Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
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Estimated from 15 chart positions in 15 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · True Crime#1175K to 30K
- 🇨🇦CA · True Crime#1405K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · True Crime#1745K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · True Crime#1561K to 10K
- 🇦🇷AR · True Crime#5010K to 30K
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11K to 52K🎙 Daily cadence·276 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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36K to 174K🇺🇸17%🇨🇦17%🇦🇺17%+12 more - Active Followers
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14K to 70K
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Michelle Pitcher: Riding Shotgun
Jun 22, 2026
1h 01m 40s
Axton Betz-Hamilton: The Less People Know About Us
Jun 15, 2026
58m 24s
Robert Hilland: Chasing Evil
Jun 8, 2026
55m 47s
Jessica McDiarmid: Highway of Tears
Jun 1, 2026
53m 26s
Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 2
May 18, 2026
51m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | Michelle Pitcher: Riding Shotgun | A man was convicted of capital murder in Texas in 1999 and much of the case depends on eyewitness testimony. But there’s a twist: one of the witnesses was hypnotized. Should Charles Flores still be on death row? Michelle Pitcher from the Texas Observer tells me the story from season five of The Unforgiven podcast. It’s called Riding Shotgun. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 01m 40s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | Axton Betz-Hamilton: The Less People Know About Us | Millions of us have had our identities stolen—the thief can be a stranger, or someone very close to you. Author Axton Betz-Hamilton grew up in fear in rural Indiana because her family was being targeted. Her father even had to sell his family’s farm. As an adult, Axton became an expert in identity theft. And then she found out who had almost destroyed their lives. She tells me the story from her book The Less People Know About Us. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 58m 24s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | Robert Hilland: Chasing Evil | In 1998, FBI agent Robert Hilland was at a dead end with a cold case, until he got a huge break… from a famous psychic, John Edward. Hilland was a skeptic, but not anymore. He spent twenty-five years solving crimes with Edward. Robert Hilland tells me the story at the center of his book, Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice. Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 55m 47s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | Jessica McDiarmid: Highway of Tears✨ | Indigenous womenHighway of Tears+5 | Jessica McDiarmid | Kate Winkler DawsonHighway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls | British Columbia | Highway of TearsIndigenous women+5 | — | 53m 26s | |
| 5/18/26 | Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 2✨ | Dyatlov Pass Incidentdocumentary+3 | Liam Le Guillou | katewinklerdawson.comWicked Words+3 | — | Dyatlov PassLiam Le Guillou+4 | unknownunknown | 51m 00s | |
| 5/11/26 | Liam Le Guillou: An Unknown Compelling Force PT 1✨ | true crimeDyatlov Pass Incident+3 | Liam Le Guillou | Buried Boneskatewinklerdawson.com+1 | — | Dyatlov PassRussian hikers+3 | Patreonkateandpaul | 43m 37s | |
| 5/4/26 | Naomi Clifford: Women and the Gallows✨ | women in crimehistorical crime+4 | Naomi Clifford | Exactly RightiHeartPodcasts+1 | — | Naomi Cliffordwomen and the gallows+5 | unknownunknown | 46m 17s | |
| 4/27/26 | Diane Fanning: Bitter Remains✨ | true crimecustody battle+3 | Diane Fanning | Kate Winkler DawsonBitter Remains: A Custody Battle, A Gruesome Crime, and the Mother Who Paid the Ultimate Price | North CarolinaTexas | Diane FanningLaura Jean Ackerson+6 | unknownunknown | 55m 24s | |
| 4/20/26 | Patrick Radden Keefe: London Falling✨ | mysterious deathfamily search for truth+3 | Patrick Radden Keefe | Britain’s spy agencyLondon Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth | — | Patrick Radden KeefeLondon Falling+3 | unknownunknown | 1h 07m 21s | |
| 4/13/26 | Andrea Dunlop: The Mother Next Door✨ | Munchausen by proxychild abuse+4 | Andrea Dunlop | Kate Winkler DawsonExactly Right+2 | — | Munchausen by proxychild abuse+5 | BrandCODE | 59m 30s | |
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| 4/6/26 | Susan Orlean: The Library Book✨ | true crimelibrary fire+4 | Susan Orlean | LA Public LibraryThe Library Book+2 | — | Susan OrleanThe Library Book+6 | unknownunknown | 59m 41s | |
| 3/30/26 | William J. Mann: Black Dahlia✨ | Black Dahliatrue crime+3 | William J. Mann | Buried Boneskatewinklerdawson.com+2 | — | Black DahliaElizabeth Short+4 | BrandCODE | 56m 33s | |
| 3/23/26 | Paula Lavigne: Murder at the U✨ | sportsmurder+4 | Paula Lavigne | ESPNMiami-Dade Police | University of Miami | murderfootball player+5 | unknownunknown | 1h 01m 26s | |
| 3/16/26 | Rachel Nuwer: The School for Wildlife Traffickers✨ | wildlife traffickingillegal smuggling+3 | Rachel Nuwer | The EconomistExactly Right+1 | Africa | wildlife traffickingivory smuggling+3 | unknownunknown | 50m 51s | |
| 3/9/26 | Randy Barnett: Felony Review✨ | true crimepolice corruption+3 | Randy Barnett | Georgetown UniversityCook County’s State’s Attorney’s office+1 | — | Randy Barnetttrue crime+5 | iHeartPodcastsCODE | 1h 06m 03s | |
| 3/2/26 | Deborah Esquenazi: Night in West Texas✨ | true crimemurder investigation+4 | Deborah Esquenazi | Texas Monthly | West TexasOdessa+1 | true crimemurder+6 | unknownunknown | 1h 01m 07s | |
| 2/23/26 | Seamus McElearney: Flipping Capo✨ | mafiaFBI+4 | Seamus McElearney | FBIExactly Right+2 | — | FBImafia+5 | unknownunknown | 1h 03m 32s | |
| 2/16/26 | Elliot Williams: Five Bullets | We’re talking about a very famous case this week. In 1984, Bernie Goetz shot four Black teenagers on a subway in Manhattan. He was hailed as a hero in the press, a man who stopped would-be robbers. But as the public learned more about the evidence, and about Goetz himself, the story seemed to shift. Elliot Williams is a CNN legal analyst and former federal prosecutor. And he wrote a book about the case called "Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation." Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 07m 28s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | Paul Solet: Chowchilla | In 1976, 26 kids were riding on a school bus in Chowchilla, California when they were kidnapped along with their driver by three men. The men buried them all underground in the middle of nowhere. The kids were terrified as they struggled to stay alive, and then a 14-year-old boy took control. It’s an incredible story of survival. Paul Solet tells me about the story at the center of his film Chowchilla Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 49m 30s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Skip Hollandsworth: She Kills | I’m really thrilled to have my buddy Skip Hollandsworth on the show this week. He wrote a book called "She Kills.” And it’s a collection of updated stories from Texas Monthly focusing on fascinating and often shocking female murderers—and some of these are cases that I’ve never heard of. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 03s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Adam Rittenberg & Kyle Bonagura: Finding Dolores Wulff | An assistant college football coach never thought they’d find his mother because Dolores Wulff had been missing for more than 40 years. Paul Wulff, along with most everyone else, believed that his father, Carl, had murdered her. So, what would happen to this case…if they found her? ESPN reporters Adam Rittenberg & Kyle Bonagura tell me about their investigation from their podcast "Finding Dolores Wulff." Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights ReservedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 08m 32s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | Michael F. Weisberg: A Second Shot | In 1971, James Tappen Hall was gunned down in Maryland as the deputy sheriff patrolled the grounds of a country club. The police searched for suspects, which included a gang of teens known for breaking into Coca-Cola machines. But the case went cold for half a century until it finally broke. But did they catch the real killer? Author Michael Weisberg tells me the story from his book, A Second Shot: The Pursuit of Justice in Maryland’s Oldest Cold Case Murder. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 01m 40s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Meg Gardiner: UNSUB | Meg Gardiner is a thriller writer, a really great one. She has several series, but the one I’m most interested in started with a book called UNSUB about a serial killer. And it’s based on two real serial killers, one of whom she lived close to. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 52m 09s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | Brad Ricca: Lincoln’s Ghost | Harry Houdini, the world’s greatest magician, wowed audiences around the world in the 1920s. He must have felt invincible, but then an evil spirit cursed him during a seance. And soon, Houdini would wage war against Spiritualism. He set out to debunk fraudulent mediums, and expose charlatans for lying to people in mourning. Author Brad Ricca tells us about Houdini’s crusade from his book: Lincoln's Ghost: Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 56m 49s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Conversation Rewind with Kate Summerscale: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher | The brutal murder of a 3-year-old shocked Victorian England not only because of how it happened, but because of who the police suspected. Could one of Britain’s most famous detectives solve the case? Author Kate Summerscale tells us the story at the center of her book, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2025 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 40m 56s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.
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15 placements across 15 markets.