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Crime, Actually
by Kia Simpson and Dr Alex Simpson
A true crime podcast that brings the best of pop culture together with the latest in criminology.
Episodes
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Episode 8 - A criminology and video game crossover!
Prison Architect - your chance to enter the world of video games and build your own prison, complete with death chamber! A massively popular game, how does a cultural phenomenan like this sit alongisde criminology and what we might understand about prisons and prison design. Alex and Kia are…
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Episode 7 - Scams, cons and why you will know a victim of this
We know, we know it's been a while! Blame Kia for having two jobs and Alex for proposing and then the need to plan a wedding and two wedding parties! But we are back and talking about scams and cons! Because, if you look around the people you know, it's very likely someone you know has been a...
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It's a little one: NSW throws out 'good character' references
NSW courts have become the first to abolish 'good character' references in sentencing. Alex's response to this was caution, Kia was optimistic - and that represents community views around this change. So what is it, who could it benefit and where do we still need to ensure that everyone is…
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Episode 6 - Does policing having a culture problem?
Are police forces failing 50% of their community? Alex recently wrote about this for The Conversation. Inpsired by the clashes between police and protestors in Sydney, but also because there have been reviews and reports and media articles on the problematic cultures we see in the police force...
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Episode 5 - A look at 'The Mushroom Tapes'
It was the biggest case in Australia, but also the world in 2025. The trial of an Australian woman found guilty for three counts of murder and one count of attemtped murder after feeding members of her extended family beef wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, a highly toxic fungi. There…
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It's a little one: An update on what the UK is proposing for the future of jury trials
A little update, or not so little update depending on what happens, to our episode talking about jury trials. After we hit go on that episode (we don't think the two are linked, but you never know) the UK Government released their proposed changes to trials and jury trials across the UK. Alex has...
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Episode 4 - Is there really a criminal gene?
You've no doubt heard about the 'criminal gene'. It is the basis for so many stories in pop culture - TV, movies and books. It's the idea that there might be a genetic marker that could allow us to know if someone is more likely to commit crime, especially violent crime, than someone who doesn't...
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It's a little one: Will you think of the youth!
Do Aussie youth need a cuddle or to sit in the corner and have a hard think about what they've done? Young people are in all the headlines in Australia at the moment. On one hand, the social media ban has started locking under 16's out from a range of platforms. On the other, the states are...
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Episode 3 - When juries became entertainment as well as legal process
Juries seem to be so hot right now! You can watch countless TV documentaries and series about juries, there are board games, theatre shows, books, movies, the list goes on! And at the same time, juries are still very much apart of the court system in Australia. You might have received your call…
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It's a little one: Louvre over there!
It was better than any TV series or movie. In 4 minutes they had the world's attention and took off with millions of dollars of historic jewels. Kia was transfixed, Alex was still reading the football results. Let's talk the Louvre heist!
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Episode 2 - Haloween special: The Ghosts of criminology
So, it's Halloween. A time where people put fake limbs out of their letterboxes and aren't freaked out by it. Sure, we don't understand why Halloween is taken off in Australia, but we also aren't here to yuck people's yum. Instead, we'll dive right into the hooky and the spooky and take a look at...
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Episode 1 - But why do we love true crime?
So you love true crime! There's quite a community of you these days listening to podcasts, reading books, watching documentaries. But why?? You might have heard of the CSI effect when the forensic science TV show was at its most popular leading to a boom in people wanting to study forensics. But...
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Episode 0 - Get ready for launch!
Get ready for your new favourite true crime podcast. Sure, there's a lot of them - but none quite like this. Bringing the world of true crime and pop culture together with the study of crime by tapping the mind of a real, life criminologist! Join Dr Alex Simpson (Macquarie University) and Kia...
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How many episodes does Crime, Actually have?
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What is Crime, Actually about?
A true crime podcast that brings the best of pop culture together with the latest in criminology.
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Who hosts Crime, Actually?
Crime, Actually is created and hosted by Kia Simpson and Dr Alex Simpson.
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