These Gripping True Crime Podcasts Will Get Your Adrenaline Pumping

For those of us with a true-crime itch we just can’t seem to scratch, true crime podcasts might be able to satisfy your inner sleuth. From unsolved murders to missing persons to the just plain bizarre, these podcasts are essential listening for any crime buff.

Serial

Serial is the podcast that started it all. The first season focuses on the 1999 disappearance and murder of high school senior Hae Min Lee, as well as the subsequent conviction of her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. The podcast’s tremendous success even led to a spinoff called Undisclosed which follows Syed’s pleas for innocence.

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The More You Know

  • After Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmark's Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
  • In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
  • Finland has more saunas than cars.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
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