Criminal
by Vox Media Podcast Network
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 39 chart positions in 39 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · True Crime#13300K to 1M
- 🇺🇸US · True Crime#15300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · True Crime#23100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · True Crime#1095K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · True Crime#2730K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
361K to 1.2M🎙 Daily cadence·377 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.2M to 3.9M🇨🇦25%🇺🇸25%🇦🇺8%+36 more - Active Followers
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361K to 1.2M
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From 23 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
She Killed Three People with Poisonous Mushrooms. Did She Mean To?
Jul 28, 2026
28m 54s
The Comfort Kit
Jul 24, 2026
40m 26s
125 Acres
Jul 17, 2026
35m 57s
Why Alex Murdaugh is Getting a Do-Over
Jul 14, 2026
36m 03s
That’s Not Me
Jul 10, 2026
38m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28/26 |  She Killed Three People with Poisonous Mushrooms. Did She Mean To? | In 2023, a woman named Erin Patterson had her husband's family over for a lunch of beef Wellington. A week later, three people were dead. Phoebe interviews Guardian reporter Nino Bucci about what happened next. You can also watch this interview at youtube.com/criminalpodcast. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 28m 54s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 |  The Comfort Kit | A few hours after Rachel Waters’ mother died in hospice care, police showed up at Rachel’s childhood home with a search warrant. “It had my name and the word ‘homicide’ on it.” For more, read Madeleine Aggeler’s article, ‘Oh my God, did someone accuse me of killing my mom?’ Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 40m 26s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | emancipationland ownership+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast Network | — | George Dinningemancipation+3 | — | 35m 57s | ||
| 7/14/26 | double murder convictionjury interference+4 | Valerie Bauerlein | Wall Street JournalVox Media Podcast Network+1 | South Carolina | Alex Murdaughdouble murder+5 | — | 36m 03s | ||
| 7/10/26 | pregnancyarrest+3 | Porcha Woodruff | Vox Media Podcast NetworkApple Podcasts+3 | Detroit | arrestpregnant+3 | — | 38m 13s | ||
| 6/30/26 | forensic pathologycrime novels+4 | Patricia Cornwell | Vox Media Podcast Networkyoutube.com/criminalpodcast+5 | — | morgueforensic pathologist+4 | — | 27m 56s | ||
| 6/26/26 | body farmdecomposition+3 | — | Texas State UniversityCriminal+2 | — | body farmdecomposition+3 | — | 30m 40s | ||
| 6/19/26 | 911 callshomicide investigations+3 | Brett Murphy | ProPublicaCriminal+2 | — | 911 callshomicide+5 | — | 42m 40s | ||
| 6/12/26 | missing persondouble life+4 | — | CriminalVox Media Podcast Network+1 | — | Zac Brettlermissing person+4 | — | 48m 18s | ||
| 6/5/26 | true crimelaw enforcement+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkA Bullet, A Legend, A Lie+1 | — | Buford Pussermurder investigation+3 | — | 44m 31s | ||
| 5/29/26 | makeupbad news+4 | Lauren | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal | — | makeupbad news+5 | PatreonJOIN25 | 45m 37s | ||
| 5/22/26 | break-insfarmhouse+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal+2 | — | break-infarmhouse+3 | — | 38m 59s | ||
| 5/15/26 | mountain climbinglegal issues+3 | — | — | Austria | mountain climbingAustria+3 | — | 32m 18s | ||
| 5/8/26 | government experimentfood safety+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkThe Poison Squad | — | Poison SquadDeborah Blum+3 | — | 42m 31s | ||
| 5/1/26 | E. coli outbreakfood safety+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkJack in the Box+1 | Seattle | E. colioutbreak+3 | — | 38m 35s | ||
| 4/24/26 | familyDetroit+4 | Bridgett Davis | Vox Media Podcast NetworkThe World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers | Detroit | Fannie DavisBridgett Davis+5 | — | 50m 55s | ||
| 4/17/26 | legal historycivil rights+3 | — | U.S. Supreme CourtCriminal+1 | — | Dollree MappDon King+5 | — | 38m 56s | ||
| 4/10/26 | marriagecourtroom drama+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal | — | Rhinelandermarriage+3 | — | 40m 56s | ||
| 4/3/26 | shark divingillegal fishing+3 | John MooreTanner Mansell | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal+2 | — | shark divingillegal fishing+3 | — | 37m 26s | ||
| 3/27/26 | forensic medicinetrue crime+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkThe Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York | New York | Santa ClausBellevue Hospital+5 | — | 33m 53s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Dionne Quintupletstrue crime+3 | — | Chicago World’s FairOntario government+2 | — | Dionne QuintupletsElzire Dionne+3 | — | 54m 13s | ||
| 3/13/26 | identitycommunity+3 | Cecilia Gentili | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal+2 | — | Cecilia GentiliArgentina+3 | — | 35m 25s | ||
| 3/6/26 | police accountabilityexcited delirium+3 | — | KFF Health NewsCurrent Affairs+7 | — | excited deliriumAngelo Quinto+5 | — | 59m 30s | ||
| 2/27/26 | true crimemurder investigation+3 | — | SmithsonianVox Media Podcast Network+1 | San FranciscoChinatown | Chol Soo LeeSan Francisco+6 | — | 47m 38s | ||
| 2/20/26 | Mary Surrattboarding house+4 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkThe Assassin’s Accomplice | Washington, D.C. | Mary SurrattKate Clifford Larson+5 | — | 42m 37s | ||
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Chart history for Criminal
Peaked at #13 in Canada, currently #13 in Canada.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| SG | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| United States | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| South Africa | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| IL | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| ID | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| AR | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| Ireland | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| IS | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| PE | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Australia | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| AE | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| TH | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| KE | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| Japan | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| South Korea | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| HK | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| SA | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| VN | — | #34 | #34 | — |
Chart Positions
39 placements across 39 markets.
Chart Positions
39 placements across 39 markets.