My Favorite Murder is a weekly true crime comedy podcast hosted by American comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
In January 2016, Kilgariff and Hardstark released their first episode of My Favorite Murder with Feral Audio, where they discussed the cases of JonBenét Ramsey and the Golden State Killer.
[13] In Episode 409 "You Were Exactly Right," and on the podcast's official Instagram account — both released on January 4, 2024 — the show announced that they had severed ties with Amazon Music and Wondery.
While the show traditionally consists only of Kilgariff, Hardstark and producer Steven Ray Morris, a few episodes have featured guest appearances.
Past guests have included Guy Branum, Paul Holes, Patton Oswalt, Bellamy Young, Conan O'Brien, and Cameron Britton, among others.
Minisodes initially focused solely on "Hometown Murders," which include listeners' personal connections or experiences with crime submitted via email.
These topics often include previous substance abuse, Irish Catholicism, Judaism, sobriety, therapy/mental health, epilepsy, stand-up comedy, and growing up in California.
After their move to the Exactly Right offices, Hardstark recorded Elvis on her phone at home, and it was then added to the end of the podcast in post-production.
[17] My Favorite Murder was swiftly syndicated beyond the original Feral Audio site to such places as Google Play Music and iTunes.
Media reaction to the program has been largely positive, with the phenomenon of the podcast's rapid popularity documented in many outside sources such as BuzzFeed,[18] Rolling Stone,[19] Marie Claire,[20] HuffPost,[21] and Bustle.
[26] On February 21, 2017, The Atlantic published the article titled "How a True-Crime Podcast Became a Mental-Health Support Group" which discusses the "Murderino" community built around taking care of yourself, and how stories of murders have come to help listeners exorcize their fears.
[32] Fans of the show refer to themselves as "Murderinos,"[33] which they define as: "Person with a borderline obsessive interest in true crime, and the specific nature and details of disturbing murders.
[36] For a yearly fee, fans are granted access to exclusive merchandise, pre-sale of live show tickets, additional content, and forums.
The book and McNamara's work on the case are frequently discussed in My Favorite Murder, which boasts a large fan base of true crime aficionados.
In addition to producing My Favorite Murder, the network began hosting the pre-existing shows The Fall Line, The Purrrcast, This Podcast Will Kill You,[29] and Do You Need A Ride?.
[46] Both Jensen and Holes gained notoriety within the My Favorite Murder fan community following their involvement in the Golden State Killer case in 2018.
[47] Exactly Right's lineup continues to expand with shows such as Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, I Saw What You Did, author Kate Winkler Dawson's Tenfold More Wicked, Lady to Lady, Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan and Dave Holmes' limited series Waiting for Impact.