True Crime Podcasters
Cast & Characters (4)
Bits & Timeline (13)
The Sponsor Roll Call
The true crime podcasters compare their ethically dubious sponsors, ranging from standard therapy apps to buyagun.com and a podcast produced entirely by SimpliSafe.
"I'm not crazy about guns but I am crazy about your safety."
"SimpliSafe is now getting into the podcast space and not just sponsoring them but also producing them."
Chess the GarageBand Music Guy
Britney Tome introduces her live music producer, Chess, who is on a permanent payroll and plays dramatic stings whenever someone says something 'interesting'.
"I literally can't turn off the payroll. It's constant."
"He always plays it when someone goes 'Wait, that's really interesting'."
The SimpliSafe Hostage Situation
Britney Tome reveals that her podcast is a total ad copy for SimpliSafe, and her studio is rigged to heat up to dangerous temperatures if she doesn't mention the brand frequently enough.
"If I don't say SimpliSafe soon enough the clock will get red and then I get really hot in the room."
"It's nice that they've trained you via like negative reinforcement like a dog."
Gain Miranda Stands Women
Gain Miranda explains his podcast 'I Had a Feeling', where he follows men who give off 'weird vibes' in hopes of being the first to report on them if they ever commit a crime.
"Women are my Marvel movies. I just like geek out about them."
"I stand women! Like, I stand them!"
The Cute Crimes Scandal
Jessica Robbins discusses her 'Cute Crimes' brand and addresses the controversy of faking her twin sister's death for a Sephora brand deal and podcast engagement.
"Don't get excited and get homicided."
"We regret the amount of lipstick that was found on Jenna when she was discovered alive."
Faking a Death for the Crime Cuties
Britney Tome apologizes for faking a death to make money, justifying it as a way to teach women about the dangers of being murdered. Gain Miranda compares losing a female fan to losing Iron Man in a Marvel movie.
"We never should have faked a death to make money."
"It's like I'm losing an Iron Man every time I hear a woman has been killed."
Kirsten Bunkie and the Rebecca Flatt Obsession
Kirsten Bunkie introduces her podcast 'Ooh Girl She Gone,' which has spent years covering a single case where a girl simply went to Vegas for a week and was found immediately.
"This is ooh girl she gone."
"She just ended up driving to Vegas with her boyfriend and forgetting to tell her friend."
The Never-Ending Podcast Audio Clips
Kirsten plays increasingly absurd clips from her podcast, featuring interviews with traffic witnesses, a monster truck historian, and a tea expert, all to fill time on a closed case.
"I sat down with him and we had tea and he explained all about monster trucks."
"Experts was a name that we coined in Greece in 1529."
Monetizing Murder with Lisa Frank
The podcasters discuss their 'insensitive' reputation and reveal a partnership with Lisa Frank for 'If I Go Missing' themed folders for women to store their fingerprints and ex-boyfriend lists.
"I have sponsored with Lisa Frank to come out with if I go missing Lisa Frank themed folders."
"At the end of the day it's entertainment right?"
Gain's 'Respectful' Stalking of Women
Gain Miranda reveals he has never been with a woman because he doesn't want to 'collect' them, preferring to watch them 'in the wild' to ensure their safety, which the others identify as stalking.
"I like to watch them in the wild."
"I have not been with a woman because I think it would be disrespectful to bother them in any way."
"I interact with women every single day and I let them go in a natural way"
"Sometimes there's a female bag person"
The Podcast Within a Podcast Conspiracy
Britney Tome reveals she is recording a secret podcast from inside the current podcast because she knows her sponsor, Simply Safe, actually owns her.
"I know that Simply Safe owns me and I'm doing a podcast from inside"
"My sponsor is myself and Home Depot"
Celebrity Interrogations and Roomba Sabotage
The group cycles through rapid-fire impressions of George Wendt, Pharrell, and a wedding guest, eventually devolving into Britney Tome vomiting on a Roomba to 'kill' it.
"Where were you May 6th 2016 Pharrell"
"We're killing the Roomba with my barf"
Favorite Murders and Series Wrap
The panelists bond over their favorite murder, JonBenet Ramsey, before the hosts break character to deliver the series credits and a final 'Goodnight Hollywood'.
"I'd have to say JonBenet Ramsey"
"I've been keeping an eye on that brother too"