PRETEND
Creative Babble, LLC
True crime · Limited series · 330 episodes · ~40 min · 2017 · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentarycrimejournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy true-crime podcast: morally murky and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: 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
PRETEND is an investigative true crime podcast about real people who lie for a living — con artists, scammers, and the victims caught in their web. Hosted by journalist Javier Leiva, PRETEND exposes the human psychology behind deception and fraud. Each epi…
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- Publisher
- Creative Babble, LLC
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 330
- Typical episode
- About 40 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- True Crime, Technology, Society & Culture
- Taste scores
- How we score
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