Criminal podcast

Criminal

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

 

#345

E. Jean

We visited E. Jean Carroll at her house in the woods to talk about her two trials against ... more

22 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:00

22 Aug 2025


#344

The Bus Ride

Two days after Hurricane Katrina hit, people who lived in the Fischer Housing Projects wer... more

15 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:01

15 Aug 2025


#343

Kids on the Case

The summer after Jessica Maple finished 6th grade, she found out that her great-grandmothe... more

08 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:27

08 Aug 2025


#342

The Clock Starts Ticking

On October 11, 2008, an 18-year-old was shot by someone firing a gun from the back seat of... more

01 Aug 2025

35 MINS

35:09

01 Aug 2025


#341

Death in Eden

In the early 1930s, eight people settled on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos. Within... more

25 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:47

25 Jul 2025


#340

The Double

In 2023, two men told police the same story: each man said that his name was William Woods... more

18 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:14

18 Jul 2025


#339

The Man Nobody Killed

On September 15, 1983, Michael Stewart was on his way home from a nightclub when police ar... more

11 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:24

11 Jul 2025


#338

The Clearwater Monster

Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clea... more

04 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:02

04 Jul 2025


#337

Uncle Harold

In 1997, Eric Konigsberg received a strange voicemail from someone in prison — a hit man w... more

27 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:02

27 Jun 2025


#336

By Any Means Necessary

In July 2010, a woman was on vacation with her boyfriend of six years — they were travelin... more

20 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:51

20 Jun 2025


#335

The Guru

In the late 1960s, a yogi named Swami Rama came to the United States. His followers believ... more

13 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:58

13 Jun 2025


#334

Professor Quaalude

John Buettner-Janusch was one of the first Americans to study lemurs. He held prestigious ... more

06 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:10

06 Jun 2025


#333

Thin Ice and Unusual Punishments

Two years ago, we started making Criminal Plus episodes — behind-the-scenes conversations ... more

30 May 2025

24 MINS

24:27

30 May 2025


#332

Action Park

“Anyone who went to Action Park understood you could get really messed up going there. It ... more

23 May 2025

32 MINS

32:27

23 May 2025


#331

No Hint or Help

In the 1950s, a new television quiz show premiered called Twenty One. But the first episod... more

16 May 2025

35 MINS

35:39

16 May 2025


#330

False Positive

The night before she gave birth, Susan Horton had a salad for dinner. The next day, doctor... more

09 May 2025

36 MINS

36:37

09 May 2025


#329

Tabatha

When Tabatha Trammell was 50 years old, she started studying to become a doula — a support... more

02 May 2025

34 MINS

34:53

02 May 2025


#328

The Job

Not long into his job as prison superintendent, Frank Thompson had to prepare his staff to... more

25 Apr 2025

30 MINS

30:03

25 Apr 2025


#327

The Roofman, Part 2

When Jeffery Manchester escaped from prison, a lot of people weren't surprised. But they d... more

18 Apr 2025

31 MINS

31:24

18 Apr 2025


#326

The Roofman, Part 1

Between 1998 and 2000, more than 40 stores and chain restaurants across the country were r... more

11 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:44

11 Apr 2025


#325

The Pride of Pine Hill

In the midst of the 1996 race for North Carolina governor, a new candidate emerged. Her na... more

04 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:10

04 Apr 2025


#324

The Bottom of the Cliff

In May of 2021, the National Park Service received a call that a woman had fallen over the... more

28 Mar 2025

34 MINS

34:23

28 Mar 2025


#323

The Man Without a Will

A Toronto police officer was having an affair with a government worker – and then they fou... more

21 Mar 2025

41 MINS

41:03

21 Mar 2025


#322

High Tide

Right after sunset, three boats sailed towards the rice plantations on the Combahee River.... more

14 Mar 2025

37 MINS

37:28

14 Mar 2025


#321

Five Stars

“Christopher Kinahan is probably the most successful and entrepreneurial criminal that Ire... more

07 Mar 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:14

07 Mar 2025