Greetings, Earthlings. If you're hearing this, you're likely just beginning your journey with us.

Welcome. You're about to meet 2019 Jen and Danny, but I am Jen of the future.

2023, Jen. A Jen that's seen some shit.

2019 Jen has no idea the dystopian nightmare that awaits her in just a year's time,

but 2023, Jen, hey, if you're listening, you've been through it too, so you know, I don't

need to explain it to you.

I do want to explain, though, that the podcast you're about to listen to you is going to

change quite a bit over the years.

So I thought I'd cover that now so that nobody's confused or disappointed as the changes unfold.

The biggest change is that at the end of season one, Danny will leave us.

Neither of us had any idea what we were doing or getting ourselves into with all of this.

The time commitment is a lot.

We're still best

good buddies. She just wasn't able to continue with the podcast. So starting in season two,

things go from kind of a lighthearted, two friends telling each other wild stories vibe to more

of an investigative storytelling vibe. The cases covered are more delicate, and the research is more in-depth,

which brings us to our second big change, the name.

Starting with Season 5 and Episode 96, So Dead is No Longer.

The podcast is now Violent Ends.

There's a short announcement episode between seasons four and five that kind of explains the

reasons for the change if you want all of those details. I always tell people that if you prefer

one host investigative true crime podcasts, start at the end and work your way backwards. If you

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