Faking Michael

An investigative true crime podcast uncovering the inside story of the music industry scandal you were never meant to hear about.

 WE NEED YOUR HELP

To all our wonderful listeners:

Firstly, thank you all so much for your support since the release of Faking Michael. In the two months since it dropped, the podcast has had almost 200,000 streams across 80 countries, and has received hundreds of 5-star ratings and reviews. We are truly humbled by the response of our listeners.

Now, we need your help!

The podcast awards season is approaching, and we’d like the major awards shows to consider Faking Michael for nomination.

But submitting a podcast to be considered for nomination isn’t free.

As you may be aware, we have not monetised the Faking Michael podcast in any way. There are no ads, no subscription fees and no paywall costs to listen. We are thrilled to have been able to publish our 14 years of research for free, and wouldn’t change that for the world. But the lack of monetisation means we don’t have a budget for award show nomination submissions.

That’s where our listeners can help!

We will be accepting donations to help us raise the necessary funds to submit Faking Michael for nomination at a number of forthcoming award shows. It is our hope that being nominated alongside other great true-crime podcasts—and maybe even winning, if we’re lucky—will help our work gain the recognition that many of you have told us it deserves!

Simply click the “DONATE” button to make your donation.

We have already submitted Faking Michael for nomination at The Ambies®. We will also be aiming to make submissions for the Webby Awards, Peabody Awards and People’s Choice Awards. The British Podcast Awards and Australian Podcast Awards are also on our radar in late 2025 (Dan is based in Britain and Damien in Australia).

Once again, we are truly humbled by the response of our listeners since the release of Faking Michael, and appreciate any help you can offer in our quest for our hard work to be recognised. No amount is too great or too small—every cent is greatly valued.

Best regards,

Damien and Dan
Oath! Media Pty Ltd

P.S. Donations can also be made as an expression of your appreciation for the 14 years of work that went into investigating and producing Faking Michael, or to support us in our mission to continue reporting and promoting this story. The next phase of the Faking Michael project will include the book version (which is currently being written), and possibly a documentary sometime in the future. Your donations will also help us pursue those ventures.