Crime Con kicked off its second year at Nashville’s famous Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The three-day true crime-themed convention featured interactive panels, live podcast recordings, exclusive screenings, and rare opportunities to hear from prestigious guest panelists, speakers, and experts. After the success of the inaugural Crime Con in Indianapolis, Indiana, the convention took Nashville, Tennessee, by storm.
Walking into the Opryland lobby, the first thing we saw were booths set up by different vendors handing out swag, a bookstore
selling books by all the authors speaking at the convention, and the extremely popular pop-up section donned Podcast Row. On Podcast Row, all the podcasts represented at the convention had interactive stations where you could meet your favorite podcasters, take photos in front of podcastthemed props, and collect stickers and podcastthemed merch. With the g ro w i n g p o p u l a r i t y o f podcasts over the past two years especially, this section was particularly busy during its open hours (our podcast is now available).
One of the biggest hits of the weekend was Nancy Grace’s session called “Lady Justice Is Calling!” Our favorite television personality and former prosecutor led an impassioned presentation where she dove into her experiences growing up that led her to be passionate about victims’ rights and justice. We had the opportunity to speak to Grace about her new podcast, Crime Stories, and her experience at Crime Con. The full interview is available HERE as part of The Peach R e v i e w ® ’s “ P E O P L E ” series but enjoy a preview on the next page: