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Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Networ...

Episodes

20 of 414 episodes

Road Rage (Please Continue)

Today, an unlocked episode of Please Continue, in which Phoebe and Lauren discuss tense driving moments - including one encounter that still...

55:02Oct 30, 2026

She Says Her Husband Cheated. The Law Won’t Let Her Divorce Him for a Year (with Jen Hamilton)

Earlier this year, labor and delivery nurse Jen Hamilton announced to her millions of followers on social media that her marriage was ending...

25:43Oct 27, 2026

Haywire

Two days before New Year’s Eve in 1975, a bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. 75 people were injured and 11 people were kil...

41:28Oct 23, 2026

Bulldozer

Muffler shop owner Marvin Heemeyer bought a 45-ton Komatsu bulldozer and parked it on his lot in Granby, Colorado. When someone asked him wh...

38:51Oct 16, 2026

He Talked About Killing Tupac for Years. Why Did It Take Three Decades to Bring Him to Trial?

Phoebe interviews journalist and podcast host Joel Anderson about why it took 30 years for prosecutors to bring someone to trial for the mur...

46:01Oct 13, 2026

Donor 106

One night when Eve Wiley was 16, she started reading through her mother’s emails, and discovered a secret her mother had been keeping from E...

47:35Oct 9, 2026

The Midnight Slider

In 2013, a small boat called the Midnight Slider was found floating empty in the waters off of Isle Madame in Nova Scotia. “Murder is not so...

35:59Oct 2, 2026

Not Criminally Responsible

In 1992, a young man walked into a police station and said he wanted to turn himself in for a crime. When the police asked if there was some...

43:32Sep 25, 2026

The Boyfriend Who Never Existed: Inside The "Bed Trick" Trial

Phoebe interviews author Izabella Scott about an unusual trial in England. One woman, referred to as Miss X, accused her best friend Gayle o...

38:05Sep 22, 2026

Family Secrets, Part 2

In June of 1985, police followed in pursuit as Fritz Klenner drove through the streets of Greensboro, North Carolina, with his cousin Susie...

40:45Sep 18, 2026

Family Secrets, Part 1

In 1985, college student Ian Perkins reconnected with a family friend, Fritz Klenner, who told him a secret. He said he was a CIA agent — an...

31:02Sep 11, 2026

He Was Told It Was a Job. It Was His Kidney They Wanted.

In 2021, a Nigerian man heard from a friend who offered him a job opportunity in the U.K. After he arrived he was taken to a hospital, where...

33:08Sep 8, 2026

The Informant

In 1978, an investigator in the Harris County DA's office in Houston got a call from an old friend. He told the investigator that he was in...

64:08Sep 4, 2026

911

A conversation with a 911 operator about what happens on the other end of the line – and the day she heard her daughter's voice on the phone...

40:02Aug 28, 2026

What Happened When 33,000 People’s Therapy Notes Were Released Onto the Internet

Imagine receiving an email from a stranger that said your therapist’s notes about you would be released onto the internet for all to see — u...

45:34Aug 25, 2026

Out of the Box

In 1964, one of the best javelin throwers in Australia traveled to England to see if he could qualify for the Olympics. But, because of an i...

43:48Aug 21, 2026

A Bump in the Night and Unexpected Guests

Amber Dawn was 20 when she moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Enumclaw, Washington. On her very first night, she began to notice strange...

53:55Aug 14, 2026

Please Continue (Criminal+)

Today, an unlocked episode of Criminal Plus that's full of exciting updates, public service announcements, and Tom Cruise's teeth. If you en...

46:55Aug 13, 2026

How a Volcanic Eruption Led to a Criminal Trial

In 2019, a volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand - killing 22 tourists who were on it at the time. Four years later, a criminal trial...

28:22Aug 11, 2026

Mr. Apology

In 1980, posters appeared in subway stations and on telephone poles in New York City with a phone number to call. When you called it, you wo...

51:11Aug 7, 2026