You're Wrong About
True crime fans who want rehabilitation of misrepresented stories; listeners interested in media criticism and the gap between how crimes were reported and what the evidence actually showed.
Podcasts Like You're Wrong About
If you loved You're Wrong About, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Wrongful Conviction, Systemic Injustice shows.
Why listeners love You're Wrong About
You're Wrong About is a corrective to decades of lazy journalism — Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes take the stories that defined an era and show you exactly how wrong you were to believe them. Listeners rate its binge factor at 7/10.
Binge Factor
7/10
Community-rated compulsive listenability
Format
Episodic
New case with every episode
Style
Analytical, empathetic, revisionist
Presentation approach
Episode Length
~60-90 min per episode; 200+ episodes; large backlog
Typical episode duration
Host Style
Co-hosted
Presentation format
Verdict
Must listen
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like You're Wrong About
Criminal
Listeners who appreciate literary storytelling and want true crime that feels more like Radio 4 documentary than sensational thriller; people who hate the mainstream true crime format.
Running From Cops
True crime fans who want media criticism alongside investigation; listeners interested in how crime is constructed and sold as entertainment, and the real people left behind.
Swindled
True crime fans bored of murder who want to be outraged by institutional and corporate evil; anyone who appreciates deadpan humor and business crime.
Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
BBC’s Olivia Graham revisits the 1986 Diane Sindall murder and the 2025 quashing of Peter Sullivan’s conviction. Sullivan quashed 13 May 2025; killer unknown.
In the Dark
Listeners who want journalism-grade investigation into wrongful convictions, systemic racism, and institutional failures — more 60 Minutes than true crime thriller.
Bone Valley
True crime fans who care deeply about wrongful conviction, prosecutorial failure, and the fight to free innocent people; fans of In the Dark will find this essential.
The Retrievals
True crime fans interested in medical crime, systemic bias, and the treatment of women in healthcare; essential for anyone who has ever been dismissed by a doctor.
You Didn't See Nothin
Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning series in which Yohance Lacour revisits a violent Chicago incident from 25 years earlier that shaped his path into journalism.
Believed
Listeners who want to understand systemic institutional failure, survivor stories, and how Nassar's abuse was enabled so long; essential for anyone working in safeguarding or sports.
Spotlight: Snitch City
The Boston Globe Spotlight Team exposes one police department's rampant abuse of confidential informants — a top critical pick of 2025.
Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom
Jason Flom interviews the wrongfully convicted and their advocates to expose failures in the justice system.
Suave
The only true crime podcast to win a Pulitzer Prize — journalist Maria Hinojosa's 27-year relationship with a man sentenced to life as a teenager.
How they compare
| Podcast | Format | Country | Binge |
|---|---|---|---|
| You're Wrong About (original) | Episodic | United States | 7/10 |
| Criminal | Episodic | United States | 7/10 |
| Running From Cops | Serialized | United States | 6/10 |
| Swindled | Episodic | United States | 6/10 |
| Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead | Serialized | United Kingdom | — |
| In the Dark | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Bone Valley | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| The Retrievals | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| You Didn't See Nothin | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to You're Wrong About?
The best alternatives to You're Wrong About are podcasts that share its Wrongful Conviction, Systemic Injustice focus and episodic format. Our editorial team has hand-picked the most similar shows based on content type, storytelling style, and community ratings.
Why do people love You're Wrong About?
You're Wrong About is known for its analytical, empathetic, revisionist approach to Wrongful Conviction and Systemic Injustice. It scores 7/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it. It has earned a "Must Listen" rating from our editorial team.
How long are episodes of You're Wrong About?
Episodes of You're Wrong About are typically ~60-90 min per episode; 200+ episodes; large backlog long. It follows an episodic format, with each episode covering a different case.
Where can I listen to You're Wrong About?
You're Wrong About is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Patreon. You can find it by searching the show name on any of those platforms.
What is the best episode of You're Wrong About to start with?
New listeners are recommended to start with Their Central Park Five or Tonya Harding episodes are excellent entry points; any topic you have prior knowledge of works brilliantly. Episodes can generally be listened to in any order.