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Podcaster runs over cop3/6/2023 Mashable: What inspired you to start making Truer Crime?Ĭelisia Stanton: A few things led me to become a podcaster, or more specifically a true crime podcaster. In a genre with far too many false narratives, Stanton stands out by revealing the truth of crime in America and getting at the heart of those most victimized by systems that exacerbate the violence.Įditor's Note: This interview was edited for clarity and length. On top of that, the podcast even has a TikTok page (Opens in a new tab) that's helping to make TrueCrimeTok a less toxic, white-focused space. But you've never heard them told like this before. It covers some of the classic, popular true crime stories, like that of Darlie Routier (the mother convicted of murdering her two sons) and the Jonestown Massacre (with over 900 members of a predominantly Black civil rights group forced to poison themselves by their white leader Jim Jones (Opens in a new tab)). Truer Crime (Opens in a new tab), which Stanton launched in May, tackles the laundry list of ethical critiques lobbed at the genre - and then some. Enter Celisia Stanton (Opens in a new tab): Wedding photographer, high school debate coach, prison abolitionist, and first-time podcaster. With each passing year - especially since the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 - the uglier parts of true crime have become harder to ignore. The stench of copaganda is all over this all-too-white phenomenon, as podcast hosts simultaneously try to camouflage victim exploitation as something honorable. Many wildly popular true crime shows even claim to have lofty goals, of preparing folks so they don't become the next victim or of confronting the gender-based traumas of misogynistic violence.īut large swaths of the true crime community ignore the plethora of other systemic issues plaguing America's criminal justice system, namely when it's related to race. In podcasting especially, the genre is almost exclusively made by women, for women (mostly). It's also going through a huge identity crisis. True crime is one of the most popular genres ever. Grab your magnifying glass and get ready to investigate as Mashable uncovers Big/Little Mysteries.
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