Podcast or Book?

I'm going with book. Audible has originals you can snag for free each month, and while I snag every month, sometimes it takes time to listen. I picked up Midnight Son one month and finally got around to listening to it recently.

I guess there is argument on whether this was a podcast or a book. Take a listen to sample here and see what you think. James Dommek, Jr. lays out everything he knows about Teddy Kyle Smith. It's part true crime and part folklore. It was 100% incredibly interesting.

Smith, an Alaskan native, became an actor in Hollywood, actually getting roles in acclaimed movies. After filming what would be his last movie, he snapped. But snapped doesn't feel right after listening to the story. Something happened to Smith. His mother is found dead and Smith shoots a gun off near the detectives who responded to Smith's call about his mother. Smith is also claiming he saw Iñukuns, a tribe that everyone believes is just a myth. Something talked about in stories.

Smith gets away from the police and a manhunts is on. Dommek walks us through Smith's history as well as what he did while being hunted. The Buckel brothers were on the wrong end of Smith and his guns during the manhunt. We also get through Smith's trial. Clearly, Smith needed to be locked up but what on earth caused him to snap?

James Dommek, Jr comes from a line of story-tellers. He does an excellent job in Midnight Son.

Interview with Smith at Sundance