Ranked #1
103: What is Occam's Razor?
103: What is Occam's Razor?
One of the most important tools to detectives is a heuristic known as Occam's Razor. But you must wield it carefully or ... Read more
1 May 2018
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25mins
Ranked #2
104: How Should the Media Cover Crime?
104: How Should the Media Cover Crime?
A brief history of crime reporting and how we screwed it up in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ... Read more
1 May 2018
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34mins
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105: Does Everyone Have the Capacity to Kill?
105: Does Everyone Have the Capacity to Kill?
You're not a murderer, right? You wouldn't even hurt a fly, would you? Don't be so sure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/... Read more
1 May 2018
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24mins
Ranked #4
106: Effect & Cause
106: Effect & Cause
We want so desperately to go back in time and stop a crime from happening. But we can't change the past. Or can we? Host... Read more
1 May 2018
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20mins
Ranked #5
206: The Ethics of Familial DNA
206: The Ethics of Familial DNA
The world has changed. A new tool has been created to solve the coldest cases. And if we're not careful, it'll be taken ... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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55mins
Ranked #6
203: Does Psychological Profiling Really Work?
203: Does Psychological Profiling Really Work?
FBI profilers are the mystical heroes of law enforcement, with the ability to look at a crime and imagine the suspect. B... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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35mins
Ranked #7
205: Psychics and Crime
205: Psychics and Crime
On the record, police rarely admit to using psychics to solve crimes. But a surprising number of detectives often consul... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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32mins
Ranked #8
201: Are Lie Detectors Reliable?
201: Are Lie Detectors Reliable?
We've all heard the saying, "Lie detectors can't be used in a court of law." But is that really true? And can a machine ... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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32mins
Ranked #9
202: How Do Psychopaths Convince Others to Kill?
202: How Do Psychopaths Convince Others to Kill?
Charles Manson never killed anybody. He tricked his friends into doing it for him. But how? And could any one of us be t... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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37mins
Ranked #10
204: Why Do We Still Have the Death Penalty?
204: Why Do We Still Have the Death Penalty?
In the United States, we still execute prisoners for a variety of crimes. We are one of the last civilized societies to ... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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39mins