Crime Junkie creator and host Ashley Flowers‘ Audiochuck, a juggernaut podcast company in true crime and mystery storytelling, has received a $40 million minority investment from Peter Chernin‘s The Chernin Group.
It will leverage its first-ever outside capital to scale the company into its next phase of growth. Founded in 2017 by Flowers in Indianapolis, Audiochuck is one of the largest podcast networks in the industry.
Its Crime Junkie flagship launched the powerhouse to prominence, ranking as Apple Podcasts’ No. 1 true crime podcast and No.
2 overall podcast of 2024. In 2021, Audiochuck signed a 3-year (2022-2024) deal with SiriusXM, which SiriusXM renewed in 2024 for a fourth year (2025).
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