
L.A. Crimes
Hosted by Madison McGhee and Madison · LA Times Studios
4.0from 56 ratings
- 34
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 56
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About L.A. Crimes
Expect twists, turns and a fresh look at true crime on L.A. Crimes, the latest podcast from L.A. Times Studios. Host Madison McGhee (“Ice Cold Case”) brings you the stories behind the most compelling cases from the people who know them best. Join Madison as she sits down with the journalists behind The Times’ most jaw-dropping investigations, Hollywood crime experts and pop culture personalities for the inside scoop on the scams, celebrity stories, and criminal cases everyone’s talking about. New episodes every Wednesday.
- Publisher
- LA Times Studios
- Category
- news · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

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Introducing: Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There's a nice view of the city, Krivirich, from here. the city where Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky was born. I asked Kondor if he's not afraid of living so high up on one of the top floors. I learned during a security training that it's better to stay on a lower floor when you're in a war zone because of the drones. He shrugs. Nowhere is safe, he says. It can happen anywhere at any time. Something you hear all the time in Ukraine. Condor is this soldier's call sign. For security reasons, we're not using his real name. Today, he's turning 33. I ask him what he wants to do on his birthday. […]
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- Richard Winton
- Jake Deptula
- Clara Harter
- Harriet Ryan
- Josh Mankiewicz
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.9 / 5
- 19 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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- 54
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 84
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Who hosts L.A. Crimes?
Madison McGhee and Madison host the show. Published by LA Times Studios.
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