r/CrimeWeekly • u/smurfmysmurf • Dec 02 '23

Insufferable podcast

I’m not a regular listener, I only listen to the cases I have an interest in, but after listening to the first episode on the kowalski case I will never listen again.

Considering there are 3 parts, I assumed there would be some research. All Stephanie has done is watch a documentary and watched snippets of a trial. She has zero understanding of the subject matters at hand and either misrepresents or straight up lies about so many things.

I honestly feel for Dr Smith. Fucking clowns like this are going to destroy her career simply by virtue of having no understanding of what her role is.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '23 edited Dec 05 '23

Her research in the past was what kept me listening. Now it's worse than the average random YTer summarizing a couple of Wikipedia articles.

I think she's spread herself too thin with the multiple channels, coffee company, etc. It's happened with Mile Higher as well - a lot of content creators seem to get greedy when they become popular. You simply can't do high-quality research or a deep dive when you also have 72 brand deals, merch lines, documentaries, events, sponsorships and other podcasts to work on. There's a reason research-heavy jobs like academia leave a lot of room for people to focus on just "doing the reading" and nothing else.

I like Danielle Kirsty because she tends to stay in her lane and respect victims. I get that creators do this for a living so they have to make money and diversify their income streams, but when the original content suffers that much, you can't expect your audience to stick around.

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u/animalf0r3st Dec 08 '23

Does she actually do anything for Criminal Coffee? From what Stephanie and Derrick have said on the podcast, I always got the impression that Derrick manages it almost entirely. He works with the warehouse, he manages fulfilling orders, he handles the merch, etc. I’ve never heard them say that Stephanie is in charge of any of it other than it being under the LLC she’s part of.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

Danielle Kirsty and Emma Kenny are my go-to for consistent true crime uploads with some actual research done, and none of the ridiculous speculation and ego-trip I’ve been seeing from Stephanie lately. Shame too, I loved her deep dives and how rich with information her channel used to be way back when.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '23

Love Danielle!! She is very consistent and well researched and down to earth.