Dead Famous
Mark Randell
True crime · Ongoing · ~45 min
Taste attributes: documentarycrimebiographyunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeEmotional and realistic: a weighty true-crime podcast, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Dead Famous is the critically acclaimed, Top 10 podcast that unravels the glitter, scandal and tragedy behind the lives — and deaths — of some of the world’s most famous people. Every week, host Mark Randell goes beyond the public image to tell the whole story: the rise…
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Details
- Publisher
- Mark Randell
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 45 minutes
- Latest episode
- 9 November 2026
- Categories
- True Crime, Society & Culture, History
- Taste scores
- How we score
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