Mord auf Ex
| Mord auf Ex | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Leonie Bartsch, Linn Schütze |
| Genre | True crime |
| Format | Podcast |
| Language | German |
| Updates | Every Monday |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Production | |
| Production | Auf Ex Productions |
| No. of episodes | more than 230 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 11 November 2019 |
| Related | |
| Related shows | True Love, Die Nachbarn |
| Website | https://mordaufex.podigee.io/ |
Mord auf Ex is a German true crime podcast created by hosts and journalists Linn Schütze and Leonie Bartsch. Since its launch on 11 November 2019, a new episode has been published every Monday. The podcast deals with real-life crimes from all around the world.
Hosts
[edit]Leonie Bartsch
[edit]Leonie Bartsch (* 1994 in Liesborn) grew up in Münsterland.[1] After she finished her Abitur at Gymnasium Johanneum in Wadersloh,[2] she studied economic policy and business administration at the universities of Münster and Madrid.[1] Afterwards, she studied literary studies and philosophy in Berlin.[1] As a freelance journalist, she wrote articles for Die Zeit and Die Welt.[1] During an editorial traineeship at ProSiebenSat.1 Media, she met Linn Schütze.[1][3]
Linn Schütze
[edit]Linn Schütze (* 1996 in Hamburg) studied communication science and history at the University of Erfurt.[4] Afterwards, she worked for the production company Maz & More TV Produktion in Berlin.[4] She then did an editorial traineeship at ProSiebenSat.1 Media and met Leonie Bartsch.[4][3]
History
[edit]Since Bartsch and Schütze enjoyed production work in the course of their volunteering, they decided to start their own project. Due to a personal enthusiasm for True-Crime cases, the two of them decided to start their own project based on the subject. So, they began researching cases after work, coming up with a concept for their podcast and recording the first episodes. However, after they presented their project to the Podcast Department at Pro Sieben, they could not convince them of their concept and uploaded their episodes independently on various different platforms. Although the two did not achieve breakthrough success, they took care of their marketing activities and the number of listeners increased, which prompted Pro Sieben to approach them.
In 2020, Bartsch and Schütze founded the production company Auf EX Productions.[4]
In 2023, the 200th episode of the podcast, ″Böses Blut im Ballett″ (Bad Bloods in the Ballet) was performed in front of a live audience, together with the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra.[5]
Since 2019, Seven.One Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, has been promoting the podcast with virtual live events, an exclusive series on the platform FYEO and a merchandising campaign.[6]
From 2020 to 2022 the podcast was a part of the 1LIVE podcast festival.[7][8][9] In 2022 and 2023 Bartsch and Schütze went on tour with their podcast.[10]
Secondary Channels
[edit]Die Nachbarn (The Neighbors)
[edit]In 2021, Bartsch and Schütze released the investigative podcast “Die Nachbarn” (The Neighbors), consisting of five episodes. On this secondary channel, they dealt with the double murder of Babenhausen. In the course of their research, Bartsch and Schütze collaborated with ProSieben on the TV documentary “Unschuldig im Gefängnis” (Innocent in Prison). In May 2022, the podcast was nominated for the German Podcast Award in the “Audience Choice – Knowledge” category.[11] In September of the same year, a follow-up was released under the title “Die Nachbarn – Neue Spuren” (The Neighbors – New Leads).
TRUE LOVE
[edit]Since October 2023, Bartsch and Schütze have been releasing the podcast “TRUE LOVE” every second Friday, focusing on true love stories. According to their own statements, this podcast, which is serving to counter the contents of “Mord auf Ex”, is more time-consuming in terms of production and research than Bartsch and Schütze’s main podcast. A research and production team now assists them on both podcasts.
Content
[edit]The original concept of the podcast "Mord auf Ex" was based on "True Crime and Drinks",[12] which is where both the podcast's title and light-hearted tone are derived from. Over the course of more than 200 episodes however, drinking during recording has become more sporadic.[12]
Each episode starts with a musical intro. After that, the hosts welcome the listeners and offer some glimpses behind the scenes, such as the present recording situation or their private lives. Afterwards, Linn talks about a case of "too dumb to commit a crime". In this category, she talks about a crime that was very stupid. This part of the podcast is very brief and she explains the case in a few sentences.
In each episode, one speaker presents a true case that she has looked into. They use studies to back up their claims or draw parallels to other crimes they have previously covered. Sources for their research include documentaries, books, articles, original transcripts as well as protocols. Additionally, they put their sourced information into a psychological and historical context.
Both podcasters discuss the cases on the basis of background information, as well as general questions based on different themes.
At the end of each episode Leonie gives her „Leo‘s Tipp“, which, according to her, is intended to loosen things up. For that, the journalist recommends a „True-Crime-Tipp“ which the listener can tune into to pass the time until the next episode.
On the various platforms where „Mord auf Ex“ is available, there is a short description of each episode. A posting on Instagram complements the release of new episodes, containing pictures related to the case as well as a summary.
Reach and Reception
[edit]In January 2023, the podcast reached a view count of approximately 3.27 million valid downloads. In a ranking conducted by German media analysis group AGMA, this lead it to score 8th place in the category podcast. In November of the same year, the podcast reached the 6th place in the MA Podcast rankings with approximately 3.8 million valid downloads.[13] By February 2024, it had climbed to the 4th place with around 4 million valid downloads.
According to the creators, as of February 2024, the podcast attracts nearly 5 million listeners per month.[3]
In January 2024, the German edition of Vogue included the podcast in its selection of the five best true crime podcasts in the category “best German true crime podcast featuring various cases.”[12]
For their work in “building a podcast empire ”, Bartsch and Schütze were included in the Forbes list 30 under 30.[3]
Further Marketing
[edit]Ravensburger released the cooperative audio mystery game „echoes Mord auf Ex“ as part of their game series echoes. In this game, players are guided by Bartsch and Schütze to solve the murder case of British aristocrat and long-time Member of Parliament Lord William Russell in the year 1840.[14]
After a distillery in Aschheim released a "Mord auf Ex"- special edition of Gin in 2021, they also created a blood-red Sloe Gin called "Mord auf Ex - Sloe Gin True Crime Edition".[15]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kurzbiografie zu Leonie Bartsch auf der Internetseite der Münchner Verlagsgruppe
- ^ Jahresbericht 2013 des Gymnasiums Johanneum
- ^ a b c d Behind the Blood, 8. Februar 2024, forbes.at
- ^ a b c d Kurzbiografie zu Linn Schütze auf der Internetseite der Münchner Verlagsgruppe
- ^ True-Crime-Podcast trifft auf philharmonisches Orchester Kiel, 23. Oktober 2023, Schleswig-Holstein Magazin
- ^ Werben & Verkaufen (2021-02-23). "Mord auf Ex wird zur Dachmarke | W&V" (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Podcastfestival" (in German). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ 1LIVE Podcastfestival zeigt Podcasts live auf der Bühne, 22. März 2021, Pressemitteilung des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
- ^ "1LIVE Podcastfestival 2022 Podcast" (in German). 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Leonie Bartsch und Linn Schütze gehen mit ihrem "Mord auf Ex"-Podcast erneut auf Tour, sixx.de
- ^ Pressemitteilung, DPD (12 May 2022). "Im Finale: Das sind die 57 Nominierten für den Deutschen Podcast Preis 2022" (PDF). DPD Nominierungen 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Die 8 besten deutschen True-Crime-Podcasts, 7. Januar 2024, Vogue Germany
- ^ MA Podcast: Verluste im November, doch "XY" und "11KM" stellen neue Rekorde auf, 20. Dezember 2023, www.meedia.de
- ^ echoes Mord auf Ex, www.ravensburger.de
- ^ Mörderisch gut: THE DUKE x Mord auf Ex Sloe Gin 2022 jetzt verfügbar, 15. November 2022, www.about-drinks.com