Best Podcasts of 2025

Hard-hitting investigations, compelling profiles, and a chorus of people who just don’t believe what women tell them—there was something for everyone in our top ten lists. We're discussing the best podcasts of 2025!

2025 was a solid year for podcasts. There were multiple investigative series, retrospectives on the history you thought you knew, and even some light‑hearted fare that was quirky and entertaining. But which titles truly stood out? We’ll hear from crime writers as they share their top 10 podcasts we reviewed in 2025. 

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Lara's top 10 podcasts:

1. Spotlight: Snitch City

2. Liberty Lost  

3. The Preventionist

4. The Retrievals season 2

5. Not a Very Good Murderer

6. Wisecrack

7. Breakdown: Three Days in May

8. Uncover: Sea of Lies  

9. Scam Factory

10. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County

Toby's top 10 podcasts:

1. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County

2. Scam Factory

3. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer

4. Breakdown: Three Days in May

5. Uncover: Sea of Lies

6. Not a Very Good Murderer

7. Wisecrack

8. Stakeknife

9. Dirtbag Climber

10. Lords of Death

Kevin's top 10 podcasts:

1. Wisecrack

2. Spotlight: Snitch City

3. Stakeknife

4. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer

5. The Copernic Affair

6. Not a Very Good Murderer

7. The Retrievals season 2

8. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County

9. Death County, PA

10. The Preventionist

Rebecca's top 10 podcasts:

1. Wisecrack

2. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County

3. Spotlight: Snitch City

4. Stakeknife

5. The Retrievals season 2

6. Not a Very Good Murderer

7. Dirtbag Climber

8. Death County PA

9. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer

10. Liberty Lost

The Crime Writers On Best of 2025 Podcast List

1. Wisecrack

2. Spotlight: Snitch City

3. Bone Valley Season 3 | Graves County

4. Not a Very Good Murderer

5. Stakeknife

6. The Retrievals season 2

7. Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer

8. Breakdown: Three Days in May

9. Scam Factory

10. Liberty Lost