From Dirty John to Serial, blood thirsty audio has now been officially recognised as a highbrow pursuit. The problem is where to draw the line
In the Guide’s weekly Solved! column, we look into a crucial pop-culture question you’ve been burning to know the answer to – and settle it, once and for all
For every person who wouldn’t touch a true-crime podcast with a blunt instrument, there are thousands of others lusting after more fake doctors and fast-talking waitresses brandishing one vital clue. Six years after Serial sparked an
explosion in the genre, listening to an NPR-voiced reporter treading old ground while a piano tinkles in the background has now been officially recognised as a highbrow pursuit. The problem is where to draw the line: is this investigative journalism or is it exploitation of real people?