Content is ok, but narrator making it about himself has me dumping out. Silly, irrelevant asides.. host goes 1st person way too much and loses credibility quickly… sad when the story has good bones, but the host injecting himself in the story takes it backwards.
Star date 10/2/24. Last two episodes have been hot garbage. Too much talk on unknown variables. This week’s drop spent a lot of time on Kurt Cobain’s “suicide”. Suicide in quotes for a reason. Maybe Season 4 Walzac can do a deeper dive on those sketch suicide details.
This could be an interesting story but this is bad. Way too many commercials. The narration is horrible and if the asides were trying to be funny they miss the mark.
I enjoyed the very detailed analysis and the use of experts. This topic is both horrific and fascinating. Will be watching gor more stories by this podcaster!
I was really enjoying this podcast until the narrator started slamming another popular podcast. What he was saying may have been the truth but how he reported his information really made him look bad. There was no reason to specifically name the other podcast. He could’ve gotten his point across with generalizations. Very bad look.
Compelling story hindered by poor writing, narration, and production. Early on, the host discusses how he was a failed journalist, and it makes complete sense. He’s terrible at this. So many pointless asides, extremely annoying audio mixing and weird production choices, and a persistent tone of condescension and arrogance in the host’s dialogue. He reminds me of that kid from high school who was kind of smart but like thought he was really, really smart.
A well-known unsolved mystery ruined by I Heart Radio’s use of a super crappy AI voice to narrate it. It’s rough. Also, why are there 4-5 minute ad breaks? Why all the nonsense pop culture framing references? The podcast gradually becomes unlistenable.
This case is very fascinating!! But this podcast is really hard to follow, lots of “I’ll explain that in a later episode..”..noooo I want to know now 🤣🤷🏻♀️ I think I’m giving up listening to the rest of it..it’s painful
The show is actually pretty good but I cannot get passed the narration or AI voice over, unsure what’s happening with it. It sounds so fake and computer generated. Seems like many other have the same reaction! Sorry content and research are five stars but delivery and production are 1 star.
The story is an interesting one, but the narrator drags it out adding far too many details that are not important to the story. One example of this was his reference to the movie The Descent, where he added the unnecessary context about how he saw the movie the year before he went to college in Asheville North Carolina. Like, ok?! Every episode contains so many of these ludicrous details it makes it unlistenable.
Great detail and research on this long cold case. The constant commercial breaks are irritating! The narration could be improved, but overall it’s a very interesting long form podcast.
“A physical embodiment of their loss.” ??
How egotistical.
Narrator needs to pre-read in order to understand the flow and context of a sentence. Monotonous delivery.
The host is overly dramatic and throws out times, dates and random facts unrelated to the story in a way that makes it unpleasant to listen to for me. Chill out!!
Thank you for sharing this story. As a resident of Arizona, I appreciate you shining light on this case. You have done an EXCELLENT job giving truth and facts. I’ve heard this story several times but YOU are telling it like it’s NEVER been told. Also, there’s nothing wrong with the way the narrator tells the story. People are too judgy! Don’t let other reviews steer you away.
I’m really enjoying the story, the search, the investigation. But what prompted me to write the review was Jon calling out this other podcast that everyone seems to have forgot that they plagiarized every one else’s work and faced barely any consequences.
I don’t mean this negatively toward him or to sound like a jerk, but the narration is sooo awful. I don’t understand why he narrates so much differently than he talks. There’s also a lot of awkward jokes thrown in like he’s tricking you and then is like, “just kidding!” And I feel like there’s a lot of spots where the narrator runs off on a different tangent that doesn’t quite fit into the story. I just found it too hard to listen and to and got distracted by other things.
This is a great podcast but it seems like he did all the research and wrote the script but decided to “phone it in” by letting AI record it for him. If it isn’t that, he has the most pedantic speech I’ve heard in a long time. I love the podcast, but hate feeling like a robot is reading to me.
I am a fan of the host, Jon Walczak. He is thorough in his investigations and the information given is always detailed and presented in an orderly way.The content of this podcast is well researched and insightful with relevant facts and anecdotes. Brilliantly making connections with the listeners by referring to historical allusion. You can definitely feel the host is doing it because he genuinely wants to help bring awareness and attention in this case. I’m looking forward for more episodes to be released …did he die or escape?
The first episode was interesting. The second was fine. And from there it gets convoluted and hard to follow. There’s an absurd amount of time spent talking about leads that are not credible. Like seriously a whole episode. And the Crime Junkie bashing is just a waste of time. I don’t even like that podcast and I was still put off by his long, bratty rant. Plus, there’s quite a few snarky comments here and there about how “integrity matters…at least in this show.” Just seems forced and childish. The last episode I couldn’t even make it ten minutes because this Ashley person is just a little too cringe to dedicate a whole episode to. Like the kind of person who laughs too much at their own jokes. A good host reigns that in. And a good editor would whittle that down in post.
Loved the composition and history.
I am familiar with the case but I had no idea about the extent of overlooked or incorrect info out there.
Great job! So thorough and well done.
Jon Walczak got me through the pandemic with Missing in Alaska. So provoking and I want answers!
Missing in Arizona is compelling and runs out before I need the next episode. It feels like I’m listening to old time radio and what a treat.
I love his “behind the scenes” commentary that adds structure to the show. And those sound effects.
Keep on Jon! Bravo bravissimo!
As a true crime junkie who has casually followed the Robert Fisher case for years, I’m glad Missing in Arizona is doing a deep dive. From first seeing it featured on the OG Unsolved Mysteries to now, I’ve gotten more insight on the case. Also, it was a nice surprise to hear the host, Jon W, get involved with this podcast because I know originally him from Missing on 9/11. For listeners who are new to the case, I’d def recommend this show.
The podcast is OK. Narrator seems robotic and like AI generated even though it’s not. Lacks emotion in a very emotional topic. Kinda weird to bash other podcasts too. Seems childish.
