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Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on? My name is Erro, host of

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the weekly podcast pod Crashing, three hundred ninety seven episodes

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that connect listeners to podcast specialists around the world. Now,

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my goal has always been to inform our community with

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subjects that deal with everything and beyond. Podcast hosts are

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open and always filled with the spirit to spread their

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skills as journalists, medical specialists, true crime solvers, gamblers, motivators, spiritualists, actors,

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and even the children of very famous people. I mean, seriously,

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there's a podcast for every subject. The show pod Crashing

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has been around with me since March of twenty nineteen.

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The original goal was put into focus in helping up

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and coming podcasters to have the right information about hosting

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as well as surviving. That idea went fifty four episodes

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before adopting a new idea. Why am I not talking

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directly with the podcasters doing it? The purpose of pod

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Crashing one on one is to help you build your

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own platform, promote it, and learn how to make money.

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Episode number three ninety seven. Why are true crime podcasts

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so popular and unstoppable? Number one reason? It hits human

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curiosity right in the heart. We want to know Mixed

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in with all of that psychology and cultural trends. Humans

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are always in the mood and addicted to mystery as

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well as danger. We just can't get enough of stories

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about life, death, and the unknown. True crime podcasts touch fear, justice, morality,

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as well as survival. It's a very safe way to

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explore the dangers as well as the darkness without being

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physically involved. It's all about storytelling. Podcasts allow listeners to

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pace their way through the facts. Whereas a TV crime

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show and newscast do all they can to throw everything

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into a single episode, true crime podcasts make listeners feel

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like the host is physically sharing things with them. They're

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giving them that inside secret. Now I've known to say,

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oh really, Oh, please tell me more. True crime podcasts

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create a connection inside our own communities. Fans bond together

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and they create a series of theories, discussions, as well

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as speculations, so much so that physical police departments are

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now talking to armchair quarterback true crime solvers. Coming up next,

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Let's be honest. Everybody thinks they can host a true

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crime podcast? How true is that? Hey? Thanks for coming

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back to podcrashing one on one. Let's be honest. Everybody

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thinks they can host a true crime podcast? What does

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it really require? First standing out on a very crowded

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social media platform. It requires strategy, research, and consistent execution.

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The journey should start with defining your niche. Real true

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crime is broad. Decide what your angle is going to be,

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what your case focus is. Will it be a cold case,

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what about an unsolved murder? Will you keep a local

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edge to it or are you going to do some traveling.

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Choosing a tone of your podcast is so important. Will

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you come across as an investigative journalist, a narrative storyteller,

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or use it as dark humor. Then comes the format.

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Oh it sounds like a radio station, doesn't it? The format?

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Do you choose to dive in? And what's the total

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cost and time that's involved? The question you should always

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be asking, what's going to make my podcast different? Your

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research has got to be accurate. You've got to fact check,

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and I mean FactCheck, fact check, fact check, show respect

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to the victims. Use primary sources, which include government documents

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and police reports. Other things to think about include production, setup, branding, engagement, growth,

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and authenticity. If you've got two to five years to

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dedicate to a true crime project, now would be the

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time to begin. I'm mariol and that's podcrashing one on

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