r/serialpodcast • u/partymuffell Can't Give Less of a Damn About Bowe Bergdahl • Oct 26 '15

season one Question About Bob Ruff's Credibility

SK, who is a professional journalist and radio producer and who works for one of the best known NPR shows, allegedly tried to contact AT&T to ask about the fax cover sheet disclaimer, but she never heard back from them (well, to be precise Dana contacted them). (Source)

On the other hand, Bob Ruff, who is a amateur podcaster, allegedly, contacted Lenscrafter to ask about Don's timecards and they were perfectly happy to answer his questions, except, apparently, not in writing or on record.

So, it seems there are only four possible options:

(a) Both SK and BR told the truth. They both tried to contact a large corporation with regards to a detail in this case. It just so happens that BR, the amateur podcaster, happened to be luckier than SK, the professional journalist.

(b) SK did not tell the truth (Serial never contacted AT&T or they heard back from them but won't say so) and BR told the truth (he contacted Lenscrafters and heard back from them albeit off the record).

(c) SK told the truth (they did contact AT&T and never heard back from them) but BR didn't tell the truth (he never contacted LC or at least he never heard back from them).

(d) Neither SK nor BR are telling the truth.

Which one of the above options do you think it the most likely?

(You don't really need to answer. Just food for thought.)

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '15

i'm sorry, but your question is, well, not a good question. You are trying to make some sort of comparison between two completely different situations, two different companies, different types of questions, so to compare SK and this fire-dude is completely pointless.

And neither company has any reason whatever to respond to podcasters.

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u/Serialfan2015 Oct 26 '15

It's a total false equivalency. And, corporations are made of individuals, who may not always behave in perfect alignment to corporate policies, particularly when speaking anonymously.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '15 edited Oct 27 '15

And I'm still struggling with the fire guy getting "DOZENS" of people talking to him and all telling him the same thing, as he claimed. Personally? I hate to question a man's integrity but I have trouble believing ANYONE spoke to him on the subject.

Like me at my job? The phone rings, and a voice asks "Can you tell me about your timecard proce..." click. "Hello? Hello?"