- 129
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 31,454
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About In The Dark
In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and in 2024, it released “The Runaway Princesses,” a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai’s royal family keep trying to run away. Season 3, released in 2024, asked why no one was punished for the killings of twenty-five civilians in Haditha, Iraq. In the Dark won the Pulitzer Prize for audio for Season 3. The podcast is a three-time Peabody Award winner and, in 2019, became the first podcast to win a George Polk Award, one of the top honors in journalism. The program has also received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access. In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app. If you have comments or story tips, please send them to inthedark@newyorker.com.
- Publisher
- The New Yorker
- Category
- society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Aug 2016
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 129 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Journey Update: The D.A. Brings Charges
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Journey, Episode 5: The Children
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Season 2 Update: Curtis Flowers Has Died
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The Journey Update: The D.A. Brings Charges
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And she asked the judge for something else, a protective order, so that the couple could not contact or intimidate the children. who were now victims and witnesses in the criminal case. Since their kids were placed in foster care last year, Sylvia and Guojun have been allowed supervised visits. […]
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- Jeremy Bamber
- Heidi Blake
- Rachel Aviv
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 28,195 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 3,259 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 70
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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