The Opportunist
PodcastOne
True crime · Ongoing · ~36 min
Taste attributes: crimedocumentaryunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty true-crime podcast: morally murky and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · 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
The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a scammer or a cult leader? Perhaps the most dangerous person is the one who appears the most normal. Perhaps there is a dark potential lurking inside all o…
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- Publisher
- PodcastOne
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 36 minutes
- Latest episode
- 9 November 2026
- Categories
- True Crime
- 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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