13 Of The Best Amanda Knox Podcast Episodes
There are likely few who don’t know the answer to the question, “Who is Amanda Knox?” However, hearing about the Amanda Knox case in the media is certainly not the same as hearing about it from former FBI profilers, psychic mediums, or Knox herself. This is a list of the best Amanda Knox podcast episodes discussing her trial in Italy, as well as the death of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.
Is Amanda Knox guilty? When news first broke, the media (and Italian police) were ready to answer, “Yes.” However, that’s not the full, true Amanda Knox crime story. Now, this list isn’t about the Amanda Knox true crime podcast, The Truth About True Crime with Amanda Knox, or her Labyrinths podcast. These are the best and most highly-rated episodes of podcasts about Amanda Knox. Some focus on documentaries, like Netflix’s Amanda Knox, or even scripted coverage of the case, like in Lifetime’s Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy. These also discuss Knox’s boyfriend at the time, Raffaele Sollecito.
Some of these podcasts focus on Knox herself, while others work more to shine a light on the victim, Meredith Kercher. The below are arranged in order of votes received on Ranker.com.
1. Crime Junkie
Episode: "MURDERED: Meredith Kercher"
Episode summary: In this episode, Ashley and Brit ask the question: Why, after all these years, are people still talking and speculating about Amanda Knox? The murder occurred in 2007, and Knox was officially acquitted by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015. Ashley says you've likely formed your own opinions on Amanda Knox, but aims to set the record straight on who she really is. She even inserts clips from an interview with Knox, which can be listened to if you are a part of Crime Junkie's "Fan Club."
Length: 77:42
2. Real Crime Profile
Episode: 37: "The Death of Meredith Kercher"
Episode summary: Real Crime Profile offers an interesting perspective thanks to its hosts, including: Jim Clemente, a former FBI profiler and New York State prosecutor, Laura Richards, a criminal behavioral analyst, former New Scotland Yard, and expert on domestic violence, stalking, and risk assessment, and Lisa Zambetti, a casting director for Criminal Minds and podcaster. With Clemente and Richards using their experience working cases, they point out the grave mishandling of the Amanda Knox case.
Length: 53:41
3. Women & Crime
Episode: 66: "Meredith Kercher"
Episode summary: The Women and Crime podcast is hosted by two criminologists, who specifically focus on female crime, victimization, and how women fare in the justice system. That gives them an edge in their episode on the murder of Meredith Kercher. They also follow this episode with an interview with Amanda Knox, wherein they ask her questions that they, as criminologists, hadn't heard before and had been wondering about.
Length: 59:13
4. Murder & Mediumship
Episode: 12: "The Murder of Meredith Kercher"
Episode summary: Host Kathryn Galvin is not your average true crime podcast host - she's also a psychic medium. That gives this episode the unique angle of coverage of the tragic death of Meredith Kercher. It's also a good choice if you're looking for a more brief and to the point coverage of the case, as it comes in at just under 20 minutes.
Length: 19:28
5. Rotten Mango
Episode: 124: "The Bizarre Case of Amanda Knox"
Episode summary: Rotten Mango covers true crime in a more editorialized way, with co-host Stephanie Soo kicking off the podcast with an intro acted out in Knox's POV. She dives deep into Knox's life before the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, pulling from documentaries and a few books, including one written by Knox herself, Waiting To Be Heard. For an entertaining and fast-talking look at Knox growing up, this episode is worth a listen.
Length: 99:01
6. Sinisterhood
Episode: 36: "Amanda Knox"
Episode summary: Knox's case was splashed across tabloids throughout the world, earning her the nickname "Foxy Knoxy," for her good looks, and because she was often spotted with Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. The real story behind one of Italy's biggest cases might surprise you. Was this just another botched investigation, or were the prosecution and the media more concerned with salacious stories than facts and concrete evidence?
Length: 82:47
7. The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 386: "Amanda Knox | The Truth About True Crime"
Episode summary: What better way to hear the story of Amanda Knox’s wrongful conviction than from the woman herself? On this episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show (an Apple’s best of 2018), Jordan and Amanda discuss how she was coerced into wrongfully confessing, police incompetence, trial by media, and more.
Length: 88:00
8. BBC Radio 4: The Report
Episode: "The Murder of Meredith Kercher"
Episode summary: For BBC 4, Ruth Alexander actually traveled to Perugia, Italy, to look at the evidence against Amanda Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito. Her perspective on the case comes after reading hundreds of pages of court documents, as well as speaking to those involved with the case. Though only 28 minutes long, this is quite an interesting covering of the case, as Alexander points out that she was shocked by the weakness of the evidence against them.
Length: 28:04
9. And That's Why We Drink
Episode summary: If you're looking for a take on Amanda Knox that also has some comic relief, And That's Why We Drink is a good option. They have two episodes on her, as the format of the show has co-host Em presenting a supernatural case (in this episode, it's about demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren), and then Christine presenting the first-half of the Knox case. They covered the case as Matt Damon movie Stillwater was released, which the director said was directly inspired by Knox's case. Christine pulls from the documentary, Knox's own Medium posts, and the story continues on to the next episode, 240: "A Haunted Hotline and a Vegan Doc Marten Sized Baby."
Length: 128:03, but the part about Knox starts at 57:42
10. True Murder
Episode summary: On the True Murder podcast, host Dan Zupansky interviews true crime authors who have covered shocking crimes, like the murder of Meredith Kercher. For his Amanda Knox episode, he is joined by Nina Burleigh, who literally wrote the book on this murder in Italy, The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox. The book examines the conservative Italian magistrate that tried Knox, the obsession with female eroticism in Italian culture, and sexism inherent in the "Foxy Knoxy" nickname.
Length: 71:38
11. Approached
Episode summary: This episode is part one of two episodes on the Knox case, with a deeper background and some details host Alyssa Anderson hadn't heard on other podcasts or documentaries. She started at the beginning, from Knox's awkward adolescence to when she became a household name, thanks to the media frenzy surrounding the death of Meredith Kercher.
Length: 62:14
12. Killer Queens
Episode: 88: "Amanda Knox"
Episode summary: This case has been done by so many podcasts, so it's hard to have an original take on it at this point. However, Tyrella and Tori give it a bit of a twist by breaking down their thoughts on the Netflix documentary, Amanda Knox. They also talk about the Italian justice system, and how in Italy, since the judge knows all of the evidence before the defense and defendant, they have likely made up their mind before the trial even begins. This was clearly a fundamental issue with the Knox case - and one of the things that made it so terrifying.
Length: 97:48
13. The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Episode: "Amanda Knox | | The Real Amanda Knox"
Summary: Host Scott Barry Kaufman, a cognitive scientist, sets out to show the audience the "real" Amanda Knox, putting her through psychological tests, like a test on self-actualization and his psychopath test. He speaks with Amanda Knox about the media’s inclination to sensationalize stories involving young women, cancel culture, cognitive biases, and forensic science. If you'd like to know more about Knox as a person, you're going to want to check out this episode.
Length: 83:05
This was originally published on Ranker.com.
