Rorschach: Murder at City Hall

by iHeartPodcasts and Best Case

A shocking public shooting at New York City Hall leaves the ambitious, charismatic City Councilman James E. Davis dead, before his assailant is gunned down by a New York City cop. It turns out that Davis had been murdered by his political rival, Niel Askew. And yet all that summer, the two men had b...

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Recent episodes

Episode 10: It Stays with You

May 20, 2026

28m 15s

Episode 9: The Empty Seat

May 13, 2026

27m 26s

Episode 8: The Last Day

May 6, 2026

35m 53s

Episode 7: James Meets Niel

Apr 29, 2026

32m 56s

Episode 6: A City in Crisis

Apr 22, 2026

26m 58s

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 9.1K to 112K

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: society · culture

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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

11 episodes since 2026

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Most discussed topics

election

politics

murder

relationships

true crime

friendship

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Back-catalog monthly reach

9.1K to 112K

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Charts in 2 marketsPopularity scoreEpisode historyHome market: United States

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VN · True Crime
#74
7.4K to 91K
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NG · True Crime
#151
1.7K to 21K

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🎙 Biweekly cadence·11 episodes·Last published 5mo ago
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Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
9.1K to 112K
🇺🇸71%🇻🇳23%🇳🇬5%
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.7K to 34K

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Episodes

~1.1 per week

Avg length

30m 22s

22m 53s – 37m 12s

Range

Mar 2026 – May 2026

Topics

election, politics +40

Guests

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
5/20/26	Episode 10: It Stays with You✨	legal battlemystery+3	—	—	City Hall	James DavisCity Hall+3	—	28m 15s
5/13/26	Episode 9: The Empty Seat✨	politicsdeath+3	—	Brooklyn Democratic Party	—	JamesBrooklyn Democratic Party+3	—	27m 26s
5/6/26	Episode 8: The Last Day✨	murdertragedy+3	—	—	City Hall	murderCity Hall+5	—	35m 53s
4/29/26	Episode 7: James Meets Niel✨	politicselection+3	—	—	—	James DavisNiel Askew+3	—	32m 56s
4/22/26	Episode 6: A City in Crisis✨	politicselection+3	—	—	—	Letitia JamesJames Davis+3	—	26m 58s
4/15/26	Episode 5: Friends and Enemies✨	political ambitionlaw enforcement+3	—	—	—	James E. Davispolitical candidate+4	—	32m 35s
4/8/26	Episode 4: Niel’s Secret✨	crimesecrets+3	—	—	West Side of ManhattanRiverbank	NielJames E. Davis+6	—	22m 53s
4/1/26	Episode 3: A Victim of Blackmail✨	blackmailmurder+4	—	—	—	blackmailmurder+6	—	29m 31s
3/25/26	Episode 2: How Could This Happen in City Hall?✨	city shutdownheroism+3	—	City Hall	City Hall	City HallCouncilman Davis+3	—	37m 12s
3/25/26	Episode 1: Shots Fired✨	political violenceelection+4	—	—	Brooklyn	James E. DavisNiel Askew+5	—	29m 56s