Welcome back to my blog about “My Favorite Murder,” a crime comedy podcast created by two women who share interesting murder mysteries in a fun, casual manner. While listening to the next few episodes of \u201cMy Favorite Murder,\u201d I got very invested in the podcast. I love that each episode is so different. With this format, I had a new, unique experience while listening to every episode. Despite the different stories, the producers utilize similar narration styles throughout the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have listened to more episodes of the podcast since my last post. I was especially interested in episode 53, which was about the discovery of a secret dungeon, as well as a more recent episode, 192, about the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi. Additionally, I enjoyed listening to episode 83, which focuses on more hometown submissions. Even just from these simple descriptions, it is evident that the hosts format each podcast differently. I think that the hometown submission episodes are the most engaging, so I will be detailing episode 83 in this post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this episode, Georgia and Karen focus on a few\u201chometown stories\u201d that they received via email. As mentioned, these hometown episodes seem to be my favorite, so I would like to take note of this. I think I enjoy these specific episodes so much because of the extremely personal touches. In my work, I must remind myself to include distinctive details so that my podcast can be personalized and likable like this one. The main story of the episode is a submission from a girl who explains that her roommate is a \u201cmoonie.\u201d A moonie is a member of the Unification Church. This is a relatively new religious movement that has gained attention due to significant criticism and considerable controversy. One host explains the religion to viewers, while the other intervenes, \u201cit\u2019s a straight-up cult.\u201d In all episodes of this podcast, the hosts narrate by having one person lead a specific conversation, while the other chimes in with anecdotes, questions, or to add greater detail. This is a great strategy. I attempted to use it in my first podcast submission but plan to improve by making sure my conversations and moments where one person chimes in are incredibly natural. The casual vibe of this podcast is its best asset. As they continue to narrate the story, listeners learn that the roommate had to endure a mass wedding ceremony for a planned marriage, a common occurrence in this religion. We learn that unificationists believe that when someone wants to get married, their parents and the church officials are in charge of finding a single match for that person who will be their spouse no matter what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this moment, the hosts create an intentional break in the story. They have a long conversation with each other joking about the Unification Church. They chuckle, \u201cWouldn\u2019t any girl sign up for this? Being set up by someone else is the best way to find a boyfriend?\u201d They continue to talk about dating life struggles while shouting out fans who may feel the same way. This fun conversation lasted for 3-4 minutes of the podcast. Although it may have been a silly anecdote, it was one of the most entertaining parts of the podcast to listen to because it was personable, very relatable, and simply fun to listen to. This pattern of transitioning in and out of the story continues for the remainder of the podcast. Listeners follow the journey of the roommate as she endures the entire marriage process of this \u201ccult-like\u201d religion in finding her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evidently, I loved this layout of this podcast with breaks in the story with personal details and casual conversations. I believe that this is the most compelling narrative strategy because listening does not feel like a chore. Instead, listening to Georgia and Karen makes me feel like I\u2019m in a conversation with friends. The podcasters also included other small narrative techniques like referencing previous episodes and foreshadowing future episodes. I thought this was a genius tactic to engage viewers. When I heard them say that this story was \u201csimilar to one mentioned two episodes ago,\u201d I immediately favorited that previous episode because I was enjoying this one so much. As a result, this personal reaction, I will make sure to reference earlier episodes in my series. I think this is a great way for listeners to see the relationship between episodes because it will make them curious about future episodes. On that note, the hosts ended their episode by mentioning the \u201cupcoming cool surprises.\u201d They involved fans by telling them to submit stores about secret lives and said that this topic pertains to the surprise. Although I could not exactly foreshadow a surprise in my podcast, I could forecast future episodes because this is the perfect way to retain fan attention. \u201cMy Favorite Murder\u201d has been very entertaining, and I am inspired to make my episodes similar to this series.
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