Popular Reviews of Criminal

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I absolutely love this podcast!

Love this podcast, lots of different kinds of stories

Awesome true crime podcast. Featuring a variety of characters and stories, told without bias or prejudice. It's narrated in the soothing voice of Phoebe Judge, who somehow always manages to ask the right questions. Every episode is captivating, and the production is flawless.

One of the all time best. Every episode is perfectly produced to teach you history like you've never heard before

Perfect storytelling.

Just listened to the jaw-dropping and heartbreaking episode 143: Knock and Announce. Criminal is a true crime series for fans of Serial who prefer shorter episodes and a case per episode. Really well made, congratulations.