The Binge Crimes: Fatal Fantasy
by Sony Music Entertainment
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Audience Interest
- true crime stories
- investigative journalism
Podcast Focus
- murder of Dr. Robert Schwartz
- paganistic themes in crime
Publishing Consistency
- weekly or more often
- active for four years
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- no specific platforms detected
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 33 chart positions in 33 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · True Crime#47100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · True Crime#47100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · True Crime#5130K to 100K
- 🇮🇳IN · True Crime#20100K to 300K
- 🇧🇷BR · True Crime#4230K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
282K to 884K🎙 ~2x weekly·136 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
564K to 1.8M🇺🇸17%🇬🇧17%🇮🇳17%+30 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
225K to 707K3.4K real followers tracked across platforms
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Recent episodes
Introducing . . . The Poet
Jun 24, 2026
2m 09s
Cut, Color, Kill | 6. Betrayal
Jun 5, 2026
45m 21s
Cut, Color, Kill | 5. The Other Man
May 29, 2026
39m 44s
Introducing . . . U R NEXT
May 26, 2026
2m 23s
Cut, Color, Kill | 4. Don’t Talk
May 22, 2026
35m 48s
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| 6/24/26 |  Introducing . . . The Poet | Coming soon to the Binge is The Poet! In 1977, during the BTK Strangler’s reign of terror in Wichita, a woman named Ruth Finley receives a threatening phone call from an unidentified man. He’s blackmailing her about a secret from her past. The harassment escalates to letters, then poems, then attacks. The Wichita police wonder if this is the work of BTK. But the deeper their investigation goes, the darker and stranger the questions become. Binge all episodes of The Poet July 1st by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2m 09s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 |  Cut, Color, Kill | 6. Betrayal✨ | true crimebetrayal+3 | — | Sony Music EntertainmentNovel+3 | — | Cut Color Killtrue crime+3 | — | 45m 21s | |
| 5/29/26 |  Cut, Color, Kill | 5. The Other Man✨ | murder investigationtrue crime+3 | — | NovelApple Podcasts+3 | — | Fabiomurder+4 | The Binge+ | 39m 44s | |
| 5/26/26 |  Introducing . . . U R NEXT✨ | internet safetyonline harassment+3 | — | Sony Music EntertainmentNovel+2 | — | internet terroristswatting+3 | — | 2m 23s | |
| 5/22/26 |  Cut, Color, Kill | 4. Don’t Talk✨ | undercover operationtrue crime+3 | — | Sony Music EntertainmentNovel+4 | — | undercoverpolice+5 | — | 35m 48s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Cut, Color, Kill | 3. Award-Winning Performance✨ | true crimeprosecution+3 | — | Sony Music EntertainmentNovel+5 | — | true crimeprosecutor+3 | — | 38m 52s | |
| 5/8/26 |  Cut, Color, Kill | 2. The Stranger at the Wake✨ | griefsuspicion+3 | — | NovelApple Podcasts+3 | — | Fabiowake+3 | The Binge+ | 34m 47s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Cut, Color, Kill | 1. Big Daddy✨ | true crimehair industry+3 | — | NovelApple Podcasts+1 | TorontoLA | Fabio Sementillitrue crime+3 | The Binge+ | 33m 24s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Introducing . . . CUT, COLOR, KILL.✨ | murder investigationtrue crime+3 | — | The BingeApple Podcasts+1 | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles | Fabio Sementillimurder+3 | — | 2m 03s | |
| 4/13/26 |  Crime Scene: The Sugar Land Murders — When Kids Kill✨ | murderfamily+4 | — | Sony Music Entertainment | Texas | murderTexas+5 | — | 58m 13s | |
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| 4/6/26 |  Fatal Fantasy | 6. Monster✨ | courtroom justicetrue crime+3 | — | The BingeApple Podcasts+3 | — | Fatal Fantasytrue crime+3 | Sony Music Entertainment | 45m 33s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Introducing . . . My Mother's Lies!✨ | murder investigationfamily secrets+3 | — | Apple PodcastsGetTheBinge.com+1 | Kentucky | murderinvestigation+3 | — | 1m 58s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Fatal Fantasy | 5. The Infestations Of Evil✨ | true crimevampires+3 | — | — | — | blood-drinking vampireconfession+3 | The BingeN/A | 42m 43s | |
| 3/26/26 |  Out Now: Crime Scene Weekly — Unforgettable True Crime Stories✨ | true crimeinvestigative reporting+3 | Cooper Moll | The BingeCrime Scene+1 | — | true crimeinvestigative journalism+3 | — | 1m 08s | |
| 3/23/26 |  Fatal Fantasy | 4. The Springtime War✨ | true crimefantasy vs reality+3 | — | Fatal Fantasy | — | fatal battleLord of Chaos+5 | The Binge | 40m 03s | |
| 3/16/26 |  Fatal Fantasy | 3. ‘One Big Oopsy’✨ | Live Action Role-Playingtrue crime+3 | — | The Underworld | — | Live Action Role-PlayingThe Underworld+3 | Sony Music Entertainment | 39m 32s | |
| 3/9/26 |  Fatal Fantasy | 2. Mud✨ | investigationtrue crime+4 | — | — | — | murderinvestigation+4 | The Binge | 35m 59s | |
| 3/2/26 |  Fatal Fantasy | 1. Overkill✨ | true crimemurder+3 | — | — | Virginia | murderDNA scientist+3 | Sony Music Entertainment | 39m 13s | |
| 2/24/26 |  Introducing . . . FATAL FANTASY. | Renowned DNA scientist Dr. Robert Schwartz is found brutally murdered inside his secluded Virginia home in the weeks before Christmas 2001. As investigators dig in, a dark, paganistic theme hovers over the crime. As suspects emerge, a Live Action Role- Playing game, scripted by the least likely person imaginable, reveals a frightening subculture of young adults dabbling in the occult. Greed, control, manipulation and hatred unravel in an outrageous and unbelievable homicidal plot. Join investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author M. William Phelps as he sorts out the deadly measures some will go to get what they want. Binge all episodes of Fatal Fantasy ad-free March 1st by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1m 37s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 6. The Reckoning | Tonya is behind bars again. The only thing that can free her is evidence nobody bothered to consider the first time. And if they dismissed her story fifty years ago – why would they trust it now? Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon.com/TheBinge. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. The Crimes of Margo Freshwater is brought to you by Glass Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 42m 57s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 5. Tables, Turned | What begins as an ordinary afternoon ends with Tonya in handcuffs and her family in disbelief that she’s a convicted murderer. It turns out there’s a lot more to the Bonnie and Clyde story than was previously known. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon.com/TheBinge. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. The Crimes of Margo Freshwater is brought to you by Glass Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 44m 39s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 4. Born to Run | With a new identity, Tonya begins to believe her past is buried for good. But when her story makes it to primetime TV, a swaggering young special agent starts closing in. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon.com/TheBinge. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. The Crimes of Margo Freshwater is brought to you by Glass Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 42m 30s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 |  Craving more of the story? Check out the free newsletter from The Binge | Sign up at Patreon.com/TheBinge. It’s your chance to go beyond the final cut and uncover the stories that continue long after the episode ends, directly from the people who create them. And because The Binge is all about connection, the newsletter also comes with free access to our chat rooms, where listeners can talk theories, discuss episodes, and connect with other true-crime fans. It’s free. It’s for you. And it’s where the story continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1m 17s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 3. Undercover | In a last-ditch gamble, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents conceive an elaborate ruse to try to get Margo’s relatives to turn on her. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon.com/TheBinge. The Crimes of Margo Freshwater is brought to you by Glass Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 43m 20s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  The Crimes of Margo Freshwater | 2. Bad Lead | On the run with nothing but adrenaline and borrowed luck, Margo Freshwater vanishes into Baltimore while detectives waste precious time chasing the wrong trail. Binge all episodes of The Crimes of Margo Freshwater ad-free today by subscribing to The Binge. Visit The Binge Crimes on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘subscribe’ or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access. Want more of the story? Join our free newsletter at Patreon.com/TheBinge. The Crimes of Margo Freshwater is brought to you by Glass Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 38m 33s | ||||||
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