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Show Notes
America's fascination with true crime seems endless, from hit podcasts and documentaries to bestselling books and Netflix binges. But what’s behind our collective obsession with murder and mayhem? Matt DeLisi, a forensic consultant and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Iowa State University, joins us to unpack the cultural, psychological, and even political reasons we’re drawn to stories about crime.
Topics
artssociological_analysisvoyeurism_and_ethicspublic_curiositycriminology_psychologylifemoral_boundariescultural_fixationcollective_fearentertainment_and_violencemedia_culturestorytellingcrimestorytelling_in_podcastsbooks