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“This was a very well-executed podcast on a subject that I think should be more in the public spotlight. I learned a lot about the incel “movement“ (not sure what else to call it). And I felt like the treatment of incels was as balanced as it could be. At the end though they got into this whole...”Read full review »
soul24 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/29/24
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“This is an informative podcast and topic and it is interesting to see the viewpoint of men who think like that. However, it’s beyond frustrating that it’s always about coddling these type of men for their own insecurities. Another burden women have to shoulder while also being the target of these...”Read full review »
hvucyc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/31/24
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“Such an interesting story and well produced!”
Mal2348 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/01/23
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“This is such a well-researched and well-presented show that really shows journalistic integrity, a quality that is greatly missing today. The creator presents a very real look at the incel movement, it’s origins, how it got hijacked, and how mentally ill men are most susceptible to it. It doesn’t...”Read full review »
Ciebe via Apple Podcasts ·
India ·
10/12/23
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“This is a very well done and sensitive podcast.”
ips59 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/16/23
“A subject like this could fill several books. I felt like the presenter did a fine job balancing the sadness and understanding of the incel community compassionately while holding the individual and the violent parts of the culture to account. Solving this societal problem will take a lot of...”Read full review »
Longship Timemachine via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/10/23
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“This podcast brought on a level of learning and concern that I was previously unaware of. The term “incel” is thrown around so often, frequently without a proper understanding of what the word means. Also find it incredibly interesting to observe the intersectionality between incel-ism and autism.”
Wovenocean via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/01/23
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“Terrifying view of the recruitment of young men to misogynist communities and how one young autistic man used incel ideology to justify a mass murder.”
buttonpusher via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/25/23
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“I keep coming back to CBC for podcasts. This was excellent.”
ruthhannah70 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/15/23
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“I knew this was going to be a hard listen but maybe the most dispiriting part is the profligate use of “both sides”. I am begging the producer to read some bell hooks and come back with a better closing statement, because we are ALL scared.”
rmlendore via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/12/22
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“Very enlightening and extremely well done. I’ve been working to end male violence against women for 20 years, and I learned a lot from this podcast. Thank you! I encourage others to listen.”
Greg Loughlin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/04/22
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“This topic is beyond important in our societies. I'm at loss of words to describe the talent, precision and nuances that make up this podcast. Sorry for being extra in my review.”Read full review »
Mcopper via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
10/16/22
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“Good storytelling - no lazy conclusions, lots of stereotypes challenged.”
Jocelynlt via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/10/22
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“I think it is admirable that you approached the INCEL world from a sympathetic POV… but it definitely goes too far at points. Of all the people that are really punished by societal expectations, this lot of guys represents the worst example of what humans (males especially) can turn out to be...”Read full review »
TinsleyBell via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
08/29/22
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“Wish the host’s cadence wasn’t so strange. Had to stop listening because random pauses and weird emphasis on random words was very distracting.”
Cakers10 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/22
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“Just bloviating misandrist delusional ramblings”
Notanappleguy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/04/22
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“Fascinating glimpse into world of incel alienation”
kikicoldhands via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/28/22
“Important subject and passionate creators, but it felt a bit bloated. Wish it wasn’t stretched to five episodes.”
rcm18313 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/09/22
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“This could have been a great podcast, but unfortunately this show is more about the host than the ideas it merely grazes. I was barely hanging in, most of the time.”
Left and Leaving via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/24/22
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“This is so well produced and presented. It’s disturbing, compelling and a must-listen in my opinion.”
Ebwebb via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/05/22
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“The host uses Evan, her “friend”, as an insider into the life and mind of a spree murder in Canada. The two men, with Asperger’s, were classmates in a special education class together in high school. Evan’s interviews for the show are really irritating. The show doesn’t seem to have any real...”Read full review »
AnimatedMeatSack via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/22
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““White male patriarchy”
“January 5 riots”
“White supremacy”
“Racism” (yawn)
This podcast does a commendable job at taking a fascinating and concerning topic of the dangers of incel ideology and awkwardly injecting all the very, very tiresome and usual far left talking points.
Most are waking...”Read full review »
AZirkle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/01/22
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“This was great I listened in one day. We need more podcasts and general media or documentaries on the how problematic the Manosphere is. It’s frightening.”
melanie-clare via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/25/22
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“Prom? What’s a prom?
College? Is that a technical college or a university?
Attorney? Is that what we call lawyers in Canada now?
Y’all could have boiled this down into 2 or 3 podcasts. Using Evan as a SMED was good, that creepy English guy..well that was just creepy. My main question was why...”Read full review »
Enage via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/22/22
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“The host does a great job at attempting to further divide society. Story of this heinous act and explanations are told from a leftist point of view, and do a great job at blaming the extreme right.
While this is definitely true, there are also roots to this issue that stem from extreme...”Read full review »
Different_Drummer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/19/22
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“This podcast had a huge effect on me. As when I look back on my life I realise that if one or two things had have gone differently, in my teens, I could have drifted toward this type of world view. Thank you for taking the time to research this topic and dig below the sound bytes of the general...”Read full review »
Kyrgyzkiwi via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
03/30/22
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“It’s like a medley of difficult topics that lead to the horrific van attack on yonge street that day.
Having been out of the country in 2018 I didn’t really get the full picture from MSM. Now I feel up to speed and somewhat unsettled by the online radicalization of isolated young men.
Ellen chloe...”Read full review »
lackingunbiasedfactchecking via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/14/22
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“Really well written and produced podcast. Highly recommend.”
SW TM via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
03/13/22
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“I’m impressed with this podcast because it presents facts without a bias. If you want to hear factual personal inside stories and details of what happened, this is a podcast to listen to.”
Catstiptoes via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/05/22
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“Thank you to Evan for being so vulnerable.”
KatKenz via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/02/22
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“As the mother of a young son and daughter this podcast was so important for me to listen to. It is so well made and interesting, I just feel like there is so much more behind the story.”
LincKym via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/21/22
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“Excellent research and extremely well handled. I listened to it all in a couple of days”
CRoseBrown via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/20/22
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“Excellent podcast illustrates the growing problem of alienated young men conditioned and encouraged to misogyny, resentment and violence against women, and most disturbingly, how we don’t know what to do about it.”
Very101 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/19/22
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“The narrator/creator spends the last episode debating the merits of naming the perpetrator, obviously deciding in favour of it because his name is mentioned countless times during the podcast. But when it came to wrapping up her last episode, she expresses her condolences “… to the family of...”Read full review »
Matante Sogo via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/10/22
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“This a well put together podcast and well researched. I appreciated the friendship between the host (Ellen Chloë) and the guest (Evan). It gave an evident friendly intimacy between them supporting the story. I truly enjoyed this informative podcast and at the same time was dismayed at the cruelty...”Read full review »
Shininglobe via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/08/22
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“Literally could not stop listening to this podcast. Very well done and thoroughly researched. I loved hearing the perspectives of other men and their upbringing. If you were thinking about listening - DO IT!”
emmaamaac via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/03/22
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“This podcast was gripping. What a great insight into the murky world of incels and how the people in those ‘communities’ get there and the dangers that develop. Well presented by host and guest.”
Dizzy Lizzy RN via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/25/22
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“Sad, and scary. It doesn’t shy away from hard questions. I had some discomfort with the way Evan participated. I felt at times that he was too vulnerable.”
Annaevamos via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/22
“I felt uncomfortable listening to this podcast, and I think thats why I liked it so much. I am a woman, but haven’t always fit in, especially as a kiddo. I completely empathize with children who are bullied. But once you enter adulthood, though, letting those feelings boil over into violence…...”Read full review »
aroskere via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/22
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“I used to struggle with meeting girls and talking with them. From my earliest childhood, I have been teased and picked at for my physical appearance. I have been turned down far more than I have been dated. I guess the biggest difference between the incel community and myself is rather than blame...”Read full review »
C3P08R2D2 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/21/22
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“As the mum to 2 young adult sons this podcast was jarring and terrifying in equal measure.
The content is confronting but necessary to understand what is happening in the minds of so many men. The very same men whose ability to reach the young, confused, vulnerable males in society and plant...”Read full review »
Hel'nbak via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/18/22
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“We’ll done. This should go deeper into this issue.”
tecknate via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/16/22
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“Having grown up in a country where terrorist attacks take second billing in the headlines, it would have been good if this show looked at why Boys Like Me choose their course of action and how other countries deal with them. As it is, this show offers nothing about how young men are radicalized...”Read full review »
SamuelWood via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/16/22
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“This podcast was so well researched. Ellen Chloë Bateman did a fantastic job delving into the subject of lonely young men. Evan Mead was also so informative and reminded me of myself in High School; both regrets and learning and improving. I'm recommending this to everybody.”Read full review »
Sro1994 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/14/22
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“The story is well produced. It’s a little bit too sympathetic to Incels though. People interviewed are worried that incels will be dehumanized, yet pretty much all incels do is disgustingly dehumanize women. Incels are terrorists and should be labelled as such. That way, when they run a van into...”Read full review »
JHod777 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/13/22
“Excellent research and thoroughly dissected as this story is quite complex.
Highly recommended”
Sawadee7 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/10/22
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“Excellent work. It was hard to listen to, but totally worth it. Thank you.”
mevigneau via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/10/22
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“I have really appreciated listening to the first few episodes so far. This combines several things I love about podcasts - great journalism, story, and important topic to cover. I think this is important for everyone to listen to and understand more about intolerance. Thank you for your wonderful...”Read full review »
Ceecubed21 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/09/22
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“Well researched, with an extremely interesting and compelling stepping off point. The Evan/Alek relationship/comparison gives it a unique spin.”
lostinmountalan via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
01/07/22
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