20/20

ABC News has been running 20/20 on television since 1978, and the podcast gives the audio treatment to the show's long-form investigative segments. These are mostly true crime stories, though the occasional medical mystery or consumer expose still sneaks in. Each episode pulls from a recent broadcast, meaning you get David Muir, Deborah Roberts, and other ABC correspondents walking through cases they've spent months reporting. The production is glossy in the way you'd expect from a network news operation: crisp editing, interviews with investigators and family members, court audio where available. Episodes typically run 40 minutes to an hour, sometimes longer for cases that filled a two-hour TV special. Because it's drawn from the broadcast, the storytelling leans dramatic, with stingers and musical cues you might find heavy-handed if you prefer stripped-down journalism. But the access is the draw: ABC lands interviews that smaller shows can't, and the correspondents have actually sat across from the people involved. Recent episodes have covered high-profile trials and long-running mysteries the network has been tracking for years. If you already watch 20/20 on Friday nights, the podcast is an easy companion. A solid entry point to network-style investigative journalism in audio form.