Small Town Murder

Small Town Murder is what happens when two stand-up comedians decide to turn their attention to the darkest corners of small-town America. James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman pick a small town each week, give you a full demographic breakdown -- population, median income, Yelp reviews of local restaurants, the works -- and then reveal a murder that happened there. The comedy comes from the absurdity of the setting and the strange details of each case, never at the expense of the victims. The show has been running since 2017 and has produced over 680 episodes, with new ones dropping on Wednesdays and Fridays. James does the bulk of the research and storytelling while Jimmie reacts in real time, and that dynamic creates genuinely funny moments even when the subject matter is heavy. They are respectful about the actual crimes but absolutely merciless when it comes to the perpetrators and the bizarre circumstances surrounding small-town life. This is one of the highest-rated true crime podcasts on Apple Podcasts, sitting at 4.9 stars from over 74,000 ratings. That is not a fluke. The show has also expanded to Netflix with a video version. If the idea of mixing true crime with sharp comedy sounds appealing, or if you have ever wondered what really goes on behind the picket fences of towns with populations under 20,000, Small Town Murder delivers exactly that. James and Jimmie also host Crime In Sports, which applies the same formula to athletes who have gone wrong.