152 David Ridgen | Uncovering the Truth - a podcast by Harry Duran

David Ridgen is a Toronto-based filmmaker for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and host of Someone Knows Something, a true crime podcast that digs deep to uncover the truth of unsolved crimes. Trained as a documentary storyteller as a filmmaker, David takes those same skills and applies them to SKS to deliver a podcast that is very well produced, investigated, and meticulously crafted. His experience as an investigator and journalist serves him well and he no doubt has helped catapult the rising interest of true crime podcasts.
05:50 - His true crime podcast, Someone Knows Something (SKS)08:41 - The difference between making a podcast and an investigative film
09:56 - Why he doesn’t listen to podcasts or watch documentaries11:36 - The unfamiliarity of podcasts in Canada
13:12 - Why he stepped away and felt hesitant returning to work on SKS16:30 - How he copes and decompresses from the heavy subject matter of SKS
18:32 - His background with investigative journalism19:53 - How he approaches asking the tough questions
21:49 - The beauty and effectiveness of silence23:13 - His interest in Michael Moore’s work and the people who have helped him in his career
25:16 - How he goes about finding a case to investigate28:20 - The importance of the process of looking at the cases he investigates
30:37 - The many families still seeking closure from unsolved crime cases31:56 - His team that helps him deliver SKS
34:01 - The involved production process behind SKS36:09 - The music and source audio behind SKS
38:03 - The lengthy scripts that are involved to produce SKS38:56 - The support of his friends and family in his work
41:34 - The one most misunderstood thing about himFull Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/david-ridgen-interviewhttps://www.patreon.com/podcastjunkies (? Support this podcast on Patreon ?)



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