I like this podcast, but the narration is the only part that you can hear really well. I have to constantly change the volume and get blasted whenever the narration starts back up. Also, don’t care about the weekly bonus episodes, so I have to manually remove them so they aren’t junking up the feed. I’ll probably give up on this podcast, even tho it’s definitely one of the best true crime ones I’ve listened to.
This podcast would be more accessible and listener- friendlier if the most current episode showed up first instead of at the very end of the hundreds of episodes.
I really enjoy the podcast itself but do not feel the same about the Bonus Content. I used to try and listen but now I just mark as played. Otherwise, great podcast
Brandon (Brenden??) adds very little to this. The bonus content is so difficult to listen to because he is off color and banal. This week’s Episode (the devil within) that he narrated, I had to stop 5 minutes in because his narration was so monotoned and zero emotion I couldn’t stay focused on it. Please let Carolyn do her job.. she does much better!
1. Bonus content detract from the main episode.
2. Other than the narration, audio is not clear and difficult to understand
Otherwise, this is a very good podcast and very well done.
Carolyn is such an excellent crime reporter and storyteller. I would rate this podcast 5 stars if it weren’t for the bonus episodes. Is Brandon such a narcissistic producer that he HAS to hear his voice on the podcast? He adds nothing to the dialogue and dominates the conversations in these “bonus” episodes. Its too bad Carolyn can’t find a better way to add the content she wants to add without needing a bonus episode where we have to listen to Brandon make stupid comments.
It’s rare I can listen to an entire bonus episode without fast forwarding. They’re just…awful. I like the idea of a bonus episode but it’s not working. I don’t know if it’s the way their personalities play off each other or the long ramblings of things that don’t even matter, but ugh. The bonus episodes take away from an otherwise good podcast.
I have become addicted to this podcast. The narrator is great and the stories are so intriguing. I can’t listen to the bonus segments though. I feel they take away from the just greatly presented stories and dumb them down. I’d prefer to hear more extended versions of the content interviews. Otherwise, one of the best out there!
Omg the bonus material seriously has me laughing so hard! Brandon you are my soulmate in humor and then the laugh you have when say something funny but true ona level that’s so law enforcement humor makes me giggle with you! Love this podcast and even the bonus is so good on a different level!
I only listened to the podcast because I was searching for Sheryl Mac. From the beginning something about the tone or attitude of the host struck me. But it wasn’t until kind Sheryl Mac was describing how as a loving parent we think of our children first, we want to make them happy and going to grocery store we buy their favorite stuff. The host interjected coldly “only got a special occasion!” I had to stop listening right then no matter how much I love hearing Sheryl. I don’t know who this host is, her name, her background but there is childhood trauma in her history, lack of attachment to her mother or caregiver, dysfunctional family life. I only heard a 20 minutes of her personality but thats all I needed.
I’ve been listening since the beginning and love the contend. The reporting keeps you wanting for and from what i can tell are also well investigated. I will continue to listen to this podcast but I’m sorry I refuse to listen to the bonus episodes. I feel there is some good info given on there but I can not listen to Brandon with out being irritated. Other that that keep up the good work.
I love the show, very well done. Carolyn does a wonderful job of telling these True Crime stories in great detail. The subject matter is obviously very heavy, dark and disturbing, but the bonus episodes with Branden soften the blow a bit. I find listening to them after helps me decompress with Branden’s sense of humor and his informal conversations with Carolyn.
The regular episodes are good but the bonus episodes are like nails on a chalkboard. The guy is way over the top and likes himself way too much. The host is much better by herself. I appreciate the work you do nonetheless.
The podcast itself is good; the host is likable, pacing is great, information is great. But, please, for all that is holy, find a better way to record phone conversations! I have stopped listening to several episodes because of the sound quality of phone interviews. They’re so full of static and distorted it sounds like they were recorded through a bullhorn, and not only are the words unintelligible, the noise is painful on the ears. It’s disappointing because it is otherwise very good.
Great show and enjoying the stories. One suggestion is the background music especially during replaying interview content is loud and distracting making it hard to hear the interview.
The first episode I listened to was great. There was minimal interjection from the host and the story actually flowed progressively. The second episode I listened to was excruciating. I couldn’t even get through the whole thing. Incredibly redundant, way too much backstory on everything from why the host chose the story to what made the detective choose her line of work. There’s also an over abundance of lengthy explanations of common knowledge aspects of things that occur in criminal investigations (like the use of CODIS). It’s too much! Cut the excess. Just. Tell. The. Story.
I listen to way more true crime than I probably should. I get so excited to find a well researched intelligent podcast and this includes actual interviews! Excellent host, well produced, just excellent!
This is a pretty good podcast. However, the audio is all over the place. It’s annoying to constantly adjust my earbuds because the interviews are too low… Hard to hear. I’m listening to episode 14 and the audio is a mess. Can’t finish it.
This was a hard episode to listen to. This case is is so sad but the police officer involved in this cold case gave me hope. He gave just the right amount of information while maintaining his confidentiality. It helped me balance the law enforcement right to withhold but provide enough information that might generate tips! This was an amazing source of hope for me! Justice!
Way to start off with this one! Let’s have some jerk make thinly-veiled statements inferring that women that have affairs deserve what’s coming to them.
Unsubscribe.
I loved the podcast- agreed that the host maybe talks about her own past a little bit too much but at the same time, I also thought it was interesting to hear her thoughtful reflection on the lives of the green River victims. The show is more thoughtful than many true crime podcasts that feel “leering”. Central theme of this show is how circumstances lead these poor women to situations that put them in danger of running into men like Gary ridgeway.
Seattle born and raised during the Bundy years and coming into my teens during GRK. Burien snd White Center area, actually went to school with one of the victims brothers…..bone chilling and nice work moving the focus off of GRK and in to the victims and how vulnerable girls were so easily targeted.
Yes, growing up in the area, I can attest to the publics perception of these being “bad girls” or “girls in risky behaviors “. Astounding to think about over 40 years later.
Side note, also worked in radiology near King Co ME at Harborview when first victims were brought in. ME staff would come in and process their x rays….they would ask us what’s wrong with their x ray, was only the head and no spine. Hindsight, I should have freaked out but, I was NOT one of those girls. Makes me sad now. I wish I had know better
I was very impressed with this series from start to finish. Carolyn Ossorio weaves compassion and humanizing the victims with interviews and investigation details, in a seamless but meaningful manner. The greater issue of human trafficking and the value of every life is the ultimate message. I am a true crime fan and have listened to dozens of true crime podcasts, but this is at the top of my list for recommendations.
