Somewhere in the Pines - Podcast Rankings and reviews

First couple of episodes were pretty solid, seemed like there was a very thoughtful concept behind the show. The latest episodes seem messy, for lack of a better word, and it feels like the direction of the show has been lost a bit. I think there are the makings for a really great thing here. Just needs more focus. Work back to the original concept, guys!

I very much appreciate all that you are doing you are both very thoughtful and skilled in the investigation. My only complaint, please use the correct vocabulary about taking your own life. People die by suicide. They do not commit suicide they commit grave self harm.

Impressive progress in a quick succession, connecting the dots on Israel Keyes patterns as a way to find hidden caches and potentially help solve missing and murdered cases. Good production quality.

The show started off so good. These last few episodes are so skippable - it just feels like talking to talk. I’m not unfollowing, but until it gets back to exploring caches or things Keyes actually did I will be skipping. Sidenote, thank you for taking out that music.

I was hooked on TCB, and thought this supplemental podcast would be just as great. It’s the opposite. I’ve tried for several weeks to give it a chance, but today’s episode is simply unlistenable. The woman (not sure who she is… an extra host?) interrupts constantly, and no one can finish a sentence. It’s the “Caracol: The Artist” episode, which should be quite important, but the conversation flow is so choppy and disjunct that you can’t follow it. Basic podcast editing could easily fix this. It’s just sloppy, and adds nothing to TCB in the end. As far as the other episodes, they also add little. The best episode was the one where Josh hosted himself. But then they added some other dudes from another podcast, who were peddling weird conspiracies and sloppy, armchair psychology (episode 6). I just don’t know what I’m listening to half the time. Every episode gets worse and worse.

I’m certain that these guys’ work has integrity; and I thank them for their efforts towards solving the Keyes case. However, this podcast doesn't reflect well on them or TCB. I find that the podcast drags and lacks clarity, the music is odd, and the sound isn’t balanced. I’ll keep listening, because with time and experience I think they will learn how to produce a podcast worthy of their excellent investigative work.