True Crime Club

After decades of little-regarded TV movies, pulpy magazines, and mass market paperbacks, it took the growth of podcasting to make the genre of true crime mainstream. Investigations like "Serial" and weekly chat shows like "Crime Junkie" drove the public's interest in real life murder and mayhem. Though some shows were achievements in journalism and criminal justice reform, critical backlash against crime-as-entertainment persists. Studios are now pivoting to a new subgenre - the bloodless crime - which center on scam artists, daring robbers, and other nonviolent transgressors. But is that what the audience wants?

Kevin Flynn is a NH-based podcaster, author, and award-winning broadcast journalist. He can be twice a week on the podcast "Crime Writers On."