There are various reasons as to why this podcast works and is successful.  First of the way the interview style is engaging and flows extremely well.  The interview lack awkward stops or pauses.  At time 24:00 the reporter informers us about Brittney, the daughter of the women with numerous roach infestations, saying,”she told me she got a roach in her ear not once but” and then the Britney voice is inserted saying”twice! Got in my ear twice!” I really enjoyed then way she flowed into the conversation. It was exceutioned well and caused my ears to perk up for some reason.

There are certain points there the interview becomes cringe worthy., which was it’s goal. The description the mother daughter duo gives when describing the cockroaches entering their ear is so vivid I feel as though I am experiencing this gratuitous event.  It felt like my worse nightmare was taking place. The author did well with the descriptive narration.  Instead of saying there were cockroaches  everywhere she said, ” every sticky table has roaches on them waving their doomed autena “23;15. This is a clear example of showing verse telling in it’s best possible form.

The start and end of the post does have this soft somber sounds. When this plays we know that this song plays the segment is ending and another one might follow. The music gives cues  which is important and kind of signals the listen that a change is happening.(25;21)

Personally my takeaway from this will be to not have uncomfortable pauses and to ask the right questions that lead to having stories then yes or no answers