Episode 322: The Enormous Popularity of True Crime

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss the ongoing popularity of the true crime genre.

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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: 

• When journalist Brendan Koerner took to Twitter to call out a podcast for using his work without attribution, he drew attention to the broader appetite for true crime content. Neil recommended the podcast series Someone Knows Something, and Natalia referred to the “Dead Blondes” season on the podcast You Must Remember This and this Los Angeles Review of Books essay. She also cited an NPR segment about the how podcasters should cover true crime stories.

In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:

• Natalia recommended Derek Thompson’s Atlantic article, “Why American Teens Are So Sad”.
• Neil shared Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne’s ESPN article, “Untold.”
• Niki discussed the new podcast, Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis.