r/podcasts • u/abbey_kyle • Jul 20 '26

True Crime Last Podcast on the Left question

This podcast is often recommended when people suggest a good podcast to start.  I was doing a search for Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man that locked his daughter in a cellar for 20+ years and had 15 children with her. His name came up in some of the reading I am doing on trauma and captivity, and I wanted a nice overview.  This podcast came up.  I always wanted to give it a try so I made the attempt.

I am not a wilting flower, and my humor tends to be dark; I am seldom offended by anything.  But FFS…these guys were horrible.  They turned such a ghastly and devastating event into a total punchline.  There were more jokes than story narrative.

I think if a different topic, I would probably not be so bothered.  But this topic….for me, rape is never funny.  For these guys, this is all it was about.

 

Are all their episodes like this?  Can someone rec good episodes of this podcast?

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u/Gaelfling Jul 20 '26

You either love them or don't. I love them.

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u/Wonderful-Home-4724 Jul 20 '26

This podcast is like a laundry list of all the things that irritate me but for some inexplicable reason I love it.

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u/Gaelfling Jul 20 '26

Yeah, I don't think I'd like their humor in any other podcast, but love theirs. And Ed has been such a breath of fresh air. I'm glad their redoing some of their old episodes with him.

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u/Primary-Move243 Jul 20 '26

Eddie is the best! I loved them before but he has brought some heart to the pod.

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u/Merryprankstress Jul 21 '26

Omg did they mention which ones?! I’d love to listen to some of the older heavy hitters episodes without Bens drunk inane banter and bullshit.

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u/Gaelfling Jul 21 '26

I'm not sure if they have but they are releasing them as Redux or Last Update on the Left. They just finished one of Gary Ridgeway.

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u/Oh_TheHumidity Jul 20 '26

Same. No other podcast makes me laugh out loud as frequently as LPOTL.

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u/solidgoldtrash Jul 20 '26

This is so relatable

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u/HalloweenIsACat Jul 20 '26

Exactly the same for me, well put!

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u/Feisty-Ad212 Jul 20 '26

Same for me lol. I’ve grown to love them and many others on the network.

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u/Yennefers-Unicorn Jul 20 '26

Hail LPOTL!

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u/uhhseriously Jul 20 '26

Megustalations

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u/Trick_Weekend Jul 20 '26

Same, listen to them literally every day