Writer's Detective Bureau

About Writer's Detective Bureau

The Writer's Detective Bureau is a podcast hosted by retired Police Detective Adam Richardson. Adam answers questions about criminal investigation and police work posed by crime-fiction authors and screenwriters writing crime-related stories. To submit a question, visit https://www.writersdetective.com/ask

Publisher

Det. Adam Richardson

Category

arts · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Jul 2018

Latest episode

28 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 143 episodes have a transcript.

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   28 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Relaunching the podcast on its 8th birthday

   Host J.D. Barker relaunches the Writer's Detective Bureau podcast on its eighth anniversary, reigniting the creative spark for aspiring authors.

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   7 Jan 2025

   AI Bots and Ghost Guns

   Adam talks about AI bots, the future of the Writer's Detective Bureau, and ghost guns.

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   18 Oct 2024

   Bunco Crimes, Investigator Associations, Retired Cops, and POVs

   Adam talks about bunco crime investigations, the value of belonging to investigator associations, the trope of retired cops being forced back to work for one last case, and a different kind of POV. Submit a question: writersdetective.com/ask

Inside a recent episode

Relaunching the podcast on its 8th birthday

Published 28 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And we go into it blindly. I mean, we're aware that it's going to happen. Um, But at some point, it takes its toll. And the question then becomes, how do you roll back those things? How do you soften that shell? How do you reclaim a life that is enjoyable and not so negative in experience? […]

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

6,281

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

80 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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

Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

51

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