Rippercast: Your Podcast on the Jack the Ripper Murders

If there is one podcast that has earned the title of definitive Jack the Ripper show, it is Rippercast. Hosted by Jonathan Menges since 2009, the podcast operates as an extension of Casebook.org, the largest online archive dedicated to the Whitechapel murders. Over 324 episodes, Menges has assembled a rotating cast of co-hosts and guest scholars who pick apart every angle of the 1888 case — from forensic analysis of the crime scenes to the social conditions of London's East End. The format is roundtable discussion, often loose and conversational, which gives the show a pub-debate atmosphere that fits the subject matter. Guests have included presenters from the annual East End Conference, published Ripperologists, and historians specializing in Victorian policing. The show also occasionally branches out into adjacent topics like Sherlock Holmes or syphilis in Whitechapel, which keeps the catalog varied despite the narrow subject focus. With a 4-star rating from over 100 Apple Podcasts reviews, Rippercast has a dedicated following, though newcomers sometimes find the discussions assume prior knowledge of suspects and canonical victims. The audio quality varies across the 17-year run — earlier episodes can sound rough — but recent recordings are noticeably improved. For anyone already interested in the Ripper case and wanting to go deeper than the usual suspect roundups, this is the single most comprehensive podcast resource available.