When Did True Crime Take Over? Dateline’s Andrea Canning Explains
Over 50 & Flourishing with Dominique Sachse
Dear Media
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
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In this episode of Over 50 and Flourishing, I sit down with Andrea Canning for a conversation about true crime, career resilience, and building a life that doesn’t fit into just one box.
Andrea Canning is an award-winning correspondent for Dateline NBC, where she has spent over a decade covering some of the most compelling and complex true crime stories in America. Beyond Dateline, Andrea is also an accomplished screenwriter, having written more than 30 films for Lifetime and Hallmark, and she’s a mother of six navigating the realities of a demanding career and a full family life.
We talk about when true crime became such a cultural phenomenon, what really goes into putting together a Dateline episode, and the surprising amount of care, time, and collaboration behind each story. Andrea shares what it’s like working in an industry where rejection and setbacks are part of the process, and why her philosophy that “nothing should be beneath you or above you” has shaped her career in powerful ways. She also opens up about her unexpected journey into writing movies, how she built a second creative path from scratch, and what it looks like to pursue new opportunities at any stage of life.
We also dive into motherhood, how she balances raising six kids with a demanding career, the reality of not being able to do everything, and why letting go of perfection has been key.
For more on Andrea, follow her on:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreacanning/
- Listen to Dateline: True Crime Weekly: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dateline-true-crime-weekly/id1745566056
- Watch Talking Dateline: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiKDUXe8phlUOcUFvnRTJn6Yjll3C4DG
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:15.8 | Hey, it's Dominique. |
| 0:17.1 | Before we get into today's episode, I am so excited to invite you to my over 50 |
| 0:23.0 | and flourishing tour called Behind the Curtain. This show is going to be an intimate, in-person |
| 0:28.3 | evening where I'm opening up about the moments that you saw online and what was really happening |
| 0:33.4 | before, during, and after. These are the thoughts, the fears, the decisions, all of it. We'll laugh, |
| 0:39.5 | we will get honest. We will talk about navigating life's transitions, letting go of guilt and |
| 0:44.5 | stepping fully into who you're meant to be. But more than anything, this is about community, |
| 0:50.3 | coming together in person, connecting with each other, and realizing you're not alone. And there are |
| 0:56.3 | interactive moments throughout the night. You're part of this experience, not just watching it. |
| 1:01.4 | I truly believe that your next chapter can be your most exciting one yet. And I can't wait to |
| 1:06.8 | connect with you in real life. To find your closest stop and get tickets, click the link in the show description or in my |
| 1:13.5 | bio on Instagram at Dominique Soxha. |
| 1:16.5 | Looking forward to seeing you there. |
| 1:23.8 | Today's guest is somebody, many of you, welcome into your living rooms. |
| 1:27.4 | Maybe you've done your living rooms. |
| 1:28.6 | Maybe you've done so for years. |
| 1:31.9 | She's an award-winning correspondent with Dateline NBC. |
| 1:37.7 | She's an investigative journalist who has covered some of the most gripping and emotional stories in America. |
| 1:43.3 | And she happens to be a mother of six and an accomplished writer for Lifetime and Hallmark. |
| 1:49.0 | Andrea Canning has built a career that is rooted in truth-telling, resilience, and curiosity. |
| 1:54.4 | And I cannot wait to talk to her today about what it really takes to sustain that kind of life, |
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