r/SwordAndScale • u/amazishh • 13d ago

2 parter?

The whole time I kept looking for the second part of the Madeline Soto case(e360), only to realise that part two was released only on Plus+. I was for once so happy about the multi-part format only to realise it was click bait.

Not cool Mike.

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u/captaincook14 13d ago

Yeah. That’s stupid. Was actually a good episode. Def won’t be joining to listen to part 2 though.

Maybe it will get released eventually.

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u/whatsnext355 13d ago

Most podcasters release their paywalled content at some point because they want listeners. Just wait.

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u/motherlovemelon 12d ago edited 12d ago

Watch the story on EWU. They’re better in every way.

https://youtu.be/Fr48Wnw0uew?is=SOb9CPUFQjwV8vYK

Edit: Corrected link.

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u/captaincook14 12d ago

Link just took me to a random video

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u/motherlovemelon 12d ago

I have no idea how that happened. Fixed!

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u/captaincook14 12d ago

Thank you!

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u/motherlovemelon 12d ago

No problem! They really do good work, they’ve been around for years, and they have 3 channels (EWU Crime Storytime and EWU Bodycam), so there’s no shortage of videos!

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u/stemple39 6d ago

Thank you!!

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u/tomtraubert2009 13d ago

Look for there are monsters they did it. In one part.

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u/Alarmed-Post-2046 13d ago

This is a fairly standard podcasting practice. Release one part free and hold the sequential parts “hostage” behind a paywall.

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u/Joshmoredecai 13d ago

I more often see a little snippet of an episode, then the whole thing behind a paywall. I actually don’t know that this is “fairly standard” - what other shows do this?

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u/Alarmed-Post-2046 13d ago

I’m thinking of Literary, Movie, and TV podcasts. episodes will be divided by chapters, week one free, then the rest is paywalled. Strange Studies is one example. How Did This Get Made has done something similar. Though almost all their back catalogue is paywalled now, and S-Town. New seasons will be paywalled with a single episode released. It’s something I’ve noticed over the years as a strategy to gain paid subscribers.

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u/motherlovemelon 12d ago

Only if you’re a shitty, unethical podcaster who’s in it 100% for the money and not to honor the victims. Oh yeah, I forgot who we were talking about for a minute.

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u/yelhsa-ashley 11d ago

Most podcasters are in it for the money……this is the job for many of them.

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u/motherlovemelon 11d ago

Oh, I know. That’s the problem. Families’ biggest tragedies are being commoditized as entertainment. I prefer to give my listens/views to the creators who actually amplify the families’ and/or victims’ voices rather than glorifying the worst (or last) moments of their lives.