I've branched out in the past year into Canadian true crime, and this one of the best of the lot. That would have pushed them into my top 10. They could have recovered some credibility in my mind if they'd simply released a statement saying they were aware of the concerns and would do a better job going forward. Unfortunately, instead of copping to the "crime," Ashley and Brit chose to ignore it (though they did apparently pull down a couple of egregious episodes from their site). The way I see it, podcasting is an evolving craft and not everyone comes from a journalism background, where the rules on disclosure are clear cut. The main accusation was that they were lifting lines from other podcasts and not citing sources. It would be much higher on my list if Crime Junkie hadn't been outed in a plagiarism scandal during the past year. Consistency is a bug-bear that haunts many podcasts, but Crime Junkie is almost always good and often great. BEST TRACE EVIDENCE EPISODES HOW TOHost Ashley Flowers and her sidekick, Brit Prawat, know how to craft a good story. It's worth a listen just to hear the delicious take-down of true crime's own "Wicked Witch of the West:" Nancy Grace. The main target is Payne Lindsey, the creator and narrator of the breakthrough podcast Up and Vanished, but this send-up, which stretches over two seasons, spoofs several other popular podcasts and all the ridiculous ads (like ZipRecruiter, for example - I wonder what employers are looking to hire just now?). Host and creator "John David Booter" regards nothing as sacred. This first podcast is not really true crime at all, but rather an inspired spoof of the genre. Click on the header to find the podcast’s URL. Every podcast on this list is worth a listen (there’s no shame in being number 20 – the difference in quality from bottom to top is minimal). The list includes old favorites from that earlier post, as well as new shows that have hooked me throughout the past year. I’ve listed my Top 20 in descending order, meaning you’ll have to scroll down for my number one. It’s a great feeling to stumble on a new show and discover it's already been going strong for a couple of years. I tend to prefer shows that have been around for a while, as these have big back catalogues of episodes that can be binged. The most important features of a good podcast, for me, are excellent writing, a likable narrator (or narrators), and cases that boggle the mind. Similarly, I like both types of shows: those that focus on one case over several episodes and those that cover a different crime each week. I do like good intro music, but I’m not bothered if a podcast isn’t stuffed with sounds and recordings (sometimes those elements get in the way). Some people prefer shows that are, in effect, series, focusing on one case over an entire season others want shows that highlight a different case each episode. Some people prefer podcasts that use all the bells and whistles available to the audio format: ambient sound, music, soundbites and recordings of things like "9-1-1" calls. What makes for a great true crime podcast can be highly subjective.
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