Dark Arenas

Have you ever thought about whose job it is to track international fugitives, hunt child abductors, conduct espionage, or pull human remains from concealed mass graves? Everyday thousands of good and decent people work in these Dark Arenas. They’ve chosen professions that grapple with the grotesque, deal with the deviant, and dodge the dangerous.In this audiochuck original series you will hear first-hand accounts of what it's like to investigate thedarkest crimes and most violent criminals in society. Host Delia D’Ambra has traveled across the United States to collect one-on-one interviews with crime scene experts, FBI agents, forensic interviewers, medical examiners, DEA agents, a former CIA Director, ATF special agents, and more. Each week she works to understand how these professionals’ jobs affect them, and most importantly, why they keep at it day after day.

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  • themissashleyb
    Interesting and well executed podcast
    I like that this podcast is different. I love true crime but this is a fresh new spin on the full larger category. It’s an interesting and informative podcast and Delia delivers in an entertaining way. Thank you! Ready for the next season please :)
  • Emz253
    Highly enjoyed
    I enjoyed Dark Arenas more than I expected. It was I retesting to hear all of the different dark jobs and how people love these jobs.
  • -ATAT
    Goodbye????
    Where did you go? I loved this podcast and was hoping to get a few more seasons. Please bring it back.
  • PushitTool
    Insightful!
    This podcast series is super insightful. You dive into various points of view from many of the people who help bring justice to grieving families. And of course, Delia does an amazing job presenting this.
  • Sew.fit.jewels
    Excellent!
    Delia is an amazing story teller! Loved all of these! So excited for another season idk how I missed this season! Binged in 2 days!
  • jimmisue
    Another Winner from Delia
    I absolutely love listening to Delia & this series was amazing. I look forward to the next season very much, don’t leave us for the FBI please lol
  • AAAZCFDRE
    Love hearing from the experts!
    Great job! I hope for another season!
  • fan in Baldwin Michigan
    Oddly calming
    I binge listened to this podcast and need more! I trust that all Audiochuck podcasts are professional and thoroughly fact-checked. I binged them all and am patiently awaiting more.
  • mptosa
    Fascinating! Great job!
    Fascinating! Great job!
  • casjade29
    Amazing!
    Love this podcast!!
  • NPNINJA❤️
    Eerily informative and reassuring
    You nailed it Delia!! Great podcast!! Very cool to learn of each of these arenas.
  • Amandajb09
    Amazing and fascinating
    Delia doing an amazing job like always. Compelling interviews with fascinating individuals!
  • Jarguelles1775
    Love this podcast!
    But when are we going to get new episodes??? I feel like it’s been forever!
  • *LadyA*
    Wow
    You put it into words yourself “Fascinating podcast”! Every episode leads into bringing some “light” into the dark arena. So mind boggling and I definitely can’t get enough! Thank you! AM
  • M. Lives
    Delia D’Ambra Keeps Up Her Winning Streak
    Fascinating podcast that asks about the people often on the periphery of true crime investigation and their often strange, often traumatic work. I love the amount of detail that goes into the description of everything, and the practical questions asked. Yet again, D’Ambra serves to further and elevate the true crime genre.
  • carmeninc
    Well done!
    So interesting, insightful and well done!
  • ggdhntrgjlo
    Great subject matter
    I greatly enjoyed the subject matter and show. However, I feel like the show could benefit from more dialogue from the content expert than the host. it feels like it’s a 70/30 host/subject expert ratio. All in all still a good show.
  • Jusnoz
    Loved this series
    This is one of the most interesting podcast series I’ve listened to. I would highly recommend.
  • Courtgwash
    Engaging
    Loved that every episode was different. They are concise and very entertaining.
  • Flattsgirl<3
    Love it
    I love this show & all the interviews done! The ones from dayton ohio; are my favorite. Im a local here & it was so insightful to the oragon district shooting.
  • Akc bugg
    Another Great Audiochuck Original
    This was a great change up for my podcast listening cycles. I LOVE getting my fix of true crime, but this series is now one of my all time favorites. I loved learning about the details in which some of the darkest jobs are executed. It made me appreciate their work 10 times more. 20/10 recommend!!!
  • kinz18
    Really interesting
    This is a really interesting show with a variety of professions interviewed. I feel like this is a pretty unique concept. It also helps get the perspective and insight on several professions in the true crime realm. I found the secret service episode especially interesting.
  • Skinlounge
    Amazing
    Delia you’re such an amazing story teller. Each episode is packed with information and told in such an interesting intriguing way. So happy I found this one!!
  • Phpe
    Very Interesting
    Great show and very informative. I hope you make more episodes.
  • ClaudineMR
    Great subject matter!
    Interesting insight into the professions that support the capture of criminals and help bring closure to families. I do wish there were less personal observations about the look of someone or the office scenery (claustrophobic office plants?!) and more time/questions devoted to the interviewees, making the episodes longer. Overall good 1st season.
  • Irmzie
    Fascinating
    I’m am so intrigued and fascinated by the way people who have these types of jobs work. I’m so in awe that they are so willing to sacrifice so much- mentally and emotionally which am sure beyond anyone’s imagination, the things they see day in and day out. I am so very grateful for their service and dedication in our community and country.
  • Amber's Gold Pinkie
    Could be so much better!
    This show is okay and covers interesting jobs and people but it could be so much better. These “interviews” are all the same. She doesn’t ask interesting questions and the interviews are surface level. Great idea for a podcast, it could just be executed better.
  • Moeniq22
    Needs some tweaking… almost there but not yet
    Really appreciate what the shows trying to do but I agree with the other people who scored on the low markings. Some areas of improvement would certainly be less drama since this is more of a learning platform. It’s not a true crime podcast. It’s more process oriented. So the flare that’s added into the other shows it’s just distracting, and to be honest kind of annoying. Another area of improvement would also be less description of the environment, and certainly much kinder writing towards those who are being interviewed. Just letting you know if I were interviewed and then some of the judgmental language was used about me. I would think that would be incredibly harmful for your reputation and anyone wanting to interview or do work with you, so I would be mindful of that moving forward. Otherwise, I think the intent is great and I hope that you listen to criticism and improve upon it.
  • DD follower
    WOW!
    I am amazed that it is NORMAL people who are doing these Extraordinary Jobs, the information is delivered in a calm concise manner, you walk away with a new understanding of the agencies that protect us…I Love this Podcast.
  • Beano916
    MORE!
    This is a great show! Please do more episodes!
  • StefM1
    Obsessed!!
    Absolutely LOVE!! Highly recommend!!
  • Kirsten Hanson
    Excellent!
    Absolutely excellent podcast!! Very professionally and respectfully done.
  • FfffffffffTy3
    The music
    Is it necessary? So over the top- the background music, the narrator’s heavy pauses. No.
  • Me05271982
    Great podcast
    Really gives great insight into the different professions that capture criminals. Let’s get season 2 rolling.
  • Gracehope1996
    5 Stars
    Audio chuck has done it again! Such a fascinating series!
  • Waternymph
    Not this one
    Big PP fan but too much melodrama in both the writing style and the background music. The host ones off as judgmental (“the guy was bad at small talk”) and describes her surroundings when they add nothing of substance to the story. Just not as engaging as the others.
  • monicarealg
    🩵🩵
    I love this season! I binged the entire thing. Keep the amazing episodes coming.
  • Taytorbutt
    another amazing audiochuck production
    the professionals brought on were great, great interviewing, easy listen, and always interesting
  • Therapist*Mel
    Great Concept
    I really enjoyed the idea behind this show. Stepping into areas that the public doesn’t necessarily think about it even know about but that are vital to the safety of everyone. I really loved hearing directly from the experts as well. I hope there is a season two for sure. My only critique would be that I would love for season two to have more women experts interviewed but as a whole the series was great and I learned a lot of valuable information.
  • ElenaGo-Go
    SOOOO FASCINATING!
    Learning all kinds of stuff I’ve always wondered about. I wish the season were longer! Hope there will be more…
  • srs14g
    Every series keeps getting better!
    Just when I think Delia can’t top her last amazing series, she proves me wrong. I absolutely enjoyed every episode and think that everyone should have this information! There is so much to learn about some of the unspoken jobs people do everyday. Great job per usual, audiochuck!
  • CThugga
    best podcast of 2023
    I love the way she interviews and how she tells the stories of these people jobs and what makes their job their jobs. Every Tuesday I look forward to listening to the new episode. 10/10
  • Sumdog1995
    Great Series!!
    I love the behind the scene information Delia and her interviewees give!
  • ElwayArmour
    The best series by Audiochuck
    This series is by far the best to come from audiochuck. Delia D’Ambra is absolutely amazing. Loved her on Counter Clock and Park Predators. She is the ultimate writer and investigator. Her interviews are well thought out and poignant. Maybe someday we will see her in the FBI. 😄
  • arvisnelson
    The best
    Fantastic series! Please do more !!
  • Pepperchik
    Love her reporting
    I enjoy all of Delia’s shows. She has a pleasant voice and is an excellent storyteller and reporter. This is a unique podcast as it delves into the “dark” careers that people choose and their experiences both personally and professionally. I am definitely looking forward to season two.
  • mareea13
    Loved it.
    I really hope you bring season 2. Binged the season in one day. Loved it.
  • khreerochet
    One of my favorites
    I absolutely love this podcast it’s one of my favorites i hope she does a second season
  • aprilbyvictoria
    Incredible
    Not one to write reviews but my goodness this podcast is so well done. Also as someone whose childhood friends lost their parents on 9/11, I really valued that one episode it was spoken about. But seriously, every episode was incredible, and I agree that Delia should be in the FBI. Well done!
  • CarringtonP
    Love!
    Love love love this! So interesting to listen to and Delia does such a great job!
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