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“I love this podcast. The historical/dark stories are exactly what I was looking for. LV has a perfect voice. I am now going back for the third time of listening to this magnificent, entertaining, and educational work of art. Thank you LV! I look forward to your next work.”
cbbarr02 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/06/24
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“Pure LGBTQAIP2+ blah, blah, blah propaganda”
Jeff & Amy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/20/24
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“Mahalo for sharing the tragic story of Hawai’i in its true from.”
JJMADTZ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/11/24
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“I can’t explain it, but her voice stirs so much emotion in me. I don’t think I’ve ever cried because of a podcast, but she managed to pull ALL the emotion from these tragedies that happened decades ago. If I could give this 10 stars I would.
I cried all the way through “Under The Weather”. My...”Read full review »
AstroCandy79 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/03/24
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“Lauren’s voice is perfect for historical storytelling. Great podcast.”
dedhed8 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/24
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“I want to thank you for your hard work. Very sad to hear the show will not continue. I truly enjoy all of the topics you covered 😍😍”
eb ramírez via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/04/23
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“Focuses too much on biases instead of actually telling the story. Vocal phrasing is negatively distracting so I had to finally stop listening.”
Viviana 7777 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/23
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“American Shadows is one of my favorite podcasts! I love the stories that happened between the 1800s to early 1900s. This show has introduced incidents that I had never known about before. N”
kat_mitch via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/17/23
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“Good show these other reviews are by a bunch of knit- wits who don’t k ow what they are listening too.”
steamfitter76 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/17/23
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“Just wanted to tell y’all that ‘queer ‘ is a very charged word in the LGB and TQIA+ communities. The TQIA+ side mostly embrace it. Us LGB folks of a certain age generally don’t but SOME of the younger folks do— it really depends. So if you mean Gay, say Gay. Otherwise it’s borderline insulting...”Read full review »
rootedwomon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/15/23
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“My first time listening and I chose the horrific story about Coney Island and the terrible abuse suffered by the baby elephant Topsy. I could not listen to the end because you can’t un-hear things. Im sure the baby elephant dies a slow cooked agonizing death after a lifetime of fear and...”Read full review »
Podcatjunkie2019 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/23
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“Really enjoyed listening and learning new things with each episode. Sorry to hear that it won’t be continuing. Thank you for your work and time to make this show!”
Glitzc212223 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/11/23
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“As a lesbian of a certain age, I find it highly insulting to be referred to as queer. I don’t care if the “meaning” has changed it still
stings. Plus please don’t lump us all together, for instance, trans people don’t belong with the LGB, they aren’t gay, but are a group of marginalized people,...”Read full review »
Whyte Baer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/03/23
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“Mai bay is the place for a qua cod restaurant and a restaurant in a great place for the place to eat”
shop door via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/23
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“Like the topics but the host’s vocal fry is difficult to overlook. Kept trying to ignore it but couldn’t. I know it’s not her fault, I have it too.”
gold st via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/25/23
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“Loved this show! Wishing the creators all the best!”
Audreymarie97 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/23
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“I’ll miss this show. It was well written and well produced. Wishing the entire production team the best luck on their next endeavor.”
JanesMeditation via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/23
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“This podcast is so wonderful! Please don’t leave us! It’s in my top ten favorites. How can we go on with out you Lauren!?!”
RoCkInG HoT Grl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/23
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“American Shadows was my favorite podcast. It seems to have drifted into the abyss. What a disappointment. Lauren Vogelbaum was excellent and I loved listening to her and the dark tinged stories she told. I will miss it dearly.”
WSWPDX via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/12/23
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“I loved American Shadows. The history lessons were so interesting and fascinating. I hope it comes back.”
dlwinfrey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/23
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“Great story selection and narration. Definite 5-stars from this Canadian listener!”
MelissaLFurtney via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/04/23
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“I love this show!!! Please don’t stop producing this show! I can hardly wait two weeks before another episode comes out- and now it’s going away?! Please, no! This show is so interesting and informative. I love learning about history and have loved the marriage between history and true crime! I...”Read full review »
Lalearning23 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/23
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“Your podcast is amazing, I learned so much from the beautiful work you created. Thank you so much for getting me through some rough few years. I look forward to you future works if gifted another podcast. Best of luck and light for all your endeavors.”
Missmalice_ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/23
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“Hate to see this podcast go. Love this”
KJW83 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/23
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“Sad to see this show go… I loved the topics. Didn’t love the host though. Her cadence, weird breaths and beginnings every word with “uh” was so distracting. Hope you come back with someone new and I’ll definitely be listening!”
ThatOneGall via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/31/23
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“Your show has it all, suspense, irony, humor, the dark, and the light, and on top of all of that it’s true history! I have enjoyed and looked forward to listening to the show since day one, and you will be sorely missed! I am heartbroken to see you go. Wishing you much success on your next venture.”
akj8408 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/28/23
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“Lauren’s goodbye just made me teary. I gasped out loud when she said this would be the last episode. This has been one of my favorite podcasts for the past year. I hope it continues in the future. Wonderful work, thank you to everyone.”
KatMc1228 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/27/23
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“This is my favorite podcast! I am so sorry to have it ending! You guys are the best! I will miss hearing these stories!”
swimgurl19 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/27/23
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“Went from a great history podcast to political beliefs shoved down us until we begin spouting the same nonsense. Stick to what you were good at. Probably time for this to end.”
Rlarson589 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/27/23
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“More history content the better”
Kevinr5 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/24/23
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“Narrator is trying to come across as suave and professional. But her CONSTANT gasping for air is really irritating and unprofessional. Does she not listen to the playbacks?”
BrianMichaels69 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/05/23
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“Content is good, but the host is trying so hard to sound like Phoebe Judge from ‘Criminal’ that it’s almost unlistenable. Please just use your natural speaking voice! From the breathiness to the intonation, to the pronunciation of certain words, this awful voice impression of Phoebe ruins the...”Read full review »
gwendojfchu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/30/23
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“Really enjoy this podcast usually but started to listen to the recent episode and instead got a lecture on modern gender theory. Stupid. Stick to stories, not lecturing. If I want to hear how absurd the idea of basing gender in biological realities like DNA is I’ll find an absurd podcast about...”Read full review »
Edesius via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/19/23
“The concept is good and I keep listening, but as others have pointed out, fact checking is needed. Part of fact checking is checking for correct pronunciation. This is an issue across Grim and Mild podcasts but this one is pretty egregious. I think the host could have a great voice for a podcast...”Read full review »
DetailDevil via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/23
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“This is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to before I sleep. In the last two episodes they’ve forgotten to cut out the little breathy inhales so every 1-2 sentences you hear “hah”. It’s unlistenable. Please fix!!”
ParisCPRE via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/15/23
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“I love to hear the history and Lauren’s voice is so very soothing.”
ksuzanders via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/23
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“Excellent retelling of what happened on Smuttynose Island.
Always impressed with the story telling on this podcast but as a person from that area hearing such a well written and researched telling of a local “ghost story” is nice.”
Decoolz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/13/23
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“I appreciate that this podcast doesn’t shy away from providing listeners with historical facts that extremists are trying to white-wash out of education. And, that the writing contains no judgement or bias one direction or another is commendable!
I just wish that podcasts and episodes rated...”Read full review »
BaconMathColorado via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/12/23
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“Extremely heavy with pushing sexual preference. Not friendly for younger ages.”
ccTownes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/05/23
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“Please keep the LGBTQ+ agenda off the podcast. All of Grim and Mild’s productions would be better served leaving the political slants to the political podcasts.”
Coomdaddy#1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/01/23
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“If you don’t love this, you don’t love yourself.”
SP1T F1R3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/23
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“This this the best podcast Grimm and Mild has imo. I love the stories and narration”
freakazoid4807 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/23
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“I don’t know why other people say they hate the narration. I love it. I love the information and the way it is presented. When I’m trying to wind down on my break at work I’ll make a comfy spot and stop whatever I’m listening to and I throw American shadows on. Keep them coming please!”
madison hartzell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/14/23
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“This is my all time favorite podcast. I wish it was weekly release because I’m constantly looking forward to the next episode. I tell everyone about it, such great stories and perspectives. Thank you for creating this!”
RosieN01 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/27/23
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“Had to give five stars after some idiot called it communist.”
magaoingo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/26/23
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