The Story Behind Surviving The Survivor: Joel Waldman’s Unexpected Path to True Crime YouTuber

Welcome to Courtroom Confidential Conversations! Today, host Joshua Ritter sits down with Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist Joel Waldman. With more than two decades of experience crafting stories, including long-form documentaries, Joel started ‪@SurvivingTheSurvivor‬, one of the fastest-growing shows on YouTube, with his Holocaust survivor mother, Karmela Waldman. #STS has quickly become a top destination on YouTube for expert breakdowns of major true crime cases, but it wasn’t always that way. Joel shares with Josh how his extensive journalism career laid the foundation for launching STS and its evolution from podcast to a daily YouTube show. Thank you for listening! Please leave us a rating and review, and send this episode to a friend! We appreciate your help and support in getting the word out about Courtroom Confidential. More "Conversations" episodes here:    • Courtroom Confidential Conversations   Check out Surviving The Survivor: YouTube:   / @survivingthesurvivor   X: https://x.com/PodcastSTS https://survivingthesurvivor.com/ Get Joel’s book! Https://amzn.to/48GwbLx Please remember to like, comment and subscribe with notifications turned on! We love to hear from you! Become a CC Crew member!    / @crconfidential   TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Welcome Joel! 05:11 Where Joel Started 08:15 Beginnings at NBC & Launch of MSNBC 16:24 Joel’s Journalism Career 48:15 Pivot from Journalism 53:00 Surviving The Survivor Begins 1:06:00 A ‘Typical Day’ for Joel 1:14:14 What’s Next? 1:17:22 Where to Find STS! Give us a follow:   / joshuaritteresq   https://x.com/JoshuaRitterESQ   / joshuaritteresq   www.JoshuaRitter.com www.TheCourtroomConfidential.com Questions or media requests? Email [email protected] Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomcon... Check out the podcast! Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3YpvshD... Amazon https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c81... iHeart https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-co... DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for educational purposes only. This content does not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is established by watching this video. FAIR USE NOTICE: These videos might include copyrighted materials that have not been explicitly authorized by the copyright owner. We are providing these materials for purposes such as criticism, commentary, education, research and news reporting, which fall under the fair use provisions of Section 107 of the US Copyright Law. #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimePodcast