The Next Call - Phone Call with David Ridgen

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Noel has a phone conversation with David Ridgen about his new podcast series, The Next Call. David, of course, is the creator of the popular podcast series, Someone Knows Something. The Next Call is his new investigative podcast, brought to you by CBC Podcasts.

In The Next Call, David tackles unsolved cases through strategic phone calls. From the victim's family members to potential suspects, the investigation unfolds with The Next Call.
The first case in the series is about the disappearance of 15-year-old Melanie Ethier who vanished in the early morning of September 1996. She had a short walk home, but she never made it, and her family is still searching for answers.

Catch a sneak peek into this series at the end of the phone call with Noel.

More The Next Call episodes are available at: smarturl.it/thenextcall

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0:39.1	From CBC Podcasts, I'm David Ritten, and this is the next call.
0:46.1	Hello evidence locker listeners.
0:48.0	Today we're speaking with someone who needs no introduction.
0:51.1	Through his tireless work on unsolved cases, this investigative journalist has brought
0:54.9	people to justice with his work.
0:57.2	You'll know him from the CBC Podcast someone knows something.
1:00.5	Our guest, of course, is David Ritten.
1:03.2	Hey David, how are you today?
1:04.6	I'm great, thanks for having me on.
1:06.4	Well thank you for doing this for us.
1:08.7	I guess just to get right into it, you usually travel and visit the people involved in the
1:12.8	cases you cover.
1:14.3	But then, with lockdown and current travel restrictions, the next call was born.
1:19.0	If you have to compare having a cup of coffee in someone's living room to a phone call,
1:22.8	would you say that people tend to speak more freely if they're not face to face?
1:26.6	Or is it the opposite that happens?
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