The thing about podcasts is, no one knows anyone who actually listens to them. They’re like pregnancy blogs. At some point, everyone seemed to be convinced that what really is missing in the world of social media is a guy in his 40s talking about the political impact of coffee beans in african countries and how it influenced colonialism in the last century. Or what you had for breakfast in the last trimester. But there’s one exception, true crime podcasts. They are actually pretty entertaining and if not, they can be an inspiration to your neighbourly relationship with the dude down the hall who plays country music every Sunday evening. And if you’re really hooked, there are a ton of shows on Netflix about true crime as well. So give them a try and if you’re still not convinced, perhaps you will be after these Tweets. Enjoy!
#1:
two babies starting a true crime podcast about who got their nose
— carter hambley (@carterhambley) May 26, 2020
#2:
probably the only thing worse than getting murdered would be getting murdered and then a true crime podcast says "we've got a really freaking awesome one for you this week" before doing an entire episode about you getting murdered
— jack wagner (@jackdwagner) March 9, 2019
#3:
*every true crime show*
alive person: it's a small town, everybody knew each other, things like this just don't happen here. we never locked our doors before we found out about the torture farm— Sun Destroyer 999 (@bombsfall) April 1, 2019
#4:
me: wow I can’t wait to keep an open mind on this murder podcast
[a man who has refused to be interviewed is introduced into the story]
me: it was fucken him
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) January 8, 2019
#5:
There should be a website where you can opt out of appearing in true crime shows in the event you die a gruesome but intriguing death.
— PJ Vogt (@PJVogt) January 12, 2020
#6:
My husband has no idea that I’ve watched enough crime shows that I could train the FBI.
— Lisabug Jonze (@Lisabug74) July 4, 2019
#7:
why am i scared to be in my apartment alone all i do is read books about murder and listen to podcasts about murder and watch tv shows about murder idk seems odd
— Matt. (@MattTheBrand) December 30, 2019
#8:
People who use sleep masks do NOT listen to true crime podcasts
— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) November 17, 2020
#9:
I love when murder documentaries let me know that the scene they're showing is a 'dramatic reenactment', like I thought a professional camera crew filmed John Wayne Gacy eating breakfast with his wife the morning after he buried a corpse under his floorboards.
— Audrey Porne (@AudreyPorne) July 1, 2018
#10:
I’m so stressed. I think I need to disconnect and unwind.
*watches 7 Netflix murder documentaries in a row*
— Joanna Hausmann Jatar (@Joannahausmann) January 31, 2019