Infamous

These episodes are always well researched and easy to listen to stories about some really awful events. Excellent journalists and I love the British accent of the narrator.

I found this podcast because of their Ruby Franke series - which I actually thought was excellently researched and reported. However, I then listened to their episode on Lively v Baldoni, and then listened to the Lulu Lemon Murder series. And that will be the last one I listen to. The Lulu Lemon murder case wasn’t a result of “institutionalized racism” in the US, economic disparities or manipulative corporate culture, all of which this series suggests. The Lulu Lemon murder happened because a deeply mentally ill sociopath and kleptomaniac - who just happened to also be a young, MIDDLE CLASS black woman - got caught stealing from the store and decided she’d rather kill another human being than deal with the consequences of her actions. The aggressive agenda pushing in this podcast comes off as just being a hair’s breath shy of blaming the victim. It also suggests that we really shouldn’t blame Brittany Norwood for brutally murdering her co-worker, or for pretending to be a victim herself, and then for good measure insinuated what happened to her was a hate crime (even though she made sure to tell the police that the white, racist perps let her live because she was better looking than her co-worker) because what can you expect from a young woman of color who never felt like she measured up. And WHY did she feel that way? Society. Corporate greed. Bad, evil America. When coupled with their sloppy, biased reporting on Lively v. Baldoni, it’s clear that these “journalists” are more about pushing their agenda than reporting objective, factual news.

Here is a show that takes 45-60 minutes of content and stretches it out for 2-3 hours. I don’t hear actual research or work. If they are doing research they are not highlighting it. Listen to Pretend or others for better work.

New listener. Reporting that catches you and working with real reporters and interviews. If you listen though the podcast doesn't report in order. I enjoy the podcast but look into more than this as a source. I can't stress that enough, don't rely on this as your "news" source!