What is catfishing? with Sweet Bobby
The Mastercast
01/21/25
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This week we look at Sweet Bobby.
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Links and sources:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themastercast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sweet-bobby/id1703971425
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimePodcasts/comments/1do4fva/sweet_bobby_isnt_sweet_like_at_all/
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Sweet Bobby- No Spoilers!
If after all these true crime podcasts, you still think you’re invincible to being tricked by love... this show is for you. It doesn’t hide what the story is about. In the first couple of minutes host Alexi Mostrous introduces what is catfishing on steroids. The 2021 six part series from Tortoise Media starts with Kirat Assi, a bright career-minded radio DJ whose decade long hell is the subject of this story. After a distant friend contacts her through social media, she’s slowly caught up in a deception that is unmatched. It starts slow, makes you think you know this same old story, hits you with a brick wall of truth, and leaves you with the same question as everyone else... why? You haven’t been this turned around since Hollywood Con Queen. I am being a bit vaguer than I usually am but the less you know the greater the twists will be when you listen. I will say the story isn’t just from Kirat who does a lot of the reporting herself but by family members, friends, and experts in psychology and crime. It has 4.7 average stars and 1,600 ratings. Each episode is around 40 minutes long, and there’s a bonus episode which the hosts use as a chance to respond to listener questions. Music is fitting. Content warnings for catfishing, loss, and emotional abuse. Trust me and the millions of global listeners the show has, download it.
Similar pods: Queen of the Con, Sympathy Pains, and Betrayal.
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Alaskan True Crime with Murder Under the Midnight Sun
January 13, 2025
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This week we look at Murder Under the Midnight Sun.
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https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themastercast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-under-the-midnight-sun/id1375283451
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/murder-under-the-midnight-sun-665029
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Murder Under the Midnight Sun: This Age of Radio true crime podcast concentrates on missing person/unsolved cases from Alaska. Hosted by Arielle Young it covers so many cases that I haven’t heard in other podcasts and that are specific to Alaska. You can tell how well the cases are researched and Young does a great job of explaining the details of each case without sensationalizing them. Young is the show’s only host which means there’s no banter. Because the podcast is single hosted it is scripted but in a very conversational way that makes the cases interesting. Like with most pods, the beginning episodes leave a little to be desired in terms of audio quality, but Young very quickly learns the ropes and later episodes are much better. Apple Podcast has it at 3.7 out of 5 stars with 187 ratings. The podcast seems to have ended in 2021 at 61 episodes that were on average about 39 minutes long. Its most popular episode according to OwlTail was 43 – Who Killed Bonnie?
Similar Pods: Weird On The Rocks, Under The Midnight Sun, True Crime All The Time Unsolved.
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Questionable Motives with The Missionary
February 3, 2025
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This week we look at The Missionary.
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Links and sources:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themastercast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-missionary/id1494353780
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuadudley/2020/04/30/the-missionary-asks-difficult-questions-about-what-it-means-to-help-children-overseas/
Transcript:
This is another heartbreaker and trigger warning for crimes against children. It’s an eight-part scripted miniseries about missionary Renee Bach who started a malnutrition program in rural Uganda. Initially, she was recognized at home and in Uganda for doing the Lord’s work but now about a decade later, there are accusations of pretending to be a doctor and the murder of hundreds of children in the unlicensed clinic. It’s made by iheartRadio and has its polish with the voices and audio being professional and engaging. Apple Podcasts has an average star of 4, 834 ratings and 165 written reviews. Each episode is about 22 minutes long with the last one airing in June of 2020. I don’t understand the problem a lot of people had with the host or the podcast in general. The hosts’ (Rajiv Golla, Halima Gikandi, and Malcolm Burnley) voices were fine and the research did its best to show both sides of the story. The pod ends by saying the truth of exactly what happened was hard to find. It addresses the important concept of the white savior complex and is worth the listen.
Similar Pods: Atlanta Monster, Murder in Oregon, Broken Harts, Wind of Change.
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