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Wondery usually has decent podcasts and great production quality so I decided to give this one a shot, started streaming it for an easy work distraction listen. Since I was only half paying attention to it, I thought this was taking place in some absurd college, but it’s actually a hyper-sexualized high school drama and once I realized nearly all the characters are underaged kids, it felt pretty vile so I stopped listening. If this was based in a prestigious college instead of a high school, there would be a different, less criminal feel to it, but glorifying underage sexual encounters (one with a teacher-casually making it statutory rape but not addressing that) is pretty disgusting.
ColleenNevada via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/21/24
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The shows clever but it sounds like it was produced as a middle school project. A little sound balancing goes a long way. The way the music cuts in is like the screaming furniture commercials from cable tv from the 90s. Impossible to relax to.
SupraMK via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 02/05/24
So many podcasts keep eps in subscription and slowly release them to the masses. Making access to a series so exclusive Makes me less likely to subscribe to wondery and more likely to unfollow this show waiting for regular people to have access.
DanforthPDog via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/06/23
I listen to this entire story at work. It was it great listen. Can’t wait for more.
QueenRia88 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/31/23
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