NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Recessive epistemologies in true crime podcasting

Neil Verma*

*Corresponding author for this work

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

This chapter explores the elements of true crime podcasting by focusing on shows that exhibit a ‘recessive’ approach to epistemology. Comparing three contemporary podcasts-Someone Knows Something, Lost in Larrimah and Death in Ice Valley-to earlier shows such as Calling All Cars and This American Life, the chapter shows how podcasters are changing conventions established by docucrime audio when it comes to establishing facts as such. In doing so, these podcasts reinvent what will count as a realist aesthetic.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcast Studies
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages179-187
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781000586695
ISBN (Print)9780367432638
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Arts and Humanities
  • General Social Sciences

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