Podcast Episodes

Bambi, a Burrito Bowl, and Barry Manilow

Two years ago, we started making Criminal Plus episodes — behind-the-scenes conversations featuring Phoebe and Criminal co-creator Lauren Spohrer. Today, we’re sharing some of those conversations wit…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Bear Repair

Episode 114

For the past 40 years, people have been sending Sally Winey their damaged stuffed animals, and she's been doing what she can to repair them. "That bear's been with them through everything.”

Say hello…

Published on 5 months ago

This Is Uncomfortable

Episode 113

Terence McPherson and Shawnika Giger met at a party in Atlanta, and went on their first date a few weeks later. Things were going well, until they started to talk about money.

This episode is in coll…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

And... Did You Kiss? Part 2

Episode 112

When The Guardian sends two strangers on a blind date, the last question they have to answer for the newspaper column is “Would you meet again?” We asked people how their dates went – and what happen…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

And… Did You Kiss? Part 1

Episode 111

At The Guardian newspaper, there’s a person who has to find two complete strangers to send on a blind date every week. 

In our next episode, we hear about how things really went from the blind daters …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

D'yan

Episode 110

About twenty years ago, D’yan Forest considered getting into stand-up comedy. “People told me, no, don’t go into comedy. Everybody is going to make fun of you. They’re gonna heckle you. You’re an old…

Published on 7 months ago

The Security Guard

Episode 109

When his older brother died of cancer, Patrick Bringley quit his New York office job and got a new one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—as a security guard. He stayed for 10 years.

Patrick Bringley's…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

On the Way to Dinner

Episode 108

On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the station, he noticed something on the ground. It looked lik…

Published on 8 months ago

Nice to Meet You Again

Episode 107

When Cody Bryant suddenly stopped communicating with Haley Woloshen after weeks of hanging out, she assumed she was being ghosted. It was only later that she found out he’d forgotten about her entire…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Frog Call

Episode 106

The day Edgardo Griffith met Heidi Ross, he asked her if she’d like to come with him to look for frogs. He was looking for a particular kind – bright yellow, with black spots: the Panamanian golden f…

Published on 9 months ago