Final Days On Earth with Claire St. Amant - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Easily one of the best true crime podcasts out there. Claire is thorough and thoughtful in her reporting, and her presentation is masterful. A must-listen for anyone into true crime.

I love that the hosts have a conversational tone, but the podcast is still professional. As a former newspaper copy editor, I can’t help but apply that ability/curse to everything I read, hear or text. I listen to a lot of true crime podcasts but have had to take a break from a couple due to words used incorrectly or hearing the phrase “you know” way too many times. Petty, I know, but it is what it is. Thank you for a podcast that addresses interesting cases but doesn’t have me talking back to my phone.

Very informative and timely. Hard to imagine how ceo could be so calmly and coldly killed in the middle of Manhattan. Claire’s story telling and journalism background brings it all together. Well done, ladies!

This is the worst coverage of the Karen Read case I have listened to. I’m over 20 minutes in and no mention that the lead investigator was FIRED for his bias and behavior on this case? Insane. Your coverage is missing a lot of relevant info. No mention that the FBI recommended that the DA not proceed with this case due to lack of evidence? The defense experts were originally hired by the FBI and found that there was no collision! The medical examiner would not rule it a homicide and found that there was no collision! Shame on you for such a terrible, misleading episode. Now that I realize how much info you leave out, I’m unsubscribing.

This is such a frustrating podcast to get thru. I like the format and content, but it’s so hard to hear Claire go from having a conversation with someone it just a normal voice, but when she is reporting it’s a whisper with an up and down emphasis on each sentence. I don’t understand why she does that. Please, please just speak normally. All the dramatic effects are so unnecessary and make it hard to listen to. This would be excellent if she just spoke in her normal voice and cadence.

I’ve really enjoyed “Final Days On Earth” but “Justice Pending” is not for me. They seem underprepared for each episode and skip right past any mention of how a person is innocent until proven guilty. You can condemn murder without having to take as gospel the various official police statements, and the constant slagging on “the media” is hard to square with Claire’s frequent mentions of her background in TV journalism. Part of what makes this story interesting is the public support for someone arrested for murder but there’s a missed opportunity here to really examine why that is happening, especially since it’s troubling to see. Some additional preparation and structure for this show would really improve it.