We’re nominated for a True Crime Award!

November 1, 2019

Hey there! Funny thing: This show got nominated for a podcast award this week. Actually, two.

One was for the “Best New Podcast” category which I really appreciate.

The other is the kicker, though: “True Crime Podcast.”

I mean, I don’t know WHO nominated us, but it’s dark and perfect. We’ve got no cops, no prosecutors, no defendants on our show.

But crime? Yeah, that fits.

As one person said: “so funny and yet not funny at all.”

And we shouldn’t let it go to waste. So…

Let’s win this thing.

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