Motive (podcast)
Motive is a true crime podcast produced by the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ that debuted in 2019. Each season covers a different story over the course of eight to ten 30-minute episodes. The show has won a Peter Lisagor Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
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The show is a true crime podcast produced by the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.[1] The show debuted in 2019 and each season has included between eight and ten 30-minute episodes.[2] The first season covers the story of a young boy named Thaddeus "T.J." Jimenez who was convicted of murder.[3] Jimenez was released in his 30s and was given $25 million for being wrongfully convicted.[4] The second season of the show focuses on the story of a young woman who was studying abroad in Spain.[5] In 2015, on Lauren Bajorek's 21st birthday she was found dead outside an apartment owned by a Spanish tour guide.[6] The third season of the show focuses on white supremacist groups in the United States.[7] The season specifically looks at the 1980s in Chicago.[8]
According to the vice president of communications at WBEZ, the show has been downloaded several million times and was one of their most successful shows.[9] The show won in multiple categories at the 2019 Peter Lisagor Awards and was a finalist in 2020.[10][11][12] The fourth season of the show won a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2023.[13][14]
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- ^ "The Best Crime Podcasts of 2019". CrimeReads. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "'Motive' is a true crime show focusing on strange, cruel, and deliberately concealed crimes". Podsauce. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: Cryptoqueens, 48 Hours, and More". Vulture. September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "The best new podcasts for the week of November 9, 2019: Motive and more". Digital Trends. November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ Greene, Steve (July 14, 2020). "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2020 (So Far)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Monteros, María Jesús Espinosa de los (February 20, 2020). "'Motive' – The US podcast investigating an alleged rapist from the Spanish city of Seville". EL PAÍS English Edition. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Dobija-Nootens, Nic (November 11, 2020). "Motive: A Gripping Look at the Modern White Supremacist Movement". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "'The motivation to hate people isn't the ideology': Talking with WBEZ's 'Motive' podcast host, former Skinhead about the growth of white supremacy in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 2020. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Bracci, Aria (October 19, 2021). "How public radio is trying to save print". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ admin (April 10, 2020). "These are the finalists for the 2019 Peter Lisagor Awards". Chicago Headline Club. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ admin (May 15, 2020). "Winners of the 2019 Peter Lisagor Awards, other Chicago Headline Club honors announced". Chicago Headline Club. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ admin (May 4, 2021). "Here are the finalists for the 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards". Chicago Headline Club. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "FRONTLINE (PBS) and The Associated Press | RFK Human Rights". ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "RFK Human Rights Announces 2023 Book & Journalism Awards Winners | RFK Human Rights". ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.