“Father Wants Us Dead,” NJ․com’s true crime podcast about the 1971 List family killings, is a finalist for a prestigious Webby Award, an international contest that recognizes the best in podcasting, video and other online content.
The show is among five nominees in the category of Best Limited Series & Specials, Crime & Justice.
The winner will be selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, but “Father Wants Us Dead” is also eligible for The Webby People’s Voice Award, decided by public votes. Listeners can vote on the award contest website, and winners will be announced April 25.
The podcast is up against notable shows from Wondery and CBC, as well as past Webby winner “Up and Vanished.”
“Father Wants Us Dead” is a serial podcast reported and hosted by reporters Rebecca Everett and Jessica Remo. The podcast is a mix of investigative journalism and true crime storytelling about the List family of Westfield, New Jersey, wiped out in horrific fashion by a pious patriarch with an obsessive personality and an absurd notion that they’d be better off dead than living in poverty.
This is NJ․com's first Webby nomination in an audio category, but just the latest honor for “Father Wants Us Dead,” which has garnered over 5 million listens since launching in May 2022.
It was named one of the top new podcasts of 2022 by Apple Podcasts and Variety, and Cosmopolitan included it in its list of “The 50 Best True-Crime Podcasts to Listen to in 2023.” It won Best Audio Portfolio in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association awards. The podcast, which peaked at No. 4 on the Apple Podcast U.S. charts, was also a Spotify “Editor’s Pick.”
All episodes are available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, at fatherwantsusdead.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
You can vote for “Father Wants Us Dead” in the Webby People’s Voice Award here. |
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