The Merchants of Joy | Crime Seen episode 179

Dec 16, 2025

1h 6m

Episode Description

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 THE MERCHANTS OF JOY on Prime. Joining them is Mary-Payne Gilbert @pinkshadepod

How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate this documentary? Listen to find out. Or jump to the ratings at about 28.16

link to previous episode:

FRUITCAKE FRAUD: https://crimeseenpod.com/episode/crime-seen-episode-20-fruitcake-fraud-rob-cesternino-o9zg

Mini review of ¡CASA BONITA, MI AMOR! on Paramount+ begins at about 29.14

Mini review of THE SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES on begins at about 38.52

Recommendations:

tv series: THE BEAR (Hulu in the US, Disney in Australia)

tv series: TASK (HBO)

docu-series: SEAN COMBS: THE RECKONING (Netflix)

tv series: SLOW HORSES (AppleTV)

tv series: HEATED RIVALRY (HBO in the US and Crave on Canada)

documentary: WHAT HAPPENED AT FELL ACRES (ID)

You can jump to the recommendations at about 43.53

Next time on Crime Seen: Sarah D Bunting from Best Evidence @bestevidencefyi.bsky.social joins the Seen to discuss PREDATORS on PARAMOUNT+. Watch it, and send us your comments and questions

Find Mary-Payne at:

Prink Shade Podcast: https://pinkshadepodcast.com/

Find Mari at:

Recap Kickback: https://recapkickback.com/

FInd Sarah at:

Silent Podcasts International:

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

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

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Logo by Tricky Rice @trickyrice.bsky.social

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