The Best Podcasts of 2025

The Best Podcasts of 2025

2025 was a solid year for podcasts. There were multiple investigative series, retrospectives on the history you thought you knew, and even some light‑hearted fare that was quirky and entertaining. But which titles truly stood out? We’ll hear from crime writers as they share their top 10 podcasts we reviewed in 2025.

Lara's top 10 podcasts:

  1. Spotlight: Snitch City
  2. Liberty Lost
  3. The Preventionist
  4. The Retrievals season 2
  5. Not a Very Good Murderer
  6. Wisecrack
  7. Breakdown: Three Days in May
  8. Uncover: Sea of Lies
  9. Scam Factory
  10. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County

Toby's top 10 podcasts:

  1. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County
  2. Scam Factory
  3. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer
  4. Breakdown: Three Days in May
  5. Uncover: Sea of Lies
  6. Not a Very Good Murderer
  7. Wisecrack
  8. Stakeknife
  9. Dirtbag Climber
  10. Lords of Death

Kevin's top 10 podcasts:

  1. Wisecrack
  2. Spotlight: Snitch City
  3. Stakeknife
  4. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer
  5. The Copernic Affair
  6. Not a Very Good Murderer
  7. The Retrievals season 2
  8. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County
  9. Death County, PA
  10. The Preventionist

Rebecca's top 10 podcasts:

  1. Wisecrack
  2. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County
  3. Spotlight: Snitch City
  4. Stakeknife
  5. The Retrievals season 2
  6. Not a Very Good Murderer
  7. Dirtbag Climber
  8. Death County PA
  9. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer
  10. Liberty Lost

The Crime Writers On Best of 2025 Podcast List

  1. Wisecrack
  2. Spotlight: Snitch City
  3. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County
  4. Not a Very Good Murderer
  5. Stakeknife
  6. The Retrievals season 2
  7. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer
  8. Breakdown: Three Days in May
  9. Scam Factory
  10. Liberty Lost

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Wisecrack

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Hands Tied

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True crime fan Lizz Melgar Rose found herself in the middle of her own case. In 2012, her father Jim was murdered in his Texas home while her mother Sandy was tied up and left in a closet wedged shut ...

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Breakdown: Three Days in May

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Breakdown: Death in a Hot Car

Breakdown: Death in a Hot Car

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The Thursday Murder Club

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Unknown Number: A High School Catfish

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