My Favorite Murder
| Hosted by | Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark |
|---|---|
| Genre | True crime stories, Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly on Thursdays, Minisodes on Mondays |
| Audio format | Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3) |
| No. of episodes | 51 plus 14 Minisodes |
| Debut | January 13, 2016 |
| End date | Current |
| Provider | Feral Audio |
| Website | My Favorite Murder |
My Favorite Murder is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by American comedians Karen Kilgariff, best known for her work on Mr. Show, and Georgia Hardstark of Drinks With Alie and Georgia, on the Feral Audio network.
Kilgariff and Hardstark each select a single murder or true crime story to recount and discuss, occasionally sharing additional "hometown murder" stories submitted by friends and fans. The podcast mainly consists of the dialogue between the hosts rather than a detailed recounting of the cases discussed. Early episodes were thematically based, examples including cannibalism, unsolved murders, or "weird murders". The thematic concept was abandoned early on in the series.
Kilgariff and Hardstark have both referred to the podcast as a sort of therapy to deal with their own anxieties about murder. Both hosts express compassion for both the victims and perpetrators of the crimes they discuss, attempting to ensure that their discussion combats common problematic themes in true crime, such as discrimination against the mentally ill, sex workers, and women.
Early episode titles included murder-themed puns and pop culture references, such as "Thirty Let The Bodies Hit The Four," a reference to the Drowning Pool song "Bodies", "I 28 His Liver With Some Fava Beans and A Nice Chianti," reminiscent of a famous line from The Silence of the Lambs, and "SE7ENteen," a reference to cult-classic Se7en.
The podcast is in large part improvisational, with the bulk of it consisting of discussion between the two hosts rather than a detailed recounting of facts. Both hosts have repeatedly stated that the podcast is meant to be an informal, comedic podcast rather than a nonfiction one.
While full episodes are released weekly on Thursdays, ranging in length from 60–120 minutes, mini-episodes dedicated solely to the topic of "hometown murders" are released Mondays and are only 30–45 minutes long. Shows are usually recorded in Hardstark's Los Angeles apartment. At times, the hosts interact with the show's audio engineer Steven about the topics at hand.
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