As a young kid, I remember sitting with my mom watching shows like Criminal Minds or CSI. Shows like these, pushed me into looking into the real-life stories that served as inspiration for the shows’ writers.
One discovery I made because of my obsession with true crime is the podcast My Favorite Murder.
My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Seeing the words true crime and comedy is quite taboo.
However, it should be noted that the show is not about poking fun of victims or the terrifying situations they face; rather the show aims to bring light when discussing tough stories.
Each week Kilgariff and Hardstark post two episodes on their website and other streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Podcast.
On Thursdays, the show’s full-length episodes come out. In these shows, each host tells a true crime story of their choosing.
While telling the terrifying stories of murders, robberies, kidnappings and more, Kilgariff and Hardstark tell each story in full detail, and through their detailed retellings listeners can hear how passionate the hosts are and the years of true crime knowledge they have.
In fact, even when the hosts discuss popular crimes such as the JonBenét Ramsey’s kidnapping or The Staircase Murder, I find myself learning new details and thinking about different theories the hosts talk about.
As mentioned before, the show makes light of serious stories.
The hosts do this by making humorous comments throughout the show.
In fact, I cannot think of one episode I have listened to that has not had me laughing out loud.
Along with a Thursday episode, the podcast also has one come out every Monday.
These episodes are called My Favorite Murder Minisodes and are usually 30 minutes or less.
During these shows, Kilgariff and Hardstark tell stories from their listeners who have sent them emails describing murders from their hometowns, crazy family stories or secrets, surprising things they have found in unusual places and many other wild experiences.
These episodes are my favorite because we get to hear stories that are not ones many people would know.
We also get to hear the stories told from the writer’s perspective rather than details gathered from news stories and other secondary sources.
The podcast is popular in the true crime world. Hence, the hosts and the show have a large audience and have been on the top of the podcast charts for years.
Their success has given the opportunity to tour the world where they do live shows.
In these live shows they do what they do in podcast format but in front of an audience.
The true crime stories the hosts tell at live shows are usually from the town in which they are visiting.
They also invite an audience member to tell a hometown murder story.
As these episodes also allow listeners to engage, they also make up some of my favorites to listen to.
I would definitely recommend this podcast to true crime lovers. However, even if you do not necessarily care about true crime this podcast is still a fun listen as Kilgariff and Hardstark tell personal stories and make funny comments; it will definitely have you laughing.