![]() I know that researching these cases must wear on anyone with a degree of empathy. Best trace evidence episodes professional#On the other hand, this guy expresses appropriate emotion ( horror, sadness, disgust at perpetrators) so it’s not so technical it’s not relatable.Steven, have you ever considered writing a book!? Seriously your research and storytelling is so good and professional and much better than a lot that get published. I’m a historian and I write technical reports so this this delivery is perfect comprehensive way to learn about the case. He repeats valuble information which I appreciate. He humanizes the victims and also gives the setting, background, and time period description which is valuable. So much detailed research, so respectful, no giggling, no joking about victims and no disrespect. My tops are crimelines, the trail went cold, unresolved, and this one. It wasn’t intrusive rather, it served as a consistent and powerful reminder that this subject matter is about real people whose lives have been irrevocably, tragically affected. I hope Pacheco revisits the concept and brings back the background music. Not every podcaster needs the somber intonation of Morgan Freeman, but we also don’t want a disaffected news anchor dryly reporting the day’s events: we want a storyteller who makes us care. Without the music, the host sometimes sounds a bit too upbeat and disconnected when discussing such grisly topics (I know that’s not his intention). The quiet music always struck exactly the right tone for topics of such a serious nature it lent a certain gravitas to the setting as the stories unfolded. Around the 100 episode mark, Pacheco stopped using background music while describing the cases. The only constructive criticism I have (hence the 4 stars instead of 5) will probably sound trivial. No pointless banter or scripted exclamations of surprise here, and while I’m not necessarily against those tropes, I find Pacheco’s straightforward approach refreshing. I also appreciate that the host (Steven Pacheco) does each episode solo. Each case is comprehensively presented, but it is the final segment (current theories with supports and critiques of each) that really sets this podcast apart. Previous review: One of the best unsolved mystery podcasts out there. But stubbornly ignoring your listeners is a MAJOR turn-off, and since the dry, formulaic model seems here to stay, it’s time for me to look for a better content provider. Before he changed the format, it was the best TC podcast anywhere. I think I’m finally done waiting for the show to again be what it once was. THAT suggests a certain arrogance on the part of the content creator-almost as if he’s thumbing his nose at the audience-and that surprises and disappoints me: I thought Pacheco was better than that. Podcasters have every right to run their show as they see fit, but don’t solicit feedback if you’re not going to use any of it. Update: So after months of offering surveys and soliciting user feedback for episode 200, Steven Pacheco opted to change nothing at all? Still no background music? Still endless repetitions of “quote/end quote”? Still the same exact show it’s been since episode 101, only 3 times as long? ![]()
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