Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network
True crime · Ongoing · ~41 min
Taste attributes: documentarycrimejournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy true-crime podcast, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
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.
Description: from the show's own feed
Characteristics
Where this podcast sits on each taste spectrum
Genres and themes
Where to listen
Details
- Publisher
- Vox Media Podcast Network
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 41 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- True Crime, Society & Culture
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
Podcast data from Podcast Index and the shows' own feeds. Charts from Apple Podcasts.