American Nightmares - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I’ve only heard season three, and it was so well-done that I definitely will go straight to seasons one and two and listen to those as well. This podcast synthesized a lot of complex information and was presented so professionally. I love the the host’s voice and delivery. He is easy to listen to, unlike some other crime podcast hosts who sound inauthentic or sensationalize the cases they’re describing. He didn’t waste time on insignificant details, either. There was no fluff here at all. He got great interviews too; everyone he interviewed contributed useful and interesting details.

I listen and watch a lot of true crime content. This is an amazing example of a top tier investigative journalist. The context provided when referring to the investigations and the science available during each step of the investigation is in depth and allows you to really connect to the story. The victims are represented so respectfully. The sensitivity and care taken with witnesses, professionals, and the family/ friends of the victims is honestly unparalleled compared to all the other true crime content I listen and watch. It’s honestly so refreshing to have victims of violent crimes being treated like humans, while not mocking them or insinuating they brought their deaths on themselves. You can tell everyone who works on this really care about what they’re doing.

Megan and Jack do an amazing job of breaking down the investigation and tell the story of what happened in that mansion in a way that I haven’t heard before. I hope they will do it again because it was truly exceptional and very interesting. Listening to the investigation, and how it all came about, and the back-and-forth of the case, was really fascinating.

WTOP American Nightmare Series has been such a great informative easy to listen to podcast. Having newly moved to the DMV area I found it interesting that all of this heartbreak & terror happened in a place I now call home. The narrator Paul did such a great job of laying out the facts & I felt like I was tracking right along with the investigation. I came into series 3 first & look forward to going back & listening to series 1&2.

I enjoyed listening to season one but for whatever reason season 2 had ads like every 2 min. It stops mid sentence for an ad. It was so jarring I thought it was a big but it seems like it’s a common issue. I couldn’t listen anymore.