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Criminal

Criminal

Criminal & Radiotopia

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Criminal is a podcast about crime. Not so much the "if it bleeds, it leads," kind of crime. Something a little more complex. Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, and/or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. We are a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Learn more at radiotopia.fm.

Recent Episodes

Episode 159: Spiritual Developments
FEB 26, 2021
Episode 159: Spiritual Developments
One Sunday afternoon, a man named William Mumler decided to take a self portrait. He said he was alone in the photography studio, but as the photograph developed, he saw something very strange—the image of someone else, sitting beside him.
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39 MIN
Episode 158: "If it ever happens, run."
FEB 12, 2021
Episode 158: "If it ever happens, run."
“What I recall most is the way that she grabbed my wrist and, shaking a bit, she said over and over again, 'If it happens, run. Don't let that happen to you. Run. If it ever happens, run.'” It was years before Cynthia Brown understood what her great-grandmother, Athalia Howe, was talking about.
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35 MIN
Episode 157: The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch
JAN 29, 2021
Episode 157: The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch
Qandeel Baloch grew up in a conservative village in Pakistan, a place where it was shocking to see a woman swimming outdoors. She ran away from home, changed her name, and eventually became "Pakistan's first social media star." By 2015, she was reported to be one of the 10 most Googled people in Pakistan. The next year, she was dead.
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37 MIN
Episode 156: Sister Helen
JAN 15, 2021
Episode 156: Sister Helen
In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean was invited to write a letter to a man on death row named Elmo Patrick Sonnier. She told us, "I thought that all I was going to be doing was writing letters. And lo and behold, two years later, I am in that execution chamber." She's now 81, and has been present at the executions of six men.
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41 MIN
Bears on Ice
DEC 24, 2020
Bears on Ice
A day in the life of the town of Kalispell, Montana.
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5 MIN