Accolades and Press
In 2023, Canadian True Crime was:
The #5 podcast in Canada overall
The #2 True Crime podcast in Canada overall
The #7 Top Episode in Canada Overall (122 Jacob Hoggard Part 1)
Source: Apple Podcasts See the full list
Canadian True Crime has been downloaded more than 56 million times as of 2024.
It is consistently one of the top 20 podcasts in Canada according to Apple Podcasts - frequently in the top ten, and maintains a high star rating in Apple Podcasts Canada with over 13,000 ratings and reviews.
In 2022, Canadian True Crime was:
The #4 podcast in Canada on Apple Podcasts.
The top podcast produced in Canada—whether independent or network.
Source: Podnews - Apple Podcasts: Top shows for Canada in 2022Included in CBC Podcast’s curated list: The best podcasts of 2022
Featured in Amazon Music’s 2022 advertising campaigns on transit and a digital billboard at Yonge Dundas square (Toronto)
Press
Please note: we don’t actively seek publicity for the podcast, and Kristi Lee prefers to remain behind-the-scenes.
KINGSTONIST
Canadian True Crime Podcast examines heinous crimes of Kingston’s Richard Joyce, February 2024
CNBC
These women use true crime podcasts to lull themselves to sleep—experts explain why it works, October 2023
Vancouver is Awesome
New West trans woman's killing remembered in true crime podcast, April 2023
CBC
The best podcasts of 2022, December 2022
READERS DIGEST CANADA
10 Great Canadian Podcasts You Should Be Listening To, May 2021
BUZZFEED
15 True crime podcasts that are all murder and no boring banter, December 2021
MY PRINCE GEORGE NOW
Nearly decade long case of missing Vanderhoof woman showcased on international podcast, January 2021
CTV POPLIFE
True crime episode - October 2020 (filmed pre-Covid), Segment starts at timestamp 11:40.
TIMBER.FM
How to bear podcasting burnout with Kristi Lee and John Asante, October 2020 (requires email address to read, sorry)
CBC RADIO
Reflecting on the 6th Anniversary of the murder of Loretta Saunders - Labrador Morning with Janice Goudie - interview starts at the 14:45 minute mark, February 13, 2020
GLOBE AND MAIL
Kristi Lee: ‘I didn’t think that I would ever be able to monetize the podcast [PDF clipping], January 13, 2020
(Also online here, but accessible only to Globe and Mail subscribers)
THE PAPAYA PODCAST with The Birds Papaya aka Sarah Nicole
The one where we talk about Canadian True Crime, November 4, 2019
Vulture
This week in True-Crime Podcasts: Red Ball, Night Time, and More, by Vulture editors, December 2019
CBC
The best Canadian podcasts to listen to — according to podcasters by Clifton Mark, November 12,2019
CBC
6 true crime podcasts with connections to Saskatchewan by Keiza Pynn, August 2 2019
CANADALAND
How True Crime Took Over Podcasting, November 5, 2018
VOCAL FRY STUDIOS
Catching up with CTC’s Kristi Lee, By Elena Hudgins Lyle, September 21, 2018
Globe and Mail
Our addiction to true crime has a human cost, By Simon Haupt, October 2018
CRIMELINES PODCAST, By Charlie
Co-host of Episode 123: Nick & Lisa Masee (October 2018)
TPX Podcast News
TPX partnering with two great Canadian indie podcasts, May 29, 2018
TOPpodcast
Podfluencer of the Week - Kristi Lee: Host of CTC, By Kurt Laufer, January 21, 2018
The Bloodlust
10 True Crime Podcasts Worth Your Time, November 29, 2017
Huffington Post Canada
More Women Than Ever Are Podcasters. Here's How To Make Your Mark. , By Jill Dunn. September 30, 2017
The New York Times
I Survived Domestic Violence. Now I'm Drawn to True Crime Podcasts, By Jes Skolnik, July 19, 2017