The Australian True Crime podcast celebrates 65 million downloads

Today, the Australian True Crime podcast cracked the milestone of 65 million all-time downloads, putting it among the top independent true crime podcasts in the country.

Hosted by Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb for the past four years, the podcast has covered everything from high-profile cases to lesser-known Australian crime mysteries that have now earned 276,800 weekly downloads and 1.2 million monthly downloads.

“I’m thrilled that Australian True Crime has reached this incredible milestone,” said Meshel Laurie. 

“Its incredibly rewarding to help people share their crime stories week after week. We have so much to thank our audeince for, it’s their intelligence and open-heartedness that make it possible.” 

Head of Content for Bravecasting Productions, Simon Baggs, said he’s “continually impressed with Meshel Laurie’s talent and dedication to Australian True Crime.”

“As one of Australia’s finest communicators, Meshel brings a wealth of knowledge from her broadcast experience in Australian radio to the podcast platform, and the medium is benefiting from having someone with such a high caliber of talent producing such quality content for the Australian true crime genre,” Baggs said. 

“Meshel’s skillful storytelling, combined with her hard work and dedication, has resulted in Australian True Crime becoming a world-class podcast consistently leading its category not just in Australia but also beyond.”

“In fact, our second-largest market is the United States, where the podcast has also been highly praised. This is a testament to the quality of our content and the passion Meshel has for her work.” 

Listen to Australian True Crime: Apple | Spotify