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Podcast: Transforming Society podcast
Episode: How true crime stories shape society
Description: True crime is a huge cultural industry, yet behind its stories lies real victims and uncomfortable ethical implications.In this podcast, Richard Kemp speaks with Ian Cummins and Martin King, two of the authors of ‘True Crime: Key Themes and Perspectives’, about the impact true crime has on society.They discuss Serial, the groundbreaking podcast, and how it sparked the industry anew, the media’s reaction to the Lucy Letby case, and the wider issue of using crime stories to push sales and clicks.Ian Cummins is Senior Lecturer in the School of Hea...