Campus Killings - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to listen to this pod with the irritating background music, but I was really pleased to hear just a few episodes in that in response to listener feedback they are no longer using the background music. They also started using an ad break announcement, which gives you time to hit the skip button or turn down the volume. It’s nice to see podcasters respond so quickly to listener complaints.

I love Women & Crime and this feels very much like that pod, just not specifically focused on women. With the removal of the music, this may be a binge podcast for me now.

I’ve been listening here as a longtime fan of Women & Crime (as well as both seasons of Direct Appeal). I loved the Jane Stanford episode so much I decided to leave a review. It was excellent, and I would love even more historical cases, though I like the balance; too many old cases wouldn’t allow for the details Amy and Meghan give with more recent cases and their trials. I love that they don’t dumb anything down in that area, and my favorite parts of their shows are when they analyze how this happened, which they are well qualified to do, unlike many other true crime podcasters. I especially like their insights on criminal theory!

Let me say that I LOVE these hosts. Their podcast series about Melanie McGuire is one of the best ever and actually made me interested in podcasts.

I was thrilled when they continued with “Women and Crime” and “Campus Killings.” However, although both started out great, I’m not sure what’s happening. Maybe they are stretched too thin? The recent “Gainesville” episode was difficult to listen to, and not because of the content. Amy sounded too scripted, and mispronounced many words, including a well-known location, which was baffling. There were long, awkward pauses (I thought my Bluetooth had turned off) and a lack of any emotion. Most of the episode was piped in by clips from another podcast. Again, I love them, and I will continue to listen to their content, but this episode, and these victims, deserved better than this.

I love the doctors and enjoy their other podcasts. I pay for the premium subscription for Women & Crime because of the polish of that show. This show has weird repeats, long pauses, and other glitches that make a premium subscription hard to justify. I think Abjack does a disservice to good content with poor quality.

Seems like it is getting worse. I used to be a paying listener, but the editing is so bad I couldn’t justify that anymore. Since then, it seems to have only gotten worse. It is constantly repeating, or pausing, or a million things without editing. I enjoy their storytelling but they really need to hire an editor (or a better one).