“Atlanta Monster” was the breakout podcast hit of 2018.
The true-crime series launched in January 2018, and recounted the circumstances surrounding the murder of more than 25 children in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981. It has generated more than 30 million downloads, as listeners were taken on a journey that covered not only issues like crime and the justice system, but also topics such as race and prejudice.
“‘Atlanta Monster’ for us, candidly, was a huge turning point for our company,” Conal Byrne, president of HowStuffWorks – which produced “Atlanta Monster” in partnership with media company...