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“The hosts of this podcast were clearly outclassed by the other players in the story. They often presented themselves as the central characters, interrupted guests, conjectured, and rambled. And oh my god, the PAUSES, and the MUMBLING, and the mispronunciations. It’s “pastor,” not “pasture.” The husband thinks he’s William Shatner and the wife has marbles in her mouth. And your personal hand injury has NOTHING to do with Father Joe’s! Why would anyone think it was relevant and worth repeatedly bringing up? That anonymous letter was written in a cursive that apparently “only a woman could write.” Says who? And why should I take your word that a priest has a sinister, smarmy aura? There are tons of examples of their biased tone that completely turned me off from the hosts and wanting to hear their voices and thoughts. Each episode was sprinkled with amateurish b.s. that completely undermined their credibility.
This podcast, maybe despite intentions, is not about Father Joe. It is about the married couple’s search for answers in the case. And honestly, I don’t find the two of them interesting or engaging or endearing in the same way I was drawn to Father Joe’s personification by those who knew him, or the other experts and witnesses to the various aspects. They don’t seem like intelligent people and I don’t think I’d enjoy listening to them speak if we were together in person. I would have enjoyed this story so much more if the hosts hadn’t inserted themselves into it.
This podcast could have been much more successful if the hosts had gathered the recorded interviews and then handed the material off to someone more qualified. Maybe this is the type of podcast that would have benefitted from a celebrity host.
What’s wild is that a much better version of this podcast exists within its current state. With some clever editing, namely cutting out the majority of the hosts’ dialogue and extending some interviews as well as removing a lot of the repetition, this would be a much more valuable product. The story is engaging and the interview subjects are fascinating and thoughtful and well-spoken, which did not pair well at all with the self-important, anxious-yet-overconfident bravado of the hosts. And by the way, when I say “hosts,” I’m heavily referring to the host who did more of the talking in each episode. I didn’t think it would be a good look to only rag on one of them.
Apparently this is the faux-journalism you get when you take energetic yet unqualified normal people and let them tell someone else’s story. I sincerely hope the producers of this podcast don’t advertisement this as journalism, because if that’s what this is supposed to be, it’s a poor example. I would not recommend this podcast, not because I wasn’t engaged in the story of Father Joe’s murder, but because of the poor execution of the storytelling. Father Joe deserves better. I’ve never written a podcast review but felt compelled because of the clear disparity in the potential of the podcast vs the reality of it.”
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United States of America ·
07/12/23
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