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Episodes · 12 months
4,584
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Aug 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 245 of 3,584, 312 of 3,862, 305 of 4,115, 317 of 4,226, 355 of 4,731, 395 of 4,438, 377 of 4,230, 374 of 4,319, 405 of 4,515, 505 of 4,419, 506 of 4,624, 488 of 4,594.
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Where they standLast discussed
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Nov 12, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 138, 117, 109, 100, 112, 133, 119, 100, 105, 123, 116, 119, 67.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 4Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp501 people
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- Criminals exploit fame and notoriety260 people · 52%
- Publicize crimes to ensure…94 people · 19%
- Hold criminals accountable for actions87 people · 17%
- Police work often fails victims60 people · 12%
Criminals exploit fame and notoriety
Many offenders commit heinous crimes primarily to gain public attention, infamy, or digital notoriety.
260 people · 248 episodes
The host believes that Amanda Taylor committed the murder of Charlie Taylor primarily to gain fame and notoriety rather than to honor her deceased husband.
“I don't think it's any stretch to say that Amanda Taylor did all of this for attention. Despite being the hero in her own story, she is the villain and everyone else is. And she didn't do this for Rex.”
Killer Instinct Podcast · Sep 2026 · 287 episodes · 14.6M views on this topic
He believes the motive for Sarah Grace Patrick in the murder of her parents may have been a desire to gain online attention and fame as a creator.
“Could that actually be part of the motive? Could it be? I don't know. That's how I'm seeing things a little bit.”
Mile Higher · Jul 2026 · 214 episodes · 57.3M views on this topicMT
John Leonard Orr's serial arson and murder spree was driven by a deep psychological addiction to fire and a desire for notoriety.
“He was somebody who fire adrenaline, it turned him on. He was lighting fires and setting these fires in places when he was a toddler in back alleys. And then as he got older, he would drinking beer, setting these wildfires with illegal fireworks.”
That Chapter · May 2025 · 16 episodes · 24.1M views on this topicPublicize crimes to ensure…
Disseminating the stories of true crime victims is a necessary civic act to raise awareness and support justice for survivors.
94 people · 90 episodes
The host believes that true crime podcasts have a responsibility to keep victims' stories in the public conversation while honoring their lives and supporting their surviving loved ones.
“By covering these cases, we aim to keep the victims' names and stories in conversation and highlight the vital work that so many of their loved ones do in the wake of their deaths.”
OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale · Aug 2026 · 233 episodes · 400.8M views on this topic
The host asserts that telling the stories of true crime victims is a necessary endeavor to raise public awareness about systemic failures and corruption.
“As citizens, we should all be aware that things like this happen. That there is this type of corruption and just failures. Because, you know, no one ever thinks they're going to be the one to end up in a situation like this, to be dealing with a situation like this in the aftermath of someone's murd”
Kendall Rae · Nov 2026 · 333 episodes · 425.8M views on this topicSH
True crime events provide a venue for survivors and victims to connect and find healing by being with others who understand their experience.
“I say this all the time. I'm even getting sick of hearing it from myself but how much what kind of an atmosphere a unique atmosphere it creates for the families to heal to be with people who truly understand”
Hidden True Crime · Sep 2025 · 6 episodes · 612K views on this topicHold criminals accountable for actions
Individuals remain personally responsible for their criminal actions regardless of their past trauma or external circumstances.
87 people · 85 episodes
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A mother who has suffered abuse and psychological changes can still bear criminal responsibility for her actions.
“Elizabeth's definitely a victim here, right? And here is the thing is that that can still be true and she could also be the monster here too, right? Both things can be true at the same.”
Gavin Fish · Aug 2026 · 20 episodes · 396K views on this topic
She argues that an individual's past trauma does not absolve them of responsibility for criminal actions committed as an adult.
“You you feel sorry for the child, but when someone's an adult, they have a lot more responsibility for themselves. And so like the bad decisions you make as an adult, I don't think you have as much grace as you do when you're a child suffering.”
Clues Pod with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore · Sep 2026 · 78 episodes · 20.4M views on this topicBP
She thinks that the manipulation tactics used by the 18-year-old who called in a fake tip about himself are as serious and devious as committing physical attacks.
“which is like a weird level of manipulation and like like devious that is, to me, right on par with like physical attacks.”
Crime Junkie · Apr 2026 · 49 episodes · 13.9M views on this topicPolice work often fails victims
Law enforcement agencies frequently demonstrate incompetence, institutional bias, or poor leadership when investigating criminal cases.
60 people · 60 episodes
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Informants are fundamentally dishonest people who lack integrity and will ultimately be discarded by the authorities.
“And that's what they have to live with for the rest of their lives. Any of them. Well, that's it. They got to they got to live with what it is. When I look in the mirror and I I can walk down any street in America, any street and hold my head up proud and high.”
Julian Dorey · Apr 2025 · 2 episodes · 468K views on this topicJB
The speaker concludes that Jeffrey Gebhardt's death was a homicide that was not accidental or a suicide.
“Let me explain something to you real quick. Okay. Jeff was murdered. This was no accident. This was no suicide. >> Yeah. >> This man was murdered. No question about it. Okay. >> Yeah. >> No doubt. We know. And he was, like I said, this was a murder. This was nothing else.”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Dec 2025 · 0 episodes · 0 views on this topicMB
The host expresses a strong opinion that police polygraph tests are unreliable and that individuals should avoid taking them.
“Which, by the way, if the police ever ask you to do a polygraph, maybe don't do it, let alone offer it up to the police.”
Rotten Mango · Aug 2026 · 14 episodes · 70.4M views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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