
Cruel Tea
Hosted by Merris and Lillian and hosts of "Cruel Tea" · Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast
4.4from 317 ratings
- 460
- Episodes
- 109
- Transcribed
- 317
- Ratings
- 2021
- First episode
- 11K
- YouTube views
About Cruel Tea
Best friends and next door neighbors, Lillian and Willow, spill the tea on murder, mysteries, and things that go bump in the night. Join us for tea as we talk about true crime, strange history, and the paranormal
- Publisher
- Cruel Tea, True Crime Podcast
- Category
- comedy · history · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 29 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 20 Aug 2025
Latest episodes
109 of 460 episodes have a transcript.

20 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT
Ghosts of the Tsunami

14 Aug 2025
The Murder of Henry Glover

5 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT
We’re back/Bermuda Triangle!
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Ghosts of the Tsunami
Published 20 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's so many. Which just blows my mind to bits. I can't imagine. I just can't imagine. No. And people don't understand tsunamis but we'll talk about them in a second because I find them kind of, you know, fascinating. There are a lot of misconceptions about what a tsunami is and what it looks like. […]
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- YouTube views
- 11,341
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 155 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 162 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 92
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