Criminal

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Criminal is a podcast about crime. Not so much the “if it bleeds, it leads,” kind of crime but something a little more complex. Stories of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. The show’s producers are full-time radio people, but Criminal is what we do when we go home at night. 

To contact the show's creators, email thisiscriminal@gmail.com.

Series

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166 Pieces

Criminal is an award-winning podcast about crime. Stories of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.

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38 Pieces

Stories of sacrifice, obsession, and the ways in which we make it up as we go along.


Pieces

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Mark Roberts has attended almost every major sporting event in the world. And he’s been escorted off the field almost every time.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 21:20
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Helen James grew up in a military family – her great great grandfather fought in the Civil War, her father in WWI, and her uncles in WWII. So when ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:39
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This episode picks up where Episode 91 left off. We suggest you listen to them in order. The early 20th century’s biggest murder trial, and a part...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 21:05
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The story behind the face of New York’s Gilded Age, Evelyn Nesbit.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 27:24
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The U.S. Navy attempted to develop a shark attack repellant after many sailors were attacked during WWII. The first step was the formation of a “Sh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:15
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SPOILER WARNING: Please listen to our first episode about Sheila, Episode 88: Cold Case, before you listen to this one. This episode contains descr...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 27:44
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In 1984, Sheila Wysocki found herself helping the police investigate the murder of her college roommate. Detectives asked her to help gather inform...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 34:29
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David Dovala has lived in Casper, Wyoming since he was 19. He’s worked all kinds of cases, first as a detective and later as sheriff, but a 1973 mu...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 19:42
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"People wanted to put him up for sainthood because he married me, like he'd made the ultimate sacrifice."

Bought by PRX Remix and KALW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 19:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Nino and Drew kept their relationship a secret for more than 40 years. And then, they decided to do something that forced them into the spotlight.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, PRX Remix, and HowSound


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 22:50
  • Purchases: 3