Crime Junkie’s Ashley Flowers' Passion for True Crime Lets Her ‘Give Back’

For Ashley Flowers, host of the podcast ‘Crime Junkie,’ success was unforeseen. “I wasn’t expecting it to be what it is,” Flowers told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. And what it is, is the number one true crime podcast in the country. But if she had to pinpoint a reason, Flowers says it’s like “sitting down with their two best friends” (Flowers’ friend Brit Prawat co-hosts). Flowers views her work as a mission. “I’m like, the reason these people continue to get away with what they get away with is because nobody wants to talk about it.” The show’s success has led Flowers to create the production company audiochuck, getting into “publishing, we are venturing into TV and film, we’re looking at products,” but that “podcasting will always be the core.” It also led Flowers to publish her first novel, bestseller ‘All Good People Here’ (Bantam, 2022), which she says was “a whole different process, writing a book versus writing a podcast episode.” But ultimately, it all comes back to what Flowers can do to create change. “With every case, I see an opportunity to help or to change something or to give back.” Also, listen to Newsweek’s ‘Here One Minute, Gone the Next,’ available at https://www.newsweek.com/podcasts. Visit Newsweek.com to learn more about the podcasts we offer and to catch up on the latest news. While you’re there, subscribe to Newsweek’s ‘For the Culture newsletter. Follow H. Alan Scott on everything at @HAlanScott. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.