“When it all feel apart”, and how, is revealed at the end of the first episode. Several podcasters do this and I think it ruins the suspense and even interest in the season.

Intrigue! Amazing story of how the high and mighty are brought to justice.

Have listen to seasons one and five. I enjoyed the last season very much. The season about Tom Brown is very disconcerting and mystifying. I still can’t put my finger on the mother and what her story is. Of course, everyone feels bad when parent loses a child, but she broke down maybe once during the entire season at least on the recordings. What really soured me on her was during the update where the interview were asked her what she would’ve done if Tom was gay, and instead of immediately saying that she would embrace him as her child she had to think about it. And then say that she would pray about it. That was it, anyone who’s had a child and can’t unconditionally say they would embrace them regardless of the way they choose to live their life is just mind-boggling. And in this case she’s lost that child and she still couldn’t embrace the fact that he might be gay. I feel terrible for Tom Tom and he must’ve lived through it. That’s the kind of judgmental woman she is.

This is a wonderful collection of amazing stories from the talented story tellers at Texas Monthly. I don’t know what fairy blessed TM with their amazing journalists but I’ve never once been let down, from the stories they choose to the way it’s presented to the cadence of their voices. When I don’t know what to listen to I literally search Texas Monthly and know it’s something great. HIGHLY recommend all their pods.

First, Mr. Hollingsworth is a NATIONAL TREASURE! I am NOT from TX but have read many an article in TX Monthly and these features always blew me away. They were so well done, like the New Yorker with a softer “hometown” edge. The podcast is just the perfect extension to bring to the rest of the nation. Keep the stories coming y’all! #fan4life

All seasons are very well done.

I’ve enjoyed previous Texas Monthly podcasts and was looking forward to this one. However when I heard in the first episode the advertisement for silver bars that say ‘Don’t Tread on Me’, a symbol associated with the Capitol rioters, I couldn’t believe it. Definitely can’t support a podcast that disseminates this type of message.

An amazing story. Very sad and remarkably told by Skip Hollingsworth. He has the best voice for this. What a gift to us.

Texas Monthly’s productions are the gold standard for investigative journalism. It is such a relief not to have to endure the chatty, laughing, hosts who seem to populate the podcast world. Everything about these productions is miles ahead of pretty much every other true crime podcast.

An intriguing story told in a meticulous, well laid out fashion. True crime that seems like fiction kept me engaged and treated from the go. TM always does a fantastic job of keeping me curious. Great job to the team who put ‘Erik’ together. I am not so patiently awaiting the next pod story you all have to share. Nice work!

Not one person on your team checked the way ya’ll say Holly…. You both mispronounced her name the entire time…. It’s Holly… not HOW-LEE, not Hal-EE. It’s HALL-E. You can’t even say her name correctly but you’re professional journalists? It’s good to know there’s no oversight.

I just found this podcast and I absolutely love it. Great topic and the voice of the speaker is perfect so many times I cannot listen to podcasts cause I don’t like the way the person sounds. This is a must listen!

Compelling and well done! Nice interplay between the hosts and law enforcement.

Full of wild characters and excellent reporting.

Texas Monthly does it again! 👏🏼💯 Fantastic reporting!

Such a great true crime podcast. The reporting is excellent and the story has so many colorful twists and turns and Texas characters. A 5-star summer listen

Hard to believe these characters are real human beings 😂 living out their hit man fantasies. totally nutso Tied w Tom brown’s body for my favorite season from Texas monthly. Looking forward to the next one as always

I listen to all of the popular true crime podcasts and I find this one very well done and refreshing. Good job!

What an enthralling podcast! These guys went off the deep end and then deeper and deeper. Excellent journalism.

This podcast is such a grabber!! I count the days until a new episode is released.

I was genuinely shocked to see Charlie Sheen’s assistant popping up in here. Didn’t expect that turn of events! What a way to enter the world of private security and hear how the an overzealous team went so terribly wrong.

This is spectacular reporting, and a great, dark story.

Texas Monthly’s true crime podcasts are always great, and The Problem with Erik has been a wild ride so far!

Katy Vine is at the height of her powers

I’m totally addicted. Just well done in every way!

I don’t want to listen to Don’t Tread on Me ads before a podcast. Gross.

These podcasts are so good. Well paced and the hosts are perfect. Thank you

Imagine not listening to a podcast bc a phrase that was coined during the American Revolution was used in an ad. Public schools have failed us.

Amazing story, great journalism. Please reconsider add choices.

Really enjoying The problem with Erik. I am getting much more detailed information than what the press covered. The involvement of informed individuals is a plus. Very well written. Now your ads on the other hand need to be changed. Does anyone at TM screen the ads? Major disappointment that you would promote garbage is extremely disappointing.

It’s hard to get past the “don’t tread on me” ads. All money isn’t good money….smh.

Love the “Don’t Tread on me” advert!!! Don’t listen to the trolls.

The Problem With Erik is a summer, true crime blockbuster worth binging! Hosts do an incredible job unfolding the chilling details of the Erik Maund case and the tale of wealth, betrayal, and murder surrounding it. Hit men! An affair! Informants! It has it all.

The show is amazing, I always binge when they release a new season, show is well made, ads… get over it! Or just stop being cheap and get the subscription so they don’t have to get outside advertising 🤷🏻‍♀️

This season has a cool, off-the-wall tone, and the story goes down so many fascinating rabbit holes. It deals with generational wealth and insidious entitlement, and how toxic masculinity and ego create easy pathways to the dehumanization of others. The story is bizarre and has a lot of twists and turns, but I always appreciate it in true crime when the storytellers have us grapple with the real gravity of the loss of life, and they’ve succeeded here in allowing us to genuinely get to know Holly. Highly, highly recommend.

This podcast is tone deaf in so many ways. Are you kidding me with the “don’t tread on me” advertisements?? The real subject of this podcast should be the antiquated and harmful culture that underpins this case and breeds the type of behavior and outcomes in question. Yikes.

I just want you to know I have searched for a podcast I love as much as watching Dateline. Skip, you’re amazing. The whole show is amazing and I can’t wait for more. I live in NC and never been to Texas, but this is the best podcast! Thank you for nailing it! Not to mention the music the music as the icing on the cake.

Great podcast, but extremely disappointed in the ad choices. The main ad is for some company that sells and buys gold and silver. The ad talks about a silver bar you can purchase that says “don’t tread on me”. Honestly I was shocked when I heard that. Typically Texas monthly leans more left than other Texas publications, this ad and especially the “don’t tread on me” was very unexpected and again, disappointing. If the ad stays the same in future episodes I don’t plan on listening anymore.

You advertise products with this? This is something on flags used by insurrectionists on Jan 6. Not cool. Offensive.

I always enjoy this podcast series, but as a third generation Austinite, this current series released in July 2024 is just the atmosphere and voices and memories of vintage Austin. It speaks to exactly the secrets and stories that locals can nod to and have a sense kinship about from growing up here.

Ads for “don’t tread on me” stuff. Says a lot about your show. And, you.

This a good story about false accusations & years until DNA is used to solve a crime. However, Brian’s empathy for a horrible criminal & justifying the SA/rape & murder of several women is plain wrong. I hope he doesn’t have daughters; as a women I find apologists for evil simply deplorable.

I normally love Texas Monthly podcasts, but I felt like I spent 7 episodes listening to town gossip and the reporters chasing down rabbit holes. If you want to know about this case, save your time and listen to the “The Trail Went Cold” podcast covering this crime. You can learn just as much in that 45 minute episode as you will in this whole series.

I’ve only made it through 1 episode of Season 3, so not sure if the jarring, jangling synth guitar plays throughout all seasons, but it’s awful. Otherwise, the story seems well-produced. Too bad about the “music”.

All three seasons of this Texas Monthly investigative true crime podcast have been so well done. They’re thoughtful and sensitive, and their journalists leave room for nuance as they explore these stories. I’d really like more seasons.

I love Texas Monthly, but can’t listen anymore because of all the paper bag crinkling and in episode three I think one of the cops was actually eating corn nuts during his interview. Maybe they left it in to demonstrate how the people involved in this case have no home training.

This unsolved crime is fascinating when put together in its totality and opens up so many more questions that were not addressed when Shane and Sally were murdered. I hope this podcast spurs forward a new investigation and that the more modern DNA analysis helps lead to the person or people involved in this crime. I think it can be solved, hopefully before the killer(s) die off themselves.

This podcast was great! I hope it helps bring closure for the families and is no longer a cold case! Seems like it really can be!

I just can’t with all these mouth sounds

Seasons 1 and 2 were really good! Season 3… is literally a study in 80s satanic panic. The first episode tries to say it isn’t… but yes it totally is. I will say that I LOVE the season 3 music. Seriously, give the music writer a bonus.