Episode 34: Crime-Obsessed Broads: An Interview With Rachel Monroe

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Why do women love true crime? Wait, no—why do people love true crime? Author Rachel Monroe comes on the podcast to deconstruct our appetite for horrifying true stories. Also covered: relating to the Manson girls, why true crime is not the same as a bowl of oatmeal, the ethics of crime scene photos, and the murky side of the victim’s rights movement. Check out Rachel’s new book, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession today!

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Sources:

Interview with Rachel Monroe: August 28, 2019

Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession, by Rachel Monroe

Rachel’s con-man article in the Atlantic: “The Perfect Man Who Wasn’t,” April 2018 issue

The article about serial rapists we discuss: “An Epidemic of Disbelief,” by Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, August 2019 issue

 Music:

“Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer

“Can You Tame Wild Wimmen?” by Billy Murray, licensed under a Public Domain / Sound Recording Common Law Protection License

“Shake It and Break It” by Lanin's Southern Serenaders, licensed under a Public Domain / Sound Recording Common Law Protection License