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Thats not to say there arent a lot of terrible true-crime podcasts out there, because there are.
And while some like to write off true crime as a flash-in-the-pan trend, its influence is everywhere.
And of course, some very strong contenders didnt land on the list.
But make no mistake, its the hypnotic host that makesCriminalan essential entry.
At one point, he even crawls (with his microphone!)
under a house where he thinks a body might be buried.
But is it journalism?
As podcasts go, its a full-on Monet … Its like a painting, see?
From far away, its okay, but up close, its a big old mess.
Its subjects are consistently unrelatable, often confounding, and occasionally infuriating.
And despite all of that, the show deserves every bit of the rabid praise its received.
And theres a reason for it to be, he adds.
Believed
Believedis the ultimate example of a podcast that achieves near-impossible feats.
Its an element that hosts Kate Wells and Lindsey Smith make clear we need to understand.
Undisclosed
For allSerialdid for Adnan Syeds case,Undiscloseddid more literally.
In early episodes, theUndisclosedtrio dug up informationabout reward money, police corruption, and prosecutorial misconduct.
They identified thetap tap tapon a taped interview as detectives coaxed witness Jay Wilds by pointing to a map.
They made the term Brady violation part of their listeners vocabulary.
But perhaps the biggest surprise is thatUndisclosedhas remained an enduring title beyond the post-Serialfrenzy around the Syed case.
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