Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. However, it often feels like many podcasts seem to only focus on murders and tragic victims, which can feel emotionally draining ...

Sarah Koenig poses with her award for top true crime podcast "Serial" at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony. Like true crime books, the best true crime podcasts plunge you into a world of murder, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rise of true-crime podcasts has been a long time coming: Many classics of the genre debuted nearly a decade ago. But the ...

Is there any podcast genre as addictive as true crime? We’re not sure there is. Since the golden days of Serial, the in-depth audio investigation of a murder case by journalist Sarah Koenig, back in ...

True crime stands out as the most common topic of top-ranked podcasts in the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center study. So who, exactly, listens to true crime podcasts? How we did ...

True-crime isn’t just a genre, it’s a lifestyle. And once you get sucked into the stories of real-life murders and mysteries, it’s impossible to leave. If you’re a fan, you know the feeling. You’ve ...

In 2014, Serial hit the scene, bringing podcasts into the mainstream—kicking off the content boom and rapid audience growth that continues to this day. It also ushered in a new era of audio ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Frank Racioppi is the owner of Ear Worthy, focusing on podcasts. “Podcasts have just enabled true crime to become more mobile and ...