St. Amant is something of an expert when it comes to true crime. She’s helped create over 20 episodes of CBS’ hit crime show “48 Hours.” She hosts not one, but two true crime podcasts. She even has a television series in the works. Now, she’s telling the story behind those stories in “Killer Story: The Truth Behind True Crime Television.”
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With the premiere of “Dancing With The Stars” on Sept. 17, fans of the show made “Anna Delvey’s Lackluster DWTS Debut” viral on X. They weren’t impressed, and neither were we. Why should a criminal fighting deportation from ICE be allowed to perform alongside Olympians and the newest Bachelorette?
Podcasts are nothing new. In 2004 — the dawn of the “Apple Era” — Adam Curry and Dave Winer sought to find a way to download online radio broadcasts to an iPod, coining the term “podcast” from the words “iPod” and “broadcast.” Today, it seems every celebrity, professional athlete and internet influencer has a podcast. Baylor students weighed in on their favorite podcasts.
Many believe this area of the industry capitalizes on victims’ trauma and often, their deaths. TV producers, actors, streaming services and more make money off of the worst things imaginable.
True crime shows are some of the most popular shows, but watching them has proven to be more educational.