Irish Examiner view: Can podcasting solve true crime?

Important to use caution and not confuse facts with entertainment

Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

As a technology, and form of content delivery, podcasts have been with us for fewer than 20 years. Last month it was calculated that there are nearly three million podcasts available in the world with 135 billion episodes. That is a lot of listening.

Amid all that choice, true crime has proven to be a hot generator of downloads, reaction, and user engagement.