DeepSummary
Andrew Aydin and Dan Sematovich introduce their new true crime podcast series 'Deviant', which will focus on telling stories about deviant and unusual criminals. For their first series, they will explore the case of serial killer Israel Keyes, who stood out for his meticulous planning, traveling across the country to commit crimes, and his self-awareness of living as two different personas.
Aydin and Sematovich explain what drew them to Keyes' story, highlighting his uniqueness even among serial killers, his intelligence and narcissism, and his admission of leading a double life. They discuss their approach to investigating Keyes' background, upbringing, and the potential impact of his military service on his criminal activities.
The hosts differentiate their show from other true crime podcasts, aiming to provide a deeply reported and well-produced listening experience while releasing new stories in a serialized format. They encourage listener engagement and interaction through social media.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Andrew Aydin and Dan Sematovich are launching a new true crime podcast called 'Deviant'.
- The first series of 'Deviant' will focus on the case of serial killer Israel Keyes, exploring his unique deviance and self-awareness of living a double life.
- Keyes stood out for his meticulous planning, traveling across the country to commit crimes, and his intelligence and narcissism.
- The hosts aim to provide a deeply reported and well-produced listening experience, releasing new stories in a serialized format without long breaks.
- Aydin and Sematovich encourage listener engagement and interaction through social media.
- The hosts differentiate their show from other true crime podcasts in terms of format and investigative approach.
- Keyes' background, upbringing, and the potential impact of his military service on his criminal activities will be explored.
- The hosts are drawn to Keyes' case due to his uniqueness even among serial killers, and his self-awareness of his deviant nature.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “He is just completely, completely different from any that I've ever read about or covered or anything. He's completely on his own in his own zip code.“ by Andrew Aydin
- “I think about these things as, like, magazine pieces. Right? Like, you spend some time, you say to the listener, you say to the reader, whatever it is, you say, look, I'm going to spend some time with you. I'm going to tell you the story. We're going to go as long as it needs to go, and we're going to all meet at the end to kind of, you know, reconvene.“ by Andrew Aydin
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DEVIANT
Cold Open Media
6/18/24
DEVIANT, a new true crime podcast tells good stories about bad people who do very bad things. In this preview, hosts Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz talks about what you'll hear in the show, how it came to be and what to expect in every episode. Also, more on their first series: chasing the truth about serial killer Israel Keyes. They'll explore his crimes through the words of those who knew him, those who caught him, and Keyes himself. The first two episodes of Deviant premier on Tuesday, June 25th.