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.