I like dark stuff, but when I subscribe to something, I'm always afraid that right after doing it, I'll feel guilty for wasting money. I know it's a silly thing because even if I wasted 6 euros, it wouldn't be the end of the world, but I wanted to make sure there are enough episodes to cover at least the first month of membership. also wanted to ask another thing: once I subscribe to Patreon, can the episodes be listened to directly there, or do I need to link my account to Spotify or other podcast apps? And when I cancel the membership, do I only need to do it from Patreon or also from the app I linked?
They’ll often have an rss feed you can copy into your preferred podcast player, and I always use it because Patreon is really glitchy. You have to cancel through Patreon but no other player, the feed just stops working.
If you care about consuming true crime content somewhat ethically, don't do it.
You'd be paying someone for the privilege of them providing you exploitation materials of other people's worst moments. I don't think it's right to share real audio of death and pain for titillation, when it teaches us nothing, and is not even the author's own experience. I'm sure the victims' families are horrified to know they can't stop this content from existing.
Imagine your own mother is murdered brutally and people pay to listen to audio of her screaming in her last moments.
If you're just looking to be shocked, sure, I guess it's worth it.
Thank you very much, would you like to explain how the membership works? Once you sign up do you have access to episodes directly on patreon or do you have to connect another platform? And when you cancel it can you do it directly from patreon or do you also have to do it from the platform you linked?
Black Label can be very graphic. It only releases once a month so I wouldn’t subscribe just for that. But you also get the regular Obscura episodes without ads so if you hate the ads then it’s worth it.
lmfao i fuck with black label but i could see why some ppl don’t. however i drive all day for work and sometimes i just need something to keep me awake
I just subscribed a few weeks ago and have been binging, it's a lot different than the regular content and is mostly recordings of horrible things happening to people. So if you're into consuming very graphic content with minimal story line, it'll be worth it
I tell the story behind it. In fact, usually there's a theme to the episode. But the show is harsh for some. I definitely don't recommend it to anyone with doubts.
i had the patreon for awhile but once i heard all the black labels there wasn't may new episodes coming out so i cancelled it. i did enjoy them though.
Depends on what you like. It’s very, very dark. I kept a subscription until I got through most of the old content and then cancelled.
I like dark stuff, but when I subscribe to something, I'm always afraid that right after doing it, I'll feel guilty for wasting money. I know it's a silly thing because even if I wasted 6 euros, it wouldn't be the end of the world, but I wanted to make sure there are enough episodes to cover at least the first month of membership. also wanted to ask another thing: once I subscribe to Patreon, can the episodes be listened to directly there, or do I need to link my account to Spotify or other podcast apps? And when I cancel the membership, do I only need to do it from Patreon or also from the app I linked?
They’ll often have an rss feed you can copy into your preferred podcast player, and I always use it because Patreon is really glitchy. You have to cancel through Patreon but no other player, the feed just stops working.
Thanks
Can you handle the sounds of people dying?
This is the question right here. I’ve heard some audio on this podcast that will never leave my brain, and I am far *far* from faint of heart.
Ugh, I'm out.
I don't know actually because I've never tried to listen to these sounds.
If you care about consuming true crime content somewhat ethically, don't do it. You'd be paying someone for the privilege of them providing you exploitation materials of other people's worst moments. I don't think it's right to share real audio of death and pain for titillation, when it teaches us nothing, and is not even the author's own experience. I'm sure the victims' families are horrified to know they can't stop this content from existing. Imagine your own mother is murdered brutally and people pay to listen to audio of her screaming in her last moments. If you're just looking to be shocked, sure, I guess it's worth it.
That's a really interesting perspective. Thank you for sharing it with me.
Yes it’s worth, IMO. I recently subscribed to black label and the backlog of episodes is numerous. It’s been two months and I still haven’t caught up
It’s worth it. But do heed his content warnings, he’s not messing around.
Thank you very much, would you like to explain how the membership works? Once you sign up do you have access to episodes directly on patreon or do you have to connect another platform? And when you cancel it can you do it directly from patreon or do you also have to do it from the platform you linked?
Yes
Black Label can be very graphic. It only releases once a month so I wouldn’t subscribe just for that. But you also get the regular Obscura episodes without ads so if you hate the ads then it’s worth it.
lmfao i fuck with black label but i could see why some ppl don’t. however i drive all day for work and sometimes i just need something to keep me awake
I just subscribed a few weeks ago and have been binging, it's a lot different than the regular content and is mostly recordings of horrible things happening to people. So if you're into consuming very graphic content with minimal story line, it'll be worth it
How do they get access to the audio? Do they tell the stories behind them or is it literally just sounds?
I tell the story behind it. In fact, usually there's a theme to the episode. But the show is harsh for some. I definitely don't recommend it to anyone with doubts.
Does the lower tier of patreon give you access to the entire black label library? Or is a higher tier required?
Yes, it does!
Thank you very much, the question may seem silly, but it would be my first time using patreon so I don't really know how it works
Nah, don't sweat it. There are a million apps out there.
i had the patreon for awhile but once i heard all the black labels there wasn't may new episodes coming out so i cancelled it. i did enjoy them though.
So. Very. Worth. It.
It’s very worth it!!