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I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is Crime Riders On.

Crime Riders On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,

pop culture, other podcasts.

And on this episode, hard-hitting investigations, compelling profiles, and average people unable to convince authorities they're wrong.

There was something for everyone in our top ten lists.

We'll reveal the best podcasts we reviewed in 2025.

Joining me to get that done is True Crime Author, TV Journalist, and host of.

These are their stories podcast, my husband, a love of my life.

Kevin Flynn, hello Kevin.

Hello, Rebecca.

Also with us, private investigator, certified pet detective, resident cat lady and author of the final curtain, Lara Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, Rebecca. And finally, our captain of all things cynical, author of the city trilogy, host of strange arrivals, and the newly emigrated to Spain, Toby Ball. Hi, Toby.

Buenos, Rebecca. So glad you have internet so you can join us. Kevin? Yes. What's coming up on Thursday's show? Oh, well, we are going to talk about the best television of 2025, the best things that we saw. TV, movies, documentaries, and reviewed, yes. I just want to say, we know that there are other podcasts and other TV shows in the

world, but we talk about the ones that we've reviewed. So just to be clear, that would only be

fair. All right, Kevin. Should we just get going into this thing? I think that we should. We're

ready. All right. Saying it's all killer, no filler. All right, let's do it. 2025 was a solid year for podcasts.

There were multiple investigative series,

retrospectives on the history you thought you knew,

and even some lighthearted fare that was quirky and entertaining.

But which titles truly stood out?

We'll hear from the crime writers as we share our top 10 podcasts

that we reviewed in 2025. Before we begin, much thanks to

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