True Crime

Content Warning: In this episode, we talk about true crime, including rape and murder. We specifically discuss the cases of Adnan Syed and the Golden State Killer. If that's not something you're able to listen to now, check out our next episode coming out in two weeks on hockey and The Russian Five.Brit tells Stephanie about their long love of true crime media, starting with Unsolved Mysteries and proceeding on to Serial and I'll Be Gone in the Dark. We discuss key reasons we think true crime is powerful for so many, but also some of the key problems with true crime, including sexism, racism, classism, etc. We conclude that, maybe sometimes, you should consume other kinds of media. For your health. For a great article on true crime, and how it might be bad for all of us, check out Emma Berquist's "True Crime Is Rotting Our Brains" here: https://www.gawker.com/culture/true-crime-is-rotting-our-brains.