Popular Reviews of Crime Junkie

I used to love this podcast, but over the last few months the hosts are no longer capable of leaving their political views out of the story lines. Your audience gets enough political rhetoric on every other media platform! I just heard the hosts justify the mother of two missing girls lying to the police because "police are brutal." NO! If you want to find your kids you don't lie to the police! True crime, is supposed to be about TRUTH, not filled with references of your opinions and beliefs; if your audience wanted that they would just watch the nightly news!

I used to really like this podcast. Unfortunately, they can’t keep their political views out of it which is really unprofessional. The last straw was today’s podcast and the constant police bashing they do on their podcast. I refuse to listen anymore. What about highlighting the hundreds and thousands of cases where there is great police work? Too bad they are caught up in the cancel culture. I wonder how they would feel if they had husbands or brothers or fathers who served in the police force. DONE. Deleting crime junkie. I’m going to stick to TCAT

Was a huge CJ fan until it became clear that their episodes rip off indie podcasts and steal content from other creators, with no remorse. Disappointing to have such a promising start, only to devolve into plagiarism and bad faith (all while raking in tons of cash).

If you're looking for true crime podcasts that are detailed but to the point (unlike Serial), this is the one for you.

I use to like them however it has become lazy just stating evidence of unsolved cases and not theorising. Plus they are plagiarists.

I have been trying to like this podcast for weeks, but it seems to scripted. Although each podcast is a different story, they all sound the same. One tells the story while the other asked questions and acts surprised on Q! It does not seem like a real conversation, just a badly scripted crime story.

I liked it, until I learned they are accused of and appear guilty of plagiarism

There's a lot I appreciate about this podcast. The hosts speak very clearly and in good quality, personal chatter is to a minimum, it's very much to-the-point and matter-of-fact. It's more fast paced so you don't lose focus halfway through. Ads are brief and easy to skip. Consistent with new episodes. It's a favorite for sure.

Plagiarized content, title, and merchandise. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/business/media/crime-junkie-podcast-plagiarism.html Furthermore, the podcast refuses to address it beyond an obviously lawyer-manufactured statement.

Just could not get into it, unfortunately, as people who like it seem to really love it.

I did start off absolutely loving Crime Junkies, however recently I have been turned off it. I find myself rolling my eyes every time they say something like "if I was in that position.." or "you'd think they would of done something like this..." - as if they know what their exact reaction would be too stumbling across a decapitated human being!! Also, Britt pretending like this isn't heavily scripted and acting shocked at every single detail really is annoying. There are just way too many better (not plagiarized) shows that don't shove their beliefs down your throat! Very disappointing, won't be coming back.

This is my favorite True Crime podcast. It does quite a few things right, in my opinion. 1. It keeps personal conversations to a minimum.2. It tells the stories from the victim's perspective.3. It keeps a spooky tone for those who love true crime for the spoops.4. For unsolved crimes, it tells viewers what to look out for in order to help it get solved. AND they like to shine light on cases that may have been overlooked, which means a lot to the survivors of these crimes who are still trying to get justice.This is an anthology style true crime podcast (a new case every episode). However, I've heard complaints from people who prefer deep dive true crime podcasts (one case per season), but if that's what you want then Red Ball is more for you.

Love this podcast because two women are Ashley and her Co host Brit tell the stories of true crime. Brit speak for the listener while Ashley narrated the cases and they are really good podcast to listen. Highly recommended.

Brit was totally annoying and took far too much airtime.THANK GOD THAT SHE’S GONE! Best thing ever!The show is now better without all the annoying interruptions - every second.

I love this podcast so much! Listening to Ashley and Britt actually inspired me to start my own True Crime Podcast.

Ash and Britt are my people! They have introduced me to true crime in the best way. My coworker told me about listening to podcasts at work (yes we are those boring desk job ladies) This podcast made me a junkie, in the best way! I love that every episode has a link to the site to see the pictures and some of the resources they had while creating the episode. I even love how well they do their job that when Ash said she started Red Ball (if you haven't checked it you should!) I went an listened to that too! What are you still doing reading my review go check out the Crime Junkie podcast!

I used to love this podcast and literally couldn’t wait for Mondays. However, they add their politics into the stories, and they do not seem to have the same effect as it used to such as the full body chills and good storytelling. Not as good; would no longer recommend.

The absolute best podcast out there, listening to Brit and Ashley talk about murdered, missing persons, serial killers and even infamous cases is the best thing ever. I always binge old episodes and am a happy patron to get bonus episodes to get my true crime fix. Well researched with great host make it an enjoyable time.

Everything is amazing about this podcast. No meaningless chatter, hosts have great chemistry, and the pace is perfect. This is what got me into podcasts over all.

I used to absolutely love Crime Junkie. I got massively into it over the lockdown and binge-listened every episode.I always appreciated how the hosts kept their personal opinion to a minimum, instead focusing on the facts.But over the past year I've really fell out of love with it. I understand they want to do unsolved cases to gain focus for the case - I think that's a really good way of using their platform for good. However they seem stretched out episodes now and they all sound the same.And every single episode is littered with personal opinion, social and political views and judgements. I do feel like their heart is in the right place, and there's no denying they've done some good for cases, but I think they should reel in their social opinions a bit because sometimes it comes off a bit preachy and white-knight-ish. On the flipside Casefile was hard to get into but I still listen to them now because it's just the details and no opinion.