This episode features a live recording of Dr Collin Bjork interviewing a panel of podcasters at the New Zealand Podcasting Summit, held in May 2024. The panelists are Michael Wright (a journalist, reporter and producer of the podcasts White Silence, Collapse and The Trial) and Ryan Wolf (a lawyer, actor and producer of the true-crime podcast Guilt). They discuss a variety of legal and ethical issues involved in producing the popular yet often problematic genre of true crime podcasts. Both true crime enthusiasts and skeptics are likely to find this episode of interest.
Find out more about Michael Wright at https://www.stuff.co.nz/authors/michael-wright. Read more about Ryan Wolf and his podcast Guilt at https://www.theguiltpodcast.com/.
Content Warning: This episode includes some swearing, and it includes references to murder and death.
Hosted by Collin Bjork, a senior lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand
Produced by Melissa Gunn (www.melissagunn.com)
Website: www.collinbjork.com
Email: c.bjork@massey.ac.nz
X: @collin_bjork
Transcripts will be available at www.collinbjork.com/Poduni.html
Music Credit: Collin Bjork
PS Thanks for your patience with the highly compressed audio. Recording at a live show is challenging.
