Category: Anthropology Of Crime

Science is a big part of solving and preventing crime. But what happens when science isn’t done correctly or is simply wrong?

Cults fill our imagination, our true crime stories, and sometimes our news. What makes them so interesting, so frightening, and what even is a cult? In this episode, we discuss these topics.

In the last episode before the Christmas break, we revisit the topic of making a detective with Jenn Fisher.

How did we get the persona of a detective in the detective genre? In this episode, we explore early detectives, creepy folk tales, and the role of observation.

What is terrorism? Who decides what is or isn’t terrorism? And why is this definition difficult to establish? This episode explores these and many other questions attached to extreme violence in our societies.