You never tire of sordid stories? Discover our selection of podcasts to shiver the sound of criminal stories.
Surveys with twists and turns, unsolved murders … The news item never stops fascinating us, evidenced by the plethora of podcasts which explore the most breathless criminal files. We have slipped here certain independent productions, and others imagined and carried out by media groups.
Hondelatte tells (Europe 1)
It is one of the most listened to French -speaking podcasts. It owes its success to the tone of the famous animator of Bring the accused (21 seasons on TF1) and in its own way of creating chiseled and captivating stories. In this program, Christophe Hondelatte recounts a news item, retraces a singular journey, portrays personalities before dissecting these stories with guests.
Guilty women (RTBF)
How does the genre influence the look at the accused during the trials? Through Belgian and international judicial cases, this podcast by Juliette Prouteau highlights the stereotypes and the sexist biases that weigh on women in court. Between judicial and sociological analysis, he questions the place of women in the penal system and deconstructs the clichés which too often influence justice and public opinion.
Sensitive affairs (France Inter)
Guided by the mysterious voice of Fabrice Drouelle, you will discover the underside of the big cases, the adventures and the trials that have marked the spirits in the past 50 years.
At the heart of the crime (L’Obs)
Guy Georges, Grégory, Baron Empain … In his first season, the podcast returned to the major judicial cases of the last 40 years by giving the floor to those who have been the protagonists. The new episodes will dwell on the stories of 5 lawyers marked forever by the fighting they had to lead.
Journalism mechanics (Radio France)
Journalism mechanics Deciphers behind the scenes of major media surveys that have marked the news. Through testimonies from journalists, the Podcast explores the methods of investigation, the obstacles and the ethical dilemmas encountered. Each series consists of 4 episodes and focuses on a business. That devoted to Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès is an inevitable for enthusiasts of various facts.
Courtyard window
Based on a detail, an anecdote, the French judicial columnist Élise Costa tracks down the part of humanity that still remains in the stories of broken crimes and lives.
Cerno, anti-investigation
This independent podcast relates criminal affairs in the style of “True Crime”. “True” insofar as the director of the program, Julien Cernobori, discovers that 2 serial killers officiated in his building in the 1980s. The reporter then leads a counter-investigation, whose goal is not to find the culprits (since they have already been incriminated), but rather to highlight the profiles that have gravity around the killers.
Ordinary disorders
This podcast deals with the news through the experience of a journalist, Philippe Pujol, who covered for 11 years for the newspaper La Marseillaise nearly 200 homicides, 4000 robberies and around thirty suicides. The diversioner notably received the Albert-London Prize for his coverage of drug trafficking in the Marseille cities.
Thrillers
The online media “Lesjours.fr” offers a podcast in 6 episodes with, each time, a police story entirely based on facts and told by actresses.
Distortion
A podcast hosted by Quebecers who scrutinize the shallows of the Internet to tell strange stories in the digital age: True Crime, Disappearances, Catfish, Creepypasta (urban legend broadcast on the Internet), conspirations, etc.
Almost logical
One of the rare podcasts that deals with unusual and funny news. A show to laugh at the nonsense of others.
Home (Icides)
French television journalist Caroline Nogueras says family dramas, in the format of a 3 or 4 episodes soap opera. The goal is to explore how these crimes can emerge from where we are supposed to feel the most safe: our home.
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