Social Sciences · Austyn Castelli
Threat to Society: The Making of a Case
by Austyn Castelli
Threat to Society: The Making of a Case is a behind-the-scenes true crime podcast that follows the real-time process of researching and writing a book about a death penalty case that refuses to stay in the past. Hosted by a forensic mental health clinician, the show documents what it actually looks like to uncover a case from the inside out—digging through appellate records, tracking down witnesses, navigating court archives, and confronting the gaps between official narratives and lived reality.Each episode pulls back the curtain on the process: the breakthroughs, the dead ends, the ethical questions, and the moments where the story shifts in unexpected ways. Rather than retelling a finished narrative, the podcast invites listeners into the uncertainty of building one—where facts are incomplete, perspectives conflict, and the truth is something you have to fight to see clearly.At the center is a single question: how does a person become defined as a “threat to society”? But the podcast...
