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Top Podcasts for Investigative in 2026

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This list focuses on investigative podcasts — 100 shows picked because they embrace the format and do it well. Crime Junkie, The Daily, and Dateline NBC set the tone.

  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 InvestigationsCultureEntertainmentForensic Science
    +10
    Audience:
    College StudentsGen ZTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    At The GymCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveQuick Listen
    +1
  2. The Daily
    The Daily
    This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rac...
    Content:
    English FluencyEntertainmentInvestingLife In Your 20SNews
    +4
    Audience:
    College StudentsEducatorsFirst Time ParentsGen ZRecent Graduates
    +5
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsStaying Informed
    Style:
    EducationalInterviewMorning News ShowNews BriefingSolo CommentaryInvestigative
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  3. Dateline NBC
    Dateline NBC
    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsEntertainmentNewsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    CommutingQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  4. Casefile True Crime
    Casefile True Crime
    Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A’s, ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery StorytellingSerial KillersTrue Crime
    +1
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  5. 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 FictionEntertainment
    +9
    Audience:
    Gen ZTrue Crime FansYoung Adults
    Goal:
    Following A StoryUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Long DriveQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  6. 20/20
    20/20
    Unforgettable true crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile storie...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  7. 48 Hours
    48 Hours
    “48 Hours” uncovers the narrative behind crime and justice cases that have left a lasting mark on society. Award-winning CBS News correspondents th...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  8. Love Trapped
    Love Trapped
    Former Bachelor Clayton Echard’s casual one-night fling turned into a paternity nightmare. When the news broke about the scandal, no one beli...
    Content:
    MotogpTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  9. This American Life
    This American Life
    Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal storie...
    Content:
    Ageing WellArtsChristian LivingCultureElder Care
    +13
    Audience:
    College StudentsParentsRecent GraduatesRetireesStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasEmotional ResilienceFollowing A StoryMental Health TipsUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    DocumentaryInterviewNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  10. The Binge Cases: My Mother's Lies
    The Binge Cases: My Mother's Lies
    In the summer of 2000, Jessica Currin was found murdered in a small Kentucky town. Ray McCord’s mom Susan Galbreath had been integral in solving th...
    Content:
    MatrescenceMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue CrimeTV Show Recaps
    Audience:
    Career Driven MothersTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  11. Criminal
    Criminal
    Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe ...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsCultureDark FictionElder Care
    +12
    Audience:
    College StudentsRetireesStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Background NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  12. Radiolab
    Radiolab
    Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you throu...
    Content:
    BiologyComp Neuro SciCultureEducationLocal Stories
    +7
    Audience:
    College StudentsDoctorsEducatorsStudentsTeachers
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsMarriage Support
    +5
    Style:
    DebateDocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigative
    +2
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommuting
    +4
  13. Foundling | Tortoise Investigates
    Foundling | Tortoise Investigates
    On 6th October 1987, a newborn baby is found on the verge of a remote country lane in Suffolk. Police comb the area for clues and appeal for witnes...
    Content:
    Minimalism
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  14. The Idiot
    The Idiot
    The New York Times writer M. Gessen is widely known for their award-winning writing about totalitarianism, terrorism and the erosion of human right...
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  15. Someone Knows Something
    Someone Knows Something
    Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges,...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery StorytellingTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  16. The Deck
    The Deck
    For years, some law enforcement agencies have replaced the faces of traditional playing card decks with images of missing and murdered people and d...
    Content:
    Bravo TvCold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  17. Sword and Scale
    Sword and Scale
    Sword and Scale is a weekly true crime podcast covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first ep...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWomen In Business
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentarySolo CommentaryInvestigative
  18. The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe
    The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe
    When a group of women from all over the country realise they all dated the same prolific romance scammer they vow to bring him to justice.  In...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  19. Cold Case Files
    Cold Case Files
    Based on the iconic, Emmy-nominated series on A&E, this show explores some of the most difficult-to-solve murders, which stymied investigators and ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  20. Serial
    Serial
    Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasMystery StorytellingNewsPersonal Storytelling
    +9
    Audience:
    LawyersStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StorySolving Problems
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingQ And AInvestigative
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  21. Amanda Knox Hosts | DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby
    Amanda Knox Hosts | DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby
    Lucy Letby – a young nurse – was found guilty of the murder of 7 premature babies, and the attempted murder of 7 more. A serial killer ...
    Content:
    Psychedelics
    Audience:
    Engineers
    Style:
    Investigative
  22. Small Town Murder
    Small Town Murder
    Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' com...
    Content:
    ComedySerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  23. Dark Downeast
    Dark Downeast
    Dark Downeast: Maine and New England's True Crime Podcast digs into the decades-old and modern day cases that prickle the history of Vacationland a...
    Content:
    Cold Case Investigations
    Style:
    Investigative
  24. Scamfluencers
    Scamfluencers
    You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ...
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    At WorkBackground Noise
  25. British Scandal
    British Scandal
    In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.British scandals change the course of histor...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsPolitical Crime
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    DocumentaryInterviewInvestigative
    When:
    Background NoiseDoing Chores
  26. Darknet Diaries
    Darknet Diaries
    Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, d...
    Content:
    Blockchain SecurityConsumer TechCybersecurityDigital CultureDigital Security Basics
    +9
    Audience:
    DevelopersEngineersIt Security ProfessionalsRecent GraduatesTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning To CodeSolving ProblemsUnderstanding Cryptocurrency
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    CommutingLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  27. Planet Money
    Planet Money
    Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring y...
    Content:
    American Industry TransformationBusinessCareer ChangeDebt PayoffDurable Entrepreneurship
    +19
    Audience:
    Ambitious Women CareersAspiring EntrepreneursCareer ChangersCEOsCollege Students
    +10
    Goal:
    Building A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New Skills
    +4
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  28. Focus: Adults in the Room
    Focus: Adults in the Room
    The production team behind the Peabody-nominated "Lost Patients" returns with a new investigative series: "Adults in the Room." Episodes will come ...
    Content:
    Culture
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  29. American Scandal
    American Scandal
    Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.Scandals have shaped America since its fou...
    Content:
    American HistoryCredentialing ScandalsHistoryPolitical Crime
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    DocumentarySolo CommentaryInvestigative
  30. 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 DramasForensic ScienceLaw EnforcementMissing Persons
    +8
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  31. The Telepathy Tapes
    The Telepathy Tapes
    The Telepathy Tapes is a podcast that explores the origins of consciousness and the unexplained abilities of ESP through science, verifiable experi...
    Content:
    Energy HealingInvestingPsychic AbilitiesScienceSpiritual Awakening
    +3
    Audience:
    Young Adults
    Style:
    DocumentaryEducationalInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  32. Killer Psyche
    Killer Psyche
    When a shocking crime occurs, people ask “Why?” Was it about power, ego, or revenge? On Killer Psyche, retired FBI agent Candice DeLong draws on he...
    Content:
    Serial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  33. The Vanished Podcast
    The Vanished Podcast
    The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports t...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsUnsolved Mysteries
    Style:
    Investigative
  34. Cyber Hack
    Cyber Hack
    They steal billions: Cyber Hack investigates the alleged cyber gangs and the heists and hacks they’re accused of carrying out. No one is said to be...
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  35. Swindled
    Swindled
    Utilizes narrative storytelling, archival audio, and immersive soundscapes to explore true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corp...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCapitalism CritiqueCredentialing ScandalsFood And CookingPolitical Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Solo CommentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  36. DISGRACELAND
    DISGRACELAND
    DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5...
    Content:
    EntertainmentIndependent ArtistsMusicPop Music HistoryRock N Roll Stories
    +3
    Audience:
    History BuffsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  37. Think Twice: Michael Jackson
    Think Twice: Michael Jackson
    More than a decade since Michael Jackson’s death, his legacy remains complicated and unresolved. Think Twice: Michael Jackson is an exploration of ...
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  38. The Story
    The Story
    The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones....
    Style:
    Investigative
  39. Bone Valley
    Bone Valley
    In Season 1 of Bone Valley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King tells a story of a man, Leo Schofield, fighting to prove his innocence in th...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsReal-Life StoriesSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  40. Proof: A True Crime Podcast
    Proof: A True Crime Podcast
    Proof: A True Crime Podcast is a serialized investigation into cases of potential wrongful conviction. Hosted by Susan Simpson of the Undisclosed P...
    Goal:
    Improving Health
    Style:
    Investigative
  41. GUILT
    GUILT
    *FREE Episodes Released every Monday during active seasons. Paid Brevity+ Subscribers get Early Release, Ad Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and acce...
    Style:
    Investigative
  42. Cold
    Cold
    Cold is a narrative podcast series focused on missing persons cases. Investigative journalist and host Dave Cawley takes on a single story with eac...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  43. On the Media
    On the Media
    On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion,...
    Content:
    Corporate ReputationMedia PhilosophyPoliticsSocial Issues
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    At The Gym
  44. Snap Judgment
    Snap Judgment
    Snap Judgment mixes real stories with beats to produce cinematic, dramatic audio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see ...
    Content:
    Barroom StoriesExperience Of LifeLived ExperienceLocal StoriesPersonal Storytelling
    +4
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    At WorkLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  45. Wind of Change
    Wind of Change
    It’s 1990. The Berlin Wall just fell. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. And the soundtrack to the revolution is one of the best selling...
    Content:
    Pacific Northwest SailingPolitical Thrillers
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  46. Up and Vanished
    Up and Vanished
    Host Payne Lindsey heads to the edge of the arctic circle to investigate two mysterious disappearances from Nome, Alaska. Up and Vanished investiga...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery StorytellingNews
    +5
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  47. 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 InvestigationsForensic ScienceMissing PersonsMystery StorytellingSerial Killers
    +2
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  48. The Take
    The Take
    The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversati...
    Content:
    Film Analysis
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    News BriefingInvestigative
  49. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
    MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
    The human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’...
    Style:
    Investigative
  50. Drilled
    Drilled
    Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay...
    Content:
    Climate ChangeClimate EducationScienceSustainable Living
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long Drive
  51. Timesuck with Dan Cummins
    Timesuck with Dan Cummins
    Jump down new rabbit holes with Timesuck, the weekly podcast that takes you on a fascinating and bizarre journey through history’s darkest corners,...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryDark FantasyHistorySerial KillersUnsolved Mysteries
    Style:
    DocumentarySolo CommentaryInvestigative
  52. The Desi Crime Podcast
    The Desi Crime Podcast
    Desi Killers, Desi Kidnappers, Desi Criminals - find them here. Brought to you by Aryaan Misra and Aishwarya Singh, powered by The Desi Studios. We...
    Style:
    Investigative
  53. Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder
    Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder
    The night before Halloween 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found bludgeoned to death outside her family’s home in the tony Greenwich, Connectic...
    Content:
    Serial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  54. The First Degree
    The First Degree
    Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek a...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
  55. S-Town
    S-Town
    S-Town is a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Ala...
    Content:
    Audio FictionCold Case InvestigationsFictionLocal StoriesMystery Storytelling
    +5
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSerialized FictionInvestigative
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  56. Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
    Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
    For decades, Sean "Diddy" Combs was among the most influential entertainers and entrepreneurs in hip-hop. But Diddy’s star began to implode when a ...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  57. Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
    Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
    Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson's true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interv...
    Style:
    Investigative
  58. Wisecrack
    Wisecrack
    He left home as the chubby kid with a dream, a decade later, he's a touring comic with a killer set. Literally. In Wisecrack, stand-up comedian Edd...
    Content:
    EntertainmentSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  59. Something About Cari
    Something About Cari
    Keith Morrison takes us to America’s heartland, where single mom Cari Farver disappears just weeks into a new romance. What follows is a series of ...
    Content:
    Missing PersonsTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  60. CounterClock
    CounterClock
    In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bendi...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsUnsolved Mysteries
    Style:
    Investigative
  61. The Trial
    The Trial
    The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evid...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsTrue Crime
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  62. High Strange
    High Strange
    This season goes deeper into real encounters, credible witnesses, and the explanations that never seem to stick. More firsthand accounts. Bigger mo...
    Content:
    Paranormal InvestigationsSpace ConspiraciesSupernatural HorrorTrue CrimeUfo Conspiracy Theories
    +4
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  63. Dr. Death
    Dr. Death
    We’re at our most vulnerable when we go to our doctors. But what happens when we can’t trust them? Dr. Death is the award-winning series hosted by ...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsRoad Trip StoriesSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    Healthcare ProfessionalsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Emotional WellnessFollowing A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    At The GymDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  64. Sea of Lies
    Sea of Lies
    From CBC's Uncover.A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins.This is the ...
    Content:
    EntertainmentSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Quick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  65. West Cork
    West Cork
    In West Cork, it’s simply known as ‘the murder’. In 1996 French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier is found dead near her holiday home. There ...
    Content:
    Missing PersonsTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  66. Scamanda
    Scamanda
    Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.But Amanda is dying, wi...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsEntertainmentRoad Trip StoriesTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  67. Secrets We Keep
    Secrets We Keep
    Each season, Secrets We Keep investigates a different Australian secret.    Secrets We Keep: Uncovered (Season 9): takes you inside some ...
    Content:
    Serial KillersUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  68. Last Man Standing | Times Investigates
    Last Man Standing | Times Investigates
    Last Man Standing is season 1 of Times Investigates - bringing you award-winning investigative and true crime podcasts from The Times and The Sunda...
    Style:
    Investigative
  69. Hunting Warhead
    Hunting Warhead
    How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hun...
    Content:
    Serial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  70. Family Lore
    Family Lore
    All families tell stories about themselves. Those stories are passed down, and like an intergenerational game of telephone, the details sometimes c...
    Content:
    Travel
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  71. Slow Burn
    Slow Burn
    Slow Burn illuminates America’s most consequential moments, making sense of the past to better understand the present. Through archival tape and fi...
    Content:
    American HistoryCultureHistoryPolitical AnalysisPolitical Crime
    +2
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    At The GymLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  72. Sweet Bobby
    Sweet Bobby
    Kirat and Bobby have an unusual relationship. The circumstances of their individual lives mean it’s difficult for them to meet face to face bu...
    Content:
    EntertainmentSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  73. Sold a Story
    Sold a Story
    Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about the research. The...
    Content:
    EducationEntertainmentHomeschooling
    Audience:
    EducatorsTeachers
    Style:
    EducationalInvestigative
    When:
    Long Drive
  74. Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities
    Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities
    College holds a mythic place in American culture, hailed as the best four years of your life and revered as a beacon of integrity and excellence. B...
    Content:
    Campus Life Guidance
    Style:
    Investigative
  75. Voices for Justice
    Voices for Justice
    Voices for Justice is a true crime podcast hosted by Sarah Turney, sister of missing teen Alissa Turney. Every episode ends with a call to action. ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsReal-Life StoriesSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Getting Motivated
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  76. The Hand in the Window
    The Hand in the Window
    In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor's phone. After she is rescued, investigators turn their attention to...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  77. The Missing Cryptoqueen
    The Missing Cryptoqueen
    Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit a...
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  78. Reveal
    Reveal
    Reveal’s investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories abou...
    Content:
    Story Analysis
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  79. The Opportunist
    The Opportunist
    The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a s...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingInvestigative
  80. Unravel
    Unravel
    'Blood on the Tracks' is the latest season of Unravel, the ABC's award-winning true crime podcast. After explosive new developments in the case, th...
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
  81. To Live and Die in LA
    To Live and Die in LA
    In Feb 2018, an aspiring actress vanished from her Hollywood apartment. Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss was asked to help the family get answ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsEnd-Of-Life PlanningEntertainmentMissing PersonsMystery Storytelling
    +1
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  82. The Retrievals
    The Retrievals
    C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the...
    Content:
    Fertility SupportSerial KillersTrue CrimeWomens Health
    Audience:
    Healthcare ProfessionalsTrue Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingSerialized FictionInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  83. Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
    Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
    When Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, was brutally killed in 1947, it gripped the entire country. More than 70 years later, it rema...
    Content:
    Black Women True CrimeCold Case InvestigationsRoad Trip StoriesSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  84. Drunk Women Solving Crime
    Drunk Women Solving Crime
    Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist...of lime. Join writer/comedian hosts Hannah George and Taylor Glenn as they welcome...
    Content:
    Cold Case Investigations
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Quick Listen
  85. The Dropout
    The Dropout
    Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. Ho...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsMystery StorytellingReal Life Stories
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StorySolving Problems
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  86. The Shrink Next Door
    The Shrink Next Door
    Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. H...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsRoad Trip Stories
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
  87. Crime and Coffee Couple - True Crime Podcast
    Crime and Coffee Couple - True Crime Podcast
    Allison researches true crime's most overlooked cases. Mike hears them for the first time: raw reactions, real questions, no script. Plus the kind ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue Crime
    Audience:
    Couples
    Style:
    Serialized FictionInvestigative
  88. Martes De Misterio
    Martes De Misterio
    Casos reales de misterio y horror. Testimonios en primera persona. Entrevistas e investigaciones. Conduce: Martín Echevarría (@martinderadio). Cada...
    Content:
    Ghost StoriesParanormal InvestigationsSupernatural Horror
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  89. Reply All
    Reply All
    "'A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it." - The Guardian. Hosted ...
    Content:
    Consumer TechCultureDigital CultureEntertainmentTech Commentary
    +4
    Audience:
    College StudentsRemote Workers
    Goal:
    Following A StoryLearning New Skills
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingQ And AInvestigative
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseCommutingFocused LearningLong Drive
    +2
  90. William Ramsey Investigates
    William Ramsey Investigates
    William Ramsey Investigates is an investigative journalism broadcast covering a variety of subjects, including politics, parapolitics, true crime, ...
    Style:
    Investigative
  91. Blowback
    Blowback
    A podcast about the American Empire.
    Content:
    American HistoryAmerican Industry TransformationAnti-Trump PoliticsGeopoliticsHistory
    +3
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  92. American Criminal
    American Criminal
    The true crime history podcast that takes you inside the minds of some of our most notorious felons and outlaws, exploring the dark side to the Ame...
    Style:
    Investigative
  93. Dirty John
    Dirty John
    A true story about seduction, deception, forgiveness, denial, and ultimately, survival. Reported and hosted by Christopher Goffard from the L.A. Ti...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsEntertainmentSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    RetireesTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    DocumentaryNarrative StorytellingInvestigative
    When:
    Doing ChoresQuick Listen
  94. Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
    Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
    Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murder...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Investigative
  95. The Pitcairn Trials
    The Pitcairn Trials
    Halfway between South America and New Zealand is a small piece of volcanic, British territory; Pitcairn. It has one shop open for a few hours a day...
    Content:
    Serial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  96. True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation
    True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation
    True Crime Bullsh** is a serialized, investigative podcast that aims to identify the missing victims of serial killer Israel Keyes. Host Josh Hallm...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
  97. Culpable
    Culpable
    Join host Dennis Cooper as he explores unresolved cases where culpability has yet to be established. This acclaimed investigative series from the c...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Style:
    Investigative
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  98. Assume Nothing
    Assume Nothing
    The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
    Content:
    Serial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    Investigative
  99. The Teacher's Pet
    The Teacher's Pet
    Lyn and Chris Dawson appear to have the perfect marriage. He's a star footballer and popular high school teacher. She's a devoted wife and mother. ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative
    When:
    Long Drive
  100. The Big Dig Presents: Catching The Codfather
    The Big Dig Presents: Catching The Codfather
    A fishing tycoon is arrested in an elaborate sting operation, but claims he’s the real hero fighting back against an overbearing state. So who is C...
    Style:
    DocumentaryInvestigative