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True CrimePodcast episode ideas for true crime shows
Five ideas you can record this week, plus an outline for the first idea.
01
Revisit a local unsolved case and walk through what's changed since the last appeal for information
02
Compare how two documentaries told the same case differently, and what each one left out
03
Explain one forensic method (like touch DNA) and the cases where it changed the outcome
04
Interview a retired court reporter about what juries actually notice
05
Cover a case where public pressure helped reopen an investigation, and the cost to the family
Outline: Revisit a local unsolved case and walk through what's changed since the last appeal for information
- Cold open (30 sec): a one line hook from the most surprising part of the episode
- Intro (1 min): who this episode is for and what they'll leave with
- Part 1: set the scene. Revisit a local unsolved case and walk through what's changed since the last appeal for information
- Part 2: the main point, with one concrete example from you or your guest
- Part 3: what listeners can take away or try this week
- Close: one question for listeners to reply with, and a preview of next week
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