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Top Podcasts for Forensic Science in 2026

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The forensic science space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 26 of the best, including Crime Junkie, Morbid, and Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes.

  1. Crime Junkie
    Crime Junkie
    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime ...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsCultureEntertainmentFemale SleuthsForensic Science
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    Audience:
    College StudentsGen ZTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
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  2. Morbid
    Morbid
    It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technicia...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsComedyDark FictionEntertainmentForensic Science
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    Audience:
    Gen ZTrue Crime FansYoung Adults
    Goal:
    Following A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  3. Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
    Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
    On Buried Bones, journalist Kate Winkler Dawson and forensic investigator Paul Holes dissect some of history’s most compelling true...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsHistoryMystery StorytellingUnsolved MysteriesForensic Science
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    When:
    At WorkDoing ChoresWeekend Deep Dive
  4. In The Dark
    In The Dark
    In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the m...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasFemale SleuthsLaw EnforcementMissing PersonsForensic Science
    +10
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  5. Forensic Files
    Forensic Files
    Forensic Files is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This series of television programs delves into the world ...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  6. Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
    Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
    Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listene...
    Content:
    Serial KillersForensic Science
  7. Bear Brook
    Bear Brook
    Bear Brook, hosted by Jason Moon, is the critically-acclaimed true crime podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio. Season 1 - Two barrels. Four Bodi...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery PodcastsMystery StorytellingSerial KillersForensic Science
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    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigativeNarrative Storytelling
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  8. DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
    DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
    Discover New Advances in the world of genetics, from technology like CRISPR to rare diseases to new research. For over a decade, multi-award winnin...
    Content:
    BiologyGene EditingForensic Science
  9. Forensic Tales
    Forensic Tales
    Not all stories have happy endings... Hosted by Courtney Fretwell, M.S. in Forensic Psychology, Forensic Tales is a weekly true crime podcast with ...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  10. Murdaugh Murders Podcast
    Murdaugh Murders Podcast
    This feed is dedicated to the original 93 episodes of Murdaugh Murders Podcast. Join us on the original MMP feed (https://staypes.ky/truesunlight) ...
    Content:
    True CrimeForensic Science
  11. The Toxpod
    The Toxpod
    Forensic Toxicology: It's a matter of half-life and deathA deep dive into the fascinating world of forensic toxicology, supported by The Internatio...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  12. America's Crime Lab
    America's Crime Lab
    Welcome to Othram aka "America's Crime Lab." Each week, we meet weary detectives and family members working an unsolved case that has wrecked a com...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsUnsolved MysteriesForensic Science
  13. Exhuming the Truth
    Exhuming the Truth
    Exhuming the Truth is a True Crime podcast hosted by a forensic biologist, toxicologist, criminologist, and forensic investigations research studen...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeForensic Science
    Style:
    Investigative
  14. Double Loop Podcast
    Double Loop Podcast
    Whether you're a practicing Latent Print Examiner or you're interested in forensics and true crime, the Double Loop Podcast is a weekly show featur...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  15. Listening to the Dead - Forensics uncovered
    Listening to the Dead - Forensics uncovered
    If you want to know what criminal investigation is like in real life, then get ready for a podcast that puts YOU at the crime scene. This series wi...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  16. Just Science
    Just Science
    Just Science is a podcast for justice professionals and anyone interested in learning more about forensic science, innovative technology, current r...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  17. Inside Forensic Science
    Inside Forensic Science
    Each series of Inside Forensic Science explores a crime where forensic science has played a major role. The story is told through the narrator Penn...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  18. Accused
    Accused
    Season 4: When Rhoda Nathan's lifeless body was discovered in her hotel room, it was assumed she'd had a heart attack. The autopsy proved otherwise...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsLocal StoriesTrue CrimeForensic Science
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  19. Forensics Talks
    Forensics Talks
    Forensics Talks is a series of interviews with Forensic Professionals from different disciplines around the globe. Learn about science, technology ...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  20. Secrets From the Crime Lab
    Secrets From the Crime Lab
    A podcast for practitioners, professionals, and enthusiasts of forensic science, applied science, and science related topics: exploring the truth o...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  21. What the Forensics
    What the Forensics
    What the Forensics is a true crime podcast that explores the world of forensic science through the lens of three hosts who, while not experts in th...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  22. Bloody Besties: True Crime Podcast
    Bloody Besties: True Crime Podcast
    Welcome to Bloody Besties. Your true crime podcast with best friends who have known each other since elementary school.We are your hosts, Forensic ...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  23. The Forensic Lunch with David Cowen and Matthew Seyer
    The Forensic Lunch with David Cowen and Matthew Seyer
    The Forensic Lunch! The one hour, mostly, live digital forensics and incident response focused video cast and podcast.
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  24. True Forensics
    True Forensics
    True Forensics is a factual based, non bias podcast dedicated to focusing on crime scenes, evidence collection, processing procedures, police inves...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  25. ForensiPod
    ForensiPod
    Welcome to ForensiPod, where hosts Ali Ross and Stephen Cordner explore the world of forensic science and medicine. Through discussions with leadin...
    Content:
    Forensic Science
  26. The Forensic Times
    The Forensic Times
    The Forensic Times is here to enrich your soul with productive as well as entertaining conversations with great personalities in the field of foren...
    Content:
    Forensic Science