The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including 'Serial') as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, 'Crime of the Week.' Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on X @crimewriterson. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/crimewritersonpodcast. Email the show at crimewriterson@gmail.com.
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The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including 'Serial') as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, 'Crime of the Week.' Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on X @crimewriterson. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/crimewritersonpodcast. Email the show at crimewriterson@gmail.com.
Authorities in Pennsylvania removed children and made arrests based on findings by a doctor who specialized in identifying child abuse. But critics say she was too eager to diagnose abuse when none had occurred. We’ll talk about the podcast “The Preventionist” from Serial Productions and The New York Times.
It was one of the country’s biggest drug smuggling operations - involving Chinese gangs, mahjong parlors, and a mastermind named “Onionhead.” We’ll review the podcast “The Chinatown Sting” from Pushkin Industries.
He was one of Nashville’s most colorful figures with a raucous nightclub to match. But is the right man in prison for the death of David “Skull” Schulman? We’ll review season two of The Tennessean podcast “Murder on Music Row: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow.”
Kate Wyler goes from London to Washington, as the relationship between the US and Britain - and between her and Hal - falls apart. We’ll talk about season three of Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” starring Keri Russell.
TV’s favorite true crime podcast team looks into a mob wife, a trio of billionaires, and a secret casino beneath the Arconia to find out who killed their doorman. We’ll talk about season five of “Only Murders in the Building.”
An FBI agent leads a task force hunting those ripping off biker drug houses. But double-crosses abound among the gang - and those investigating them. We’ll review the HBO Original series “Task.”
Canadian investigators look into the murder of an antagonistic rock climber who used an assumed name. But when they learn his true identity, the mystery really begins. We’ll review the podcast “Dirtbag Climber” from CBC’s Uncover.
A journalist aboard a yacht sees a woman go overboard in the middle of the night. Why don’t the ship’s wealthy passengers believe her? Keira Knightley makes a splash in the film adaptation of “The Woman in Cabin 10.”
One woman’s complaints about children playing outside her home escalates to a tragic conclusion. But who does the law protect when a neighbor kills a neighbor? We’ll talk about the documentary film “The Perfect Neighbor” on Netflix.
A curious homemaker solves a cold case murder, implicating six people and sending one away for life. Was this citizen sleuth’s purpose to discover Jessica Currin’s killer - or protect him? We’ll talk about season three of the podcast “Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County.”
A stand-up comic mixes his jokes with his own terrifying true crime experience. A journalist works to learn how much of the homegrown story of murder is true. We’ll review the podcast “Wisecrack” from Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts.
An American student abroad is accused of murdering her roommate. She struggles to prove her innocence to an Italian jury - and to the world. We’ll discuss the Hulu series “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.”
A true crime fan tries to prove her mother didn’t kill her father. How can she be so sure? Because she was tied up in a locked closet during the murder. We’ll review the podcast “Hands Tied” from iHeartPodcasts and BBC Studios.
A Georgia couple’s newborn died 12 hours after coming home. Police said the cause was murder; their lawyers say the cause was medical. We’ll talk about season 11 of “Breakdown: Three Days in May” from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He left his child in the backseat of a hot car. He said it was a tragic accident - the police said it was a calculated murder. We’ll go back to our 2016 discussion of “Breakdown” season two from host Bill Rankin and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Four residents with a penchant for mysteries try to solve a homicide in their British retirement community. We’ll talk about the feature film “The Thursday Murder Club.”
Many feared their lives would be forever altered after New Years 2000. For some, it was - just not in the ways they thought. We’ll go back to our 2018 review of “Headlong: Surviving Y2K” from Dan Taberski.
Authorities struggled to track down who had been sending harassing text messages to a teenage girl. Then…came the plot twist! We’ll talk about “Unknown Number: A High School Catfish” from Netflix.
Three neighbors put their true crime fandom to the test in a real life mystery. But they won’t solve just any crime…only murders in the building. We’ll revisit our 2021 season one discussion of the instant Hulu classic.
The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including 'Serial') as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, 'Crime of the Week.' Show website: crimewriterson.com. Follow the show on X @crimewriterson. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/crimewritersonpodcast. Email the show at crimewriterson@gmail.com.
