‘Obsessed with: Abducted in Plain Sight’ Is Your New True-Crime Podcast Binge

True-crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight has been “a slow burn” sensation, according to its director, Skye Borgman. Indeed, the story of a 12-year-old named Jan Broberg, who was abducted from her small-town Idaho home in 1974 by a trusted neighbor and close family friend, has something that will singe even the most seen-it-all viewer. Like another popular doc of today (ahem, Tiger King), the story gets wilder and more unexpected at every turn, with extramarital affairs, unbelievable therapy methods, recanted allegations to the FBI and tape recordings from space aliens all part of the mix. In the year since it debuted on Netflix, the story has stirred up feelings of anger, humor and, most of all, disbelief as to how Jan’s parents basically did everything wrong.

And now, in a story that takes “but wait, there’s more” to a whole new level, there’s a recently launched podcast with shocking new details about the kidnapping. Introducing Obsessed with: Abducted in Plain Sight. We spoke with L.A.-based Borgman, who co-hosts the podcast with Patrick Hinds. She dished the dirt on the gripping new listen, plus explained why we are so interested in the first place.

What’s fun about the podcast is that co-host Hinds is a true-crime connoisseur, zeroing in on especially interesting cases for podcast series. So his enthusiasm, as well as his short-hand summary of the major events, make it an understandable and compelling listen even if you haven’t seen the doc. But filmmaker Borgman recommends watching the series first, if you can. “After watching the film you are going to come away with feelings about it, and if you listen to the podcast afterward, we address a lot of those feelings,” she explains.

“People are interested in it because they can feel better about themselves,” Borgman reveals. “They can watch this and think, ‘At least nothing like this has happened to me—maybe my life isn’t that bad.’” Jan Broberg Felt, now a mom with a successful acting career (she’s been on Everwood and Criminal Minds) is passionate about sharing her story in order to educate the public about how predators groom not only their victims but also the victims’ family. “Yes, the ’70s were a crazy time, but the way a perpetrator gets their access—think of Larry Nassar, Michael Jackson—shows that the way grooming happens is the same today. The people who fall prey to these kinds of abusers are still out there.”

“I have talked to a lot of women, and I think, inherently, we think about safety more. When we are walking to our car, we are thinking, ‘Where are my keys? What is in the back seat?’ Men aren’t conditioned to think about this on a daily basis, and we naturally want to know as much as we can and what to look out for. I think that’s why women are a bigger percentage of true-crime watchers and listeners,” Borgman says.

Honestly? She may have a point. We’re currently totally obsessed with Obsessed with: Abducted in Plain Sight. Give it a listen…if you dare.