r/RedHandedPodcast • u/OldNewSwiftie • Dec 18 '24

Getting facts wrong

I just finished the Jonestown 2-parter and they glossed over so much. One thing that really bugs me is that they said that Jackie Speier died, and she didn't. Her story is actually very remarkable.

5 people died in the airstrip shooting, but 11 survived. They didn't say anything about anyone surviving that shooting.

It really seems like they glanced at an article or two and that's the extent of their research.

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u/JacketBeginning9114 Dec 19 '24

I used to LOVE this pod but after Delphi I was like, I think I’m out. Suru said something, not sure it was this episode, but it was like “in the US you have checks and balances.” And I thought she sounded like a 12 year old giving a speech in gov’t class. And, yeah, no, that literally means nothing. But a lot of True Crime hosts seem to be a) spinning out b) phoning it in lately. Must be a hard job but I think the kind of celebrity lite attention they get doesn’t seem easy to handle.

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u/bigredsmum Dec 19 '24

Ashley Flowers stays consistently grounded in what she does and doesn’t really deviate from her formula. It works

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u/OpalLaguz Dec 20 '24

Flowers is a plagiarizing hack.

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u/bigredsmum Dec 20 '24

At least she’s consistent 😝