Question about podcasts that botch easy details

I gave a well-known true crime podcast a shot last week. The host kept calling the .38 caliber a .35 for an entire episode. It's a small thing, but it sticks out. Now I see it on must-listen lists everywhere. Why do we recommend shows that can't check basic stuff?

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grantwebb6d ago

Messing up basics shows they don't care at all.

phoenix2466d ago

That history podcast said the Civil War started in 1865, and @grantwebb is totally right about not caring.

stella2984d ago

Wait, hold up. The podcast said the Civil War STARTED in 1865? That's the year it ended. That's not a small detail, that's the whole timeline backwards. So what's next, did they say the South won? I gotta ask, if they messed up something that basic, what else did they totally get wrong in that episode?

janah836d ago

Hear me out, getting a caliber wrong is annoying but does it ruin the whole show? If the story is good, I can let some stuff slide. @grantwebb says it shows they don't care, but maybe they just messed up one time. I've seen experts fumble basic facts in my field too, it happens. Unless they keep doing it, it's not a deal breaker for me.

derek9984d ago

That 9mm round looking like a .45 on last night's cop show was pretty funny honestly. @janah83 has a point, people mess up. My cousin is a mechanic and he once called a carburetor a throttle body when he was tired. It doesn't mean he doesn't know cars. If the plot is gripping, a wrong detail is just a goof, not a sign the whole show is trash. You can notice it and still enjoy the story.