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24 Hour Podcast: Podcasters discuss... The Case of Kendrick Johnson
On the 17th of May, I hosted a 24 hour live podcast to raise money for Victim Support UK.
In this session, we are joined by Neil and Megan from the 'Mortal Musings' podcast, Dee from the 'Switchblade Sisters Social Club' podcast and Paul from the 'True Crime Enthusiast' podcast. We discuss the very sad case of Kendrick Johnson, a teenage boy who died in strange circumstances in 2013.
https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/
https://switchbladesisterssocialclub.com/
https://thetruecrimeenthusiast.co.uk/
If you would like to donate to the fundraiser, you can do so here:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/24hourpodcast
Thank you.
NB: Please not this audio has been taken from the live stream, so the quality is not as polished as the regular episodes of 'REAL', though I hope you will find the conversations as insightful and interesting as I did.
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