Crime Junkie episodes disappear after plagiarism claim

Crime Junkie episodes disappear after plagiarism claim

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  • Crime Junkie has pulled five episodes, apparently after the show was accused of plagarism. Sources have, belatedly, been added to the show-notes of other episodes. Quoted in Variety, creator and host Ashley Flowers says, in part: “We are committed to working within the burgeoning podcast industry to develop and evolve its standards on these kinds of issues.” The latest episode makes no mention of the issue.

    • Meanwhile, a post in the Crime Junkie Reddit group makes accusations of suspicious reviews that appear duplicated, perhaps bought.

    • Aug 16 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.
  • Podcast Movement is doubling in size next year. The team have announced that Podcast Movement 2020 will be in Dallas TX next August, while a new event, Podcast Movement Evolutions, will be in February in Los Angeles CA.

  • The host of ABC Radio’s Start Here podcast, Brad Mielke, was asked questions by the Podcast Movement team. “Podcasting is a great format to explore the complicated,” he says, in a wide-ranging interview.


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