The Prime Detective

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ByGrayson

There are weak spots in the fabric of our reality, places where Star Trek and other science fiction stories spill over into real life.

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The Prime Detective is a short-form true crime and culture podcast that investigates those cracks between fact and fiction. Host Grayson (@TVGuyGrayson on social media) uncovers the unexpected ways sci-fi has inspired, and sometimes interfered with, real-world crimes, strange cases, and cultural controversies.

From headline-grabbing stories like the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey and the Heaven’s Gate cult, to smaller slices of life like a woman whose license plate tribute to the starship Enterprise racked up thousands in fines, each episode runs ten minutes or less and uncovers surprising connections between sci-fi and true crime.

Join us as we investigate the places where science fiction collides with reality… on The Prime Detective.

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