Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth @maritalks2much.bsky.social and Sarah Carradine @sarahcarradine.bsky.social as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine DON'T DATE BRANDON with Mark Blankenship @markblankenship.bsky.social

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate this documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 33.59

Recommendations:

book: THE TRUE HAPPINESS COMPANY: HOW A GIRL LIKE ME FALL FOR A CULT LIKE THAT (Veena Dinavahi, 2025)

song: SOONER OR LATER (Kelly Clarkson, 2025)

movie: BUGONIA (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025)

docu-series: CURIOUS LIFE AND DEATH OF ... (2020- )

documentary: DISGRACED (Pat Kondelis, 2017)

drama series: THE IRIS AFFAIR (Neil Cross, 2025)

drama series: LUTHER (2010-2019)

tv series: HIGH POTENTIAL (2014- )

tv series: BOSCH (2014-2021)

tv series: ELSBETH (2024- )

tv series: ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (2021- )

You can jump to the recommendations at about 38.59

Next time on Crime Seen: Kimberly from A Date With Dateline @datedateline.bsky.social joins the pod to discuss episodes 1 & 2 of WHO HIRED THE HITMAN? Watch it on Hulu, and send us your comments and questions. The panel will also present their own favourite hitman films and tv shows

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https://markgblankenship.com/ 

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https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/silent-podcasts/id1580483047

https://open.spotify.com/show/2L3VlGlusgx4Wpmb1QglWJ 

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