I love the option of this shorter format for when I have time constraints. I don’t know where they find their stories, but Sword & Scale does not just rehash the mainstream content like most podcasts.
I just listened to “Mom,” and I wish I hadn’t. The host sounds so angry at points and interjects his pov into the narrative. It makes me wonder if he had a bad divorce and custody experience. Not good. At all.
This is perfect for listening to when you’re winding down to fall asleep. I fall asleep before the end of every episode but I always go back and finish the second half the next night.
I am a subscriber to Scale and Scale because I love Mike’s voice, storytelling and most of all, his funny and sarcastic remarks to all the idiots and morons in the world who think they deserve to take someone’s life and then get away with it.
I love the short ones. My husband and I listen to them while eating dinner. Thanks Mike for the excellent podcasting. I’ve been following you since the beginning
The way he delivers a story has me hooked from beginning to end. The show covers stories that are lesser known but equally important and fascinating as the big ones that every other podcast has covered a hundred times. I have recommended this show to multiple friends and co workers who are now avid listeners as well.
Im having a hard time not bingeing all of them !! I listen at work as I am a truck driver and I’ve always loved how you tell these cases but nightmares is possibly my favorite
There’s nothing really scary or nightmarish about this podcast. It’s actually pretty boring and you will find yourself knocking out after a few minutes. I’ve heard stories about the host that are even scarier.
Love the show and love how Mike doesn't give a F&&CK what haters say or think. It's so refreshing in a cesspool of overly sensitive and over offended nutters. Love this!
that episode is just great. a few comments the podcaster makes about family court is so true. he knows it well. i simply love his podcasts. he’s the best. Family Court……. how does the system still operate so unfair and unjust? yikes.
C Pater.
As good as sword and scale with a better intro. Each episode is organized, detailed, and recorded/edited well so that I can listen in the car and the road noise doesn’t take away from it. I like that most episodes include the actual recordings from the case’s evidence, it’s why I will always listen to this guy’s podcasts.
Overall podcast is good but host continues to add his POV on all things MAGA and how happy he is trump is back in office. Let’s focus on the podcasts and keep quiet on your beliefs.
During the last episode, Mike made some very republican remarks about the state of California adding his opinion that no one asked for. Yeah I’m good..unsubscribing.
I used to be a huge fan of Sword and Scale, but found that I was listening to more audio from interrogations/interviews/media/etc., than the actual narrator, so I decided to end my subscription and deleted the app. It is personally my biggest pet peeve to listen to a podcast and hear more crappy audio from other sources than the narrator. Despite ending the subscription in my Apple account, I was shocked to receive a $19.99 charge from PAYPAL (never used PayPal in my life) at the end of the month for a "super supporter" subscription to Sword and Scale. Now, I'm not at all blaming the host or show for this, I know I was probably being negligent to some terms and conditions, but I was infuriated to be charged this as it was quite literally the last $20 I had in my account. Because it was a debit card, I couldn't even dispute it, and the bank would not accept it as a "fraudulent transaction."
So just be careful when subscribing, and make sure you are aware of where and what your payment method is being stored.
2 stars bc of the loud ads scattered thru the podcast. This is supposedly a bedtime podcast but the ads will sometimes keep you awake. Other bedtime podcast will include ads but in a quiet smooth tone that don’t interrupt trying to go to sleep because they are mindful. The stories are good and short. Some of his side commentary make him sound like a bitter old man who’s been thru a nasty divorce but I can get past that. I just can’t get past the loud ads when I’m going to sleep. Do with this information what you will. If you don’t sleep to podcast then it’s worth a try.
The host seems to love bashing women and minorities basically pushing anti immigrant sentiment to listeners.
He also has a huge problem with women and has a really sarcastic way of discussing them.
He’s basically a Florida man. Hates women, immigrants, and California. Hahahah. He must get his personality from Fox.
I’ve given this guy a lot of time… used be just annoying side jokes without the benefit of good humor or wit, unfortunately the neuroplasticity that fails us all as we age, seems to have finally settled into concretion for Mr. Mike. He’s doing black and white(mostly the latter) thinking on the greyest area of the entire political system, the judiciary. The JC case was tragic and in all likelihood the murderer has escaped justice. But to pin it on a certain sector in the community( which was done tacitly,)and then label them as crazy ignores a whole lot of context. Maybe shallow dives into cases are his strong suit, unfortunately that also means that knee jerk racist coding can get introduced and passed off as a common decency. Pity.
Appreciate this show better then Sword and Scale. The music is better and it’s straight to the story. Please keep the side banter and opinions out as that’s what makes S&S so impossible these days. Nightmares is perfect as is. Just tell the story ❤️
i love this podcast so much! the sound effects, your voice and most of all honesty!! thank you for getting upset with us! some times you add the small quote with an fbomb i just can't help but gasp! i am in utah, have you heard of the Susan Powell Case? she's still missing, with your twist maybe we can revive her case. keep the awesome work!
Love the show, but I think you’ve upset many people in Indiana. You incorrectly referenced the bob and tom Syndicated radio show is originally from Ohio. Actually Indiana. There’s more than corn in Indiana.
I thought the story was interesting until the host started commenting on a racial aspect of the case- it’s clear he doesn’t have understanding of how racism could possibly affect people’s bias. It’s quite possible it didn’t influence the case he was talking about but he dismissed with no further discussion as to why he thought it didn’t when people involved in the case made that claim. He started to go into the current ‘political atmosphere of the country’ and that’s where I tuned out. I don’t need to waste my free time listening to people who aren’t open minded enough to present multiple sides of a case in a mature way.
His podcast used to be so good. I thoroughly enjoyed and raved about S&S to everyone. The stories are boring now and his side commentaries about politics, women etc. I would typically roll my eyes and wait until he was done…but now I’m over it. I know he couldn’t care less about losing a listener.. but I was loyal for years and was a paying subscriber and supporter. I miss the days when politics and opinions were left out of entertainment. Goodbye S&S.
Why is there so much unnecessary filler in the dialogue? It takes forever to get to the point to make the story longer. I want to like this podcast but I can’t listen to more than two back to back episodes due to the overly dramatic pauses. It’s just unnecessary and annoying. I’m shocked this podcast has such high ratings.
The script is assumptions. Were you there during the suicide pact with the daughter and her parents? This podcast is telling fictional tales, not reporting truth.
Update: The host had me until he let his racial biases show. Of all the horrible cases he’s told us about, I’ve never heard him rage on someone so much until the perpetrator was a Black man who, no matter what we think, (I think he is guilty, btw) was found not guilty twice. Judging by the previous comments, your audience would rather hear just the facts sir, and not your racist and sexist opinions. Btw, I see what you did with the cover art of this episode (No Justice)…will definitely be unsubscribing.
Great cases that aren’t covered by other podcasts and Mike is hilarious. Contrary to some people’s opinion, he doesn’t hate women. The guy has common sense, a brain and is hilarious. And yes, I’m a woman.
The skillful telling of these unthinkable crimes is captivating. Decades ago I became interested in true crime because of my teenage children, maybe I’d learn something to help protect them now it’s more about awareness for my own safety. Good stuff. I became a subscriber today!
The digs and comments against women and constant insertion of political opinions is a turn off. Also the delivery is GOD freaking awful! No one wants to listen up anyone pausing every 2-3 words for some sort of dramatic effect.
