The Knife: Off Record – 102
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What is the concept behind 'The Knife: Off Record' podcast?
It's all here for you to hear. Keep a record of. Yeah. We're calling this episode format of our show Off Record because we have our interview episodes where we speak with people who have lived through a crime. And many, many times we come across stories where something really interesting has happened, something we want to explore further, but nobody wants to talk with us about it. And we still want to talk about it. So we find out everything we can, and we're here to bring you those stories.
How do podcast hosts handle off-the-record stories?
Yeah, I actually just talked to someone yesterday and I found the timing appropriate since I knew we were coming in to record today. I was like, yes, I got a hold of him. I've been trying to call him. We got to talk to this guy. He is intimately connected to the story that we're researching. And this type of thing happens to us all the time where you get a hold of someone, they start talking to you and you're just like, oh, yes, like everything you're saying is gold. I'm so thrilled that you're talking to me. And then they get to the end and they're like, but I don't want to do an interview. And also don't use my name. This is off the record. This is off the record. And you're like, okay, how am I going to tell this story and also keep this person's trust? So that's something we're always looking to do. Recently, I called someone about a story, and it was a situation where the same thing. She answered my call. She was excited to hear from me, excited to tell me about what she had been through.
I asked her if she would schedule a recorded interview. She agreed. And just before the call ended, she said, you know, actually, I had a question. And I said, what is it? And she said, what is a podcast? What a great question. A great question. It did stump me for a moment. So at that point, I have to take a step back and say, OK, this person may not totally understand what they're signing up for. And I need to make sure that they know that before they do the interview. Yeah, sometimes those conversations end up turning into an interview. Sometimes they don't. They just end up as being informative background conversations for a story we are researching. And then sometimes it means we can't turn the story into an interview episode. And that's okay, too.
But you and I have been, and we'll get into our intros here in a second for people who don't know us, but we've been producing podcasts for a while together now. And one of the things that we've learned is that there are stories that you and I feel like passionate about, we fall in love with, we think are important stories to tell that we, for a variety of reasons, have not been able to tell on a podcast. So we are going to bring you listeners those stories as well on the Knife Off-Record episodes. And we're excited to be able to, you know, tell you some stories that we find interesting and important. Right, and really put you guys in the room with us during conversations we're having about these stories anyway. I mean, when we can't find the right person to interview for whatever reason about a story, it usually doesn't stop us from sitting on Zoom for an extra half hour being like, but guess what I learned? And that is why I'm so excited to be doing these episodes. Me too.
These are going to be conversational episodes along with bringing listeners a true crime story. We are going to do a variety of things. We'll talk about conversations that you and I find important or intriguing as we produce a true crime podcast. We'll sometimes answer listener questions, but it gives us an opportunity to invite listeners into the things that you and I talk about that we are fascinated by. This episode, this is our first The Knife Off-Record episode.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the concept behind 'The Knife: Off Record' podcast?
0:39–1:11
2
How do podcast hosts handle off-the-record stories?
1:11–4:24
3
What are the hosts' backgrounds in podcasting?
4:24–12:03
4
What types of true crime stories do the hosts prefer?
12:03–17:27
5
How do the hosts approach interviewing and gaining trust?
17:27–24:28
6
What challenges do the hosts face in storytelling?
24:28–1:00:04