DISCOVER THE DEPTH OF OUR WORLD
Dive deeper into the themes we loved in the podcast, going beyond the spoken word. Criminal Podcast is now offering a new realm, uncharted adventures, and more to come.
The Paramedics
The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the world.
As recently as 1965, if you had a medical emergency, the people who showed up at your door would be volunteer firefighters, police officers, or undertakers with a hearse. Today, the story of how a group of Black men from Pittsburgh changed that.
John Moon was a Freedom House paramedic in 1972, witnessing the rise of EMT service.
Kevin Hazzard is the journalist and writer who sheds light to the hidden story.
Lavender Scare
Helen James grew up in a military family, and when she enlisted in 1952, she felt like she belonged to a right place—until she realized she was being watched.
While America was in the midst of what would become known as a Lavender Scare, soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen were ordered to inform on those with whom they served if they suspected a fellow service member to be gay.
Helen Grace James is a girl from a military family. She joined the Air Force in 1952.
Palace of Justice
When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. It’s been called the largest murder trial in history, with 22 defendants and victims of more than one million.
After he participated in the Nuremberg trial as a chief prosecutor, Benjamin Ferencz championed the creation of an international court that should be able to prosecute any government’s leaders for war crimes.
Benjamin Ferencz was an investigator of Nazi war crimes and the chief prosecutor at Nuremberg.
This venerated series has grown only more impressive with time.
New York times
An unexpected and critical look at true crime that often leaves you questioning the criminal legal system and always shows there is more to the story.
ACLU of New York
Explores the world of lawbreaking and wrongdoing from all sorts of unexpected angles.
Vice
About Us
Criminal is an award-winning podcast about true crime. Stories of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.
Criminal is one of the most popular podcasts in the world, and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2023 by The New York Times. The show has been featured in “Best of” lists in Time, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, USA Today, Wired, and more. We travel around the country to interview people, and sometimes take the show on the road to tell stories live.