Sword and Scale

Sword and Scale is a bi-weekly American podcast exploring nonfiction stories of true crime. It featured a variety of narrated true crime stories intertwined with interviews with criminals, witnesses, victims, authors, 911 call audio, witness testimony, trial audio, interrogation tapes, music, and sound effects. The podcast was first released on January 1, 2014 by creator, host, Mike Boudet.

'Sword and Scale'
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Mike Boudet

(2014-Present; Patreon, 2016-present)

  • Tricia Griffith

(2019)

GenreTrue crime
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBi-weekly
Production
Audio formatiTunes, SoundCloud
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes153
Publication
Original releaseJanuary 1, 2014 – present
ProviderIncongruity / Wondery
Websiteswordandscale.com

Within a year, Sword and Scale had 1 million downloads and it has ranked in the top 10 of the iTunes "Science" category, and within the top 5 in the "Social Sciences" category. Popularity increased[1] dramatically after the popularity of Serial,[2] and the show is often compared to it and other podcasts like Criminal.[3][4] In 2016, Sword and Scale became part of the Wondery podcast network started by former Fox International Channels CEO Hernan Lopez.

Controversy

On March 9, 2019, Wondery officially parted ways with Sword and Scale after the host, Mike Boudet made a misogynistic statement on Instagram during International Women's Day.[5]

Following its departure from Wondery, Tricia Griffith, veteran broadcaster and owner of the popular true crime forum Websleuths, was appointed the show's new host.[6] Boudet continues to host on the show's Patreon feed.[7]

This move was temporary, as Mike Boudet returned on June 12, 2019. This return even included redubbing episodes previously hosted by Griffith.[8]

gollark: Anyway, I plan to add the ability to search by device (which is technically just a hash of assorted identifying data), search by flag, and search by time.
gollark: Sorry, internet connection failure.
gollark: The flags are colourcoded.
gollark: Currently missing some features and not running on the live version.
gollark: I have this nice UI here for managing potatOS incident reports.

References
  1. "Beyond 'Serial': 10 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Follow". Rolling Stone. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. "7 podcasts for your inner detective". Mashable. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. "Cast-Off! Criminal versus Sword and Scale". Podcast Pals. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. "The Best True Crime Podcasts that aren't 'Serial'". The Bold Italic. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. Baysinger, Tim (March 9, 2019). "Wondery Drops 'Sword & Scale' Podcast After Host Mike Boudet's 'Dumb C–ts' Comment". TheWrap. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. Fowler, Bella (March 26, 2019). "True crime podcast Sword and Scale has appointed a new host following Mike Boudet's sacking". MamaMia. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  7. "Sword and Scale is creating Podcasts". Patreon. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  8. http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/mike-boudet-returns-to-sword-and-scale-after-controversial-exit/article_c6a2917c-8d2e-11e9-9d3f-3b42169e0532.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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