Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Logos for 'My Favorite Murder,' 'Serial,' and 'Up and Vanished Weekly' Credit: My Favorite Murder; Serial; Up and Vanished But as ...

Not many true crime pods are also called calming.

Ever since Serial burst onto the podcast scene in 2014, true crime has become one of the most popular podcast genres. With ...

Recently, there has been a discussion circulating online regarding the ethics of true crime podcasts. The genre of true crime is one of the most popular among recent generations, but regardless, ...

Some of podcasting’s biggest names, including Amy Poehler, Dax Shepard, Alex Cooper and the hosts of SmartLess, are among the nominees for the 2026 Astra Podcast Awards, which recognize achievements ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Frank Racioppi is the owner of Ear Worthy, focusing on podcasts. “Podcasts have just enabled true crime to become more mobile and ...

Scroll through true crime offerings on Netflix or Hulu and you’ll see it: our culture’s basic perception of the serial killer. Usually he’s a white man with a wife and kids, fooling everyone with his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Frank Racioppi is the owner of Ear Worthy, focusing on podcasts. There are well over 20,000 to 200,000+ true-crime podcasts in ...

It was a plea posted on social media. On missing posters teenage girls put up on telephone poles. A question asked of anyone who might have laid eyes on their friend. It was 2016, and Black girls and ...

The true crime genre of podcasts has exploded since Serial broke through in 2014, with no signs of slowing down. From series with a more comedic approach like My Favorite Murder to hard-hitting ...