It’s been a year of audacity, diabolical behavior, and pure mayhem — and now it’s time to run it back.

In this 2025 Year-End Review, your favorite country girl counts down the Top 10 Melanin Mayhem Podcast episodes of the year, based on listener engagement and the sheer what-the-hell-did-I-just-listen-to factor.

From serial offenders and scandalous lovers to insurance schemes, courtroom chaos, and crimes that left communities reeling, this episode revisits the cases that shook Noir Nation in 2025. And did I mention I made a video for this episode??

Whether you’ve been rocking with the mayhem all year or you’re new to these streets, this countdown is both a greatest-hits replay and a reminder of why Black true crime stories deserve to be told with depth, nuance, and respect.

Lock in, revisit the madness, and see if your favorite episode made the list.

Welcome to the mayhem.

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