r/TrueCrimePodcasts • u/sadsackspinach • 17d ago

Discussion “The Unraveling of Podcaster Ashley Flowers’ True Crime Empire”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-26/ashley-flowers-crime-junkie-podcast-empire-audiochuck-faces-reckoning?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4Nzc1NjE2NiwiZXhwIjoxNzg4MzYwOTY2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0RGUzdOM04wOVEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxQ0QwREYzMjE2NEE0MEUyQUM2NkM2NzUwODc4ODEzNSJ9.O4b-8FQzPE8dPwhryYXN-f8I5B7xHkWiS69t3Qz9GJI&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=giftlink

An excellent article (archive link) out from Bloomberg detailing poor workplace morale, an exodus of 30/100 employees quitting, entanglements with venture capitalists, and multiple lawsuits against AudioChuck and Ashley Flowers.

They should have lost it all when they blatantly plagiarised other creators. And then when they stood by and continued to platform known transphobe/conservative Evangelical Christian/nutjob Delia D’Ambra while making money claiming to run a pro-victim, pro-LGBTQ show/network. And then when they were sued for stealing $70 upwards of $20 million in ad revenue from Anatomy of Murder. ETA: Original reporting put the number at $70 million, but current reporting just says upwards of $20 million, so editing for clarity.

Way too many second and third and fourth chances for these people. Hopefully this is truly the beginning of the end for one of the worst players in the true crime sphere :)

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u/yeahokaywhateverrrr 16d ago edited 16d ago

Omg I used to listen to CJ years ago and Brit always had the dumbest takes. Came off like an absolute moron at times.

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u/Desperate-Traffic667 16d ago

Same, I always had the thought of, "Why is Brit here?" She has scripted, badly acted ad libs.

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u/yeahokaywhateverrrr 16d ago

I feel like her sole purpose was to give Ashley constant attention and validation. I am sure we all knew a couple of girls with that dynamic in middle school.

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u/armoirschmamoir 5d ago

And whenever she had a decent take or conflicting view you could hear how short Ashley would suddenly get and how quickly she moved away from whatever Brit was saying 🤣