To this day, glossy tabloids show the face of a six-year-old pageant girl murdered in a wine cellar in 1996, and 20 years later, an NBC special about the unsolved case still pulled in more viewers than the Emmys. Over the last few years, America has experienced a serious boom in True Crime entertainment; endless docuseries, TV shows, films, podcasts, and boo ... Show More
Jul 13
90s Angel Craze with Christine Laskowski
Back in the 1990s, it seemed like angels were everywhere in popular culture: in movies, TV shows, songs, and home decor. Our guest today is Christine Laskowski, a video journalist and host of the podcast T&J: A Roman Empire Love Story. For this episode, she will teach me about th ... Show More
1h 34m
Jul 6
FIREWORKS pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall
Just like every year, more and more stories are coming out about how wild, unpredictable, and dangerous fireworks can be, and yet our capacity for explosive hubris continues to prevail. For part two of our semiquincentennial series on the history of Fireworks in America, Sarah Ma ... Show More
1h 39m
Jun 29
FIREWORKS pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall
Love them or hate them, there are few things that feel as quintessentially American as fireworks, the favorite way to celebrate during every unhinged national birthday party. For part one of this two-part semiquincentennial series on their history in America, I demonstrate to Sar ... Show More
1h 42m
Dec 2017
BONUS: The Year That Was True Crime
Open any podcast app or streaming service and you’ll be flooded with the world's current fascination…True Crime. From Serial, S Town, Dirty John, Young Charlie, Casefile, Australian True Crime, Serial Killers, Felon to The Confession Tapes, Mind Hunter, The Keepers, Making A Mur ... Show More
16m 49s
Jan 2024
About Damn Crime - Crime, Gifts, and Selfies – Oh My!
Crime enthusiasts, buckle up! About Damn Crime is diving headfirst into 2024. In this week's episode, we're spilling the true crime tea on Gypsy Rose Blanchard – not just released, but dropping Instagram selfies, a docuseries, and a book. Did Gypsy's ex deserve a life sentence? R ... Show More
51m 50s
Aug 2023
CLASSIC: The Murky World of Serial Killer Memorabilia
Whether in fiction or in real life, the concept of the serial killer occupies a unique space in the American zeitgeist. Audiences across the planet flock to films about serial killers, and readers across the world peruse headlines of true life crimes with morbid (in some cases, o ... Show More
53m 58s
Aug 2024
INTRODUCING Murder: True Crime Stories
Explore the depths of history’s most notorious murders, like you've never heard before. Go beyond the crime scene as we search for the real story, and focus on the people impacted the most. Whether or not the case is solved, you'll come away with an understanding of why these sto ... Show More
41 m
Jan 2022
Hae Min Lee: Part 1 | MURDERISH Ep. 100
In January of 1999, an 18 year high school student mysteriously vanished after school. Four weeks later,
her body was found in a shallow grave in a nearby wooded park. An arrest was made and the suspect
was eventually convicted of her murder. When it happened, this tragic story b ... Show More
1h 43m