EPISODE · Jan 19, 2018 · 1H 24M
Atlanta Monster gets our review! And Dirty John gets the prime time treatment!
from Crime Writers On... · host Partners in Crime Media
It was one of 2017's biggest podcasts. Now the tale of "Dirty John" gets the treatment from Dateline NBC. Does a 42 minute TV episode add anything to a story already told over five hours in podcast form? Maybe just some pictures of how hunky John Meehan really was.The main event: we breakdown the first installments in "Atlanta Monster," the new podcast from Payne Lindsey's Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks. This look back at the 1980s Atlanta child murders is billed as "an investigative podcast," but where is it taking us? Does Lindsey repeat the best parts (or the worst parts) of his hit debut "Up and Vanished"?(Want to skip to our thumbs up or down review of Atlanta Monster? Go to 1:03:20)And in the Crime of the Week: Gesundheit! For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at Patreon.Sign up for our newsletter at crimewriterson.com.This show was recorded in The Caitlin Rogers Project Studio. Click to find out more.About the show: Crime Writers On… is the original true‑crime review podcast, covering the best in true‑crime podcasts, documentaries, TV, film, journalism, and storytelling.From Partners in Crime Media — creators of These Are Their Stories, the Law & Order aftershow and Netflix's You Can't Make This Up.Keywords: true‑crime review, podcast review, documentary review, TV review, media criticism, pop‑culture commentary, crime documentaries, journalism, storytelling, Partners in Crime Media Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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It was one of 2017's biggest podcasts. Now the tale of "Dirty John" gets the treatment from Dateline NBC. Does a 42 minute TV episode add anything to a story already told over five hours in podcast form? Maybe just some pictures of how hunky John Meehan really was. The main event: we breakdown the first installments in "Atlanta Monster," the new podcast from Payne Lindsey's Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks. This look back at the 1980s Atlanta child murders is billed as "an investigative podcast," but where is it taking us? Does Lindsey repeat the best parts (or the worst parts) of his hit debut "Up and Vanished"? (Want to skip to our thumbs up or down review of Atlanta Monster? Go to 1:03:20) And in the Crime of the Week: Gesundheit! Sponsors this episode Squarespace - go to squarespace.com for a free trail & use the offer code CWO to save 10% off your first purchase Madison Reed - go to madison-reed.com for 10% off plus free shipping on your first color kit with our new promo code Brooklinen - get $20 off AND free shipping when you use promo code CRIME at Brooklinen.com Daily Harvest - go to daily-harvest.com and enter promo code CRIME to get three items FREE in your first box LinkedIn - go to linkedin.com/crime and get a $50 credit toward your first job post Bellevue from WGN - Premiers Jan 23rd 10 EST/ 9 CST on WGN America. Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia
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Atlanta Monster gets our review! And Dirty John gets the prime time treatment!
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