Criminal Podcast

Thanks, OP, for the thread. I'll have to check it out as I've been pecking about for an interesting podcast. We'll see about the host. I used to feel the same way about Diane Rehm, who has spasmodic dysphonia. Her voice could be so grating. Seriously, why stay in radio?

You HAVE to listen to Murder in Oregon. It’s the newest crimecast and it’s hot off the presses.

I’m doing to Live and Die in LA. I’m late to this one but it’s bonkers so far.

Well?

I don't think Phoebe Judge is too awful, OP-just when she announces her name. "I'm Phoebe Judge." There's a way that she hits each of the consonants that's profoundly annoying. She tries to hard to enunciate. Beyond that, she's just sort of anodyne as a host.

This is SleuthFrau garbage. Take it to back to WebSleuths or over to reddit-bureau-of-investigations

I stop listening to most podcasts because of the hosts. Most of them talk too much about nothing and the editing is terrible. At least Phoebe Judge gets to the point and doesn’t make the show about herself. However, I agree her voice does sound affected and is distracting. I think Ann Marie, who did the MLM podcast “The Dream” , has the best radio voice and style of the female podcasters. She has a slight, homey midwestern twang and is such a great storyteller. I quit My Favorite Murder ages ago because the hosts are too self-involved, tangential, crude, with vocal fry to boot. I need podcasts because I’m in the car so much, and I’ve been through so many! I’m so glad to get new recommendations. Storytelling is truly an art, which is made clear by how the vast majority who attempt it, fail.

I vaguely recall that soneone recommended Criminal to me, OP, and that after listening a little I unsubscribed, but can't remember why. Usually it's when I feel a host is just reading off a sheet like they're giving an oral report in 10th grade history class.

R6 has spoken!

That's an interesting take, r8, hadn't thought of that. She sounds to me like someone who took acting lessons for six weeks.

Love Criminal and love Phoebe Judge

Made in the Middle is an enjoyable posthaste. Emily Chen-Newton is really good. There is no "annoying factor" with her. It's still new, so there aren't a lot of episodes. Check it out on Spotify-particularly the ouija board episode. I found that one particularly riveting.

I listened to Live and Die in LA, but the host drove me bonkers His voice is a nasally whine and he got dramatic over things like a 10th-grade girl would. You could tell the PI he was working with was just rolling his eyes at points. Plus, the ads where he was reading scripts drove me nuts. No, your son is not "obsessed" with Bombas socks, and it's pronounced "important" not "impordant."