Podcast

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter, Jac Vanek

True crime · Ongoing · ~46 min · Explicit

Taste attributes: crimedocumentarytalk-showunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA weighty, morally murky true-crime podcast, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About this podcast

Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be friends with a murderer? Or escape a kidnapping? Or have a father who was a serial killer? Join Jac Vanek and Alexis Linkletter on a chilling ride into the darkest corners of your worst nightmares. Murders, cults, kidnappings, and conspiracies—all told throug…

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Characteristics

Where this podcast sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

RawPRODUCTIONPolished

IntimateSCOPESweeping

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeDocumentaryTalk-showInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Where to listen

Details

Publisher: Alexis Linkletter, Jac Vanek
Format: Ongoing
Typical episode: About 46 minutes
Latest episode: 5 November 2026
Categories: True Crime, Society & Culture, News
Taste scores: How we score

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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.

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