Popular Reviews of Criminal

Incredible stories. Not for the faint of heart—this is seriously disturbing stuff. Think psychological horror thriller.

Rather than an overview of a crime, this podcast focuses in on a particular person or topic related to a crime and always finds interesting stories. It has easily become one of my favourite podcasts.

The premise sounds sensationalist, but when you actually listen to the episodes you find that the topics and people are dealt with not just thoroughly, but also thoughtfully and respectfully. The stories always take you somewhere interesting, from direct crimes with graphic details to interviews with people who work in crime, like witness-protection-program employees and courtroom sketch artists. Always a fascinating listen.

Easily one of my favourite podcasts. Almost always some fascinating story, with a tremendous diversity in topics and timespan.

This podcast has kept me sane in rush hour traffic. Always fascinating. My favorite episode is the one about the Buddha!

I love Phoebe's voice and the stories she shares. I attended one of her live events a couple years ago and was just so impressed. I highly suggest this podcast!

If True Crime interest you, but you usually find it poorly investigated and poorly reported, THIS is the podcast for you. With none of the Reality Television overdramatic acting or boring made for Lifetime Television tropes, Criminal focuses on more emotional, story driven, and intellectual or philosophical aspects of cases. This is not to say boring in any way. The episodes are fascinating and compelling, but they require you to think and engage with the material, not just consume it. Kind of exactly what you would expect of a Crime Program presented by NPR. Brainy but great!

A great look at crimes and their history. Phoebe is a wonderful story teller who delivers each episode in a familiar way that I have grown to love.

One the shows that made me fall in love with podcasts.

A very quirky take on true crime! Each story has its own charm and mystery. Buckle up your seat belt as many of the stories are not quite what you expect, prepare for twists and turns and tales that leave a smile on your face. Brilliant podcast.

This is a lovely podcast about the implications and consequences of crime. So, you won't often hear gory details about a serial murderer, but you will be perplexed with more complex stories that involve crime. Highly recommended.

Criminal has been one of my favourites since I started listening to podcasts. It only had a handfull of episodes back then, and they still have varied, high quality, moving, funny, interesting and surprising stories. They tell stories and sides of crime that are not told by others.

Great stories that almost always have an extremely interesting turn in subject

Short stories about crimes and criminals. Some of the episodes are too superficial an overview of what is too complex a topic to be covered in what is 15-20 minutes of actual content, but there are some really great episodes as well along with a couple multi-parters. Phoebe is a good host and pleasant to listen to.

One of the best podcasts around! I love how wide the scope of stories that qualify as 'criminal' is. You never quite know what you're going to get.

The complex crime related stories of Criminal are often surprising, but not in a blood and guts kind of way. These are deeper crimes. Phoebe Judge is a standout host.

I absolutely love this podcast!

True Crime has become a beloved genre in recent years but Criminal veers away from the trend of scrutinising one story in minute detail. Instead, Criminal takes a very different approach by covering a much wider range of stories as standalone episodes. You won't spend hours and hours on the edge of your seat anticipating a case being cracked but instead you will experience a much wider, richer insight into all forms of law-breaking and investigation.Phoebe Judge is perhaps the best host in all of podcasting. She has the most wonderful and reassuring voice, which she uses effectively to move a tale along without over-narrating. She does not sensationalise stories but does clearly relish researching, investigating and revealing a huge variety of cases and concepts.Episode focuses range from evidence recovery divers to sniffer dogs to private investigators, as well as bizarre crimes and quirky characters.Criminal should be an instant subscription for anyone getting into podcasts.

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I have listened to this pod cast for years, I love the format the show is presented in and find Phoebe's voice to be soothing and calm. The cases presented are always interesting. I am a former Police Officer in Australia and it is interesting to hear how some things are done in America and how backwards it seems to me. I have recommended this pod cast to a few people now.