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| Industry | Podcasting |
|---|---|
| Founded | November 28, 2018 |
| Founders | Karen Kilgariff Georgia Hardstark |
| Website | www |
Exactly Right Podcast Network is an American podcast network founded by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff in 2018. It produces 16 podcasts including My Favorite Murder which Hardstark and Kilgariff have co-hosted since 2016.
The creation of the network was announced on August 15, 2018., [1] and officially launched on November 28, 2018 [2] with five podcasts: My Favorite Murder, Do You Need A Ride?, This Podcast Will Kill You , The Purrrcast, and The Fall Line.
The network signed a two-year deal with Stitcher in 2019, which The Wall Street Journal estimated to be worth $10 million. As part of the deal, Sticher provided additional funding, advertising, and development tools to the network, and set the plan to create over a dozen more podcasts. [3]
In 2021 four additional podcasts were launched on the Network: Beauty podcast The True Beauty Brooklyn Podcast which is hosted by two estheticians, true crime podcast Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words (sequel to author Kate Winkler Dawson's original podcast Tenfold More Wicked), parenting podcast Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan, and limited series Waiting for Impact hosted by Dave Holmes. [4]
In 2022, Exactly Right Media signed an ad sales and distribution agreement with Amazon and Wondery. Under the agreement, episodes of shows such as My Favorite Murder and This Podcast Will Kill You are available a week early in Amazon Music and Wondery+. [5]
| Title | Host(s) | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| My Favorite Murder | Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff | True Crime, Comedy |
| This Podcast Will Kill You | Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke | Infectious diseases |
| The Purrcast | Steven Ray Morris | Cats |
| Do You Need a Ride? | Chris Fairbanks and Karen Kilgariff | Comedy |
| I Said No Gifts! | Bridger Winegar | Comedy |
| Lady to Lady | Babs Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker | Comedy |
| Tenfold More Wicked | Kate Winkler Dawson | True Crime |
| I Saw What You Did | Danielle Henderson and Millie De Chirico | Film |
| That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast | Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk | Television |
| Bananas | Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes | Comedy, News |
| The True Beauty Brooklyn Podcast | Elizabeth Taylor and Alix Shapiro | Beauty |
| Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words | Kate Winkler Dawson | True Crime |
| Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan | Dr. Dan Peters | Parenting |
| Waiting for Impact | Dave Holmes | Pop music history |
| Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos | Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos | Advice |
| Buried Bones | Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes | True Crime |
| Title | Host(s) | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| The Fall Line | Laurah Norton and Brooke Hargrove | True Crime |
| Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad | Paul Holes and Billy Jensen | Unsolved Crime |
Karen Kilgariff is an American writer, comedian, singer, author, actress, television producer, and podcast host. She began her career as a stand up comedian in the early 1990s and later became a television actress, most notably as a cast member on Mr. Show. She has written for many comedy television shows, including being the head writer on The Rosie Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show and The Pete Holmes Show.
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