20 Best Villain Podcasts

1. The Villain Was Right

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Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds view Movies and TV from the villain's perspective and dare to ask if they were really all that bad. Podcast Produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.MORE Hosts Craig Fay, Rebecca Reeds
Producer/Network From Superheroes Network
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Adam Christie, Scott Belford
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 635Facebook 257.5KTwitter 12.2KInstagram 12K Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Scoundrel: History's Forgotten Villains

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History consists of heroes and villains (and, I suppose everything in between)... but it's usually the villains who are the most interesting: Their flaws, their quirks, the voids in their hearts that force them to do the unthinkable. These are the characters that fascinate us, that pull us in, that compel us to watch and don't let us look away...MORE Producer/Network KAST MEDIA | Jason and Carissa Weiser
Email ****@kastmedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.4KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Evil Men

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Evil Men is a podcast hosted by three comedians - Chris Locke, James Hartnett, and Michael Balazo. Each episode, they select a single evil man, bad person, or fictional character and discuss what made them so damn evil - all while joking their heads off. You'll hear some super interesting nuggets of information about dubious historical or cultural figures, provided by three guys who don't actually know what the hell they're talking about.MORE Hosts Chris Locke, James Hartnett, Michael Balazo
Producer/Network The Sonar Network
Email ****@thesonarnetwork.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Andrew Johnston, Jackie Pirico +2 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 284Facebook 734Twitter 739Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Ambivalent Offenders: Re-Examining History's Most Questionable Figures

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Just like history isn't all black and white, neither are the people who lived it. So who are the ones living in the grey? Welcome to Ambivalent Offenders— where we dig into the lives of people who've been called a lot of things: villains, scoundrels, monsters, misfits , or just plain morally messy ...MORE Producer/Network Jamie & Erin Poljanac
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 53 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Rogues Gallery

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Kristen, M.J., and Chris investigate pop culture's most memorable villains, antiheroes, and misunderstood monsters to find out how they make being bad look so good. New episodes every other Wednesday. Our next season begins in February 2026!MORE Hosts Christopher Schrader, Kristen Schrader, Mike Krystosek
Producer/Network 27th Letter Productions
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 171Facebook 1KTwitter 247Instagram 502 Avg Length 116 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

6. Next Door Villain

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A fictional villain podcast! Listen in any order. Hosts Joe and Tiana attempt to empathize with the most notorious fictional villains like Cruella de Vil, Draco Malfoy, Norman Bates, Harley Quinn, and more. With discussion, some literary art, and a bit of humor, they attempt to find the humanity behind these characters. Because if we can learn to connect with, relate to, and understand characters that were designed to be hated, then we might just have a chance at understanding our villainous selves as well as the villains we face in our everyday lives.MORE Hosts Joe, Tiana
Producer/Network Next Door Villain
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 74Twitter 797Instagram 584 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. The World Domination Committee

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Submit to the World Domination Committee, a monthly podcast hosted by neutral evil Trynn Zala and chaotic neutral X Zala. Follow along as the Zalas cover villains from media and history: including pop culture icons such as Jafaar and Hal 9000 to real-life figures like Dick Cheney and Margaret Thatcher. The Zalas explore the villain's journey as opposed to that of the hero, the philosophy/ethics behind what makes a villain, and if they were truly righteous in trying to control the world!MORE Host Trynn Zala
Producer/Network Bad Baby Studios
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Apple Reviews 1Twitter 3Instagram 10 Avg Length 126 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

8. Cinema Villains

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Join Shaggy and Jose as they watch their favorite movies and rate the villains in them. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll judge the hell out of our choices, but more importantly you'll have fun.MORE Hosts Shaggy Black, Jose S
Producer/Network Cinema Villains
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Twitter 156Instagram 254 Avg Length 115 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

9. Who's The Baddie?

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Just three good guys talking about bad guys. In each weekly episode, co-hosts Matt and Tyler and producer Chris approach a different movie and ask if the film's villain is really the bad guy or if the hero is actually the problem. What logic jumps are made to miss the red flags that should tip off the identity of the film's true baddie?MORE Producer/Network PFT Media, LLC
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 34 Avg Length 88 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Dark Character Profiler

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Forensic Psychology meets fiction. Dark Character Profiler analyzes villains, anti-heroes, and morally complex characters as if they were real individuals undergoing psychological evaluation. Each episode builds a detailed psychological case file using DSM-5-TR criteria, behavioral analysis, trauma and developmental history, personality structure, forensic assessment techniques, and narrative psychology. Side Quest Minisodes explore the psychological concepts behind the show—interrogation dynamics, redemption arcs, research methods, cognitive vulnerability, and much more.MORE Producer/Network Fulcrum
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Jenny Chan
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Kim & Em vs EVIL

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Two armed and dangerous women do battle with the forces of cinema villainy. A movie podcast hosted by two female film aficionados who love nothing better than getting under the skin of famous movie villains to discuss whether or not these 'baddies' are just plain evil... or should we cut them some slack? Could the villains  actually be the victims? If so, what is the true root of evil in the thrillers, horrors and action movies we all know and love?MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The Antagonists- An All Villain Podcast

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Join every other Thursday your host Sam Toohey and 'The Man With No Name' Lance Wayne discuss all of your favorite villains from books, movies, and more. Are the bad guys you love to hate and hate to love really as wicked as they seem? It's all about the villains- no heroes allowed!MORE Producer/Network Sam Toohey
Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Mind of a Villain

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On this fictional podcast, self-proclaimed 'Super-Hero' Psionetic (played by comedian, Will Morrison) is joined by a notorious supervillain (played by some of Will's incredible friends) to delve into what makes a supervillain and if Psionetic is all that he proclaims to be. This podcast is a work of fiction created by Will Morrison with an overall plot outlined by Will. Each episode features all improvised dialogue between Will and their guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. History's Biggest Villains

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Welome to History's Biggest Villians, where I talk about the most evil people the world has ever seen.
Producer/Network Jay Peezy
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. Supervillain Spotlight

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Join us as we journey through the history of supervillainy! Supervillain Spotlight discusses comic book villains from throughout history, with fun facts, historical information, and story summaries. The typical show focuses on specific rogues galleries from different points in time.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Wrong Side Of History

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No one thinks they're the bad guy. No one wakes up and says, 'Today I'll be on the wrong side of history.' So here's the question: if nobody thinks they're the villain… what were they thinking?On Wrong Side Of History I try to help you understand history's bad guys the way they understood themselves. Each season takes the perspective of a person or movement that ended up on the wrong side of history to learn what they feared, what they valued, and why their ideas made sense to them.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Black Sheep

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The shady, controversial & sometimes downright villainous characters of NZ.
Hosts William Ray, RNZ, Leigh-Marama McLachlan
Producer/Network RNZ Originals
Email ****@rnz.co.nz
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 338 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Real Outlaws

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From Billy the Kid to the Kray twins. The Peaky Blinders to Anne Bonny. Real Outlaws is the show that follows in the footsteps of history's most notorious criminals. Be they charismatic antiheroes or bloodthirsty villains, their names and exploits live on in the popular imagination. But what are the true stories behind the myths? We'll talk to leading experts and travel back in time, to when rogues and bandits followed a code all of their own. This is Real Outlaws.For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser . Click the Noiser banner to get started with a 7-day free trial...MORE Host Nathan Wiley
Producer/Network Noiser
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 523 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. Infamy

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Infamy is a scripted podcast chronicling the lives of the underworld's most infamous. Hosted, written, and produced by Brian 'Boss' Valmond. Creator of the critically acclaimed 'VALTOWN' brand (as seen in The New York Times). Executive Produced by Jonathan Mena (The Combat Jack Show and Tax Season). Sound Design by Kerwin 'Traekay' Jean-Georges. Contact us: ****@gmail.comMORE Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Slash & Slay: A Horror Podcast

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A couple of gal pals making horror cute while chatting about all things spooky. From books to film and tv to the hottest slasher movie villains. If you're a long-time horror lover or brand new to the genre, this podcast will help you survive until sunrise.MORE Hosts Alyssa Duke, Emilie Casper
Producer/Network Alyssa & Emilie
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Instagram 750 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact