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Get your ears ready for another exciting podcast review by the Upper Balcony gals! Go listen to Urge To Kill, by KGW/Vault Studios, then head back and see if you agree or disagree with our review!!!  Edwin Lara takes murder and kidnapping to a new level of strange in this podcast! The story is insane, but is it done justice by the KGW crew? Gotta listen to our assessment and see!! REMEMBER:we are not professionals, we get some info askew, we mean no disrespect or harm. If you cannot laugh in the face of tragedy you will never make it in life! 

Tune into our review of the Podcast "Suspicion" presented by Knoxville News Sentinel on the deeply suspicious deaths of not one... but TWO husbands of Raynella.... the black widow!!  Is she guilty? Did she kill them both?? Ok so you have to listen to the actual podcast to know that stuff.. but then head back and see if you agree with our run down on these murders!!!!Do we get our facts right? No, probably not. Do we have not great audio? Yes. Do we mean any ill will to the victims or their family? NO WAY! Remember we are not professionals, never claim to be, get things wrong, and just don't care!! But enjoy! 

it has been a hot minute since we listened to a murder podcast and reviewed it, but we finally did!! Listen to the Unthinkable killing of Jessica Chambers first, then come listen to our assessment and see if you agree!! NOTE: we are not PC. we joke, laugh, and poke fun. We mean no disrespect to any victims or their families. we do get some of our facts tangled up.. and misspeak names. Ignore our sound quality WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS.

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!! Turn your ears to our latest review of the second season of Wondery's Over My Dead Body! This time the story is about the ever unreal and ever so crazy Joe Exotic from Oklahoma, Annie's home state!! We listened, dissected, and rated this shit show on a scale of wine glasses!! Excuse Elaina's gravel voice as she is sick...or did she party to much?? REMEMBER WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS, OUR BACKGROUND SOUNDS AND TIN CAN ATMOSPHERE MAY ANNOY YOU, AND SOMETIMES WE GET OUR FACTS WRONG. BUT WE MEAN NO DISRESPECT TO VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. LAUGH IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY. 

Lucky number 13? Who knows.. but this is a review about the Dateline presented podcast about the conviction of a man who was not even in the same state as the murder and who had 13 ALIBIS! So what did we think about the podcast? tune in...ignore the fact we are not professionals, we do not remember names/information correctly (that is the actual podcasts job), and remember this is all in good fun! Like the review comments in Apple! PS ignore Elaina's anger issues this week!

Remember that bombing in Austin TX back in 2018? Well, Elaina sure doesn't! Listen in as Annie and Elaina review the podcast that breaks down the tragic events. See if you agree with their review! Remember they are not professionals, they do mess up facts/names, and they are just giving their unsolicited shitty opinion! Make sure you listen to Bomber podcast for yourself! 

Take a listen to this episodes review of the podcast Framed! The story of the missing/death of Brian Carrick. A whodunit we ultimately solve ourselves! Tune in to hear our final judgement of the podcast! 

Ok "jump" right into this crazy story of two wacky kids who are into cults and being naked in the cold.. jumping off cliffs... UNTIL ONE OF THEM IS FOUND DEAD!!!!  Go listen to Big Savage first and see if you agree with our judgement of the podcast. OR listen to us first to see if you want to waste your time!! REMEMBER: we are not professionals, our facts are askew, we are just listening and judging here folks.. no harm no fowl! foul? 

From Wondery comes another true crime podcast that Elaina and Annie felt the need to dissect, rate, and review! Listen in as they break down the Wondery podcast into three sections: The Appetizer, where they rate the overall sounds, feels, commercials, etc of the podcast; The Meat and Potatoes, the discussion of the murder, and finally; The Desert Wine, when they present their score of the overall podcast on a scale of WINE. Cause, is there anything else .really..? Laugh with us in the face of horror.. Do NOT take us seriously, we are not professional journalists. We are here to talk true crime and laugh our asses off. 

A couple of gals in Atlanta, circa 1965, go missing and are found dead! So... is this podcast worthy of our time? Do we find out who the killer(s) is?? Are there fast talking interviews with frantic violin music??? You will have to listen to our review of the Five Roses Podcast to find all the answers. Go listen to 5 Roses first, then join us and see if you agree with us.. or listen to us first to see if the podcast is something to waste time on.

When is the last time you listened to a couple of gals butcher the Australian accent? I bet it has been a hot second! Listen in as we rate and review the Claremont:The Claremont Serial Killer Podcast, where we discuss this mess of a story line about three dead women in the prominent town of Claremont. This is a solved crime that took years to come to a conclusion! So grab a Vegemite sandwhich and join us in the land down uhhhnddaa!! 

Swing by and pick up a Number 5 meal without mayo and a coke product before you dive deep into our review of the true crime podcast Route 29 Stalker! This podcast covers a couple murders that happened in Virginia near Route 29. If you have already heard this podcast and wondered what we thought of it..then tune in with your ears! Remember we are not professionals, there are some background noises that we just can't seem to get rid of...and our facts may be askew at times!!! 

This week we listened, dissected, rated, and reviewed the WONDERY Over My Dead Podcast Season 1, Tally,  about the murder of Dan Markel. Join us as we break down the Wondery podcast into sections, appetizer, meat and potatoes, and finally the dessert wine all leading up to a final wine glass scale rating. Remember folks, we are not professionals, you may here mic difficulties at times, you may hear us make mistakes on names, places, times. All we here at Upper Balcony like to do is Siskle and Ebert the hell out of some true crime podcasts.  Climb into the upper balcony with us.. won't you?

Listen in as we, Elaina and Annie, argue, debate, and pick apart the podcast titled A Senseless Murder. This is the story of a road rage incident gone wrong; ending in a senseless death. One of us sees this podcast as more pointless than senseless; where the other  is just fine with discussing boring ass state laws that would allow this crime to go unsolved. Always keep in mind while listening, that the Upper Balcony Podcast is an opinion based podcast, as everyone is entitled to their humble/shitty opinion. We are not professional broadcasters, excuse the dogs in the background or don't listen, and we are not all that great at fact checking. So listen in, leave a five star, subscribe, and ENJOY!

Join us won't you... as we royally mess up names, information, and just pretty much everything while we review the AMAZING podcast Mile Marker 181! We come to our own conclusions about the death of  Jaleayah  Davis and help Emily Nestor solve this case! We, Elaina and Annie, ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, we don't remember details well but damnit we have fun review podcasts. So sit back and enjoy.. or don't.. and remember to rate us a 5 star!!

Upper Balcony takes on another 20/20 ABC podcast! But first we run back over the previous UBP where we clear up some things after having a wonderful conversation with Miles Bozeman about his podcast Terror in Old Town!!! Then we review the semi boring "A Murder on Orchard Street"! Listen as we butcher accents, give a shout out to Cooking with Grief Podcast, discuss our love for the New Yawk detective Lenny Silvia, and rate the podcast with a wine glass scale! REMEMBER: we are not professions, we do not put doll hairs into this production, and sometimes our facts are messed up...enjoy.

Our best episode yet! We get legit angry with the host's editing and copying of a documentary on the murder of the Sim's family in Tallahassee in 1966. Still unsolved, Annie and Elaina feel they have locked onto the killers and with the right podcast host this could be the next solved cold case! Listen in as Upper Balcony gets really honest about this murder podcast. Leave us a five start review on Apple and if you feel .. an honest comment! and as always remember: WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS! 

Go listen to Case Closed, the murder podcast about the death of Erin Corwin, a pregnant married military wife who wound up involved with another man on the military base. Then come back and listen as we break down our thoughts and feelings about this murder podcast! We dissect the host, the murder story, and the overall feel of the podcast. Join us won't you as we review this podcast with kindness and a shit load of humor!

Listen up Uppers, Elaina and Annie reviewed another podcast based on the Devonia Inman wrongful conviction of the murder of Donna Brown, or the Taco Bell Murder. This time we compare and contrast the previous podcast, Murderville-GA, and this Breakdown, season 4 podcast. We get up on our soap box about victims and how all voices should be heard. We breakdown Breakdown! So join us, love us, rate us, comment... BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER: we are not professionals, we don't hire joke writers, we don't investigate murders, we simply listen, judge, review, and rate...

Dive deep into the GBI investigation of the horrific murders in Adelle, Georgia with the Upper Balcony Podcast hosts. Elaina and Annie listened and reviewed the Intercept podcast about the wrongful convictions, brutal murders, and smarmy police chiefs! How many wine glasses did the hosts pour out for the podcast?? Tune in and find out!!