True Crime Series: (Mini) Mic Interview: Esther Ludlow, Podcast Host, Once Upon a Crime
Welcome to a special Halloween True Crime edition of Pandora Presents: Pass the (Mini) Mic Interview Series, focused on females who are entertaining us with spooky stories while passing the mic to the next generation—all in 5ish minutes.
Esther Ludlow is the host of Once Upon a Crime, a podcast about real-life true crime cases. From her teenage years, Esther was a true crime enthusiast, and her background in criminal psychology gives her the insights into the how and why these cases happen. Pandora sat down with Esther to talk about how reading led her into podcasting, her tribe of female podcasters, and how she encourages up-and-coming podcasters.
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