Best true crime podcast: Here are the 20 most highly rated podcasts of 2021
The year 2021 produced a whole new level of podcast popularity, as listeners continued to sink their teeth into their favourite podcast genres and most loved hosts.
And when it comes to true crime podcasts, an 81 per cent increase in demand means some of the newest, and best, podcasts in the world are focused on true crime tales from around the globe.
However, with such a strong list of true crime podcasts now available via various podcast platforms, you’d be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed with choice.
With fans of the genre desperate to know more about specific crimes, cults, conspiracies and cold cases, podcasts often offer an insight unable to be found elsewhere.
However, finding a series that is destined to keep you listening to episodes you didn’t even know you wanted to listen to can be taxing.
So, if you’re a true crime fan, MrQ saved you the hassle of finding that perfect pod by seeing which true crime podcasts are have been listened to most in 2021.
However, with such a strong list of true crime podcasts now available via various podcast platforms, you’d be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed with choice.
5. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark is a part true crime, part comedy, with a success rate that has seen the duo break podcast listening records and fly away on world tours. Highly acclaimed and heavily recommended. Photo: Exactly Right
6. The Thing About Helen and Olga
Helen and Olga are king old ladies who open their hearts and give money to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. However, LA may not be the city of angels in this particular, and shocking, tale of crime. Photo: NBC News
7. Bad Blood: The Final Chapter
Bad Blood: The Final Chapter follows the shocking tale of Elizabeth Holmes - once the world's youngest self-made female billionaire and founder of the blood-testing startup Theranos - however, she now stands accused of leading a massive fraud. Photo: Three Uncanny Four
8. Redhanded
Award winning true crime podcast Redhanded offers "a weekly dose of murder, delivered with all the facts and anecdotal tangents" with a talented hosts Suruthi & Hannah. Photo: True Crime with Suruthi & Hannah