About ListenTrueCrime
The internet's best destination for discovering, rating, and discussing true crime podcasts. Built by fans, for fans.
Our mission
Help you find your next obsession
There are thousands of true crime podcasts. Most aren't worth your time. Finding the good ones means wading through inconsistent Apple Podcast ratings, Reddit threads, and algorithmic recommendations that prioritise engagement over quality.
ListenTrueCrime cuts through that. Every podcast in our database is reviewed across consistent dimensions — storytelling, research, host quality, production, factual accuracy, and binge-worthiness. We give you a binge factor score, a quick verdict, and enough context to know whether a podcast is right for you.
Community ratings add another layer. When thousands of real listeners rate the same dimensions, patterns emerge that no single reviewer can capture alone.
Discovery first
No algorithms, no ads, no clickbait. Every podcast is reviewed on storytelling, research quality, host quality, and production — giving you the signal, not the noise.
Community ratings
Rate podcasts across 7 dimensions. Our aggregate scores reflect thousands of listens from people who actually care about quality.
For true crime fans
We built this because every other podcast directory treats true crime as a genre checkbox. We're here for the obsessives, the binge-watchers, the armchair investigators.
Ethics matter
We note warnings about victim sensitivity, graphic content, and exploitative storytelling. Great true crime respects victims — we recognise that in our reviews.
How ratings work
Community members rate podcasts across 7 dimensions on a 1–10 scale. These are averaged to produce the scores you see on each podcast page.
The Binge Factor specifically measures how compulsively listenable a podcast is — whether you find yourself hitting "next episode" immediately. It's the metric we weight most heavily in recommendations.
Reviews are moderated before appearing publicly to keep the community constructive and on-topic.
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Over 100 reviewed podcasts. Filters for case type, country, platform, and more.
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