Examined: The Backfire Effect
Pushkin Industries
True crime · Limited series · 72 episodes · ~42 min · 2021 · Explicit
Taste attributes: crimedocumentaryjournalisticlegalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty true-crime podcast, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow 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
About Examined: Overlooked cases that never got the real investigation they deserved. Each season features deeply reported stories about crime, punishment, and the people inside the criminal legal system. Nearly 40 years ago, in the parking lot of a community college in Port Huron, Michigan, a 20-…
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- Publisher
- Pushkin Industries
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 72
- Typical episode
- About 42 minutes
- Latest episode
- 27 October 2026
- Categories
- True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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