True Crime and Mystery Podcasts that aren't TOO dark

This episode aired November 28th and December 1st

Easily, some of the most bingeable podcasts fall under True Crime. And how can you not get hooked? Many of these series are intertwined with mystery, suspense, intrigue… a winning combination for any great story.

From surfing jewel smugglers to an in-real-life "whodunnit" murder mystery, these podcasts will have you on the edge of your seat.

Podcasts featured:

Aftereffect - "In the summer of 2016, a police shooting upended the life of Arnaldo Rios Soto, a 26-year old, non-speaking, autistic man. Aftereffect tells Arnaldo's story — a hidden world of psych wards, physical abuse and chemical restraints — and asks the question: What made Arnaldo's life go so wrong?"

Science Diction - Hosted by Johanna Mayer, Science Diction is a podcast about words—and the science stories within them. With the help of historians, authors, etymologists, and scientists, each episode serves up language with a side of science. In this featured episode, we look into the word "quarantine".

Strictly Stalking - "Each week hosts Jaimie Beebe and Jake Deptula dive into unique stalking cases, interviewing stalking survivors, advocates, and experts." Jamie and Jake speak with a woman only known as Claire about her experience being stalked by her ex-husband's ex-girlfriend.

Dark Poutine - "On June 13th 1901, Ada Mills Redpath and her son Jocelyn Clifford Redpath were killed in their mansion on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal. Ada had been shot to the back of the head. Clifford has a gunshot wound to his temple. The police were not called. A coroner's inquest the next day declared the deaths a murder-suicide. Ada and Clifford were buried June 15th without any further investigation."

Trace: The Informer - "As a lawyer, Nicola Gobbo represented some of Australia's most dangerous criminals, while covertly feeding the underworld's secrets back to police. When her secret life as an informer was exposed, she fled. The only reporter to interview her since she went into hiding is Rachael Brown. In this season, Rachael and her co-reporter Josie Taylor tell the extraordinary story of Australia's most controversial informer."

The Sneak - "Murphy and an accomplice, Alan Kuhn, head to New York City, where they decide to pull off what was at that time the largest jewel heist in American history — robbing the JP Morgan gem collection from the Museum of Natural History."

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