In The Dark

4.6 (27K)
TRUE CRIME
SERIES

In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and Condé Nast. “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away, came out in January. In the Dark is a two-time Peabody Award winner and, in 2019, became the first podcast to win a George Polk Award, one of the top honors in journalism. The program has also received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

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Madeleine Baran

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Thank you for covering these topics!

4 days ago

Catymuhlady

Seasons 1 and 2 were dramatic and life changing. Real journalism leading to real changes. For season 3, I at least take solace in the fact that the severity of PTSD that the perpetrators of the massacre definitely now have is so life-hindering that they are suffering the natural consequences of their actions. Even if those marines are complete sociopaths, incapable of empathy, I know the magnitude of their mental illnesses will ultimately take a physical toll on them. This is the only justice served in this case, unfortunately. So glad that handling of war crimes is even being discussed!
A must listen for any true crime fan

Jan 5

avspnj

I’ve researched this case on other podcasts and this was by far the best one! It was extremely researched and well presented. There were so many layers of this story I hadn’t heard about. Definitely a must listen.
FLUFF SCORE. 13%

Jan 13

Bschora

/ Episode length: 56 min. / Fluff + Ads ⭕️ ⬆️ : 7 min. / Avg time between ads: 14.00 min. / Based on episode: S3E6. ==========================
New Yorker

Jan 12

Sam4241

I’ll give it a fair listen. But it’s the New Yorker which is nothing but a liberal rag piece of . !

In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and Condé Nast. “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away, came out in January. In the Dark is a two-time Peabody Award winner and, in 2019, became the first podcast to win a George Polk Award, one of the top honors in journalism. The program has also received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.