If you follow me then you have a little something in common with all my followers. You follow what you like and what is like minded or inspirational to you. With that said, last week I asked you what Podcasts you recommended. This is the short list. These were podcasts that were repeated by more than one of you. If you look, I categorized each one and share a little about what each one is about. All the guess work is done for you.
I just finished To Live and Die In LA! It’s so good. It gave me nightmares. So, if you’re sensitive like I am, this is your warning.
It’s crazy… I am just now learning about the phenomenon of true crimes. As I was putting this list together, I realized there’s a whole world out there on this stuff. I’m not sure how much my heart can handle.
Next on my list
The next one I want to check out is Confronting O.J. Simpson with Kim Goldman! Being that I Was alive during that drama (what I remember of it) I’m intrigued by this case. I have a strange thing that happen to me once with regards to this story.
My crazy connection to the OJ Simpson case
Many, many years ago I was visiting LA and the person I was with had a connection (or so they said they did) to the case. He said that he was there for Rob Kardashian as a life coach and confidant. He told me he knows what happened, detail by detail.
This friend of mine took me by Nicole’s house where it all happened. As we sat there he told me his version of the story. Not gonna lie, I was scared out of my mind. As he was telling his version of the story, I took a (tourist thing) photo of the location. When I pulled the camera back to look at the photo there was a rainbow on the sidewalk where Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman was murdered …going up to the sky! I can’t make this stuff up. Here’s my photo! You see how I’m on the opposite side of the road, because I was too scared to be on the other next to the sidewalk. I always told myself that I’d share this photo with Nicole’s sister one day. To me, this is a promise from God that He will never leave us and that He has a plan!
Maybe one day I’ll share the entire story this person told me…should I?
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF Adea Shabani
Our debut season takes a deep dive into the mysterious disappearance of 25-year-old Adea Shabani, an aspiring actress and model who vanished without a trace from her apartment complex near Hollywood’s famous Walk of Fame. Last seen in February of 2018, Shabani is a native of Macedonia. Like the thousands who flock to Los Angeles each year, she hoped to realize her Hollywood dream of stardom. What really happened to Adea? The full story has never been told.
Mystery
Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig. Serial tells one story — a true story — over the course of a season. Serial has won every major award for broadcasting, including the duPont-Columbia, Scripps Howard, Edward R. Murrow, and the first-ever Peabody awarded to a podcast. Serial, like This American Life, is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago. It comes from Serial Productions, which released S-Town in 2017, and has more projects in development.
Mystery
Every Monday, Ashley Flowers will tell you about whatever crime she’s been obsessing over that week in a way that sounds like you’re sitting around talking crime with your best friends. The storytelling is straightforward and free of rabbit holes so the cases stay suspenseful and are easy to follow.
If you can never get enough true crime… Congratulations, you’re a Crime Junkie! You’ve found your people.
True Crime, Comedy
My Favorite Murder is the hit true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Since its inception in early 2016, the show has broken download records and sparked an enthusiastic, interactive “Murderino” fan base who come out in droves for their sold-out shows worldwide.
A top 10 regular on iTunes’ comedy podcast chart, My Favorite Murder has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, Nylon and Rolling Stone magazine.
Aside from being avid true crime enthusiasts, Karen Kilgariff is a stand-up comedian and television writer and Georgia Hardstark is a writer and host for the Cooking Channel.
Mystery
22 Hours: An American Nightmare
It was a case nightmares are made of. A D.C. power couple, their 10-year-old son and housekeeper held hostage for nearly 24 hours and murdered inside a burning D.C. mansion. WTOP examines the complicated trail of evidence that police say led to finding their killer and why they say he committed such a brutal crime.
Mystery
Jon Ronson, the creator of Audible Original The Butterfly Effect, delves into the pornography industry again as he unravels the never-before-told story of what caused a beloved 23-year-old actress’s untimely death.
Mystery
A new investigative true crime podcast from Black Mountain Media and Tenderfoot TV, Culpable explores unsettled cases where those deserving of blame have somehow eluded justice.
On February 26, 2014, Christian Andreacchio was found dead in the upstairs bathroom of his apartment from a single gunshot wound to the head. After a mere 45-minute investigation, local police ruled his death a suicide, despite substantial evidence that points to Christian’s death not only being a homicide, but premeditated murder. Host Dennis Cooper investigates and shares a compelling story about this suspicious death, the questions surrounding it, and a grieving family’s ongoing fight for justice.
From the creators of Up and Vanished and To Live and Die in LA, this is Culpable.
Financial
Dave Ramsey started on one station in Nashville back in 1992, sharing practical answers for life’s tough money questions. Today, the show reaches 15 million combined weekly listeners. From YouTube to your favorite podcast app, listen and watch the show anytime, anywhere.
Mom-Life
Every Wednesday, we release a new episode of the Risen Motherhood podcast. On the show we discuss relevant topics to everyday motherhood through the lens of the gospel. From potty training or cooking dinner, to miscarriage or PPD, no topic is off limits. Each episode is about 20 minutes, so you can fit it into your day when you’re washing dishes, folding laundry or driving to work. Search the archives below and view the Show Notes for each episode.
Self Help
Host & health coach, Erin Treloar, is taking you behind the highlight reel of the world’s biggest influencers and wellness experts to get a raw glimpse of what beauty, health and wellness look like in today’s world.
It turns out that behind all the perfect instagram pictures, everyone has a deeper story to tell, lessons to share and things that they are working on. This is raw beauty. Each week we are bringing you the story of an inspiring individual who has overcome adversity and tools from a wellness expert so that you are empowered to take action in your own life. Hit subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode!
Lifestyle
Nourishing Women Podcast is hosted by Meg Dixon and Victoria Myers. Meg and Victoria are registered dietitians, owners and founders of the integrative nutrition practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Blending evidenced based research with ancestral wisdom, Meg and Victoria give you real life advice on all things nutrition, health, wellness and so much more. They specialize in helping women ditch the diets, heal their digestion, regulate their hormones and learn to balance holistic living without obsession. We guarantee you’ll be entertained, enlightened, inspired!
Self Help
Big Life with Pamela Crim
Yes…there is more to life!
No, you’re not the only one asking the question either. You were Created for more than getting by month to month and raising little ones to do the same. You were Created for a BIG Life!
What is BIG Life? This is the question we are asked all the time.
Great question … Difficult answer and the reason we created a Roadmap.
A picture is worth a thousand words right? So how about a visual roadmap to explain what BIG Life really is? (if you just can’t wait for the full explanation, skip to the end – The Three Letters).
Comedy/Lifestyle
Heather Mcmahan: Absolutely Not
“Absolutely not” to legitimately everything…..Comedian Heather McMahan creates a safe-space for us to tell-all and bitch about the rest. No topics are off-limits as we break down the everyday struggles of doing the most, and the least, at the same damn time. Come for the humor, authentic discussion or call in the Hotline or should we say “Absolutely NOT-Line” with your life complaints. We will discuss it all. It’s a joyful take on life’s craziest moments.
Fitness
In The Rich Roll Podcast, vegan ultra-athlete and #1 bestselling author of the inspirational memoir “Finding Ultra” & cookbook/lifestyle guide “The Plantpower Way”, Rich Roll discusses all things wellness with some of the brightest and most forward thinking minds in health & fitness, including world-class athletes, doctors, nutritionists, trainers, entrepreneurs & artists. Topics include: general fitness & endurance, multisport training, vegan / plant-based nutrition / cooking, meditation, yoga, sustainable lifestyle and beyond. The goal? To help empower YOU to become your best, most authentic self.
Mom Life
Tangible and tactical tools for your life and business. Hosted by New York Times Best-Selling Author Rachel Hollis, RISE is a series of bold conversations with fellow business powerhouses and personal development leaders that provides the listener with real-life valuable takeaways.
True Crime
Up and Vanished is an investigative true crime podcast hosted by Atlanta filmmaker Payne Lindsey. In Season 1, Payne tackles his first cold case story, the unsolved disappearance of Georgia high school teacher and former pageant queen, Tara Grinstead. The 11-year-old case remains the largest case file in Georgia history and is still unfolding. Season 2 focuses on the disappearance of young mother Kristal Reisinger from a remote mountain town in Colorado. Up and Vanished aims to tell compelling, true stories and give these cases the exposure they deserve.
Debra Newell is a successful interior designer. She meets John Meehan, a handsome man who seems to check all the boxes: attentive, available, just back from a year in Iraq with Doctors Without Borders. But her family doesn’t like John, and they get entangled in an increasingly complex web of love, deception, forgiveness, denial, and ultimately, survival. Reported and hosted by Christopher Goffard from the L.A. Times.
Music / True Crime
Disgraceland is a podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Thirty-ish minute episodes that trace the most insane criminal stories surrounding our most interesting and infamous pop stars.
Disgraceland melds music history, true crime and transgressive fiction. Disgraceland is not journalism. Disgraceland is entertainment. Entertainment inspired by true events. However, certain scenes, characters and names are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes.
Disgraceland is released on a bi-weekly schedule with a few exceptions.
Disgraceland is for lovers of true crime. Disgraceland is also for music lovers.
Did Jerry Lee Lewis get away with murdering his fifth wife?
How did Sid Vicious and Sam Cooke really die?
Were Tay-K 47’s 100 million downloads aided and abetted by a murder charge and a nationwide manhunt?
Disgraceland explores these stories and more and attempts to reckon the heinous acts committed by these musicians with our love for the amazing music they create, which is particularly relevant in the here and now.
However, Disgraceland doesn’t tell these stories in a stodgy, self righteous way. These stories are too wild for that. Disgraceland is a bi-weekly adult storytelling podcast. Not “sit around the campfire” storytelling. More like “slightly buzzed guy at the end of the bar whose seen some shit” storytelling.
Disgraceland is a labor of love. It began in a basement and graduated to a former massage parlor of ill repute, where it remains, fittingly.
Business
The live-workshop style business podcast that is helping thousands redefine success and chase bolder dreams. You can train from the experts how to dig in, do the work, and tackle your biggest goals along the way.
Pop Culture Talk
The Popcast is the Denzel Washington of podcasts: solid, dependable, hard-working and charmingly humorous. More specifically, it is a weekly conversation between Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden about all things pop culture. Frequently we discuss silly celebrities, inexplicable trends, and the most conversation-worthy TV shows and movies.
Lifestyle
Take a bite out of The Morning Toast, weekdays at 10:30 AM ET with Girl With No Job & Jackie O. Live on Facebook and YouTube. Available as a podcast too!
Self Help
Chalene Johnson is a world-renowned motivational speaker with more than 30 years as a health expert. She is a New York Times best-selling author, health and lifestyle expert, and top health podcaster with over 20 million downloads of her show. Tens of millions of people around the globe have transformed their bodies and their lives with her help, and her fitness programs have been featured in gyms and on TV for more than 12 years. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Together, they have built and sold several multimillion-dollar lifestyle companies and helped countless people to do the same.
Mystery
Welcome to the official site of the true crime podcast, Moms and Murder. We’re just a couple of gals, chatting about life and trying not to get murdered.
Join us each week as we discuss both the infamous and unfamiliar stories in the world of true crime.
History
Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing a crown, mistakes often mean blood. New episodes every two weeks, on Tuesdays.
Bachelor
The Betchelor is a Bachelor recap podcast presented by social producer Kay Brown of Betches Media and former Bachelorette heartthrob and Bachelor in Paradise winner Derek Peth. This weekly podcast follows the latest episodes and makes fun of all the ridiculous things the contestants say and do – because honestly, why else watch the show if not for the commentary? For more info check out weekly recaps from Bachelor alums at Betches.com.
Self Help
THE UPSIDE with Callie and Jeff
Callie and Jeff Dauler have been practicing daily gratitude since the early days of their relationship, leaving morning notes for each other on index cards that each started with those five words. Neither of them describe themselves as naturally positive, but they attribute this exercise with reprogramming their brain to allow them to instinctively look for the upside in any challenging situation.
Entertainment
EACH WEEK A CELEBRITY GUEST JOINS THE GIRLS FOR A RAW, HONEST AND HILARIOUS LOOK AT WHAT LIFE IS REALLY LIKE UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF HOLLYWOOD. GUESTS WILL HELP THE LADYGANG ANSWER LIFE’S BURNING QUESTIONS FROM LISTENERS IN #ASKTHELADYGANG AND SHARE THEIR OWN UNAPOLOGETIC STORIES ABOUT STUMBLING THROUGH WOMANHOOD.
Christian Girl Talk
The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey is a place where girlfriends gather to talk about the big things in life, the little things in life, and everything in between. Each week Jamie and a guest invite you into their conversation, and you will be inspired, encouraged, and pointed to Jesus through every show.
Entertainment
This husband and wife duo (Melissa Rycroft Strickland and Tye Strickland) tackle relationships, family, pop culture and of course Reality TV in a hilarious and logically irrational way. She’s a TV Personality, and he’s an Insurance Agent who is obsessed with pop culture (that’s a lie), and together their unfiltered approach to life is pure entertainment.
Lifestyle
Kellie Rasberry of the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show teams with her husband, Allen Evans, to talk about relationships, blended family life, love and more!
Lifestyle
Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment.
What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.
Strange Science
Since 2002, Radiolab has been devoted to investigating a strange world. Created by Jad Abumrad and hosted by Jad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab has won Peabody Awards, a National Academies Communication Award “for their investigative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences,” and in 2011 Abumrad received the MacArthur Genius grant. The show has an archive of hundreds of episodes and has toured in sold out shows nationwide.
True Crime
Sword and Scale, the award-winning podcast created by Mike Boudet in 2013, covers the underworld of criminal activity and the demented minds that perform the most despicable and unthinkable actions.
Inspirational
We all need some encouragement and inspiration on this journey of being human. Life is about finding joy, happiness, satisfaction, and learning how to be connected in a world where so many people feel numb. Join Mallory Ervin as she brings the stories and lessons she and her guests have learned to help you awaken to your best life and truly LIVE FULLY. Mallory Ervin is a small town girl turned internet star. She grew up on a farm in Kentucky, the oldest of 23 first cousins destined for big things. After college she was Miss Kentucky and a runner up in the Miss America Pageant and a three time contestant and runner up on The Amazing Race with her father as her partner. Mallory then went on to host her own travel shows and become an online personality. She currently shares content on her YouTube channel and on social media with nearly 400K followers, bringing a voice of joy to the online community; a voice of authenticity, positivity and light. Mallory continues to build an online brand that inspires others to LIVE FULLY. She resides in Nashville, TN with her husband Kyle and their children.
Self Help
Tony Robbins’ powerful words and insightful lessons have helped more than 50 million people from over 100 countries to create meaningful change in their lives.
How do you want to change your life? Are you looking to take your business to the next level, develop stronger relationships, improve your finances or better your physical health? The Tony Robbins podcast gives you access to Tony’s proven strategies for success so you can accomplish your goals, too. Whether you’re looking for insight into how to build a bigger business or deepen your relationships, you have access to all the tactics Tony uses in his own life.
Lifestyle
Finding Mastery explores how the best in the world master their craft.
Host and high performance psychologist, Dr. Michael Gervais, interviews people excelling in the most hostile environments to discover the mental skills used to push the boundaries.
Each episode features inspiring stories from the world’s best athletes, brilliant business minds, and the musicians and artists changing our perspective of what’s possible. Thoughtful, spontaneous, and engaging, Dr. Michael Gervais provides insights to help listeners live connected to their potential and pursue their very best.
Murder Mystery
A podcast about a cold case that’s changing how murders will be investigated forever.
Yes, yes, yes please share the ok story! That picture is amazing!
I totally need to. Wondering if I should do stories or love or blog post?
Need the OJ Simpson story ASAP! I listened to all of Kim Goldman’s podcast. It was heartbreaking!
Wow! My heart breaks for her. And of course anyone but this was so gruesome and wild. I hope Gods healing their families heart in some way.
That picture is amazing, AshLee! I’ve always prayed that the families achieved some level of peace after such a horrific tragedy. This picture makes me think, maybe so. Would LOVE to hear the story! 😱
Such a beautiful picture! I bet this photo would bring her family joy. Maybe it’s God’s way of showing peace, love and promise. I think you should share your picture and story 🙂
Thank you for this blog! I am podcast obsessed and haven’t heard some of these before. Appreciate it!!
I love all the podcast ideas. You should listen to Cold Podcast about Susan Powell here in Utah. So good yet so sad.
OOOO I need another good one. I’ll look into it today.
Oh my gosh, I had no idea there were SO MANY murder podcast. Must listen to them all now haha. Thanks for sharing!!
I’m always looking for a new bingeworthy podcast!! I’m going to keep this list to refer back to!!
Wow so many great recommendations for
Podcasts! Never knew there were this many to choose from
Wow so many great recommendations for
Podcasts! Never knew there were this many to choose from
IM SO GLAD I CLICKED ON YOUR BLOG! Maybe next time I should head there before I start coming into your DM 😂😂😂 I was so curious about the OJ situation ! That is so wild!! I live for murder documentaries. I have seen everyone out there. Please tell us the rest of the story I am dying to know !! (Literally, zero pun intended 😩😂)
I’m always looking for podcasts to listen to! You have so many I never knew about! Thank you for sharing!! Love your blog!
It was such a good idea to ask my followers. I’m still working through the list myself.
Thanks for sharing these podcasts. Growing up, we didn’t have all this technology and used to Love reading magazines! Now, I Love listening to Podcasts! Listening to them thru headphones or a bluetooth speaker. One of my Favorite Podcasts is “Intelligence for your Life” with John Tesh…Check it out!
ohhh thank you! Love new recommendations… can’t wait to listen! (-:
Great choices!!
Thanks, Elda! Means a lot.
Thanks for the recommendations!!
Always love the feedback!
Love this post! I feel like I’ve hit a slump in my podcasts I’ve subscribed to. Will definitely want to check out some of these true crime ones! Need something while doing chores while my little ones nap. 😬
Yes, 100%! If you find others let me know.
Would you ever consider starting your own podcast?
I hadn’t until lately… although what do you think I should talk about?
I listened to serial years ago. I couldn’t turn it off. I am still unsure of “who did it”. I like to keep my podcasts light and airy now..I like “morning toast” and “bitch bible”. They talk about all my bravo shows 😍
It’s the one I want to listen to next.
I tend to listen to The Daily to start my mornings. Can’t wait to try one of these!
I have too, a few times at least.
Omg I love all of these!!! Going to listen now!
I just recently started listening to podcasts. I found some from your list that I want to listen to. Thank you for putting this together.
If you find others, share them with me. I’m looking for more to start.
Loveeeee so many of these!!! And super excited to try out a few! Thanks so much AshLee!!
Such an amazing picture!
Wow will be coming back for reference. But for now going go check out the one on OJ
Hahah! It’s on my list of things to cover!
There’s SO. MANY. podcasts now! I like The Popcast too, but def not a murders/mysteries listener or watcher. I love the Big Boo Cast.