradio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/

Kingp35 · 06-03-2019 10:00am

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Really good podcast I'm listening to about Elizabeth Holmes of Thernos at the moment as well. Not sure if it's strictly considered true crime until she's found guilty. But it's a good listen.

http://abcradio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/

I would recommend the book that the podcast is based on - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

It's a brilliant read.

jeremyj1968 · 09-03-2019 3:21pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

I would recommend the book that the podcast is based on - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Yeah I saw interviews with the author Carryou. Seems like he did good work. I was going to get the audiobook, but it's 13 hours. And I'm trying to listen to something productive in the car !!

In other news, I just found this, about one case that has really fascinated me ever since the story of the window being "jemmied" changed.

https://omny.fm/shows/maddie/maddie

Only two episodes up so far, and I'm going to listen to them in the car on the way home today. The disappearance of Madeleine McCann. This has been long overdue.

09-03-2019 3:51pm

John Carreyrou was the person who broke the story in October 2015

this is the first of a series of articles (paywall as wall street journal), eventually leading to the book which is good but tails off about 2/3 of the way through.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901

SteelyDanJalapeno · 10-03-2019 10:44pm

Sword And Scale just announced its finished, released a 7 minute sign off blaming Aaron Mahnke, guy seems a fool

Arghus · 11-03-2019 1:12am

SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »

Sword And Scale just announced its finished, released a 7 minute sign off blaming Aaron Mahnke, guy seems a fool

Who is the fool? The Sword and Scale guy or Aaron Mahnke?

Seems a bit of a stretch to blame someone else when he was the one putting up knowingly provocative stuff on Twitter.

I used to listen to Sword and Scale back in the day but I got sick of it after a while. It had a lot of the characteristics that makes me hate certain true crime shows - overly gratuitous just for the sake of it and a lot of mawkish and disingenuous sentimentality.

11-03-2019 1:35am

The Sword and The Scale guy is a known fool.

11-03-2019 1:55am

https://www.thewrap.com/wondery-parts-ways-with-sword-scale-podcast-host-mike-boudet/

Arghus · 11-03-2019 2:36am

Yeah, I'd heard numerous reports before this about him being a bit of a dick.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 11-03-2019 9:00am

Arghus wrote: »

Who is the fool? The Sword and Scale guy or Aaron Mahnke?

Seems a bit of a stretch to blame someone else when he was the one putting up knowingly provocative stuff on Twitter.

I used to listen to Sword and Scale back in the day but I got sick of it after a while. It had a lot of the characteristics that makes me hate certain true crime shows - overly gratuitous just for the sake of it and a lot of mawkish and disingenuous sentimentality.

Yeah I meant the S & S guy.

Kingp35 · 12-03-2019 7:39pm

There's no doubt that he's a dick but I still enjoyed Sword and Scale and it's a shame that it's finishing.

To be honest I think cancel culture is getting beyond a joke at this stage.

eviltwin · 12-03-2019 8:44pm

Generation Why
Disgraceland
True Crime Garage
The Minds Of Madness
Criminology
Unresolved

These are just some of the many tc pods I listen to.

Ann22 · 13-06-2019 8:29am

Casefile
The Last Podcast on the left
Criminology
They Walk Among Us
Criminal

Gwildor · 14-06-2019 2:34am

A few of my favourites...

Monster: The Zodiac Killer
Dr. Death
The Dropout
Last Seen
Murdertown
Over My Dead Body
RedHanded
They Walk Among Us
Serial
West Cork

Arghus · 14-06-2019 2:42am

Ann22 wrote: »

Casefile
The Last Podcast on the left
Criminology
They Walk Among Us
Criminal

I don't understand why there isn't more love for this show in particular, he picks great cases and sticks to the facts.

14-06-2019 11:19am

Arghus wrote: »

I don't understand why there isn't more love for this show in particular, he picks great cases and sticks to the facts.

I agree. It's really good. And most of the cases are UK based so I would have been vaguely familiar with some of them.

Murdoc90 · 14-06-2019 1:15pm

Any good series out there? I seem to have exhausted them all. Something like West Cork, Cold, Someone knows something etc.

Loving The Serial Killer podcast, only found it recently. Highly recommend. Also agree with the above, They Walk Among Us is fantastic, straight to the facts no bullsh1t.

dougm1970 · 15-06-2019 12:36am

yea....started a new one today...

22 hours : an american nightmare

Pidae.m · 15-06-2019 8:48am

Murdoc90 wrote: »

Any good series out there? I seem to have exhausted them all. Something like West Cork, Cold, Someone knows something etc.

Loving The Serial Killer podcast, only found it recently. Highly recommend. Also agree with the above, They Walk Among Us is fantastic, straight to the facts no bullsh1t.

They walk among us has had some great episodes lately

lilmissprincess · 26-06-2019 2:59pm

Really loving Redhanded of late.

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