podcasts / true-crime
Looking for a true crime podcast that isn't trash
True crime that does its reporting, doesn't do the murder-fan thing.
- Serial Season 1 narrativeThe original. Adnan Syed.
- In the Dark investigativeCurtis Flowers. Won a Peabody for a reason.
- S-Town — Brian Reed narrativeAlabama. Less about crime than character.
- Bear Brook — NHPR investigativeCold case, DNA.
- Suspect investigativeWondery. Specific cases done well.
- Last Day of August narrativeSusannah Lipscomb. Single person.
- The Apology Line — Wondery weirdNot strictly crime. Ethically thorny.
- Crime Show — Gimlet narrativeSmaller crimes. Stronger storytelling.
- Slow Burn Season 4 — David Duchovny narrativeThe David Duke season.
- Slow Burn Season 1 narrativeWatergate. Required.