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Love the crunch!
Great show! Very rivetting each time I listen.
Love Erika’s attention to Details
Sometimes I don’t want banter. I just want to get right into the story and get all the facts and Erika provides that. There have been at least two stories where she has totally changed my opinion based on the facts she’s provided. Darlene Gentry being the most recent story.
love podcast
i always start to listen to other the. I stop and look to see if True crime has something new because i really live her story telling very soothing i just Erica!🥳😟😟
Favorite true crime
Erica’s delivery, insights and research are great. She even makes me laugh once in awhile with her comments. Really an excellent podcast.
Best Podcast
SFTC is my favorite podcast. Erica is amazing. She lays the stories out perfectly and I love the extra spice she adds to her story telling. It doesn’t get better than this.
Best ever TC podcast!
The BEST true crime podcast. The research, details and delivery make this one stand out from others by a long shot. And I’ve listened to a lot. 1000000/10
Well Done!
Well researched, thoroughly balanced and delivered. She adds to the stories by giving us a deep dive background information, which is especially helpful to those of us who are unfamiliar with southern regions/customs This podcast is worth your time and support. She does a great job.
Awesome content and reverence to the crime!
I been listening and loving a really long time. You deliver powerfully and with feeling, always respecting the victims. I like upbeat talk, and you let us know facts about the victim. Everybody was somebody. True crime is my genre, and I'm picky about who I listen to it from. Great job!
My fav
You’re just my “go to”! Thank you so much!
best podcast
I have listended to a lot of true crime podcast but this one is by far my favorite now. I have gone back and listened to almost every episode she has. She is NOT BIAS either, I read a comment where someone said she was but that not true. Love her voice!
Love your attitude!
Don’t stop doing and saying what you do! I get so angry that we as women have to change our ways to be safe! I look forward to your podcast. I wish you the best of health❤️
My favorite podcast !
Love this podcast ! Erica gets to the point, no “witty banter” between dueling hosts . No irreverent treatment towards the innocent . Soothing voice , which counts for A LOT . I will be subscribing to SFTC patreon .
Glad you are ok
First I am glad you are ok! Second your voice sounds fine - it is you. The running while female episode hit a nerve as my sister runs alone all the time. I have gotten her mace, tiger claws and self defense but I still worry. I wish she would share her runs but she knows I would harass her for taking the same route too many times. You have some opinions that drive me crazy but I love your voice and stories too much.
Love her!
Erica is an excellent host! I just discovered this pod and started with E1 Season 1. I appreciate her opinions, which I frequently agree with, and love her voice. She’s a fabulous storyteller. I’m hooked! 😉
Erica
Erica does a great job of being a victim advocate. Her background for each episode adds so much to understanding the victim as well as the perpetrator and his/her motives. I love Erica's laid back southern style and her calm approach to each episode.
The GOAT in true crime podcast
I listen to a LOT of true crime podcasts & Southern Fried is by far my favorite! I I’d take a new episode everyday if I could! Erica is so thorough and really covers what I consider the important stuff & tries to keep the facts as accurate as possible. Thanks for all the hard work & research you and your team put into these podcasts! PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING every week!
One of the best
Not only are the stories riveting, but EK’s voice is very soothing and easy to listen to. I like that there’s no banter with a co-host, and she’s not trying to be entertaining, but just tells a great story about the facts.
Love
I love this podcast! Erica is a great story teller. Very well done.
Best podcast
Absolutely love!
My favorite True Crime Podcast!
Erica speaks calmly and clearly. Her opinions are interesting and well researched, but are not interjected in a way that prevents you from making your own conclusions. I love that she plugs other podcasts as well!
Great podcast
The narrator keeps me coming back!
Excellent!!
I just started listening to this podcast and I love it, the way she talks is so calming and there is so many episodes to binge!!
Highly recommend
Wow! I love this podcast. The research is thoughtful& thorough, the writing is straightforward & Erica’s accent is the cherry on top. I love her perspective and reminder to use critical thinking. I’ve already recommended this podcast to friends and I recommend it to any true crime lover.
Reliably entertaining and provocative
Southern Fried True Crime is the podcast I listen to most frequently. I love Erica’s smooth Southern accent and the way she expresses herself. There is no banter or nonsensical fluff in her episodes, just a straightforward story augmented by her perceptive commentary. Thanks, Erica, for your impressive body of work. Is there an option to pay for a commercial-free stream?
Recommended
Erika Kelly is one of the best true crime podcasters out there and, unlike so many other podcasts, I don’t feel excluded from episodes by subscription requirements that I can’t afford at this time. She tells a well-researched, true story with her pleasant voice and passion and isn’t bashful about intelligently weighing in to personalize her reporting. Grim though the tales are, I look forward to each episode.
Really enjoy! Love link to website.
I like to listen to SFTC when I’m in the mood for a calming, true crime story. No banter or nonsense is nice sometimes. What I really like is that you can click on the source in the podcast notes and it takes you straight to the site with more info and pictures about each case. Good work!
Awesome voice and awesome podcast
Erica you have the most amazing voice for any type of audio, but I’m so glad it’s about Southern true crime. I really enjoy hearing the stories you share. It has helped me pass time at work and during other tasks. You make it so much easier to get through the day by distracting me with tales of these horrible acts. (Lol. Makes me sound a bit scary!)
Favorite podcast
I listen to a lot of crime podcasts but Southern Fried is my favorite. I almost always know where the location is and that just gives it a whole different feel. I love all the information that is given about each place and the stories of each person involved. But I think one of the best things is the calming tone Erica has when telling the stories and the fact that she speaks her mind on things without degrading anyone. I’ve binged all episodes and always look forward to the latest one!
Excellent!
I really enjoy this podcast. I've listen to and discarded many true crime podcasts over the years, and recently found this one. Sad that I'm almost caught up, but it's so good, neither too short nor too long, and the issues that Erica Kelley brings up are on the nose. My main complaint with this one is the tendency she has to bring up the looks of victims (sometimes of the perpetrators). This is annoying because for all the feminism of the podcast, a person's looks have no bearing on whether a crime should have been committed against them or not. (It's also pretty subjective). It may be that I am noticing this more than it usually happens because I'm bingeing, but it seems to be a frequent comment. In any case, I still find this podcast informative, thoughtful, and extremely well put-together.
Awesome podcast!
I love watching true crime shows, but watching TV keeps me lassoed to a chair. These awesome podcast episodes let me “watch” true crime while I get tons of work done! The hostess has thoughtful insights into the crimes. I appreciate her “two cents”! It adds a layer of entertainment to the stories!