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SWIVEL AUDIO
The whole story.
WHO WE ARE
Hannah and Patia are writers and producers whose narrative podcasts have reached a global audience and amassed over 18 million downloads. While writing and producing the hit true crime show, The Opportunist, Hannah and Patia realized their shared interest in true crime and ethical storytelling. We believe the most compelling stories are yet to be told — and that bringing them to life takes grit and compassion. We have both. Our mission is to elevate voices that deserve to be heard because a crime story is only as interesting as why you are telling it. Crime stories have an allure. They can be shocking or exciting or tragic. But what about the people at the center? Our stories are grounded in the people who’ve found themselves at the center of a story they didn’t start, but are left to finish. Our process is thorough. We answer the questions you want to ask. We tell the whole story.
Patia Eaton began her career in audio on The Opportunist, an investigative true crime podcast. She’s investigated everything from cults, to Ponzi schemes to mass murders. After six seasons on the The Opportunist, Patia moved on to podcast development, overseeing multiple narrative shows. Prior to her time in audio, Patia worked in scripted TV development at Spondoolie Productions (Veronica Mars, iZombie, Party Down). She’s originally from Washington state, but considers herself an Angeleno since, after over a decade, she can mostly get around town without Google Maps.
Hannah Smith co-developed the true crime podcast, The Opportunist, with Kast Media and led the show to its current success. She shepherded 70+ episodes and eight seasons of the show into existence and spent countless hours interviewing people about their trauma. She believes that within every true crime story abides extraordinary examples of human resilience. Hannah has worn almost every hat in podcast production. Since 2015 she has worked as a producer, writer, editor, host and reporter on a variety of podcasts and multiple genres including, news, audio drama, comedy, narrative and true crime.
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