Going West: True Crime
Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.
Our Editor's Take
The story behind Going West is a familiar 21st-century tale. Two young true crime buffs fell in love and, naturally, started a podcast. The fates were particularly kind to introduce Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman. They both love mysterious yarns about murder and mayhem. They're both great storytellers themselves. And they're also both great narrators who play off one another well on the show.
True crime is one of the most prevalent podcast genres. There's a huge audience for it, but there's also a lot of competition. Entire news teams are churning out well-funded, über-professional podcast productions. And yet there appears to be more than enough room for Going West. Its reception from the true crime fan community proves as much.
So what makes the show so popular? It's obvious the hosts' fascination with the stories is genuine. They're serious about these cases. While many are decades old, Going West also covers those stories that broke just days before air. Such episodes include a Happening Now alert in the title. And Woolsoncroft and Merryman take care to publicize these cases. They make sure anyone with information knows how to contact the proper authorities. They promote GoFundMe pages, petitions, and other ways listeners can help the families involved.
In other words, Going West is not the product of a couple of kids ogling over the macabre. They're pros on the show. Their tone is practical, but they deliver their stories like seasoned news veterans.
The bottom line is that they're doing right by the podcast's subjects, be they living or dead, missing or found. Episodes come out Tuesday and Friday each week.
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