Podcast · 173 episodes
Criminal, page 2
by Vox Media Podcast Network · English
Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Named a Best Podcast of 2023 by the New York Times. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
All episodes, page 2
The FormulaProhibition-era “chemical enforcement” that poisoned industrial alcohol with methanol, causing mass blindness, hallucinations, paralysis, and deaths—especially in New York in late 1926—plus how…27 Mar 2026 · 34 min · 10 chapters
The QuintupletsThe 1934 birth and public exploitation of the Dionne quintuplets in Ontario, followed by decades of guardianship, media spectacle, financial misuse, and later family revelations.20 Mar 2026 · 54 min · 19 chapters
CeciliaCecilia Gentili’s life story as a trans woman from Argentina who survived police violence, relied on sex work for survival, immigrated to the U.S.13 Mar 2026 · 35 min · 15 chapters
Excited DeliriumThe episode investigates the death of Angelo Quinto-Collins after a December 23, 2020 police response in Antioch, California, and how “excited delirium” is used as a cause of death in police…6 Mar 2026 · 1 h · 27 chapters
The Mug BookThe “Mug Book” case of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant convicted in 1973 for the Chinatown murder of gang leader Yip-Yi Tak, and later exonerated after investigative reporting and suppressed…27 Feb 2026 · 48 min · 13 chapters
The PlotThe Civil War-era plot to kidnap and then assassinate Abraham Lincoln, focusing on Mary Surratt’s alleged role as a Confederate courier and boardinghouse operator, and her later military trial and…20 Feb 2026 · 43 min · 13 chapters
The Big LieGavin Bain (formerly part of rap duo Syllable and Brains) recounts how Scottish rappers tried to “sell” an American persona, landed a Sony deal, toured with Eminem and D12, then lost control of the…13 Feb 2026 · 48 min · 15 chapters
Please Continue (Criminal+)Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohr record a “Criminal Plus” chat-style episode with personal updates, odd news, and community/format announcements.12 Feb 2026 · 47 min · 23 chapters
The TestThe disappearance and murder of Mike Williams (duck hunter, Dec 16, 2000) on Lake Seminole, and the later conviction of his wife Denise Williams and her lover Brian Winchester.6 Feb 2026 · 41 min · 14 chapters
An American OriginalThe prank hoaxes of Alan Abel and his wife Jean Abel, including CINNA (Society for Indecency to Naked Animals), a fake campaign to “clothe” animals, plus later political and media stunts and a fake…30 Jan 2026 · 34 min · 8 chapters
AmokThe 2000 murder of advertising businessman Darius Yaniszewski in southwest Poland, and how detectives allegedly linked it to Christian Bala’s 2003 novel Amok, including the use of Darius’s stolen…23 Jan 2026 · 37 min · 12 chapters
GoneThe 50th anniversary of Connie Converse’s 1974 disappearance, using Howard Fishman’s decade-plus research to trace her life, music, and the mystery of why she vanished.16 Jan 2026 · 47 min · 11 chapters
Like a Bad DreamToby Dorr, “the dog lady of Lansing Prison,” creates the Safe Harbor Prison Dog Program, then becomes romantically involved with inmate John Maynard and helps him escape by hiding in a dog crate…9 Jan 2026 · 35 min · 22 chapters
Sister HelenSister Helen Prejean reflects on grief, mortality, and her decades of work as a Catholic nun and death-penalty spiritual advisor, arguing that executions are morally wrong and psychologically…26 Dec 2025 · 44 min · 14 chapters
The Speeding Duck, the Hungry Javelina, and “Leonardo da Pinchy”This episode (“The Speeding Duck, the Hungry Javelina, and ‘Leonardo da Pinchy’”) is a compilation of true animal stories.19 Dec 2025 · 37 min · 12 chapters
The KnockOn Christmas morning in St. Louis, a baby is found in a car seat on a porch after a stolen car incident; the baby’s parents and police trace it to a teenage car thief, raising questions about trauma,…12 Dec 2025 · 32 min · 4 chapters
Fall RiverThis Criminal episode (“Fall River”) recounts the 1832 death of Sarah Maria Cornell, a New England textile worker, and the ensuing murder trial of Methodist minister Ephraim K. Avery.5 Dec 2025 · 44 min · 18 chapters
The ManualThis episode follows the 1990 Washington, D.C. medical malpractice case involving Trevor Horn, whose respirator failed and left him severely brain-damaged.28 Nov 2025 · 30 min · 16 chapters
The Post OfficeThe UK Post Office scandal, where the Horizon IT system allegedly produced false discrepancies, leading sub-postmasters to be accused of theft/false accounting, pressured to “make good” losses, and…21 Nov 2025 · 45 min · 13 chapters
The Boy ScoutThe episode recounts David Hahn’s suburban “Eagle Scout” nuclear project, starting with his early science obsession and culminating in a 1994 radiological emergency in Michigan that drew the EPA,…14 Nov 2025 · 46 min · 13 chapters
Rogers ParkRogers Park, Chicago—community monitoring and nonviolent resistance to ICE/Border Patrol raids, including reports of people being detained or “kidnapped,” and how volunteers use alerts to protect…7 Nov 2025 · 41 min · 23 chapters
GhostwatchGhostwatch (BBC, Halloween 1992) and the ethics/effects of presenting fiction as real, plus related broadcast hoaxes and prank confessions.31 Oct 2025 · 53 min · 18 chapters
The Custom of the SeaThe episode “The Custom of the Sea” (Criminal) recounts the 1884 shipwreck of the yacht Minionette and the legal aftermath of the crew’s survival cannibalism.24 Oct 2025 · 45 min · 15 chapters
The TuskerThis episode explores the story of Zakaria Amara, one of the leaders of the Toronto 18, a group of young men arrested for planning bomb attacks in Toronto under the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act in…10 Oct 2025 · 34 min