The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

About The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

The Knife: A True Crime Podcast is a weekly true crime podcast from journalist/producers Hannah Smith and Patia Eaton. It's a show about people who’ve been dropped into a story they didn't start, but are left to finish. In-depth interviews take the listener behind the punchy headlines to hear what really happened from the people who lived it. The Knife reveals the ripple effect of crime. Through empathetic, solution-oriented journalism, Hannah and Patia find the untold stories of people who’ve been touched by crime. They’re not breaking news or solving cases, they’re cutting to the heart of the experience through gripping, first-person storytelling. Follow The Knife on Instagram @theknifepodcast and on Bluesky @theknifepodcast.bsky.social. The Knife is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews, news, science, pop culture and more. The network is home to My Favorite Murder hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, This Podcast Will Kill You, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, Buried Bones and more.

Publisher

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2025

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

75 of 86 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Did You Kill My Mother? (Part 1 of 2)

   Ashlee Wlasiuk shares her childhood experience of her mother's death and the subsequent murder investigation into her father's alleged involvement.

2. 

   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Off Record: Held at Gunpoint (with Tom Breyfogle)

   Host Patia Nazli interviews Producer Tom Breyfogle about harrowing personal encounters with danger and crime, offering listeners insights into survival.

3. 

   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Off Record: Red River Street (with Karen Kilgariff)

   Host Patia Nazarenko interviews Karen Kilgariff, host of My Favorite Murder, reflecting on witnessing a tragedy at SXSW and carrying that memory forward.

Inside a recent episode

Did You Kill My Mother? (Part 1 of 2)

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Joyce was warm and inviting. She would sit with Ash and help her with her homework, bring her snacks, and brush her hair after a shower. Ash called her Joycey. Willie, Ash's brother, was older in his early teens, and his mother's drinking was driving him to spend more and more time out of the house. […]

Who has been a guest on The Knife: A True Crime Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tom Breyfogle
• Karen Kilgariff
• Anita Vida
• Gaby
• Paul Holes

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

419,108,275

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

1,063 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

599 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

91

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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